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I don’t read books often, but since I did, and it’s not a great fit for GR, why not put it here. Two brothers Logan and Noah Miller went from nothing to making a film. The book is about their past, their experience with their alcoholic and homeless father, and then the journey to make a film about it all. These dudes seem like good guys, and the book is written from both of their perspectives, so it’s funny how it’ll bounce from quote to quote as if they are one. The book obviously is a struggle, but perhaps things just worked out too well. As I read it, I knew any problem that would come up would get solved in not too much time – sort of like a bad Twilight Zone movie where the dude gets everything he wants all the time and got sick of it. Yet overall, this isn’t a novel, it’s a story about making a film, and their experiences including how they got Ed Harris to be in it. I particularly liked the parts about their filming at a minor league training camp. One of the brothers (they also star in the film) played minor league ball, and gains respect of the real players, who figured he was just an actor d. bag. Would I recommend this as a reading book? Perhaps for a quick read. I got through this on a flight to NY, but is it literature? No. But it’s a fun tale of two dudes getting into trouble and getting out of it. The question is now… is the film good?
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The Dwelling - In the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - one of the best in the business.I never thought I'd be doing the film thing again, but oh well. I produced, shot second camera, and stills. Sheldon Candis directed.
3/15/09 at 9:00pm at the Kabuki in San Francisco
3/19/09 at 7:15pm at the Kabuki in San Francisco
3/21/09 at 5:00pm at the Camera in San Jose
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The Dwelling – In the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival – one of the best in the business. I never thought I’d be doing the film thing again, but oh well. I produced, shot second camera, and stills. Sheldon Candis directed. 3/15/09 at 9:00pm at the Kabuki in San Francisco3/19/09 at 7:15pm at the Kabuki in San Francisco3/21/09 at 5:00pm at the Camera in San Jose We’ll be up there for that first screening.
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The box wasn't marked so well on the outside, but the inside was a shoe box that looked like a big top. It's actually via Laika which is a Phil Knight production company which is producing their first feature film using the Nightmare Before Christmas Director, Henry Selick! The shoes are nuts. They're Nike Dunks, stitched together like a rag doll, via Nightmare maybe? The animals on the shoes are...
The box wasn’t marked so well on the outside, but the inside was a shoe box that looked like a big top. It’s actually via Laika which is a Phil Knight production company which is producing their first feature film using the Nightmare Before Christmas Director, Henry Selick! The shoes are nuts. They’re Nike Dunks, stitched together like a rag doll, via Nightmare maybe? The animals on the shoes are strange, yes they come off, as do the tails. I can’t see them lasting long when you wear them, but this production is something different in a genre where it’s all been done. The Coraline Dunk come in edition of 100. Check out the trailer here. The film written by the great Neil Gaiman is called Coraline. See it February 6th, stay till the end of the credits and then go to www.coraline.com you can win a pair of these. Pretty cool stitching, interesting fabrics (canvas), and a natural colorway with a great style. For a sneaker that revolving around an animation project, it’s wearable. I was wondering what this was. Cotton candy? A strange sex toy? Actually, these might be the props from the actual film. 50 of the boxes had some items in them. I don’t know if these are them, but they’re strange. Packaging counts a lot. See the buttons on near the tongue? Those were designed by the director Henry Selick. It’s cool they got the director involved in this promotion. Tails on the shoes, a nice touch, and the soles glow! I went so far as to use a flashlight on the soles and it’s pretty cool how you can almost draw with a flashlight. It wears down really quick, so writing word is near impossible.
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