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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.  Took an extra day to get this issue out because the site building server that I use had a meltdown on Monday and I was unable to finish plugging in the last few pictures and videos.  But all's well that ends well, and here we are a day late and a dollar short, but overflowing with goodness when it comes to our articles this month.  We had a lot of fun interviewing Wolf and Dulci as well as filmmaker extraoridinaire D. L. Watson.  We even have a new segment on 3ds Studio Max that will be a monthly blog and serve as a step by step learning tool for this exciting new animation program.  Plus all of our regular features writen by the usual gang of virtually famous writers.

You may notice one article lacking in this issue.  It is the article for iClone, which is being written by a very special guest writer who may have gotten the mistaken idea that he still has another week.  He has assured me he is working on something that just might astound you iCloners out there, and the moment I receive the article I will plug it in and let people know.

On a happy note, I decided on a whim to type the phrase "machinima entertainment" into Google and was both pleased and surprised that we are listed fifth on the first page of results.  This means the word is getting out that we are in fact one of the better e-zines in this field.  For that I have to thank our hard-working staff of writers, as well as you -- the readers of our little monthly mish-mash of online movie news.  Please feel free to contact me any time wih your feedback -- I want to make sure this is the best magazine for all to enjoy.

Finally, on a sad note,  Unle Monk's last column is appearing this month as he is moving on to other ventures.  We wish him luck -- he doesn't know he's still stuck here because we're strapping him into the hot seat next month, only this time we may not let him go.

But I won't waste anymore of your time yakkin' it up here -- not when there is so much to read and watch in this month's issue.   So get to it and have a good time!  It's what we do this for.

~rposhard

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 What?!  No mowe Uncle Monk?  That's an outwage!  I'd quit dis job wight now except AWPO would considew it mowe of a wewawd dan a punishment.   Oooooh!  Just wait till I figuwe out a way to get back in dat Editow's chaiw!  Den you'll see a magazine wowth weading!  One witten entiwely by Uncle Monk and me!  So dewe!

~Da Balob

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 By jakechief

This column will cover 3 reviews of the 3 platforms we cover here at MovieWood E! One from The Movies, one from Moviestorm and one from I-Clone.  Due to Dennis being out of town, this month's reviews are by jakechief.

From: The Movies 

Name: Security Guards in Space X

Director: TheMonk

Plot: The hilarious new movie made by the hilarious Monk is hilarious! This time, Join the Crew of Refueling Station 12b, somewhere out around Uranus, when a new shipment of Roger Thongs arrive! As this movie is entered into Roger Thong Competition 2009. As this movie is not just funny, it is also disturbing when Roger talks on the Roger thong. It would make you shudder and laugh at the same time. So, if you like to hear Roger talking on a thong, then this is the type of movie for you! 9/10

Acting: The acting in this was no more than average! This movie features the voice talent, and only talent, of Themonk, themonk and themonk! But he did a nice and funny job as the men! He just needed to change his voice more! But he did deliver this movie really nicely as the voice overs were the key to making this movie a success! The voice overs and the talking Roger Thong! WHAT A THRILLER! 8/10

Editing: The editing in this movie was superb. It was really nicely executed even with the talking thong, man; I can never get over that! This movie, though, didn’t have a total enough of editing, there wasn’t a lot of stuff needed to be edited. But, this movie flowed really, really, REALLY nicely! So, overall, the editing was superb, even though there wasn’t a lot of editing! 10/10

Overall Entertainment Value & Final Score: Overall, this movie was brilliantly executed with nice voices from the monk. This was a smart movie to make, and a smart way to make this movie for the roger thong competition. A really brilliant thought and idea as I hope to see more of these type of movies in the near future. With an overall stunning rating of 27/30, I will have to say that this movie will need to be a hilarious must see. So, go see this movie while you still can… and best of luck with competition.

