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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Monday, September 15, 2014

But what for Disney is profitable recycling is for Hollywood at large a challenge to the entirely-too-low standards of the blockbuster in the digital age.

Today the word “blockbuster” invokes visions of CGI-ridden films—Transformers, superhero movies, and the like—skating on brand recognition rather than on novel characters or storytelling. Which, in turn, makes Star Wars a particularly compelling touchstone. A big part of its appeal lay in how it created a scum-caked, tactile landscape of diverse planets and people. This was a franchise where the robots were humans encased in metallic costumes, not computer-generated death-machines that transform into Porsches. The speeders and snow-walkers and lightspeed-equipped ships all were models assembled by human hands, not digital rendering. It was a blockbuster with soul, in the sense that its most impressive effects had a direct line to an engineer, puppeteer, or actor.

So it’s fitting that Star Wars Episode VII’s marketing has been combining its commercialism with deeper cause, with the the @bad_robot Twitter account Ice Bucket-challenging storm trooper legions and sneaking peeks of fully-constructed X-Wing fighters (sprinkled with realistic-looking space-dust!) into videos for the UNICEF initiative “A Force for Change.”

The clearly metaphorical title is a convenient encapsulation of the new series, which appears to be leveraging blockbuster-reboot power to champion the original series’ values. Whether the old-school filmmaking techniques will indeed translate into more compelling story and characters remains to be seen—in an age without the infrastructure to support exclusively live-action filmmaking, Abrams and Johnson face an upward climb not unlike Lucas’s prequel-era digital quest. Conceivably, they may be spending too much time and energy on the DIY trimmings.

But at least it’s getting fans pumped for a return to the ................./-
But what for Disney is profitable recycling is for Hollywood at large a challenge to the entirely-too-low standards of the blockbuster in the digital age.

Today the word “blockbuster” invokes visions of CGI-ridden films—Transformers, superhero movies, and the like—skating on brand recognition rather than on novel characters or storytelling. Which, in turn, makes Star Wars a particularly compelling touchstone. A big part of its appeal lay in how it created a scum-caked, tactile landscape of diverse planets and people. This was a franchise where the robots were humans encased in metallic costumes, not computer-generated death-machines that transform into Porsches. The speeders and snow-walkers and lightspeed-equipped ships all were models assembled by human hands, not digital rendering. It was a blockbuster with soul, in the sense that its most impressive effects had a direct line to an engineer, puppeteer, or actor.

So it’s fitting that Star Wars Episode VII’s marketing has been combining its commercialism with deeper cause, with the the @bad_robot Twitter account Ice Bucket-challenging storm trooper legions and sneaking peeks of fully-constructed X-Wing fighters (sprinkled with realistic-looking space-dust!) into videos for the UNICEF initiative “A Force for Change.”

The clearly metaphorical title is a convenient encapsulation of the new series, which appears to be leveraging blockbuster-reboot power to champion the original series’ values. Whether the old-school filmmaking techniques will indeed translate into more compelling story and characters remains to be seen—in an age without the infrastructure to support exclusively live-action filmmaking, Abrams and Johnson face an upward climb not unlike Lucas’s prequel-era digital quest. Conceivably, they may be spending too much time and energy on the DIY trimmings.

But at least it’s getting fans pumped for a return to the ................./-

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Monday, August 11, 2014

Obama's Impeachment and Trial for War Crimes

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======================   WHAT'S Wrong, ... or INCORRECT ?

US under fire at the UN for its human rights record

TRIUMPH over the disappointments is like surfing in the waves.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Pope warns mobsters they risk going to hell - Yahoo News

....................  Dollhouse or Dreamhouse truly is about being INDEBTED ABSOLUTELY !

02-06-2013: WHEN WILL WE BE FREE FROM GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE?

====   FREEDOM KINGDOM as in ''virtual-reality'' REALISTICALLY.

Friday, March 21, 2014

The Fed Was Hopelessly 'Behind The Curve' During The Financial Crisis, New Transcripts Show

=====  TRULY UNIQUE REALISTICALLY ; YES EVERYTHING as in ANYTHING, ...or NOTHING REALISTICALLY., .... PERSPECTIVE is an opinion, not a fact and EVERYTHING that we see is not the truth but is just a PERSPECTIVE. .... Spiritual Pulse Boosted is in Being much more ''selective'' in being Prepared plus READY to make safe plus speedy informed choices in order to tap into the forthcoming ECONOMIC Crisis is through shifting into a Higher GEAR of Fast FORWARD in the Expansion MODE ; ... NOT Many know of what is going on behind the scene, ... Good or Great in deed is with the updated plus upgraded NEW System will Potentially GET to know WHO Really will BENIFIT from the current GLOBAL CRISIS as in any crisis REALISTICALLY. 

Breakingviews: Tilting at the Herbalife 'pyramid' in China

MAXIMIZE the GAIN Plus Minimize the RISKS ; ...YES WHO Really BENEFITS from the CRISIS ?? ...MANAGE to CARE as in CONTROL in DEED ; DISAPPOINTED ? .... RULES  & REGULATIONS are FINE, ...But do not BE FINED ; YES THE CHALLENGE as to Trials plus Tribulations ... YES IT IS FINE to REFINE Plus DEFINE ; ...

OBVIOUSLY, THE CHALLENGE as to Trials plus Tribulations ...NO NEED TO EXPECT, SIMPLY JUST ACCEPT.
=== WHEN to CHANGE as in Swap, Shift or SHAKE ... for the CREATIONISTS.
======  BE UNIQUE

Everything Wrong With Prometheus In 4 Minutes Or Less

====THE CHALLENGE as to Trials plus Tribulations ... YES IT IS FINE to REFINE Plus DEFINE ; ...
THE CHALLENGE as to Trials plus Tribulations ...NO NEED TO EXPECT, SIMPLY JUST ACCEPT.


Thursday, March 20, 2014

Global financial CRISIS: Who's BENEFIT? (+playlist)

====   YES WHO REALLY BENIFITS from the GLOBAL CRISIS.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Pope Francis prays for passengers, crew on board missing flight MH370 - MSN Malaysia News

Pope Francis prays for passengers, crew on board missing flight MH370 - MSN Malaysia News: “I invite you to remember in prayer the passengers and crew of the Malaysia airline, and for their families. We are close to them in this difficult moment”, the Pope was quoted as saying.

Chomsky explains who U.S. leaders work for and what they have done.

YES EVERYTHING as in ANYTHING, ...or NOTHING REALISTICALLY., ....    PERSPECTIVE is an opinion, not a fact and EVERYTHING that we see is not the truth but is PERSPECTIVE.

Friday, March 14, 2014

3 signs Mark Zuckerberg is crazy- MSN Money

YES ONE must SPECIFY, ....  Obviously is to DEFINE  in Great ASTOUNDING Detail just like the Devil does it ''truly'' is REALLY in getting a ''fine'' PICTURE Defined Naturally  plus SPECIFICALLY  plus OBLIVIOUSLY.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

2. The Illusion of Time

====   GENUINE FAKES & SCAMS IN GREAT ASTOUNDING ABUNDANCE REALLY.



Saturday, March 8, 2014

(Official Movie) THRIVE: What On Earth Will It Take?

EXPOSE Practice makes PERFECT.....   is THE ''need'' of ASSURANCE Plus REASSURANCE within SUPPORTED truly ''gives'' CONFIDENCE REALISTICALLY.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Monday, March 3, 2014

Saturday, January 4, 2014