If you’ve just scored a brand new camera for the holidays and want to take some brilliant shots, Videojug has an excellent five-step walkthrough of the important elements of photography composition. …
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Like it or not, office politics are almost impossible to avoid. Even those that try to completely avoid the political scene often get caught in the tangle. Stop running and learn how to leverage the…
David Allen has a zipped archive of 17 articles available to download for free at the David Allen Company online store. Whether you’re a die-hard GTDer or just use certain portions of the…
If you’re constantly nagged by writer’s block or struggle to find the motivation to start your work, the LifeClever weblog has a tip to help you get started. Instead of launching an imposing behemoth…
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Box Office, Fandom, Newsstand
Remember that Jessica Simpson film called Blonde Ambition that was supposed to be going straight to DVD after everyone involved pretty much agreed that it sucked, and wasn’t worth a theatrical release? Well, according to Slashfilm, Blonde Ambition was given a theatrical release this weekend on 8 screens in Simpson’s hometown of Texas. (In case you’re interested, the film will officially hit DVD…
Filed under: Awards, Deals, Celebrities and Controversy, Politics, Oscar Watch
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I haven’t been following the strike issue nearly as close as I’d like, but I’m starting to get increasingly interested as it looks like there’s less and less chance of a deal being cut to spare the Golden Globes and Academy Awards from the wrath of the writers. David Poland’s blog is the place for some entertaining commentary on this issue. Like everyone else, he doesn’t care about whether or…
Filed under: Fandom, Exhibition
It’s only been three months since I began this column on theater exhibition and movie going, but already I’ve covered all kinds of experiences, both good and bad. And now I’d like to recap the year, concentrating on that quarter year in which The Exhibitionist existed, in order to present you with the best and the worst theatrical experiences I had in 2007. However, while this may seem like a cheap way to link back to previous writings and make an…
Still healthy this winter season? Keep it that way. The That’s Fit weblog recommends ways to avoid catching a cold. Don’t touch your face with your hands and wash them often. Stay away from…
Filed under: Cinematical Seven, Lists, 12 Days of Cinematicalmas
Most of us are probably painfully aware of the stress of the holidays when it comes to familial relationships. Films about families tell the one story that practically anyone can relate to. So in the spirit of feeling better about ourselves I’ve compiled a list of some of the most dysfunctional families in film. Maybe after taking a look at some big-screen dysfunction, we can sit back and take a little solace in…
Do you have a spare hard drive collecting dust? Make a storage device for your spare screws and jumpers by removing the guts of the hard drive and by adding two small hinges. Hide your valuables…
Filed under: Classics, Home Entertainment, 12 Days of Cinematicalmas, Cinematical Indie, Retro Cinema
One of the perennial favorites for TV broadcast at this time of year is the 1945 film Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck. I sat down for the first time in years to watch the entire movie, and gave it my full attention in a way that I never did while I was wrapping presents or chatting with relatives or trimming the tree. As I suspect from my…
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Remakes and Sequels
No, Tom Cruise won’t be starring in the new version of Frank Herbert’s Dune, but it sure does look like Peter Berg is going to be one busy director over the next few years. According to an informative report over at the MTV Movies Blog, we now know that Berg’s next projects are:1. A spy thriller with Tom Cruise that has a “great” script (aka Edwin A. Salt, which we reported on the other day).
2. A “big,…
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, DIY/Filmmaking, Movie Marketing, Images
So you might be wondering why I chose not to include the actual photos from the set of Terry Gilliam’s latest, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Well trust me, it’s in your own best interest if you are not a fan of spoilers. Just Jared has a few on-set photos of star Heath Ledger and they are pretty creepy, not to mention “spoilerific.” So if you like to keep things a surprise, you probably won’t…
Filed under: Columns, 400 Screens, 400 Blows
In the spirit of the season and goodwill and whatnot, I thought I’d forgo griping about the sorry state of things this week and instead send out some love to the downtrodden, the small films of 2007 that were somehow overlooked, underrated or outright ignored in some way. Let’s start with the Russian film The Italian, released in January, which caused critics to dredge up the word “Dickensian” for the first time in a while. But…
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Romance, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews, Cinematical Indie
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Student films must be graded on a curve, and Flakes is basically a student film. If you overlooked the fact that the three leads are all moderately high-profile actors, I’d estimate the budget to be less than twenty thousand dollars. Most of the action takes place in or around the titular establishment, a cereal bar in which slackers and stoners assemble on a…
