Wednesday, July 23, 2014
“Marry You” Cannon
Published by ScottBradleyLovesYa Dec. 29, 2012
on YouTube
An alternate universe of pop music.
Violinist David Wong stopped by to help Scott create some 21st century wedding music: a mashup of Bruno Mars’ “Marry You” and Canon in D, Wagner’s “Here Comes the Bride” Wedding March, “Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring,” and Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March.”
http://youtu.be/HFQrHE2H8Ho?list=PLtgRxzvQqsdTfP2OmLcVBb4DNAch0f7Ze
blog: http://www.postmodernjukebox.com
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow [PG-13] - Action/ Sci-Fi
June 6, 2014 - Village Roadshow
Directed by Doug Liman
Grade: B+
Up-graded from B.
Par: Cast: Tom Cruise (Major William Cage), Emily Blunt (Rita Vrataski), and Bill Paxton (Master Sergeant Farell).
+1: Dark comedy of a war-time “Groundhog Day”.
Par: Alien (Mimics) design and animation.
Par: “Cut the head off, the body dies” battle strategy.
Par: Screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth. John-Henry Butterworth.
Rapture-Palooza
Rapture-Palooza [R] - Comedy/ Fantasy
June 7, 2013 - Lionsgate
Directed by Paul Middleditch
Viewed on Netflix
Grade: B+
Up-graded from B
+1: Cast including Craig Robinson (The Beast), and Anna Kendrick (Lindsey).
+1: Foul-mouthed crows and abusive locusts.
Par: Strangely functional post-rapture society.
Par: Terrible songs sung by Craig Robinson.
-1: Conclusion.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Disney Parks Blog - Banner Headers, part 7
Fireworks in the night over a Disney castle. It’s been a Disney iconic image ever since it was depicted in the animated opening scenes of the black and white ABC anthology series Walt Disney Presents (1958-1961). Then the image became indelibly Disney with the series’ move to NBC and the move to color (!) in the opening sequence of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969). It continues in to the present in Walt Disney Pictures’ vanity titles for its feature films with a fly over pan of a computer generated three-dimensional fantasy castle (c. 2006).
Well, Disney Parks Blog had them too (either in July or for the new year).
Disneyanadocious rating so far: (8/10) D D D D D D D D - -
Well, Disney Parks Blog had them too (either in July or for the new year).
— FIREWORKS OVER SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE —
—Disneyland, Disneyland Resort —
— FIREWORKS & THE MATTERHORN —
—Disneyland, Disneyland Resort —
— FIREWORKS OVER CINDERELLA CASTLE —
—Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, FL —
Disneyanadocious rating so far: (8/10) D D D D D D D D - -
All images ©Disney Enterprises.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Word Animals
Australian designer Dan Fleming created 20 animal designs using the letters their names. The collection was featured on Buzzfeed and “crocodile” was selected for the inaugural logo pond book.
[the word animal portfolio]
[Dan Fleming’s site]
http://danfleming.co.uk/#/
About Dan Fleming (2013): I am a tall, half British/ half Australian graphic designer, currently working for 829 Studios, a digital design agency in Boston, USA.
Found on Logoblog
http://www.logoblog.org
[article]
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Disney Parks Blog - Banner Headers, part 6
In 2012, Cars Land and the completion of a renovated Disney California Adventure were great for the west coast resort. That same year, a new resort complex in the form of Disney’s Art of Animation wasn’t a bad addition for the east coast resort. But in December 2012, came the highly anticipated official opening of the Magic Kingdom’s “New Fantasyland.”
The renovations included several new attractions. “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” was complete with Prince Eric’s sea-side palace façade. “Pete’s Silly Sideshow” in the Storybook Circus area replaced the State Fair themed “Mickey’s Toontown Fair” along with a relocated “Dumbo the Flying Elephant” carousel-type attraction that re-opened with two(!) side-by-side spinners. This year, with the grand opening of the “Seven Dwarfs Mine Train” roller coaster, the expansion was completed.
Unfortunately, “Snow White’s Scary Adventures” was closed and it’s place now stands “Princess Fairytale Hall” meet and greet location. Several figures from “Snow White” have been used in the “Mine Train” attraction.
And a section themed like the village from Beauty and the Beast is home to two restaurants, “Gaston’s Tavern” and the “Be Our Guest Restaurant” table service restaurant. The Beast’s castle visible atop not too distant mountains. And guests can enjoy “Enchanted Tales with Belle” in recreation of Maurice’s (and Belle’s) cottage.
Lastly, a rest area has a Tangled theme with a recreation of Rapunzel’s tower home in the distance.
Disneyanadocious rating so far: (7/10): D D D D D D D - - -
The renovations included several new attractions. “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” was complete with Prince Eric’s sea-side palace façade. “Pete’s Silly Sideshow” in the Storybook Circus area replaced the State Fair themed “Mickey’s Toontown Fair” along with a relocated “Dumbo the Flying Elephant” carousel-type attraction that re-opened with two(!) side-by-side spinners. This year, with the grand opening of the “Seven Dwarfs Mine Train” roller coaster, the expansion was completed.
Unfortunately, “Snow White’s Scary Adventures” was closed and it’s place now stands “Princess Fairytale Hall” meet and greet location. Several figures from “Snow White” have been used in the “Mine Train” attraction.
And a section themed like the village from Beauty and the Beast is home to two restaurants, “Gaston’s Tavern” and the “Be Our Guest Restaurant” table service restaurant. The Beast’s castle visible atop not too distant mountains. And guests can enjoy “Enchanted Tales with Belle” in recreation of Maurice’s (and Belle’s) cottage.
Lastly, a rest area has a Tangled theme with a recreation of Rapunzel’s tower home in the distance.
— NEW FANTASYLAND (2012) —
— Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, FL —
All images ©Disney Enterprises.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
11 Times Mickey Mouse Was Banned
posted by Stacy Conradt on MentalFloss.com, July 7, 2014
Despite being one of the world’s most recognizable and beloved characters, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for Mickey. A number of countries—and even U.S. states—have banned the cartoon rodent at one time or another for reasons both big and small.
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