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True. I don't know that for a fact any more than I do or don't know why Tarantino is popular. These boards are strictly opinion. That said, I suppose you're right that women would be as predisposed to violence as men are. I believe women are every bit as pissed off at certain things as men are...

I should make their t-shirts soon...

Probably because he's doing it in an ultra-modern, easily accessible way. Or because he finds innovative ways to fuse blatant ripping-off with timeless pop culture references. Or because he's admitting he regurgitates everything he's ever seen, while so many artists pretentiously claim that...

I'm not so sure about the "give women the same resources as men and they'd produce art that's just as violent" theory. Very few women I know tend to see things or react to things the same way men do. There are exceptions, but for the most part, the women I've known tend to channel any feelings...

Tarantino embodies pop culture. He's a walking encyclopedia of genre films that have been mostly overlooked. If he's ripping them off, he must see it as paying homage to his influences who probably wouldn't get exposure any other way. When I saw Pulp Fiction in the theaters, it was the biggest...

Hot on the heels of Episode 7, it's... Episode 8A! Giving you what you want: More Jack. More Leo. MORE ELK! Plus, the return of Rachel, who has been dubbed (in certain circles), "Hottie Secretary"... The latest episode can be seen directly at...

This is a little more than I was intending to wrap my head around with two hours of work to go on a Friday. :) I'll see if I can come up with anything. In the meantime, good luck!

It depends on the problem, I suppose. If I ever start to feel like what I'm doing isn't as good as it could be, I need to isolate WHY and then figure out HOW to solve the problem. If there's a mechanical malfunction that causes a headache, there's really only so much you can do about it. Learn...

Steve; Thenk you thank you. I never know which lines will work for whom, so I just put in as much as I can and then sit back and wonder. Topping 2-7 should be a fun challenge...

Premiere Pro is pretty effective but I'll admit I get frustrated with each new version of Premiere. It seems like they improve some lacking sections of the program at the expense of sections that were already working just fine. AVID is great... Their XPress version is still pretty expensive...

True, name actors or name directors or name premises help to sell films. Very few people will watch something that's a completely unknown quantity. This isn't new, though it seems like a new trend every time someone figures it out for themselves. There are no "good old days" in which people saw...

The end of July brings heat, rain (here in Pittsburgh, at least) and a new episode of Something to Be Desired! This episode features the complications of "love + roomates," the sly advances of Leo in regard to Dean's radio job, and Dean's surprise visit from Marjorie, who seems to have an...

I learned that when your brakes give out and you're stuck at the office all weekend because your car's in the shop, you have no excuse to NOT get the next episode of your web series completed. I was up editing until 5 a.m. before I crashed on the futon in our front entryway. Better to crash...

For what it's worth, an online comic strip called Goats has been holding a fundraiser for themselves so the two gents who do the strip can do it semi-full-time. In exchange for a donation of $100, they'll give the donor an original comic strip. Thus, it's "technically" the purchase of the strip...

There's also some free music available at http://composerplanet.com/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?FreeMusic with a note on rights listed with each track. I haven't checked it all out yet but some of what I've heard has been pretty decent.

True. In fact, dialogue-based comedy is a very narrow street because it doesn't even play well outside a certain class. Woody Allen, Whit Stillman, Kevin Smith etc., have carved out a healthy niche for themselves in the process, though. I don't mind aiming for the same.

I enjoy writing everything, and directing different genres is a nice challenge, but I find I can't keep comedy out of whatever it is I'm writing.

No, Nader lost a lot of credibility when he decided to run this year, much less when he started accepting help from the Republicans... I say abolish the party system and let every candidate run on his or her own personal platform with a party distinction or "party ideals" to contend with. Make...

I'm pretty sure the "act like an animal" school of warming up is used to help actors loosen up. There's a difference between being silly and taking chances in order to get the best out of a role, or even a line. (Example: the "stuff your mouth with cotton and mumble" approach to Brando's...

I'm fascinated by the defense of the PATRIOT Act by everyone who "doesn't have anything to hide." I, too, have nothing to hide (that I know of), but I still don't appreciate the government being able to watch my every move, whether by checking my library records or placing a camera on every...