Category: Commentary
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The color of special effects & ‘Aliens’
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How the creators of Aliens used the magic of solid colors to develop some of the outstanding special effects in this sci-fi sequel.
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Making the old new again
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An examination of the process that brought the sci-fi classic Alien back to life for the release of the films directors cut.
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Are DVDs really worth it?
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With a multitude of special platinum and collectors editions do the often worthless special features really make these DVDs worth buying or are the studios just fleecing our pockets
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A look at the ‘films’ of Michael Moore
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Since Michael Moore offers his take on politics and the like we felt it only fair to take a look at his films. Sadly we find them filled with half-truths and easy punchlines more than…
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Diary from the 48-Hour Film Project
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A first-person story of how one woman survived her experience in the 48-Hour Film Project that took place in 2003 in Washington D.C. This film project occurs in many other cities throughout the country.
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Past and Present: Looking at ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’
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With the proliferation of remakes these days we took a look at how one recent remake Texas Chainsaw Massacre compared directly to its predecessor. And according to our writer wonders if the original was actually…
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Drive-In Monsters
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You may not have heard of the film director Al Adamson and Sam Sherman who have been called movie sleaze merchants by some maverick filmmakers by others but whatever anyone says they laughed all the…
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The ‘Passion’ of Mel Gibson
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This article was actually a letter I sent to a film critic regarding what I felt was an unfair and judgemental review of The Passion of the Christ.
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Writing for the Judges
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The true story of the trials and tribulations of writing a screenplay getting it finished and getting it into a contest.
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Making Movies and the PB+J
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Although one may think making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is easy when you break it down there are a lot of steps involved. The same can be said about filmmaking.