Feb 28, 2012

Trilogy Week #17 - Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is another one of my favorite black actors. No one can deny the power of his voice. He conveys power, wisdom, and warmth in his words. As also a great character actor, he can disappear in his roles, and you believe that he is that character. These three movies show how he can change from different roles, with great subtly in his acting that he can portray such a wide range of completely different roles. He is like that grandfather we all wish we had.



Feb 23, 2012

Animation Corner - Top 10 Disney Shorts

Everyone has their favorite treasured cartoon moments. Being a kid waking up, or coming home from school to watch your favorite shows. But I've seen the new shows on TV and the majority of them are awful. Not the say a lot of the shows from the 80's and 90's were all flawless. But today with the easy access to animation programs for any computer, any idiot with a laptop can make a Phineas and Ferb, or any of the plethora of shitty quickly made c.g. series. Today they're made on a assembly line, churning them out as fast as they can, not for the love of animation, but like migrant workers just trying to clock in and clock out. Now their is always exceptions, like Adventure Time, or Sym-Bionic Titan. But most of the cartoons today have no guts, and no heart.  So this is for the nostalgic memories of our childhood, and for the new children who are starting their own memories. And just like food, showing you and your children there is more to life than cheap, hard to digest fast food-type cartoons. But to enjoy the painstaking art of making a high quality, well crafted, gourmet short film, that comes from the soul, for the appreciative to enjoy.


This my first Animation corner, is to feature my favorite non-main character Disney shorts. No Mickey, Donald, or Goofy. But still just as important to be shown in the lexicon of American pop culture.



Feb 21, 2012

Trilogy Week #16 - Denzel Washington

Continuing Black History Month. Denzel Washington is one of my favorite black actors. You really feel that he sinks into his rolls, and that he becomes the character that he's betraying. And that's what a good actor should do. With great subtly, and very powerful explosive moments. I'm always put a little more faith in a movie if Denzel is in it. now these three movies isn't the end of Denzel Washington movies in this month. So you'll see him again before the month is over. 


Feb 15, 2012

Trilogy Week #15 - African Struggle

It's Black History month. So this whole month is dedicated to movies about black actors. This week is about African struggle. There isn't just the struggle of slavery, there has been many, and there continues to be struggles for black people all over the world. So let's not just remember the days of slavery, but the whole history of black persecution all over the world.


Feb 7, 2012

Top Five Amazing Rube Goldberg Machines

I love Rube Goldberg machines. The creative innovation that goes into making a complex machine do a mundane task, like opening blinds, unraveling a roll of toilet paper is so fascinating to watch. So here are my top five favorite Rube Goldberg machines.


Trilogy Week #14 - Bill Murray

One of my favorite comedic actors ever! I'm always excited to see a movie that has Bill Murray in it because I know I won't be disappointed by his character work.... except for....Garfield..... Anyways this week I celebrate the comedic talents of the amazing Bill Murray.