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A four syllable Matrix Revolutions review

Watch TRON instead.

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Once again Hollywood fails to take a chance.

Okay. I just got wind that they are going to make a movie about a murder mystery in a future of ubiquitous robots. They’ve got the audacity to call it I, Robot. Now, I think it’s really cool that they’ve … Continue reading

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Digital makeup, cabinet beasts and the golden section

Does digital makeup deny actors higher billing in movies? Some bright sparks from Brazil use SR to make computers more accessible. Why grow a whole cow (Or tuna or chicken or salmon or whatever.) when all you want is a … Continue reading

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Hollywood Creates Another Cliche

Apparently the bad guys use Microsoft–boring, stogy, patronizing–and the good guys use Apple–cool, stylish, friendly (Although I’d argue just as patronizing, at least before the release of OSX.). Out in the real world of course, we all know this really … Continue reading

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The Screen Actors Guild better start worrying

Most of you out there probably saw this coming for a long time but, it is now getting almost impossible to tell computer generated images of humans apart from real humans. For example, Final Fantasy’s Dr. Sid is not real, … Continue reading

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A kid in search of a software patch

Went to see A.I. yesterday. Anyway this isn’t exactly a review of the movie. It’s more an exploration of the ideas behind the movie. No spoilers. All I can really say is that film shows that Spielberg, although he really … Continue reading

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