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04-04-2013, 12:45 PM
Thread: RIP Roger Ebert
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RIP Roger Ebert
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03-26-2013, 07:03 PM
Thread: Life of Pi without R&H
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Rhythm & Hues didn't go bankrupt because of Life...
Rhythm & Hues didn't go bankrupt because of Life of Pi, and I don't think anybody is really trying to argue that. They are using Life of Pi as the example, because it is a high-profile award-winning...
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03-26-2013, 05:46 PM
Thread: Life of Pi without R&H
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They went bankrupt, because they didn't make...
They went bankrupt, because they didn't make enough money to continue functioning. $5 million profit is nothing to a major company employing hundreds of people.
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03-12-2013, 12:45 PM
Thread: World War Z
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This doesn't look very very good. Outside of...
This doesn't look very very good. Outside of already knowing what the movie is about, you can't even really tell from the trailer that those are zombies. It just looks like a crowd of angry people...
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02-25-2013, 01:54 PM
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I think unpaid internships / apprenticeships are...
I think unpaid internships / apprenticeships are fine when one is being given an opportunity to learn to do work that he or she would not otherwise be offered due to lack of experience, and he or she...
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02-25-2013, 11:26 AM
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Historically speaking, art has never really been...
Historically speaking, art has never really been a paying job. Some successful artists made money by selling their paintings, or were paid to perform at a venue, etc, but it wasn't until recorded...
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02-14-2013, 10:56 AM
Thread: LTO backup tape
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One thing to consider is that while an LTO backup...
One thing to consider is that while an LTO backup system should be relatively easy to use for a tech savvy person, I'm not sure that every film student is going to be savvy enough to run it, so a...
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02-13-2013, 06:51 PM
Thread: LTO backup tape
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I used to do backups to LTO4 over an SAS...
I used to do backups to LTO4 over an SAS connection, and it was about 3-4 hours to write a full tape (800gb uncompressed) and the same amount of time to verify the data.
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02-03-2013, 09:38 AM
Thread: Les Miserables
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Saw it and enjoyed it. I'd seen the show before...
Saw it and enjoyed it. I'd seen the show before on Broadway, and I love the music.
My only major complaint was that I thought some of the performances seemed a bit stage-like at times, where the... -
01-25-2013, 01:59 PM
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No, I don't think 3 movies put together making...
No, I don't think 3 movies put together making $1B total world-wide gains you the clout to make a new Star Wars movie. That's only $300-400M a piece world-wide. There are multiple movies every year...
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01-25-2013, 01:29 AM
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I still don't get what JJ Abrams has done that...
I still don't get what JJ Abrams has done that gives him enough clout to get projects like these. He has directed 3 feature films that have been released so far (MI3, Star Trek, Super 8), all of...
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01-23-2013, 12:36 PM
Thread: Super wide aspect ratio in music videos.
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I don't know, I still prefer 1.78 or 1.85 over...
I don't know, I still prefer 1.78 or 1.85 over the wider aspect ratios, because you can show a human being (a vertically oriented creature) full body height, without him or her looking really tiny.
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01-23-2013, 10:29 AM
Thread: Total Recall (2012)
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I just found the whole thing to feel extremely...
I just found the whole thing to feel extremely generic and bland. Just about everything was more interesting in the original. Where were all of the cool villains like Richter and Benny? All we have...
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01-16-2013, 01:40 PM
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Looks weird, but I liked PRIMER. The production...
Looks weird, but I liked PRIMER. The production values look a lot better than PRIMER.
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01-14-2013, 03:05 PM
Thread: Zero Dark Thirty
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I agree. I found the film to be almost...
I agree. I found the film to be almost completely emotionless, which is odd considering the extremely emotional subject matter. There were definitely some deep emotions driving the main character,...
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01-07-2013, 02:58 PM
Thread: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Having now seen The Hobbit in 24fps 2D, 24fps 3D...
Having now seen The Hobbit in 24fps 2D, 24fps 3D & 48fps 3D, I agree that 24fps 2D is definitely the most enjoyable way to see the movie.
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12-21-2012, 03:39 PM
Thread: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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I actually prefer the TV The Shining over the...
I actually prefer the TV The Shining over the Kubrick version.
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12-18-2012, 04:05 PM
Thread: The Hobbit in HFR
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I have seen it now in IMAX 24P 3D and IMAX HFR 3D...
I have seen it now in IMAX 24P 3D and IMAX HFR 3D in different locations. I have somewhat mixed opinions about both, though some of my issues might be related to the theaters.
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12-13-2012, 12:56 PM
Thread: The Dark Knight Rises
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I just don't get why they shoot the film in 2...
I just don't get why they shoot the film in 2 such wildly different aspect ratios. If they shot the non-Imax parts in academy, they could show it in 1.85 in theaters and 1.78 on home video.
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12-13-2012, 12:51 PM
Thread: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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I'm seeing it IMAX 3D first, and then I will...
I'm seeing it IMAX 3D first, and then I will check out the HFR 3D.
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12-12-2012, 10:36 AM
Thread: Man of Steel
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Lisa Gerrard is one of the composers on...
Lisa Gerrard is one of the composers on Gladiator.
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12-04-2012, 10:40 AM
Thread: Gustavo Almadovar
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Is the facial expression part of the correct...
Is the facial expression part of the correct pronunciation of the name?
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12-03-2012, 04:40 PM
Thread: Star Trek: Into Darkness
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Even beyond the bleakness, there's just nothing...
Even beyond the bleakness, there's just nothing really Star Trek at all about this poster. The wreckage theme definitely seems more Dark Knight than Star Trek and the character seems like he belongs...
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12-01-2012, 05:03 PM
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I will likely see this in 2D first, because I...
I will likely see this in 2D first, because I don't want my first viewing of the film to be spoiled by a possible negative reaction to the 48fps. Then I'll go see the 3D / 48p.
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11-28-2012, 02:12 AM
Thread: What is YOUR greatest fear?
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Being eaten alive.
Being eaten alive.
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