Join The Story, Save The Infected: Pandemic at Sundance
You have 120 hours to become part of the story. Tweet with the hashtag #pandemic11. Whether with your own account or another of your creation. Tell your tale. Whether it's one tweet or 100, maybe what you tell the world can save it from the spreading sickness.
And Now, I Give Thee: Pandemic 41.410806, -75.654259
Sundance has been very kind to our little film and given it lots of great attention. Not only is it a big part of this year's Sundance 2011 app, but now it's online at the Sundance screening room. I've embedded it here for ease, but I encourage you to check out the screening room for other gems of cinematic goodness.
What Writers And Storytellers Can Take Away From Tron: Legacy
If you've come here looking for my review of TRON: LEGACY, it's this: I liked it but did not love it. I'd also add that it'd be great if Hollywood spent as much money on plot and story as they do on effects and worldbuilding. That last little bit is the takeaway for writers and storytellers.
Breaking The Lemniscate: The Ending Of Inception
Man, Inception. I can't stop noodling it. Now, to be clear, HERE THERE BE SPOILERS. Like, for real. Really real. Like, we're gonna spoil the whole goddamn ending of the movie. I'm not kidding. 3... 2... 1... You had your chance.
The Crushing Disappointment That Sexy Blue Goat People Are Not Real
I’ve had a number of requests — in person, over email, over Twitter — where people want to hear my thoughts on the Post-Avatar Depression Syndrome (PADS, this week’s second unfortunate instance of that word, “pad”). Why do people want that? Can’t say. I suspect it’s because I am the Overlord of Pop Culture. I sit on a throne made from the discarded packaging of Star Wars figures which in turn sits on a dais made of skinned cartoon characters. Sometimes I pull the pelt of Yogi Bear tight around... Read The Rest →
