A Harry Potter Challenge Question #NaBloPoMo #NowPlaying #HP7

Since today marks the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 as well as the end of the Harry Potter film franchise, I’m taking the liberty of showing Mr. Potter and his magical crew some love. If you are a fan of Harry Potter and/or his films, let’s participate in Heck Yeah’s 15 Day Harry Potter Challenge. The 15th question in this challenge is "Would you have joined Dumbledore’s army?” and after watching all six of the Harry Potter movies that have been released up until today, here is my answer.

Yes, I would have joined Dumbledore’s army because the more preparation, skills, knowledge and practice that people have to protect and defend themselves against the dark world, the better off they will be. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be among a group of people who share resources, help each other perfect their defense techniques while also teaching them new skills in the process?

It would be silly for me to turn down such an opportunity.....especially with all that has been at stake with Harry Potter and Hogwarts.

Would YOU have joined Dumbledore's Army?

Also, I'm nominating Ron Weasly for next month's king dong spot since he is my favorite Harry Potter character. Maybe he'll win or maybe he won't but I'm taking this moment to put a bid in for him!

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The Hollywood Director's Connection to Michael Jackson, continued... #NaBloPoMo

Michael Jackson's connection to movie directors are far, long and global. While film directors dominated Michael Jackson’s music video collection, the iconic singer also worked with several regular music video directors who helped him bring his songs to life on the small screen. Here are some of those directors.

Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" music video was directed and edited by Don Wilson (editing too? Wilson's got Talent!). Wilson also works in Television, directing reality shows including Hitched or Ditched (Premiered in the Summer of 2009) and The Swan as well as documentaries. He also works on movie trailers.

In an American Pop Culture interview, Wilson describes the decision to not use Michael Jackson in the music video by saying "the lyrics really dictated the content" and even mentioned a remake of "Man in the Mirror" that was close to developing until Jackson's sudden death recently.
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/music.htm

Bruce Gowers who directed "Rock with You" has done work in other music videos and television.

Paul Hunter lent his directing services to Michael Jackson for "You Rock my World" starring actor, Marlon Brando and comedian, Chris Tucker.

Wayne Isham directed the "You Are Not Alone" music video by Michael Jackson. Music videos seem to be Isham's specialty.

Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was directed by Nick Saxton. Who knows what Saxton is doing now? He doesn't seem to have any new credit listings, as the information comes to a halt after the early 90s. Maybe he started producing music videos instead of directing, but whatever.

This post is part of the Michael Jackson music video series on the Madlab Post. Here are the previous posts in the series:

Movie Directors Dominate Michael Jackson's Video Collection

More Michael Jackson Videos with Big Screen Support

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VISIONFEST 11 Snapshot Trivia Winner! #NaBloPoMo #filmfestivals #BlogHer #WordlessWednesday

Congratulations to Herman Turnip at Terrible Analogies who answered last week’s Snapshot Trivia question correctly.

The question:
Name the actor in this photo, who attended VISIONFEST 11 and then name his most recent film.

The Answer:
Garrett Swann, who last starred in “Camp Casserole.”

Fun Facts:
-In the movie, Swann plays a husband who gets to sample new casserole dishes on a regular basis while gaining access to much more than he and his friends expected.

-“Camp Casserole” won a record-breaking five Independent Vision Awards during this year’s VISIONFEST film festival. The movie was nominated for a whopping nine awards, so Steve Balderson and company took home most of the gold!

Be on the lookout for some top list posts on iconic motion pictures and more, made possible thanks to Herman Turnip!

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