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Washed Up Superheroes

Over the years in Hollywood, competing studios have managed to release movies dealing with the same subject matter simultaneously. For example, in 1985 we saw Weird Science, Real Genius and My Science Project – movies about teenage nerd scientists –…  Read more

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Under the Sea

The Little Mermaid showed up for my niece’s birthday party this past weekend. “Ariel” entertained the kids so well and sang Part of Your World flawlessly. My sister hired her from Children’s Delight, an outfit in San Jose…  Read more

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Anime Tricks

Just saw the Animatrix on DVD. All I can say is “whoa!” Keanu-style. It’s some of the most amazing animation I’ve seen since, well, hmmm…Spirited Away. It contains 9 anime shorts by various directors done in varied styles,…  Read more

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Spirited Away

Saw Spirited Away on DVD last night. It opened with Pixar’s John Lasseter introducing the movie to viewers. Although distributed by Disney, this Japanese production doesn’t fit the typical Disney mold (no song and dance numbers by cute…  Read more

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