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The Film Elitist: The Secret of Kells
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The Princess and the Frog. The Twilght Saga: New Moon. The Secret of Kells. Be My Netflix Friend. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. The Secret of Kells. The Secret of Kells was perhaps the single movie I was most looking forward to this year. And it did not disappoint. In a world dominated by painfully similar animated features, this movie out of Ireland brought a truly unique aesthetic, that excited me more than a half dozen Pixar films. When will it be in theaters and when will the DVD be released?
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The Film Elitist: September 2009
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Be My Netflix Friend. Friday, September 25, 2009. Just looking at the trailers you can tell the target audience. Seriously, Megan Fox in a horror movie with lesbian undertones. Who do you think wants to see this movie? It had a relatively small budget (most of which probably went to their troublesome star) so I have little doubt it'll turn a pretty profit. Though it did have a mediocre opening weekend- so here's hoping movie going audiences aren't being drawn in by this movie's one trick.
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The Film Elitist: The Princess and the Frog
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The Princess and the Frog. The Twilght Saga: New Moon. The Secret of Kells. Be My Netflix Friend. Thursday, December 17, 2009. The Princess and the Frog. With The Princess and the Frog. Disney has returned to traditional 2D animation for the first time in half a decade- and it couldn't have come at a better time. During a market filled with a plethora of similarly styled 3D animated films, The Princess and the Frog. And The Fantastic Mr. Fox. As a front runner. On a whole, The Princess and the Frog.
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The Film Elitist: November 2008
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Be My Netflix Friend. Monday, November 10, 2008. A while back I posted an essay I wrote several years ago about portrayals of various groups in Disney animation (in hindsight probably a bad idea as I am an animation student who would like to work at some point). But earlier today there was a comment left on that posting with some wonderful analysis, giving a different perspective, and pointing out a number of things I hadn't taken into account. Here is the original essay and the comment. Pullman is fanta...
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The Film Elitist: August 2009
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Top 20 movies for the rest of the year. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. Gake no ue no Ponyo. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Be My Netflix Friend. Friday, August 28, 2009. Top 20 movies for the rest of the year. I figured it's time to post the top movies I'm looking forward to for the rest of the year. These are in no particular order (mostly in order that they're coming out). I know this one is already out, but I haven't seen it yet, so it's leading off my list. This is Shane Acker's feature length debut...
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The Film Elitist: The Twilght Saga: New Moon
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The Princess and the Frog. The Twilght Saga: New Moon. The Secret of Kells. Be My Netflix Friend. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. The Twilght Saga: New Moon. It's overly dramatic concepts like this that make it impossible to take these movies seriously. December 17, 2009 at 12:51 AM. I just started watching True Blood, and at least that seems kinda fun. And less ridiculous than expected. Whereas with this trailer.is even worse than expected. Well so far Ive also been able to avoid this crap.
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The Film Elitist: January 2009
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Be My Netflix Friend. Sunday, January 25, 2009. Milk is Gus Van Sant's more straight forward narrative since Good Will Hunting. After engaging in art house flick after art house flick, he returns to the mainstream and gives us a wonderfully crafted and powerful biography. Milk is a powerful movie that makes you want to be a part of something larger. It truly demonstrates the power of activism, but also the sacrifices that must be made. Milk had to give up his ...Movie...
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The Film Elitist: Roy Disney
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The Princess and the Frog. The Twilght Saga: New Moon. The Secret of Kells. Be My Netflix Friend. Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Son of Disney co-founder Roy O. Disney died today at 79. He headed up Disney's animation division during its rebirth in the late 80's and 90's. Here is an article about him. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Film Elitist: October 2009
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Be My Netflix Friend. Friday, October 30, 2009. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. That could be deliciously wacky). Unfortunately, though, this movie is indicative of what I see as a problem in the animation industry. Any charm or uniqueness is sacrificed for a safe bet, and 3D. In addition to the animation issues, the story had some pretty severe pacing problems. It started out quite funny and moved along pleasantly. However, the middle dragged terribly, and b...There...
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LaughAloud: Library
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I was going through a box of old papers this evening, and came across something I wrote on the plane while on my way to San Diego for my interview in 2005. Apparently I intended to post it here, and simply never did.until now! To be posted later:. 12:05pm Central, Tuesday, June 7, 2005. On the plane, preparing for my interview. Reading and re-reading information about UCSD Libraries and people. From the UCSD Libraries Strategic Plan 2002-2005:. Strategy 1: Organizational Effectiveness. Dont Breathe a Word.
