HunterGatherer: A Tale of Giving

December 11th, 2007

HunterGatherer: A Tale of Giving

Making the Rounds at General Hospital – Maxie Targeted by Text Message Killer

December 11th, 2007

Waiting is no longer an option for Luke. Maxie is attacked by the text-message killer.
On Monday’s General Hospital:After finally giving her statement to Detective Harper about the black and white ball, a statement that seemed pretty damning to Cooper, Maxie returned home and was attacked by the text-message killer. He might have succeeded, had Georgie not rushed in the door. The only thing either of the Jones girls knew for sure…

The AMPTP Gets a New, Unauthorized Website

December 11th, 2007

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Checking out my feeds and favorites this morning, I came across a little gem of strike goodness. The AMPTP has a new website! Okay, well it's a faux website, one that will make some of you chuckle, and others rant about those dastardly writers and their snarky creativity. That's the one perk of this strike that you wouldn't get with the others. When other people strike, it's all loud shouts, pissed off people, and general unpleasantness. The WGA has all of these, but the union also consists of a group of people who make a living by being creative. Instead of just ranting, disgruntled workers, you get funky movies, websites, and other humorous tidbits that ease the striking pain. The following is a gem from that faux AMPTP site, one that makes me wish labor disputes were all dealt with food, music, and Say Anything. Breaking news from the AMPTP:

We are heartbroken to report that despite our best efforts, including sending them a muffin basket, making them a mix CD, and standing outside their window with a boombox blasting Peter Gabriel songs, our talks with the WGA have broken down.

This sort of thing leads to a much more fun strike environment -- aided, of course, by the musicians that are performing for them. Perhaps writers can supplement their income by getting work with other unions -- making the other fights more creative? Special post cards for the Postal Workers Union? Funkier Miranda deliveries for the Police Associations? Comedy shorts for the steelworkers?

[via The Slackmistress]
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La Tropical Beer: Fidel Castro

December 11th, 2007

La Tropical beer shows the two things that Cubans love most, care to guess what they are?

Runtime: 22 sec

“Freelancers” walk out at MTV

December 11th, 2007

“Freelancers” walk out at MTV

Altoids: Blowhole Bob

December 11th, 2007

What's not unusual about a man with a drizzling blowhole?

Runtime: 30 sec

Some pretty amazing VFX work from Thailand based Digital Magic Group

December 11th, 2007

Some pretty amazing VFX work from Thailand based Digital Magic Group

10. The Mist – $2.6M

December 11th, 2007

Following a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton and a small town community come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick and unnatural mist. Local rumors point to an experiment called the \’The Arrowhead Project\’ conducted at a nearby top-secret military base, but questions as to the origins of the deadly vapor are secondary to the group\’s overall chances for survival. Retreating to a local supermarket, Drayton and the survivors must face-off against each other before taking a united stand against an enemy they cannot even see.

9. Awake – $3.3M

December 11th, 2007

A man lies awake during heart surgery after reacting badly to his anaesthetic, causing his wife to make some crucial decisions.

8. Hitman – $3.5M

December 11th, 2007

IN THEATRES NOVEMBER 21, 2007<br><br>Based on the popular Playstation 2 game, HITMAN chronicles the frame-up and retribution-packed odyssey of Number 47 (Timothy Olyphant), a bald assassin raised from birth to be a killer and tattooed with a barcode on the back of his head. There\’s lots of BOURNE SUPREMACY-style flash-edits and superhuman stunt work as 47 seeks to find out why moderate Russian presidential nominee Belicoff (Ulrich Thomsen) was the client for his own assassination, a hit that 47 pulled off perfectly, except for one hitch: the target\’s still alive. For romantic interest we have Olga Kurylenko as a foxy Russian prostitute sold into slavery by the evil Belicoff. She and 47 wind up on the lam together but they\’ll never be safe as long as Belicoff is still alive. Meanwhile, Interpol agent Mike Whittier (Dougray Scott) has been tracking 47 for years; he\’s on the scent and about to close in. Luc Besson was the producer on this, and fans of his TRANSPORTER, THE PROFESSIONAL and LA FEMME NIKITA films will eat it up, as it\’s got the same narrative arc, same hyper-kinetic shoot-em-up flavor, vividly saturated colors, swooping camerawork, tightly choreographed fights, and lots of blood flying from the copious bullet wounds. Vin Diesel executive produced, and one wonders what stopped his big bald head from filling the screen in the lead, but no matter, as Olyphant does a thorough job, speaking in a measured drawl that recalls, of all people, Clint Eastwood in his DIRTY HARRY days.