…and put it in your pocket, never let
it fade away–only envision the shooting star as rising ratings.
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Admittedly, climbing ratings on The CW
are relative. If NCIS just crested Mount Everest and Ghost Whisperer reached the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro, then Smallville might scale
the Appalachian range. Nonetheless, the fact remains that ratings are
on the rise.
We think this is officially the 25th movie version of the classic Dickens tale, this time done with the performance capture technique director Robert Zemeckis used for The Polar Express and Beowulf. Reviews are split, basically along the line of how one feels about performance capture.
“…a marvelous and touching yuletide toy of a movie, and the miracle is that it goes right back to the gilded Victorian spirit of those black-and-white films of yore.”
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol is, in its essence, a product reel, a showy, exuberant demonstration of the glories of motion capture, computer animation and 3D technology. On that level, it’s a wow. On any emotional level, it’s as cold as Marley’s Ghost.“
“Shortchanging traditional animation by literalizing it while robbing actors of their full range of facial expressiveness, the performance-capture technique favored by director Robert Zemeckis looks more than ever like the emperor’s new clothes in Disney’s A Christmas Carol.”
In case you didn’t know, now you can say you know of White Rabbits. Buzznet caught up with Matthew Clark, one of the drummers of White Rabbits. For a man of few words, Matthew certainly can make a lot of noise on stage. Get to know Matthew and we hope you will be intrigued enough to then get to know White Rabbits.
White Rabbits Photo Credit: Tell All Your Friends PR.
Buzznet: Fans of these artists will be most likely to be into White Rabbits?
Matt:
1)Outkast 2)Steely Dan 3)Wu-Tang
Buzznet: What is the most fun track to perform live off of White Rabbits album ‘It’s Frightening’?
Matt: I personally enjoy “The Salesman”,but ya know…
Buzznet: Does White Rabbits have any pre-show rituals?
Matt: Nah.
Buzznet: You guys met at the University of Missouri then moved to Brooklyn. What was the craziest place you guys played a show in college? Or the most unique show you have played in general?
Matt: We just played a floor show in North Hampton that was really fun. Its been a while since weve done that. I can’t really recall anything right now.
Buzznet: If White Rabbits could invite any female pop star to perform with them for a night who would it be?
Matt: What Dido doing?
Buzznet: White Rabbits is a fan of these new album releases?
Matt: Glass Ghost. Buzznet: At a White Rabbits show, the audience should pay close attention to? Matt: The sound and their drinks.
Check out White Rabbit’s recently released album It’s Frightening on iTunes for $6.99.
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DreamWorks has had its eye on the popular Japanese cyberpunk property Ghost in the Shell for some time now. Created by Masamune Shirow and first published as a manga (Japanese for "comic book") in 1989, Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic thriller that details the exploits of sexy cyborg Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9, the elite covert crime unit she leads. The original spawned two additional manga editions, three animated movie adaptations, three video games, and a long-running TV series.
DreamWorks' connection to the film began in 2004 when it released the second film, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. DreamWorks acquired the rights to adapt the property for an American audience in April 2008 and announced plans to produce a 3-D live-action movie. DreamWorks founder Steven Spielberg has admitted his love of the property and was instrumental in acquiring the rights.
Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorite stories. It's a genre that has arrived, and we enthusiastically welcome it to DreamWorks.
Since that 2008 announcement, there has been virtually no news about the project. Now, DreamWorks has announced that Laeta Kalogridis, the writer and executive producer of Martin Scorsese's new thriller, Shutter Island, will be writing the Ghost in the Shell screenplay, replacing original writer, Jamie Moss.
Patrick Swayze has died. The actor has sadly passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
A statement from Swayze’s publicist:
“Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months.”
I’ll always remember Patrick Swayze in two of my most all-time favorite movies “Ghost” and “Dirty Dancing“. He was an amazing actor, dancer and human being! he will be sadly missed. God Bless
Written by Marone Macaroni
Tuesday, 12 August 2008 Hearing voices, seeing a ghost and being chased by a seamonster. Yes, I did just type that. So, we have Ridge hearing voices from beyond (Eric in his coma), Katie seeing her dead brother's ghost and then imagining him turning into a seamonster. A seamonster. A seamonste...
We think this is officially the 25th movie version of the classic Dickens tale, this time done with the performance capture technique director 
“…a marvelous and touching yuletide toy of a movie, and the miracle is that it goes right back to the gilded Victorian spirit of those black-and-white films of yore.”
“…an exhilarating visual experience…”
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol is, in its essence, a product reel, a showy, exuberant demonstration of the glories of motion capture, computer animation and 3D technology. On that level, it’s a wow. On any emotional level, it’s as cold as Marley’s 
“Shortchanging traditional animation by literalizing it while robbing actors of their full range of facial expressiveness, the performance-capture technique favored by director Robert Zemeckis looks more than ever like the emperor’s new clothes in Disney’s A Christmas Carol.”
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DreamWorks has had its eye on the popular Japanese cyberpunk property Ghost in the Shell for some time now. Created by Masamune Shirow and first published as a manga (Japanese for "comic book") in 1989, Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic thriller that details the exploits of sexy cyborg Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9, the elite covert crime unit she leads. The original spawned two additional manga editions, three animated movie adaptations, three video games, and a long-running TV series.