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From: Moviestorm 

Name: Dubbya Zone: A Taste of Isolation

Director: Kingpengvin

Plot: The Dubbya adventures continue where George W. Bush tells you another story about 3 men who were in a space that crashes in a desert so they are on a journey to see if they have a chance of going home! This is a long lost episode of a series the Dubbya. It’s a show known for its twist endings and deep sci-fi horrors that would keep you petrified! But, the real genre is comedy! It mentions a little racism in it with a special touch of humor in this outgoing plot of sanity. I did think it was a creative plot! 8/10

Acting: In this movie, KingPenvin, who directed and written this movie, also starred in it. He was all of the characters. But what I thought though, was that he tried to impersonate George W. Bush and he wasn’t that good with it. It didn’t totally sound like Mr. Former President. It just sounded like the other characters. So I thought that KingPenvin should have done each voice differently and should have had Bush sounding like Bush. 6/10

Editing:  This film “Dubbya Zone” was a well edited film! I thought he did well at executing this film in trying to make it looking like a new blockbuster film. I don’t think he quite reached there but he was very close enough in executing it. 10/10

Overall Entertainment Value & Final Score: This movie did seem really well written and really well executed that I was glued to the screen. I loved how he entertained me with this 11 minute movie. So, with all this reviewing, I have finally come down to this—with a score of 24/30, I do think that you should spend your 11 minutes watching this hysterical movie.

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From: I-Clone

 Name: Soulking Part 1 of 3

Director: Allpoint

Plot: In this Scifi epic, Allpoint delivers a film which is about an airplane that crashes in the woods as after all (but one) passengers die, a soulking comes to take their souls away and is now trying to take every soul! It does sound phony but if you go see this movie, you will be amazed with the storyline. As this movie had great script writing that made me glued to my seat. 10/10

Acting: The voice acting in this film is superb! This movie had the best voice actors in the whole damn community! The whole 3 part series has names like Raven2Angel, Tfoster, Goofparade, Allpoint, Beverley, Dulci, Macwemyss, B Dunn, and Killian. All these actors and actresses make this movie realistic. Even though the plot isn’t realistic, the characters make it realistic and excite you to an epic “fairytale” 10/10

Editing: The editing in “Soulking” is really well done. With the credits in this movie just blew me away! As after  you see the Soulking do something, it shows superb editing which would make  your jaw drop out and would make you keep on wanting to see this movie as you don’t want this to end! 9/10

Overall Entertainment Value & Final Score: This movie had brilliant voice acting, brilliant editing and brilliant synopsis! If this movie was on the big screen, I would say it would be a blockbuster and would be sold out for at least one weekend! I got to say, this is one of the best iclone films, as there are a lot of very good ones, but if I have to choose one of my favorite iclone films, it would be  “Soulking” not just the first part but the entire 3 part series! A TMUnderground masterpiece! I will give this a stunning see it with a rating of 29/30

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 By themonk

 Ask the Monk can be heard every week as part of the "Voice of the Community" on TMOA Radio!

Alas and alack, this will be the beloved Uncle Monk's last column,  We will miss him terribly () and decided -- for his final piece of advice to us -- to ask him if one's choice of undergarments really does make a difference in one's love life.  By way of an answer, he loaned us this film which he uses anytime he teaches his Special Ed Sex Class For the Morally Recalcitrant.  We thank you, Monk, we salute you, and we bid you a fond farewell. 

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  by rposhard

 rposhard's "Reel Discoveries" can be heard every Sunday afternoon on "The Ken and Roger Show" on TMOA Radio.  Here are May's discoveries!

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I think you all know me well enough by now that I'm not usually a sucker for some cheesy movie that's supposed to tug at the heartstrings even as it makes you laugh.  In fact, most of these movies are reviled by critics (including the one I'm covering today) as "not worth the time".  Every once in a while, however, I'll go on a rebellious streak and say, "You just didn't get it."  Well, that's the mood I'm in today.  I sat and watched this goofy little movie and found it to be much more than I was expecting.  Originally released as The Dress Code, it is currently playing on one of the many premium movie channels under the title Bruno.

Bruno Battaglia (played without the least bit of pretension by Alex D. Linz) is not the most-liked kid in the Catholic School he attends.  In fact, he is often attacked by the other boys and ends up in the office of the Mother Superior (played by Kathy Bates), who respects his intelligence but resents that he always seems to get in trouble.  Her attitude is not improved by Bruno's overweight mother Angela (played by Stacy Halprin), who makes every trip to the office a yelling match.  Bruno's divorced father, Dino (played by Gary Sinise), seems to think his son is a sissy because he won't play hockey and wears a nightshirt to bed.  Bruno finally makes friends with a new student, a young black girl who likes to pretend to be a cowgirl and who helps to defend Bruno the next time he is attacked.  On the way home from school, Bruno points out that a cowgirl should wear pants.  Since there are no other pants available, he offers to trade his pants for her skirt.  The two have fun playing dress-up at Bruno's house (his mother is a dress-maker) and run out into the street, where Bruno is hit by a car.  The ER doctors are quite surprised to discover the young girl brought in is actually a boy.  Even more shocked are Bruno's family, particularly his father and his grandmother, Helen (played by Shirley MacLaine).  Bruno dies for a moment in the ER and goes to Heaven where he meets two angelic hosts who send him back.  Once he is released from the hospital, he begs his mother to take him to a dress shop:  not for just a dress, he explains, but to find Holy Raiment.

