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Monthly Archives: June 2013
‘Great Gatsby’ VFX Before and After
Helping to continue our irregular series of visual effects articles is this new video from visual effects supervisor Chris Godfrey. According to Godfrey, he’s been allowed by director Baz Luhrmann to show this video highglighting the before and after visual … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, vfx
Tagged Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, CGI, Chris Godfrey, F. Scott. Fitzgerald, Leonardo DiCaprio, Movies, The Great Gatsby, Tobey Maguire, VFX, Visual Effects
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These Japanese Posters for ‘The Wolverine’ Are Very Cool
In the old days (before the Internet) movie posters were considered a big part of how to market a movie and get people interested in seeing it. Back then, studios also spent a lot more time and money (most of … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Art, Comics, Movies
Tagged Art, Brian Tee, Comics, Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Marvel, Movie Marketing, Movie Posters, posters, Tao Okamoto, The Wolverine
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Moving On (Again)
H and I are in the process of moving to our new house. If I have anything to say about it, this will be the last move we do for a long time. I don’t enjoy packing. This wish will … Continue reading
Some Random Things For a Friday
It’s Friday and I’m tired. It’s been a long week mostly spent dealing with contractors, painters and more that will hopefully lead to our house being in order in time to move in next Saturday. I feel pretty good about … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Internet, Personal, Video
Tagged Home Improvement, James Gandolfini, Random Friday, The Sopranos, Video, WTF
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‘009ノ1: The End of the Beginning’ Looks Pretty Crazy
I’m a fan of movies from around the world, and this trailer for 009ノ1: The End of the Beginning is one reason why. Sure, it doesn’t have the high dollar production value of a Michael Bay “epic”, but it does … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Girls, Movies, Personal, Trailers
Tagged 009ノ1: The End of the Beginning, Action, Asian Cinema, Cyborg Girls, Manga, Mayuko Iwasa, Movies, Trailers
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I’m Undecided About ‘The LEGO Movie’, Here’s A Trailer Anyway
I loved, loved, loved LEGO as a kid (That’s a lot of love, I know). I’m pretty sure I’ve spent thousands of hours building things with those little multi-colored plastic bricks over the years. I still have all of my … Continue reading
Jon Snow’s 80’s Style Training Montage
Game of Thrones is a very popular and extremely well done show on HBO. But, of course, you already know that. But did you know that the ’80’s were a time when the movie training montage came into its own? … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, TV, Video
Tagged '80's Montage, '80's Movies, Game of Thrones, HBO, Jon Snow, Kit Harrington, Montage, Rocky III, Scarface, The Karate Kid, TV
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A First Father’s Day
My father passed away several years ago and since that time I haven’t given as much thought to Father’s Day. On the day I do think about my father more than I normally do, but as he isn’t with me, … Continue reading
Posted in baby, Personal
Tagged Baby, Father's Day, Fathers, Holidays, Parents, Personal, Ullrich 2.0
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Trouble Sleeping? It Could Be Your Gadgets
How are you sleeping? Do you have trouble? It could be your gadgets. In truth, I don’t know if anything from the handy infographic below applies to me or not. I do know I frequently use my iPhone, or one … Continue reading
The History of the Superman ‘S’ Logo
In honor of Man of Steel, Zach Snyder’s take on Superman (which opens tonight at midnight), I thought it would be fun to take a look at the evolution of Superman’s “S” logo over the years. Fortunately, someone has already … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Geek, Personal
Tagged Action Comics, Christopher Reeve, DC Comics, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Memories, Movies, Richard Donner, Superman, Zack Snyder
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