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Now more people will get my Barrow, Alaska jokes

30 Days of Night is a cool comic series created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith and published by IDW. It’s now a movie. This is the trailer. Vampires in Alaska are cool.

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Boston Screening of new Graffiti Feature Film "Wholetrain"

From my inbox: Check out the Boston MA premiere of new graffiti-feature film “WHOLETRAIN” by Florian Gaag at the Boston International Film Festival. (Winner “Best Narrative Feature” / Urban World Vibe Film Festival New York 2006). The soundtrack features exclusive … Continue reading

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Movies #29 Pan's Labyrinth

Pan’s Labyrinth I had high hopes for this film. I really did. So I’m sad to report that it was something of a disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, this fantasy tale set in Franco’s Spain is an imaginative, well crafted … Continue reading

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Movies #28 – Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon

Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon Maybe not the best Hong Kong action film from the period, but it’s still a reminder of just how good the 80s style actioner was. This one has three of the elements I enjoy most … Continue reading

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How cool is this?

They made a movie out of Flatland and Martin Sheen is in it 🙂 I love that book and the movie looks pretty cool as well. It’s especially interesting when faced with ideas like an extra time dimension. When thinking … Continue reading

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