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Thursday
Jun182009

Harry Potter Advance Tickets for Half Blood Prince on Sale

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince opens July 15th which is just a few weeks away but you can get your tickets today without having to wait in line at a movie theater. Fandango has Harry Potter Advance Tickets on sale now for all movie fans who want to claim their spot for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince!

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I was at the movie theater when Star Trek was released and while I was there to check out X-Men Origins: Wolverine, there was a long line for the Star Trek movie, way before the upcoming showtime was scheduled to begin, so these Harry Potter advance tickets can come in handy for those of use who are impatient or don't want to miss out on the earlier show times for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Skip the box office lines! Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tickets on sale now!


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Sunday
Jun142009

Should the G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra Movie be Shut Down?

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Slashfilm recently mentioned the upcoming G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra movie and rumored turmoil between director Stephen Sommers and producers. Sommers was allegedly kicked out of the editing room because of his disastrous results with G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. Speculation includes a mention that G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra is not a watchable movie and the studio has gone into extra post-production work to fix what the director ruined.

One Slashfilm commenter pleaded for the studio to shut G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra down and start over. Does he (or she) have the right solution? This is not the first movie or TV production that has encountered problems before its release (Place and example here). Is it better to start over on a movie than trying to fix it?

I can recall the rules listed in many filmmaking books and articles, warning us to get everything right the first time and "don't fix it in post" which seems to be what the studio is doing with this G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra movie by enhancing the special effects. Slashfilm makes a good point that mass movie audiences will not care if G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra is a bad movie "as long as things are blowing up and Sienna Miller is wearing leather." as mentioned by Russ Fischer. That factor says a lot about our consumerist society and makes it even more difficult for good movies, especially independent films to get the same level of support. Then again, we're not talking about independent movies here when it comes to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. The matter is about a large studio-backed movie that has allegedly gone sideways in terms of quality and now the muscle behind this blockbuster machine is trying to make sure that G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra will still sell tickets at the box office.

Since Hollywood is about money, I can understand and even agree with Paramaount studios pulling out all the stops in post-production to improve the rumored "disaster" that occurred during production. If it works for them, then G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra should be released once everything is right. There is another side to possible solutions for any movie that is made, whether it be a studio or independent film which is going back to square one and starting again. It gives producers a way to fix any and all problems or disasters that occurred the first time around, which is something that I considered doing for one of my short movies. Granted, my earlier short cost much less than 'Rise of Cobra's $150+ budget but I would welcome a new and improved version that far surpasses the results of my first efforts.

Should G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra go back to the chalk board or should the studio continue to lock this movie down and get it ready for its August 2009 release?

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Saturday
Jun132009

Don't blame me, it was the GPS!

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A man in Georgia came home to realize that the house he grew up in was demolished....by accident! What would you do if you found out that a contractor knocked your house down? The is one of the most unfortunate events of 2009 and it could have easily been prevented. The house being destroyed is not the only fact that makes this incident terrible, but WHY it was destroyed in the first place.

A recent Associated Press video on Yahoo explains that demolition crews tore down his house after being led to the address by their GPS device. Even if they used the GPS for directions, why didn't they read the sign or address of this man's house before taking a bulldozer to it? If the address wasn't on the door, look at the trees to see if the information matches your "Proper Paperwork", described by the demolition team that took this house down. The home owner described having old furniture in the house that was owned by his mother (who is probably dead now, so the furniture was a priceless item). Technology can be great but does not excuse any of us from using common sense and a little extra investigation with our own knowledge instead of depending on a computer to do all of the work!

What would YOU do if you were in this Georgia man's shoes?

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