Pop Culture for Fun

I’ve been away for a while. Did me good. Got my head clear. Nothing like some days at the beach, wind in the hair, water on my feet, and lots of pretty girls to look at. Anyway, managed to finish reading Watchmen today. Must admit my built up expectations from all the praise going around [...]

Posted on August 24th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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Every Hollywood generation seems to be possessed with the desire to outshine their predecessors. Or maybe it’s just the total lack of original ideas, or worse, producers’ obsession with cashing in on old favorites. Whatever the reason, the film industry churns out retooled classics (or yet undiscovered foreign gems) every year. Is it really necessary [...]

Posted on August 9th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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Trailers are the backbone of the movie marketing campaigns.The trailer is the one thing that actually gives us a preview of he movie, and making it is as much film-making as anything.Leave it to the boys in charge of the trailer to see exactly what scenes to show and what music to use, to make [...]

Posted on July 14th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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Here’s some fictional quotes from directors based on their work(if you can come up with some others, I’m sure it would be a lot of fun): Peter Jackson: “We need more chemistry between Sam and Frodo!” Martin Scorsese: “A biography of Martin Luther King you say.I’ve got the perfect actor in mind.Call DiCaprio for me!” [...]

Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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