The National Catholic Spelling Bee is about to begin, the winner of the final will be flown to Italy to meet the Pope.  Bruno shows up in his Holy Raiment (a diaphonous gown that wraps around him in two sections).  The Mother Superior is furious and drags him off the stage.  In her office, he tries to explain to her that this is what all angels wear in Heaven.  He points to a picture of Pope John Paul II wearing his hassock and says, "See?  Even the Pope wears a dress."  This is too much for Mother Superior who is ready to expel Bruno when Angela bursts in plead on her son's behalf, but before she can finish she clutches her chest and has a heart attack.  Given the circumstances, Bruno is allowed to compete and wins, then is whisked off to the hospital to visit his mother.  Dino is disgusted to see his son in a dress again and refuses to take care of him.  He goes home with Helen, who tries to teach him to be a man.  Bruno insists that he is a man but that wearing the dresses makes him feel closer to God and he is desperate for that closeness, since he's felt so little of that in his life.  He's terrified of being in the spelling bee without a dress because he's afraid if he doesn't have that closeness to God he will lose everything.  When Mother Superior calls to say that if Bruno shows up for the next round of the bee in a dress he will not be allowed to compete, it raises Helen's ire because she now understands the symbolism of the dresses -- Bruno is not gay or a tranvestite -- he is a young man taking a stand and making a statement.  The next round, Helen makes him a magnificent sequined gown and creates such a media frenzy that Mother Superior does not dare turn him away.  Can he go all the way as his dresses grow more outlandish?  Can he earn the respect of his estranged father and his school?

The most important thing for me about this movie was the acting.  Kathy Bates was very funny as the cigarette-smoking swearing Mother Superior who sneaks kisses to her picture of the Pope when no one is looking.  Gary Sinise turns in his usual powerful performance as the estranged father who just doesn't -- and refuses to try to -- understand his own son.  Shirley MacLaine, who also directed, was her usual delightful self -- making a gradual but realistic change from demanding grandmother to loving her grandson for who he is.  The highest praise, however, has to go to Alex D. Linz as Bruno.  Here was a role that could have been overplayed, making the movie as disastrous as most critics claim it to be, but his portrayal -- simple and honest -- was what made the movie work for me.  Rather than playing it as "Don't I look silly, I'm wearing a dress," he plays it straight as a young man who will not back down from his convictions because everyone else wants him to be "normal".  That, for me, was the message of this movie.  That some felt the plot didn't adequately portray this message just says to me that they didn't get the point.  Their loss.

I will admit that part of the problem could have been the way the movie was advertised.  The poster depicts several of the adult characters peeking around a door to see Bruno in his school jacket, shirt and tie -- but not wearing his pants.  The tagline on the poster reads "The movie that is long on originality and short on pants."  Clearly whoever came up with this concept had absolutely no clue of what the movie was about.  It is a perfect example of the kind of advertising that would keep most people (myself included) away from the movie.  In fact, if the movie had not been listed in my guide under its altenate title of Bruno, I probably wouldn't have watched it just from remembering the poster.  As it is, I'm glad I watched it as it proved to be more than it was advertised to be.  I'm not going to recommend you rush right out and find this movie on DVD, but if you come across it in your TV Guide, give it a chance.  I think you'll find yourself enjoying it more than you think you will -- I know I did.

 Next week on Reel Discoveries -- a most unusual serial killer flick from our good friends in Amstrerdam.  The killer isn't a man or a monster or an animal or a robot -- so what the heck could be killing all these people?  You'll find out next week on Reel Discoveries.  But for now I'll turn things back over to the  TMOA hosts who are manly enough to wear dresses every week when they broadcast -- Ken in a simple silk dressing gown, Monk in a lovely chiffon formal and Roger in a delightful lace and taffeta cocktail dress.  Ladies?  Uh -- I mean  -- guys?

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The serial killer struck both night and day. The first four victims barely survived, ending up in the hospital not knowing what happened to them. Then the blind man fell to his death. Then the security guard was beheaded. Then there was the incident with the little girl. She was fine, but her poor little dolly had the arm ripped out of its socket. For this, you see, was no ordinary serial killer. This was The Lift.

