I’ve never heard a story yet about a movie or television director that didn’t have his or her idiosyncrasies, and unfortunately that sometimes included stories of abuse towards the cast and crew…

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Miramax is releasing some films on SightSound.com. iFilm.com is holding it’s first “Web-Wide” awards, picking the best online films from sites across the Internet. Microsoft, Apple, and Real are all touting their flavor of streaming video technology as the greatest thing since fork-split muffins. Universities are experimenting with streaming high-definition video over the Internet. And [...]

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I’d like to introduce all of you, my readers, to two of my least favorite people: Crystal and her sister Michelle. They were both producers at my old public access studio in Claremont, and they both drove me crazy. There are many lessons that can be learned for these two, and as you no doubt [...]

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The tragedy of 9-11 left me, as I’m sure it did all of you, with an empty feeling inside me (as well as copious amounts of anger and grief). It was at this time that I turned to movies for inspiration and comfort, and of all them, those that I found myself most drawn to [...]

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In my last commentary I made an offhand comment about M. Night Shyamalan and his movie “Unbreakable” before actually seeing it. Shame on me. I actually read reviews from professionals and Joe Blow punters that said the film lacked the edge “6th Sense” had. I am here to tell you “Unbreakable” is just as good, [...]

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Fear is a big motivating factor in my life. I’m man enough to admit that. I was afraid to admit to my parents that I was getting F’s in 8th grade. I was afraid to ask a girl I liked to the prom. I was afraid to voice my opinion when I knew I was [...]

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When the G4 was released with FinalCut Pro I knew the 800lb. Gorilla had arrived.

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Damn you, Hironobu Sakaguchi, for betraying your ancestors with your terrible story telling, and damn you for wasting my time.

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Much to my surprise, Mr. Singleton told me he intended that scene to be very serious, and he’s been very surprised at the response he gotten.

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Everyone will say, “It’s better than the last one.” No shit, really? How hard can that be?

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