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Tetsuo: The Ironman (1989)
Tetsuo: The Ironman (1989)
1989 | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
(0 Ratings)
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"Another one is Tetsuo: The Ironman, directed by Shin’ya Tsukamoto. To me that’s up there. That’s up there for me. I’d say the whole Tetsuo series, just because it’s such a beautifully handcrafted movie. You can tell there’s so much in it. I love that kind of, you know, like the early Tim Burtons and the David Lynches and all that stuff. There’s something about this Shin’ya Tsukamoto stuff. It was just at the perfect time when cyber-punk — what cyber-punk looked like — he was one of those people kind of establishing that. And whether people know it or not, Tetsuo: The Ironman was just hugely influential on everything, on sci-fi after that. It became like a design resource for everybody f—ing with sci-fi. You know, people have seen these images without even knowing the movie. It’s really, really awesome. I just think about it still, like, “How did they do that with no money, really? How did they pull this s— off and build these amazing effects?” They had to redub all the audio because there was no audio when they filmed it. There were a lot of elements against them too, but they pulled it off and it’s still just so amazing. I just hope to do a fraction of that with my own film."

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Sarah (126 KP) rated Facebook in Apps

Jul 12, 2018  
Facebook
Facebook
Communication, Entertainment, Events, Social Networking
7
7.6 (436 Ratings)
App Rating
Great for keeping in touch (2 more)
Nice way to share news, photos
Groups are a great way of sharing hobbies, finding like-minded people with similar interests
Updates are hit and miss - often a lot of problems with the app (2 more)
Bullying is poorly controlled
Standards are applied in a very hit and miss way
Has Its Good & Bad Points
Facebook has its uses - it's a good way to keep in touch with people you wouldn't ordinarily hear from very often, it's handy to send photos to people around the world and it can be a lovely way to brighten up your day with funny memes, jokes, and nice messages from people.

The App itself can be quite hit and miss - updates seem to be rolled out before they're properly ready, so you have issues where timelines don't update, comments don't load, etc. Whenever there's an update, while it may resolve one problem, it typically brings a whole host of others.

There are also the problems with Facebook itself, not least the prevalence of cyber-bullying that goes unchecked, the fact that Facebook seems to apply its rules in an incredibly haphazard way - allowing violent images to remain while removing those which, while perhaps "provocative" in the sense of being thought-provoking, are not indecent, obscene, violent or really in any way outrageous, and the rather concerning issues around the security/privacy of user data and increasing number of adverts on the site/app.

While not having yet run its course, Facebook is going to have to come up with newer and newer ideas to remain relevant, and have to improve its security and "policing" structures to keep users happy.
  
ParaNorman (2012)
ParaNorman (2012)
2012 | Action, Animation, Comedy
7
7.6 (14 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A kid named Norman (voice by Kodi Smit-Mcphee), is so into watching zombie movies he has become a social outcast. Norman one day realizing that he has a gift to see dead people, but as such, few people believe him except for his friend Neil (voice by Tucker Albrizzi).
Despite the unusual gift that Norman possesses, he still tries to live a life as a normal kid, or so he thinks.

Even though, he tries to live a normal life, his schoolmates don’t think it’s normal for people to see dead people. Norman always get picked on by the school bully, Alvin (voice by Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who tries to give Norman a hard time as much as possible.

Fate soon steps in and requires Norman to use his gift to stop a curse but the pesky Alvin tends to ruin his plans. In time, Norman, Alvin and locals Neil, Courtney and Mitch, must stop the curse and find out why strange things keep happening to their little town.

While I was not sold on the 3D aspects of the film, one thing for sure is the beauty and the creativity in this movie. The graphics, the special effects, the voices of each character complimented the story well. It would have been easy to get caught up in the stop motion magic, but Norman has a story to tell as well. The team that created the sparkling “Coraline” has really taken the game to the next level.

While the movie is PG rated, it is an ideal family film for those with teens and tweens.
  
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Betty Edwards | 1979 | Art, Photography & Fashion, Reference, Technical
9
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
really great for building confidence and teaching basic exercises (2 more)
Perfect for people who think they "can't draw" (drawing is a skill, and perfectly learn-able)
Will help a whole lot if you are just starting
Will hold you back if you let it (1 more)
The neuroscience this is based on is sadly outdated
Great book, but FOR BEGINNERS ONLY
So this book is really, really good for beginners. I have bought multiple copies of it to give to people who are afraid to start drawing, and they loved how fast they improved. It also kind of helps you learn to learn more (if that makes sense)

If you cling to it afterwards, it will stunt you, though. It doesn't teach much in the way of perspective, color, composition, art historical precedents, or mastery of techniques and materials (but really, there are whole books and disagreeing theory families on each of those topics...)


To start drawing, I have yet to find something better. Just give it to someone else when you are done.