Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Read moreThe George Lucas Effect
Posted by I was reading an article recently that was exploring whether or not Star Wars fans would ever “forgive”, as the article put it, George Lucas for the Star Wars prequels and the re-released editions of the original trilogy. The article said that forgiveness was inevitable, due to his lack of involvement in the new Disney-produced […]
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Read moreSuperhero films take an Ass-Kicking
Posted by Recently the second part of the Kick-Ass franchise (is it a franchise? Sure. Why not?), creatively named Kick-Ass 2, opened in Australia. I was really excited about it, and the film delivered an entertaining, but, actually heart-warming (stay with me here…) story about people choosing to do what’s right, not what’s easy, in a world […]
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Read moreInterstella 5555: A Mu5ical Anime and 5tory of Fandom
Posted by Imagine for a moment that you are in a band. One of the most successful and artistic disco / house bands on the planet. You have made it big, sold millions of albums. You’re gradually ticking off all of your life to-dos. Next on the list? Work with a childhood hero. French ‘robot’ duo Daft […]
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Read moreJoss Whedon’s 2010 Melbourne Writers’ Festival Keynote Speech – Transcript
Posted by Through the masses of people who wanted to see Joss Whedon’s keynote speech at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, I managed to acquire 4 tickets. The sell-out time for these tickets was amazing – I think they sold out the day before they were set to officially go on sale, when it was made known that […]
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Read moreScott Pilgrim VS The World
Posted by It’s your standard romantic comedy, really. Boy meets Girl. Boy feels alienated by age difference and distances himself from Girl. Boy meets Other Girl. Boy stalks Other Girl, forgetting to break up with Girl. Boy manages, against all odds, to endear himself to Other Girl and is roped into battle with her seven evil exes. […]