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Don't Miss 'The Place Beyond the Pines' Trailer 

12/28/2012

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Here's an upcoming flick that looks like it's low flying on the radar. Surprising because both Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper are enjoying some career highs. Eva Mendes and crime drama veteran, Ray Liotta join the talented cast in what looks to be a movie to watch for. Take a look:





Certainly plays up the indie feature vibe with the music. I love it. 

As far as story line goes, we've already seen a lot of what ' The Place Beyond the Pines' has to offer (Robber gets dangerously hungry for more robbery, and honest officer is faced with having to turn in crooked cops). Where this movie holds promise however is in the motivation behind the two key characters  which seems to have the father and son relationship as focus.  Movies.com says it's "An exhilarating epic of fathers, sons and consequences."  

I'm certain that Gosling and Cooper will meet up in this movie, but what happens when finally they do? What if one is responsible for the death of the other? No huge surprise there if that's the case. But, what if that one decision plants the seed for revenge in their sons? Like what if Gosling offs Cooper because he wants to provide for his son, but that ultimately takes away the thing he values most when Cooper's son grows up to kill Gosling's.

Keep an eye out for this one.


- Josh
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Pacific Rim Trailer is up. Portal fans ask themselves, “Will there be cake?”

12/15/2012

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Sadly no cake, thankfully, no incineration either. While fans of the video game series will enjoy a spot on (unintentional?) GLaDOS voice for what sounds to be PR’s AI, everyone who has long awaited the release of the trailer can finally enjoy something to sink our teeth into. Take a look:
It offers up some pretty interesting scenes including many Kaiju(giant monster)-less ones which I’m hoping means there’s a great humane side story here. There doesn’t appear to be any lacking in the department of special effects however with a rocket powered punch standing out amongst much CG. The movie’s directed of course by Guillermo del Torro and has been long anticipated. Question is, will the large beasts draw a crowd?


- Josh

GlaDOS Voice from Portal is in this Youtube Vid For reference:
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Staying Healthy: for those in touch with their creative side [and those who aren't].

12/7/2012

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Those who are in touch with their creative side are a little different - changed by their openess. Sometimes the reminder that you’re different and that those qualities are important and need to come out in their own way is what "creative people" need to recharge. Those who are in tune with their creativity can shake off the challenges of seeing things through a different lens by spending a little time in your creative element, with others. In the right atmosphere (There’s no no, that’s not right. no need to be on the defensive. It’s all about building upon ideas and having a laugh), it could be just what the doctor ordered.

Sometimes a good TED talk or inspiring Youtube video with a flavour of creativity can give you the boost you need. I recently stumbled upon this speech by John Cleese on Creativity. It’s a long watch at 36 mins, but it's worth it. Really is. It has a lot of the important information about what you need to know about creativity. The key is keeping Cleese's ideas at the heart of visiting your creative element, with like minded others. For those not in tune with their creativity or not as in tune as you'd like to be, the video's a start point. The doing comes next. 
The only thing is. You’ll have to be ‘open’ to see how the ideas in the video and the positive effects of creativity can apply to just about everything in life.    


If anyone wants to chat up creativity. Send me an e-mail. 

Stay Healthy

- Josh
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