Category: movies / music / tv
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Nostalgia as the Downfall of Mankind
A while ago, Peter Jackson showed a small audience some scenes from his upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit. With The Hobbit, Jackson is pulling a Cameron and trying to advance the very nature of filmmaking. It was filmed at 48 frames per second (fps), which is double the usual 24 fps of movies today. That…
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Why Horror Movies Are Scary, and Why People Like Them Anyway
Hollywood Horror by Tedakin A while ago, I was contacted by a PR agency who had seen one of my talks about the psychology of horror. A British media company was putting together a Halloween marketing campaign, and wanted some advice on how to use some scariness to make it more effective. I wrote them…
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Podcasting, RearView, and The Squib Network
Do you like being entertained through your ear holes? Maybe you should check out this podcast that I’m co-hosting. It’s called RearView, a reference to the fact that it’s like a backwards and more penis-filled version of The View. It may also be a reference to butts; we have talked about poop a few times…
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