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[9 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
How Hollywood Killed Good Cinema

For the last few years there has been a question burning in movie goers heads, Where have all the good movies gone? Remember the 90′s when good movies came out every month? Shawshank Redemption, Toy Story, The Lion King, Jurassic Park, Titanic, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, to name a few. No matter what way you look at it Hollywood has changed in the last ten years. All the movies named above were ORIGINAL stories that were told very well. Three of which had sequels made out of them. To …

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[7 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Yes Men Fix the World

The Yes Men Fix the World is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world’s most outrageous pranks. From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. Brüno meets Michael Moore in this gut-busting wake-up call that proves a little imagination can go a long way towards vanquishing the Cult of Greed …

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[6 Oct 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
Paranormal Activity and the New Indie Market

Paranormal Activity is a small indie horror film that was made on an $11,000.00 budget. Blair Witch ring a bell? They are trying a new viral marketing strategy to increase hype for the film, and it seems to be working. On September 25th it was released in a few select cities. Paramount started an eventful page where you can demand the film to come to your city. The film is beginning to build up steam very quickly. This weekend, Paranormal Activity expanded to 33 cities. The campaign worked and the Thursday …

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[6 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Randomer – Rough Sex [Free Download]

Randomer, the latest artist to feature a release on Med School (Hospital Records sub-label), serves up this nasty tune free for download (likely due to the uncleared samples). With a glitchy, syncopated half-time beat and heavy bass this isn’t one to pass up …

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[5 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
END:CIV

END:CIV is a film that examines our culture’s addiction to systematic violence and environmental exploitation, and probes the resulting epidemic of poisoned landscapes and shell-shocked nations. Based in part on Endgame, the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen, END:CIV asks: “If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?” END:CIV is currently in production.

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[4 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
A Golden Opportunity (Filmaka)

Filmaka.com was founded by two people, Deepak Nayar and Thomas Augsberger. Both are active producers in the film industry and have a good list of sets the have been on, which can be found here, and here. Nayar has a particular ability for nurturing new talent and has been behind the directorial debuts of a number successful directors including William Jennings, Mahesh Mathai, and Matt Dillon. Augsberger is the President and of Eden Rock Media, a film & television production & financing and media consulting business, based in Los Angeles. So as you can see …

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[4 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Stop Emissions (Victoria’s Critical Mass)

A two minute environmental mini documentary about stopping green house gas emissions. Shot on location in Victoria, British Columbia. Originally shot for a Discovery Channel film short contest. Kyle and I interviewed Sean Brookes, an attendee of the growing Critical Mass movement. He talked to us about comradery, the commute, emissions, and the need for increased bike infrastructure.

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[4 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Two Hard Cops

The story of a gritty, street-wise cop, and his fresh-faced rookie partner as they track down a pair of elusive diamond thieves. Action, adventure, comedy, and door-kicking awesomeness await! A GPC Films production.