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ShaunHuston
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2008 48 Hour Film Project film
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""The Decision", the film produced by the Monmouth Film Collective, my team in the Portland, Oregon 48 Hour Film Project, is now online. We drew "historical fiction" as our genre. The city elements were: character: Jake or Jane Gravenstein, wellness practitioner; line: "Okay, I think I got it straight"; and prop: jumper cables. We set our story in the 1930s and the Great Depression to give ourselves at least a chance of evoking another era. You can read more about the experience here. The film is on YouTube and also on blip.tv in either Flash or Quicktime (the last will take longer to load, but offers the best quality). "
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Strange Culture
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"My PopMatters feature on Strange Culture (2006) and documentary film has generated some comment on other blogs. You can follow the reactions and critiques at: AJ Schnack's All These Wonderful Things.Chuck Tryon's The Chutry Experiment.Indiewire. Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs "
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Strange Culture
Two new pieces at PopMatters
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"I have two items at PopMatters today. One, a feature about documentary filmmaking that doubles as a review of the DVD for Strange Culture (2006), I've been waiting to see "in print" for awhile. The other is a review of the recently released Criterion Edition Mon Oncle Antoine (1971). PopMatters home.Read the feature on Strange Culture and documentary film.Read the review of Mon oncle Antoine. Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs "
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Bomb It
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"I have a review of the globe-spanning graffiti documentary Bomb It (2007) up at PopMatters today. PopMatters home.Read the review. Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs "
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The Red Violin
Another DVD review: The Red Violin
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"A few days ago I had another DVD review appear on PopMatters. This one is of The Meridian Collection edition of The Red Violin (1998). PopMatters home.The review. Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs "
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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"In Hellboy (2004), writer-director Guillermo del Toro developed his adaptation by stitching together a story from two major arcs in the comics (those collected in Seed of Destruction and The Conqueror Worm)*, and re-imagining the characters (Liz and Hellboy in love, Abe Sapien as a mystical brain-y guy), but without changing their basic qualities (Liz's biography is more or less intact up to the point we meet her, as is Hellboy's, Abe is still a fishman of unclear origin; Bruttenholm dies differently, but is essentially the guy you meet in the books). With Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), del Toro takes Hellboy and the BPRD and transports them into a world almost entirely of his own making, which is not only within the spirit of the texts, but also produces something unique and special for comic book adaptations: an original story. Most of the time these projects end up being created in the manner of the first Hellboy, that is, built largely from elements taken from the books. T ... "
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High Noon
Review of new High Noon DVD
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"I have a review of the new, "Ultimate Collector's Edition" DVD of High Noon (1952) up at PopMatters. Getting to review High Noon is one the upsides of the new film economy, although generally I'm not all that enthused by the practice of turning out periodic new, "special", "definitive", blah, blah editions, especially when there is no particular value or purpose to it (no compelling reason to revisit the film, no new meaningful material, etc.). There's also a certain symmetry to my reviewing this film for PM, as I'm sure I've cited it in no less than three other pieces I've written for the site. PopMatters home.The review. Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs "
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Star Wars
AFI's 10 Top 10: Science Fiction
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"The Science Fiction Top 10 is notable for having what is arguably the least disputable number one on all of these lists in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Even after two decades, the film remains gorgeous and convincing-looking, and still capable of provoking debate about technology, the nature of intelligence, and humanity's identity and place in the universe. It has left an indelible mark on how the future, and how space and space travel, is visualized and imagined, especially, but not exclusively, on film. It's a masterful work, and it's difficult for me to think of a more deserving selection for the top of this list. At the same time, this Top 10 has its share of both puzzling selections and curious absences.E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) at number three leaves much to be desired. Not only does the movie not hold up to repeated viewing, but it also barely qualifies as science fiction. True, the AFI's definition of this genre calls for “imaginative speculation”, but it also sta ... "
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Dazed and Confused
New project, new videos
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"I've begun production on my first feature length project, a documentary on the comics, as in books, culture in Portland, Oregon, which is at least the second most siginificant location for comics wrtiters, artists, and publishers in the U.S. after NYC. As you might guess, it also home to excellent shops and the local library system has been innovative in adding comics to its collections. You can track the production here and here. Meanwhile, on lo-fi cinema I've posted the last two International Documentary Challenge films I've produced: "8veU" (Flash, Quicktime, and also on YouTube) "Visual Vitriol: The Art of Punk" (Flash, Quicktime). And I've added a fun, experimental re-presentation of a scene from Dazed and Confused (Flash, Quicktime, and also on YouTube). "
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"I hope the screening went well. I know how exciting and anxious having your work screened in a darkened room in front of strangers (and friends, of course) can be. "
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Re:New online home for my videos
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"[quote user="csprague"] [/quote] Friday Lentils & Rice was fun. I liked the snappy editing. Plus, it looked tasty, which means you probably had good lighting:) Keep us posted with your new episodes and projects. Cheers, Christi [/quote] Thanks for checking out the page. My activity ebbs and flows, so I appreciate the note even more. "
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The Wizard of Oz
AFI's 10 Top 10: Fantasy
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"As with Moonstruck's appearance on the romantic comedy list, I found myself charmed by many of the selections on the fantasy list, even where I may not have made the choice myself. I was particularly happy to see Groundhog Day (1993) on this Top 10, but, like a number of other films here, the more I thought about the idea of “fantasy”, the more I began to wonder if some weren't misplaced or mis-categorized. Groundhog Day, alongside Harvey (1950), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), and It's a Wonderful Life (1946), may be fantasies, but they are more accurately described as “fables”, that is, as stories that are essentially about life lessons rather than the fantastic, though they may use fantasy elements to tell their stories. Where the three older films are concerned, there are questions that clearly can, and are, raised about what the protagonists have experienced or who they actually are. Is George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) actually visited by an angel, or has h ... "
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