Now, for those of you Americans who aren't up on all the latest European techno-babble, a lift is an elevator; and this movie was about a lift with an extremely bad temperment. I mistakenly mentioned this film being from Amsterdam last week, but it was actually made in the Netherlands. It tells the story of a lift that begins behaving strangely after the building it's in is struck by lightning. At the time of the lightning strike, there are four party-goers who have just left the restaurant on the top floor. The electricity for the building has gone out, trapping the lift between floors. The power returns, but the lift remains stalled. Suddenly the heat comes on in the lift, making it harder for the people to breathe. At the last moment, the lift starts moving again and opens on the first floor -- its occupants unconscious but still barely alive. The next day, repairman Felix Adelaar is sent to examine the air conditioning in the lift and finds it working perfectly. He checks out the motors in the top of the building and all of the electrical connections and can find nothing wrong. After he leaves, a blind man leaves a 6th floor real estate office and rings for the lift. The doors open, but the lift is not there and he falls to his death. No one is around to witness the tragedy and it goes undiscovered until 3:00 the next morning when two security guards notice the lift is moving by itself. They run up the stairs to the 10th floor, but the lift continues up to the next floor. The lift doors open on the 10th floor and one guard looks through to see the body at the bottom of the shaft. He is just telling his partner about it when the doors suddenly close and trap his head inside. The lift comes down and snaps his head off.

Felix checks everything again and finds nothing wrong. This time he is followed by reporter Mieke de Beer, who watches him check everything except the microcircuitry box. Felix explains to her that the microcircuits that are essentially the "brain" of the lift were installed by another company called "Rising Sun Inc.", and he doesn't have the training to work with them. He remembers later that there is supposed to a be a manual about the microcircuitry somewhere. He asks his boss about it and is told the book is missing, that he's working too hard and to take the rest of the day off. He remembers his friend Beheerder had gone over the entire lift maintenance system several weeks back before having a nervous breakdown. He goes to the hospital, hoping his friend will know where the manual is, but Beheerder is too far gone and gets violent. The next morning, Felix arrives at the office building just in time to see a Rising Sun truck go speeding away. There has been another incident where the lift tried to maim a small girl but fortunately only got ahold of her doll instead. He runs into Mieke and she convinces him to go to lunch with her. She has been researching Rising Sun and found some unusual stories surrounding their products around the world. They pay a visit to Rising Sun and talk to the chief scientist there, but he assures them the microcircuits for the lift in question are of the very latest technology and have just been examined. They then go to a computer professor who tells them the latest technology is in the field of bio-microcircuits, where the circuits are encased in molecules of living organic matter and that there have been cases where such circuits have learned to think for themselves. After leaving Mieke, Felix decides it's time to break into the building and take on the lift himself.

There is much more that happens in this movie, including more murders and a couple of sub-plots, and it is because of the sub-plots (not to mention the uniqueness of a lift being a serial killer) that raise this movie beyond the level of stereotypical horror/psycho killer flick. The performances in this film are very well done. (As in all foreign films, please watch the original language subtitled version and not the dubbed English -- in this film the acting in the dubbed version sounds like a Godzilla movie: "Lifts! They will be the death of us yet!") The photography is moody, and there is something about the lift itself that makes it look menacing even when it's sitting there with the doors closed. The music (which is performed on two synthesizers that would be considered antique by today's standards) is perfectly scored to heighten the mood of specific scenes, proving once again that when it comes to music in movies less really is more. This is a movie that is hard to find other than someplace like Amazon.com, because it has been out of print for a while. Don't make the mistake of ordering an American re-make called The Shaft that wasn't nearly as good. This movie is cleverly written and produced and -- although filmed on a low budget -- has reasonably good effects that might not make you jump, but might make you think twice before taking an elevator in a high-rise. When this movie was released in 1983, Roger Ebert listed it as one of his "guilty pleasure" films of the year. Having finally seen it, I can understand why.

Next week on Reel Discoveries -- It's a fairly well-known fact that I am a fan of Shakespeare. It is a slightly lesser-known fact that I am a fan of small combo improvisational jazz. So when I find a movie that combines both, it's a cinch I'm gonna be there to watch it and report on it to you. It's the Bard of Avon meets Tin Pan Alley next week on Reel Discoveries. But for now, I'll turn things back over to a couple of men who never have to worry about catching a lift -- I don't think anyone could lift them anyway -- Ken and Roger. Guys?

