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  • AWN Showcase

    I now have an online gallery at the Animation World Network Showcase website. People who have never heard of me can now stumble onto my member pages over at AWN. As I get into promotion mode, I’ll be putting plenty of new text and images there. For now, there’s a selection of artwork from Jason, […]

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  • Animatus News, January 2006

    Because I can, I’m posting the latest news from Animatus here on Mad Dog Movies as well. Enjoy! =========================== Q & A WITH THE FILMMAKERS FOR “THE END OF THE LINE” Audio from our Subway DVD premiere screening is now online for your listening pleasure! Learn about the production of the documentary and what went […]

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  • Rent This! Direct to Video Movies

    A friend of mine recently told me that he just hates direct to video/cable productions. “They reek,” he said. Well, hearing any generalization makes me immediately want to play devil’s advocate and argue the other side. In this case, I can back up my point with a list of recommendations. Sure, the categorty of direct-to-video […]

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  • Fortune telling filmmaker fords flood

    I’ve sent Ken Halhober (aka Timber Wulff) my Jason animation a couple times now. He was organizing a horror convention in New Orleans, but his home got wiped out by Katrina. Afterwards, he asked me to send him another DVD for his next Carnivale of Horror in Florida, his new home. I wished him the […]

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  • The Swiss Army Camera

    For the last several weeks, I’ve been toting the The Aiptek DV4500 everywhere I go. People see me using it and ask “What is it?” A better question might be “What ISN’T it?” The Aiptek pocket cam is one of several such gadgets available online, although I have yet to see such a thing advertised […]

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  • Ain’t Halloween Fun?

    Dozens of children young and old collected candy from yours truly tonight. Here’s my hideous visage: Aren’t blacklights wonderful? I wasn’t alone, however. I had help from Uncle Grim and Fido: Most trick-or-treaters were entertained. Except one. I swung open the door and a five year old boy screamed in abject terror. His parents led […]

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  • Troma takes on TV

    The Troma empire of fun-loving mediocrity may soon come to a television near you. James Hibberd of TV Week reports that the cult independent film company has two new shows in development. No networks have bit yet, but I think either would fit in well on Spike, Comedy Central, or The Horror Channel. I’m a […]

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  • MySpace isn’t just for kids anymore

    Back before I started this blog thing, I looked into other places like Blogger, LiveJournal, and MySpace. I wasn’t crazy about any of them at first. I actually signed up for MySpace, and was immediately receiving messages from total strangers who wanted to be my “friends.” Well, that didn’t make much sense to me. I […]

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  • B-Independent.com: October Update

    Allen Richards of B-independent.com has a new round of updated features on his site. If you’re into the indie scene, stop in the message boards and say hello. There are tons of low budget filmmakers there trading ideas. Alan also personally reviews tons of micro-budget films on the site. These are movies that sometimes don’t […]

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  • Rochester Subway DVD Available for Pre-order

    Rail fans rejoice! “The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” is now available for pre-order through the Animatus Studio website and Amazon.com. To purchase this special edition DVD for only $29.95, visit http://animatusstudio.com/subway Animatus Studio has remastered the original documentary (previously only available on VHS) and included 45 minutes of new features. ===================================== THREE […]

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