Thursday, July 30, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 [PG-13] 
Comedy, Music
May 15, 2015 - Universal
Directed by Elizabeth Banks

Grade: C+
Up-Graded from C.

Par: Individual lead characters’ storylines: Becca’s (Anna Kendrick) internship; Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) finding love; Emily (Hailee Steinfeld) freshman to leader arc.

+1: Underground a cappella competitions.

+1: Commentators John and Gail (John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks).

-1: Character development of non-featured team-members.

Par: Franchise installment.



Mad Max, Ver.2, No. 1

Mad Max, Fury Road [R] 
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
May 15, 2015 - Warner Bros.
Directed by George Miller

Grade: A-
Up-graded from B

+1: Cast, including Charlize Theron (as Imperator Furiosa).

+1: Car stunts in the desert.

Par: Vision of a post-apocalyptic future.

Par: Simple politics of a water-based economy.

+1: Franchise installment as a reboot.



Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The Hobbit 3

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies [PG-13] 
Adventure, Fantasy
December 17, 2014 - Warner Bros.
Directed by Peter Jackson

Grade C-
Down-graded from C

-1: Stuff for Bilbo (Martin Freeman) to do.

+1: Smaug.

-1: Five battling C.G.I. armies.

Par: Cast.

Par: Franchise installment as the last in the series.



The Hunger Games 3.1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - part 1
[PG-13] - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
November 21, 2014 - Lionsgate
Directed by Francis Lawrence

Grade: C
Down-graded from C

Par: Cast.

+1: Character development (Katniss).

+1: “The Hanging Tree” ballad.

-1: Pace.

-1: Franchise installment as the first half of the last part.



Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Tulle Fabric Portraits by Benjamin Shine

Reported April 20th, 2015 by Benjamin Starr on VisualNews.com



By pleating and pressing tulle - the same type of fabric used in a ballerina’s dress - Benjamin Shine plays with the fabric’s intrinsic translucent and opaque qualities as it is layered ever thicker. As if this wasn’t challenging enough, he goes one step further by using only one uncut piece of fabric for an entire portrait.





[Benjamin Shine’s site]

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Pancake Art - Elsa (Frozen)


Published by Tiger Tomato May 16, 2015 on YouTube

Tiger Tomato
- “We draw. We sculpt, We fry.”

Tiger Tomato has several videos demonstration of cartoon characters done in the delectable medium of colored pancake batter.

https://youtu.be/znFbGpaJf1o

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Supernatural Parody by The Hillywood Show®


Published by The Hillywood Show May 21, 2015 on YouTube

Supernatural’s, Dean Winchester, struggles with the effects of bearing the Mark of Cain. Until Sam and Castiel find a cure, Dean has no other choice but to just “Shake It Off!” The Hillywood Show® brings the SPN Family a parody of epic proportions, that includes, Angels, Demons, Crowley, the Chevy Impala and fan favorite moments from the CW’s Supernatural!  

Starring, Osric Chau as “Sam”, Rob Benedict as “Cain” and special guest cameos from the Cast of Supernatural, including Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins and more!


Created by Hilly Hindi and Hannah Hindi
Director: Hannah Hindi
Editor Hilly Hindi
Screen play: Hilly Hindi

• Executive Produced by Nerdist.com: 

• “Shake It Off” Cover by Twenty One Two:
https://www.youtube.com/user/fastfrwr...

• Supernatural Parody Official Lyrics:
http://www.thehillywoodshow.com/lyric...

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https://youtu.be/tCZy8cAgBlM


Cast
Dean Winchester - - - Hilly Hindi
Castiel - - - Hannah Hindi
Sam Winchester - - - Osric Chau
Cain - - - Rob Benedict
Crowley - - - Adam Stuckey

Special thanks to the amazing cast of Supernatural for being a part of this production:
Jared Padalecki  -  Jensen Ackles
Misha Collins  -  Rob Benedict
Matt Cohen  -  Osric Chau
Gil McKinney  -  Tim Omundson
Tahmoh Penikett  -  Samantha Smith
Richard Speight, Jr.  -  Sebastian Roche
Lauren Tom  -  Mark Pellegrino
Travis Aaron Wade  -  Tyler Johnston