January 2012
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“I set out with a very simple problem: There is no reason for these people to be...”
– Joss Whedon on The Avengers
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Michel Gondry’s Sweded Remake of Taxi Driver I seem to inexplicably find myself in the minority on this issue, but I love Be Kind, Rewind, Michel Gondry’s ode to the joy of filmmaking. One of ht emore delightful aspects of that movie is the way that the characters create their own “sweded” low budget remakes of their favorite films. Now Michel Gondry has sweded Martin...
Jan 13th
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Trailer: Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom Few filmmakers get me as excited as Wes Anderson. I know there are many out there who tire of his schtick, but none can argue that he’s not a unique voice in modern cinema. And his new one looks like a winner. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall...
Jan 12th
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An Animated Ode to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Animator/Motion Designer Joe Donaldson has created an animated tribute to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey using a combination of hand-drawn and computer animation. You can read more about Donaldson’s process on his Tumblr. More: Stanley Kubrick | 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jan 12th
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A Slice of Fried Gold: A Manifesto
Stating one’s intentions when starting a new blog can be difficult. I know what my intentions for this blog are today, but who’s to say what that may involve into next week or next year? I can tell you this: It’s gonna be cool.  The primary focus of A Slice of Fried Gold will be, for lack of a better term, geek culture. That’s going to include movies, television, comics,...
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