2016-03-19 18:53
I'm coming out of hiding just to post an old man rant.THIS, in a picture, is why I don't play videogames anymore:There. I'm done. I'll see you in another six months or so Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
We close the year, appropriately, with the one Christmas movie in the bunch. Love Actually is one of Mrs. Mosley's favorite films. Ejiofor doesn't have much to say, but there is this memorab… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Life has put my dream project on hold, but I have kept my hand into LEGO just to keep myself sane. In this case, I signed up for a Secret Santa exchange through the members at BrickLink. My… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
There are some movies that are required to pull off an interesting balancing act. Two characters are thrown together that appear to be polar opposites: One is uptight and the other is wild a… Read More
2011-10-01 12:10
Sometimes it's bloody difficult to get these quotes. Although all of the actors are stellar and they do wonderfully with the roles they are given, some are not necessarily quip-worthy. I rem… Read More
2011-09-30 13:40
With the exception of Redbelt (which I am not counting out of personal animosity), none of the films we have covered so far have exactly been chatty. Oh sure, Serenity has awesome dialogue… Read More
2011-08-01 13:21
When John Singleton took a whack at remaking Shaft in 2000, it didn't impress a lot of people (myself included). The new film was too slick and too Hollywood, which stood in stark contrast t… Read More
2011-07-01 15:52
Children of Men, by any measure, is one of the best Sci-Fi films to come out in the past ten years. It's also a lesson in how a book adaptation needn't be faithful in order to produce a grea… Read More
2011-06-10 03:17
So, here we are: The first shot. And, true to form, I didn't pick an easy one.The very first shot of the film after the opening credits will be a slow zoom up the skyscraper. That shot will… Read More
2011-06-10 02:39
The title of this week's update has two meanings. First off, I am going to depart my rigid weekly schedule of postings. Things get bust and sometimes I don't have the time to make a Saturday… Read More
2011-06-04 14:47
Storyboarding is a lot of fun. While creating them, I think back to watching "Making of" specials when I was kid showing Spielberg and Lucas doing the same for their films.Instead of the ran… Read More
2011-06-01 12:57
This month, we once again return to the realm of David Mamet. What I have stated previously about Mamet remains true: Mamet dialogue is not natural dialogue. It may be catchy and it may be m… Read More
2011-05-30 17:04
The camera I'm using for this project is the same one I used for the other three: A Canon Powershot A570. It has a video option, which will come in handy. Though, as I have already implied… Read More
2011-05-30 17:03
Though I came up with most of the film making techniques and tricks on my own the first three times out, I realized with this new one I would need help. Fortunately, as with every other ende… Read More
2011-05-21 13:38
No post this week as I'm on the road (And yet, I'm publishing a post. SCIENCE!).Besides, the world is going to end sometime today, so who has time for LEGO?See you next Saturday Read More
2011-05-07 13:28
I'm going the full "Gregg Toland" on this project, which means the ceiling will be visible in this room. I was able to take advantage of a fistful of windows I had grabbed at one of my last… Read More
2011-05-07 13:28
That post title may be wishful thinking, but we're trying to be optimistic here.Three months ago, I posted about the LEGO store I had opened for the primary purpose of funding my project. It… Read More
2011-05-01 13:21
I'm going to be quick this month and choose a movie that I haven't seen and never want to see: 2012. And given that I haven't seen it, I'm just pulling one of Ejiofor's lines completely out… Read More
2011-04-29 16:49
Sadly, the Office was not completed this week, but significant progress was made that I can share with you. As you can see below, the walls were finished as were the windows. You can get a b… Read More
2011-04-22 16:05
(Earlier this month, my grandfather-in-law Don wrote a post in his brand new blog that was based on a discussion I had with him several years ago on the morality of heroes in contemporary Ho… Read More
2011-04-17 01:50
In Metropolis, the shot of the skyscraper transitions to an office near the top of the building. To further steal, uh, I mean pay homage to the 1927 film, this is exactly what I'm going to d… Read More
2011-04-09 13:22
So here we are at the one quarter mark and progress has been good. All of the larger props have been built, and so I must soon advance to the sets. There will be four sets in all: The Govern… Read More
2011-04-02 20:58
I ended up changing quite a bit with the original cast and thought I'd share that this week. Instead of a crowded group shot, let's look at them in terms of the scenes that the characters sh… Read More
2011-04-01 12:20
Mrs. Mosley and I sat down for a movie night recently and watched Angelina Jolie kick all sorts of ass in Salt. It really is a fun ride, and Jolie has a good time with it. Ejiofor plays Peab… Read More
2011-03-26 14:14
The Prototype is the spacecraft our Hero uses to fly to the Villain's moon base. My goal was to build a futuristic looking jet that communicates the ability for great speed while also being… Read More
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