Archive for December, 2008

Kathy Griffin Makes Anderson Cooper Blush!

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008


She's gonna "Knock the Dicks out of your Mouth"!!!!!!!!!

THIS is the moment everyone is gonna be talking about today.

It’s 2009, Bitches!!!!

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

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Happy new year!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!!
Happy new year!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!!
Happy new year!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!!

The Lemon List Of 2008: Ten Ways To Deplete Your I.Q. Points

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Lemon List 2008 Before the fine year of 2008 draws to a close, it is time for me to do that sad, near traumatic task of composing my annual Lemon List- the worst films of 2008. It should be said that I include, in my list, films that have been released in North America/the U.S.A and not overseas. These are pictures I have seen at one point or another during the past year. Some I have reviewed here on CoP, others…well, my time was robbed enough. (more…)

Sebastian Onufszak, ‘In Graphics We Trust’, updates with a huge amount of new stuff.

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

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Sebastian Onufszak, ‘In Graphics We Trust’, updates with a huge amount of new stuff.

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Sebastian Onufszak, ‘In Graphics We Trust’, updates with a huge amount of new stuff.

Apres la Pluie and other Gobelins shorts

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Another stunning list of student work has just been released by the french animation school Gobelins. My personal favorite, Apres la Plie seems to be beyond the work of students. Credited to a few students by the names of Charles-André Lefebvre, Manuel Tanon-Tchi, Louis Tardivier, Sébastien Vovau, Emmanuelle Walker, this is an animation that any studio would be proud to execute. Gratifyingly different than most animation out there, this follows an aestetic closer to Tekkonkinkreet than a Pixar movie..this is no easy task. There are a couple making of videos that show the depth of research and exploration that went into this film.

Not to be forgotten though are the other films, which all display the amazingly high standard that Gobelins has for it’s students. Another great animation worth seeing is California Love.

Apres la Pluie making of:


“Après la pluie” / Making of / Manuel Tanon-Tchi from manu tanon-tchi on Vimeo.

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Apres la Pluie and other Gobelins shorts

Check out IdN OnAir – A fresh online extension of the awesome IdN Magazine, showcasing a fine selection of animation shorts, commercials, music videos etc

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Check out IdN OnAir — A fresh online extension of the awesome IdN Magazine, showcasing a fine selection of animation shorts, commercials, music videos etc

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Check out IdN OnAir - A fresh online extension of the awesome IdN Magazine, showcasing a fine selection of animation shorts, commercials, music videos etc

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Slumdog MillionaireIf you were to believe the buzz on the web and magazines, it is that Danny Boyle has made his ultimate masterpiece with this movie and is expected to do very well at the big movie award shows. Setting his latest movie surprisingly in India, it is difficult not to like the imagery as India is the place on earth that attacks the senses on all levels. When watching the movie, all the intensity and splendour I experienced when I visited this country some eight years ago, comes rushing back in as Boyle succeeds in harnessing the raw energy this place holds. Maybe only Tarsem Singh’s The Fall surpasses this as far as ‘beatification’ of the Indian scenery goes. Then again, that may not be a fair comparison as Tarsem Singh’s sole purpose in life seems to be shooting magnificent imagery for our viewing pleasure. Boyle on the other hands does not shy away to also show us the dirty and gritty reality of India next to its splendour, and it is this juxtaposition of images that gives a more truthful picture and a surprising backdrop for a romantic story.
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Laurie Thinot for Autokratz

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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Laurie Thinot of Partizan Lab, directs this energetic music video for Autokratz. This is the kind of visual storytelling I am envious of. Laurie keeps up with the frenetic beats of Autokratz while exhibiting a pure joy for her visual forms. This mix of overhead projector style illustration, info-graphics and odd story line make for an interesting video.

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Laurie Thinot for Autokratz

Waltz with Bashir

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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Waltz with Bashir; a unique feature length animated vision of a man’s true experience in the Israeli Army during the 1982 Lebanon War. Absolutely worth seeing.

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Waltz with Bashir

Just FYI: The Smoking in ‘Gran Torino’ Was Done for Free

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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Near the end of the closing credits for Clint Eastwood's new Gran Torino is a disclaimer that caught my attention. It reads as follows:

"No person or entity associated with this film received payment or anything of value, or entered into any agreement, in connection with the depiction of tobacco products."


In other words: Some of the characters smoke in this movie, but that was our choice. The tobacco industry didn't pay us off.

According to the site Smoke Free Movies, which makes some excellent points but tends to go overboard (they think any film with smoking should automatically be rated R), the disclaimer is a recent addition to Warner Bros. products. It started appearing on Warner DVDs of movies that contain smoking at the beginning of 2008, and was added to smoky theatrical releases this fall. Gran Torino was the first time I'd noticed it, but I don't always stay for the credits.

The site also reports that Universal Pictures (at the behest of its parent company, General Electric) has started including a somewhat weaker disclaimer on its movies that contain smoking: "The depictions of tobacco smoking contained in this film are based solely on artistic consideration and are not intended to promote tobacco consumption." Note that they don't say they weren't paid off by the tobacco industry, only that they didn't intend for it to encourage people to smoke.

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