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"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mock."  The most famous quote from Shakespeare's Othello sums up the plot of this week's movie perfectly.  It should, because this week's movie is based on the Bard's tragedy, one of his best.  It is proof that a good story can be retold even if it is updated to the early '60s and presented with an almost continuous backgound of jazz music.  This is one movie that should not be missed by jazz lovers or by lovers of outstanding storytelling.  From 1963, this week's film is a minor masterpiece called All Night Long.

I'm sure most of you know the plot of Othello -- and if you don't, shame on you -- so there's not much in terms of spoilers for this film, other than how it is updated.  The Iago in this story is a conceited drummer named Johnny Cousin (played by Partick McGoohan of The Prisoner fame), who is trying to get a big booking agent to back his new combo.  His cousin, Rod Hamilton (played by Richard Attenborough), is hosting an all night jazz party, to which he has invited booking agent Lou Berger (played by Bernard Braden), the biggest name in the jazz industry in terms of his agency.  The purpose of this party is to celebrate the one year anniversary of jazz pianist Aurelius Rex (played by Paul Harris) and retired jazz singer Delia Lane (played by Marti Stevens), who quit singing when she married Rex because he didn't want her on the road away from him.  All the biggest names in jazz have been invited to this party, but I'll get to them later (they all play themselves).  Johnny is desperate to get Delia to sing with his combo, because Berger has told him that without Delia as part of the package he isn't interested in Johnny's combo.  Johnny decides the only way to get Delia to go on the road with him is to get Rex to divorce her.  Knowing Rex's jealous disposition, he steals an ornate gold cigarette case Rex gave Delia as a gift.  He lures Cass Michaels, Rex's sax player and road manager (played by Keith Michell, best known for playing King Henry the VIII in The Six Wives of Henry VIII), to the roof and gets him stoned, then gives him the cigarette case.  Johnny makes it a point to let Rex know whenever Cass and Delia are together, looking like they're plotting something (they are actually planning a surprise song for Rex).  Cass insults Lou Berger and Rex fires him from the band.  Johnny takes Rex to an office where there is a tape recorder and tries to console him.  He switches on the tape recorder and gets Cass to talk about his girlfriend.  He also asks Cass for a cigarette.  Cass gives him the case and tells him to keep it.  Just then Delia walks in to console Cass, telling him Rex loves him and so does she.  Johnny offers to leave them alone, but leaves the tape recorder running.  Delia reminds Cass of all the hours they spent together in his hotel rooms on the road practicing their new song for Rex.  Cass finally cheers up and leaves with her.  Johnny quickly re-edits the tape, re-recording his dialogue to make it sound like he's talking about Delia and leaving in only the most damning bits of dialogue -- including Delia's continuous assurances that she loves Cass.  Johnny plays the tape for Rex and shows him the cigarette case, putting Rex's jealousy into overdrive.  I'll stop here, we all know it doesn't end well for most of the characters from there.

It was a good adaptation of the original play and featured some strong performances, particularly from Patrick McGoohan (who appears to have played his own drums in the movie) and Paul Harris -- the Iago and Othello of the film.  McGoohan seems to go at a near frantic pace trying to pull off all of his machinations in just one night, while Harris proves himself a master of the slow burn until he finally explodes.  Richard Attenborough was basically wasted in the film, as his character was given next to nothing to do.  Keith Michell, who plays the equivalent of Cassio in this film, gives a fine performance as a man getting tangled in a web of deceit not of his doing with no idea why the things that happen to him are happening.  Having the story take place in the space of a few hours really intensified the pace and suspense, even though we already know how it's going to end.  Still, it left little time for the plot to drag or slow down, even when they stopped everything for the occasional musical number.

And speaking of the music, let's talk about the musicians in this film -- some of the finest jazz musicians of the age:  Dave Brubeck on Piano, John Dankworth on Alto Sax, Charles Mingus on Bass, Bert Courtley on Trumpet, Keith Christie on Trombone, Ray Dempsey on Guitar, Allan Ganley on Drums, Tubby Hayes on Tenor Sax and Vibes, Barry Morgan on Bongos, Kenny Napper on Bass, Colin Purbrook on Piano and John Scott on Alto Sax and Flute.  For those of you who are not familiar with the Golden Age of Jazz, let me assure you these guys were the best of the best, almost constantly playing in the background throughout the film.  Much of the music was improvised, though there were a couple of prepared numbers in the film, like the two songs sung by Marti Stevens as Delia.  Occasionally, everything would stop and the music would be spotlighted, like when Morgan played the bongos.  There is also five minutes of Brubek, Dankworth, Mingus, Courtley and Ganley making pure jazz gold.  These are names I grew up with as a kid listening to jazz while the world turned to rock and roll, and to see them all playing together in this movie was -- for me -- like watching the gods of music.

