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What’s In It For Doogie Howser?

July 21st, 2008 · 53 Comments · Film, Movies, TV, Web/Tech

Writer/director Joss Whedon released a fun little project that he worked up during the actor’s writers’ strike. “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” is a terrific story that I watched several times, shared with the wife and kid, etc. As I watched it for the second time, I got to thinking about the business behind this, since [...]

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IGN: Interview: Mike Judge Reaches the Top of the Hill

July 23rd, 2006 · 1 Comment · Film

Link: Interview: Mike Judge on his new movie, "Idiocracy".
That started with an idea I had when I was working on the Beavis and Butthead movie and I was thinking about evolution and how since now there’s no natural predators and pretty much everybody survives, evolution kind of favors people who don’t wear a condom and [...]

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Incredibles in Emeryville

November 13th, 2004 · 2 Comments · Film

If you’re from the San Francisco Bay Area, pay close attention to the first ten minutes of the tremendous new Pixar flick, The Incredibles…there’s a boss car chase through a generic-looking Anytown U.S.A. A radar tracker reveals that the cars are actually chasing each other through the streets of Emeryville (where Pixar is based). (I [...]

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