August 2008

Day two here tooling around in the Los Angeles Convention Center, running back and forth like a crazy man trying to cram as much stuff into a day as one man can. The only thing more popular than laptops and Starbucks at Siggraph this year is the double-feature panel featuring the visual-effects wizards behind “Cloverfield” […]

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Well, it’s 2 am in Los Angeles, and now seems like a pretty good time to run down my big day at the Siggraph 2008 International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Technologies. I walked through the big technolgical dream/nightmare that is the main show floor many times today, but I can’t stop too […]

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Top 10 Voyeuristic Films

by Eric Melin on August 12, 2008

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Last week, I issued a challenge to the Scene-Stealers Army to come up with your own Top 10 lists, and I’m happy to say that you responded. This week, while I’m in Los Angeles for the Siggraph 2008 Computer Animation Festival, I was looking for someone to hold steady with the Top 10 Tuesday. That […]

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Pineapple Express

by Eric Melin on August 7, 2008

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Starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, its a stoner romp and a also a funny send-up on classic action TV series and action films.

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Ever seen the documentary “Lost in La Mancha,” which follows Johnny Depp and director Terry Gilliam’s seemingly cursed and ill-fated attempt to film “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”? His own version of the Quixote legend (taken from Cervantes’ legendary novel) was plagued by every production delay possible, and while it made for a great […]

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If there was anything left to demystify marijuana use in America, “Pineapple Express” has done its part to satisfy any lingering curiosity. The film’s cavalcade of cinematic depictions of marijuana use and dealing, including a scene with three teenage boys, pretty much guarantees that it won’t be awarded any merit badges from those film and […]

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If there were ever a completely paint-by-numbers movie, this lame action retread filled with lame jokes  in a lame plot would be it.

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