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Snopes.com is the best resource on the net for researching urban legends. You know, those “true” horror stories that you heard really happened to a friend of your cousin’s roommate. Legends about killer pop rocks, stolen kidneys, and killers with hooks for hands. They also deal with the sources of more mundane myths, like Nigerian […]
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The definitive history of Rochester, New York’s subway will soon be available on DVD. “The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” tells the little known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 1927 until its abandonment in 1956. Produced in 1994 by filmmakers Fredrick Armstrong […]
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I was looking through some old emails, and I found this reply I made to someone asking business related questions. Since there are other folks who might benefit from this info, I’m posting it here. How do you get a new animated series on the air these days? As an animator with an independent animation […]
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I’m not listing EVERY MOVIE that’s coming out this summer. Just the ones that make me raise an eyebrow or two. Stats courtesy of Yahoo. Dates are subject to change.
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After two days of frantic emails to my webhosts (past and present), maddogmovies.com is back online. The problem comes down to that strange and powerful entity, the registrar. The name itself conjures an image of a great and powerful potentate, a minister at the head of a vast empire who has absolute control over its […]
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Here’s a list of film grant links I’ve accumulated over the years.
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When I discovered cult movie icon Bruce Campbell would be visiting Buffalo and Syracuse in September, but not Rochester, I cried out “NOOOOO!” just like Ash did in a moment of despair from Evil Dead II. Okay, not really. But I did send off an email to Jim Healy, programmer at the Eastman House’s Dryden […]
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I’m a horror fan. I’m also an animator. It’s only natural for me to want to combine the two in the projects I’m working on, but until recently there haven’t been too many horror cartoons. That’s about to change with some upcoming shows and movies. The Corpse Bride Coming in September is a stop motion […]
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When I look back on my favorite movies of this year, the two at the top of the list (Batman Begins and Sin City) are both based on comic books. Does this mean I’m a real geek for that sort of thing, or do comic books actually have quality stories to offer? Here’s a look […]
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Every year I like to watch the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremonies on Bravo. I either missed the awards this year, or Bravo didn’t air them, so I tripped on over to Roger Ebert’s website to read his in-depth reports. Here are some of the movies he mentions that sound intriguing this year. Match Point […]
