Archive for July, 2008
Several weeks ago, someone related by blood urged upon myself a DVD box set of episodes of a defunct TV sitcom called Seinfeld. I had never seen the show and knew nothing about it. But the author is nothing if not open-minded, so I loaded up my DVD player and sat back in my recliner. [...]
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Television technology marched forward aggressively in 2004 as high-definition television (HDTV) and various services for time-shifting programs made a push toward the mainstream. “Consumers will have more flexibility over what they watch and when they watch it,” said Phillip Swann. view source
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Dora the Explorer is an outdoor girl who continually loves exploring the outdoors. Dora appears on the Nickelodeon cable television network that commenced in 1999. view source
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Over the years the Looney Tunes was one of the most popular series of cartoons. The animated cartoon series commenced production in 1930 by Warner Bros and over the period 1930 to 1969 the cartoon characters have appeared in many movie theatres. The Merrie Melodies series of cartoons also produced by Warner Bros. aired [...]
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Sometime people comment on beauty of your child and even try to compare them with the already famous TV or Film artists. Did you take the comments seriously and desirous of making your child famous by pursuing an acting career in the TV/ Film commercials or mainstream acting. Acting and modeling for TV commercials and [...]
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The Screen Actors Guild is a labor union that represents actresses and actors in America. The name is often abbreviated as SAG. SAG’s membership is made up of more than 120,000 movie actors and actresses, as well as television performers. view source
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Marvin the Martian is an extraterrestrial character that stars in the Looney Tunes animated cartoon series created by Warner Bros. The Marvin character was created by Chuck Jones and first appeared in the cartoon ‘Haredevil Hare’ in 1948. view source
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The High School Musical phenomenon began with the original movie that premiered on the Disney Channel in January 2006 and was directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The story featured Troy Bolton (starring Zac Efron) as captain of the basketball team and Gabriella Montez (starring Vanessa Hudgens) as a math and science [...]
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Over the years many superheroes have captured our attention to entertain and amuse through many forms of media, from their original comic books to the big budget film adaptations. The Superman character first made an appearance in Action Comics in 1938, he was born on the planet Krypton, was sent to Earth [...]
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Batman has returned in the new movie ‘The Dark Knight’ that was released this month. Batman is the superhero character from the original DC Comics. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan who was also the co-writer for the story. The Dark Knight is essentially a sequel to the 2005 film, Batman [...]
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YouTube is an online video hosting and sharing website. Internet users, just like you, can not only view videos online, but they can also upload them view source
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Animation films have been a vital part of the movie industry. It brings to life painted or sketched images giving the illusion of movement. Leran more. view source
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Dancing with the Stars is a show that has the ability to be the start of a budding romance. It is true that the show has been the starting ground for a few relationships. But do you really think that the relationships happened because of the show? view source
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Part of the appeal that has reality TV shows so intriguing is the fact that the characters are true-life people, folks who could be your neighbors or co-workers. This engages the audience in a way that not only allows them to relate to the characters, but also makes them feel as if they too could [...]
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The Matrix is an eye and ear candy experience that challenges you to think about stuff you normally wouldn’t see in action flicks. It’s basically Epistemology 101 disguised as an action movie, or vice versa. view source
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Dancing with the Stars has been a hit since the first Season. Explores the reason for this show’s popularity and why it appeals to the millions of viewers that watch each season. view source
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Casshern is a colorful science fiction with an overflow of CGI and too little human emotion. The pace is uneven and it becomes a bore as there is almost no story development for an hour or so. view source
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Gattaca is a great film that deals with issues such as individual freedom, slavery and perfection. It attempts to answer the question: “What is a perfect person?”, and in the tradition of good science fiction, instead of giving away all the answers, it opens up new questions for the viewer to wonder and ponder. view [...]
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Dark Star is an entertaining science trip to mid 21st century space, with some interesting characters who have serious communication problems. Not everybody might have a taste for the film though, since it’s a low budget sci-fi with a humorous angle. view source
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The plants in the film the Happening seem to have evolved evolutionary traits that defend them against against humans. However, it is not clear how these traits work only against humans. other evolutionary assumptions of this film seem rather unjustified. view source
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