That's not to imply the movie was perfect.  Some of the dialogue was derivative, with the musicians all calling each other "cat" -- yes, I know they used to talk that way back then but it was far overused in this film.  Other dialogue ranged from trying to be urbanely witty ("Me? Oh, I belong to that new minority group: white American jazz musicians. They're going to hold a mass meeting in a phone booth.") to the out and out ridiculous ("He insulted Lou Berger...in a most insulting way!")  Dialogue aside, however, I still highly recommend this movie for its music, its acting, and the proof that Shakespeare's plots can work in any age.

Next week on Reel Discoveries:  You would think it would be any doctor's dream to have only one patient, but that depends on the patient...and how much you know when you try to quit...and which government agencies are going to try to kill or kidnap you when you quit.  It's movie about rights of freedom paranoia that applies to today but was made in 1967, and I'll be talking about it next week on Reel Discoveries.  But for now, I'll turn things over to the TMOA hosts who have been known to stay up all night long -- they may not play jazz but they sure know how to cut the cheese -- Ken and Roger.  Guys?

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By Lucinda McNary 

Runner-up: Clockwork is another masterpiece from iceaxe.  The visual imagery is stunning in this well-told and stylish story in the vein of Clockwork Orange, 1984, and Ian McKellen’s take on Richard III.

Runner-up: Control Point by mellowhardy is a strange little tale set at an army checkpoint, very reminiscent of some of the BBC shorts of the 1970s and 1980s. The story is beautifully acted, and the camerawork is first-rate.  This is mellowhardy’s second published Moviestorm film.

Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to all those who entered!  It was a lot of fun watching your movies: the full list of entries is here if you want to see them for yourself.

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By Rposhard 

 The winner of the Mefune Akira "Make-A-Trailer" Contest was announed yesterday on TMOA Radio, the rasio home for machinima.  Congratulations go to act3scene24 for his trailer entitled  For My Love, Theodora.   We are pleased to present the trailer here in the pages of our magazine.  (NOTE:  This is a widescren presentation hat won't entirely fit in our column.  You can click on the title of he movie, but the link will not work unless you are logged into TMUnderground and are 18 or older.)  If you click on the screen and get an error mesage, kindly click on it again and it will take you to the video at YouTube.

 RADIO IMPROV THEATRE

The first live performance of "Radio Improv Theatre" will be on Sunday, May 31, on The Kenas and Roger Show on TMOA Radio.  The troupe will be the last guests on the show, coming on around 4:30 EST.  Be sure to tune in and join eveyone in the chatroom to participate in the fun.  Will we create art or just make fools of ourselves?  Hopefully, both!

NEW CONTESTS

 BLENDER MODDING COMPETITION:  OK to celebrate the return of dcmf. We are going to revamp the site, and heres the twist the team arent going to do it YOU ARE. Now listen carefully.

The site is going to have the ability to use animated gif and swf files, which we would like you to decorate for us, we will do this through a competition, no not a movie competition, or a modding competition, a blender competition.  You must sign up by June 1st.  The details can be found here.

THE AGE OF CONAN QUEST FOR GEAR CONTEST:  Don't knwo how I missed this one before, but less than a week remains for this one.  Machinima.com presents the Age of Conan Quest for Gear Contest. Using only footage from Age of Conan, create a machinima film that contains scenes of their character performing the following actions: 1)  Hunt down and kill a crocodile and gorilla  2)  Perform an amazing combo move against a player or creature. 3)  Perform three different emotes towards other players in the game. 4)  Show us a creative way for your character to die in the game.  

You decide which order and how to cut it together. It can be a comedy, an action film, a horror film, or drama.  You decide.  Just be sure that all your footage and music come from the game. Feel free to add your own voices.  Full info can be found here.

 Dulci, well-known in both the TMU and iClone communities is sponsoring the "Machiniwhat?" competition, in which you  must crate a film about some aspect of making movies you do best,  Is it writing?  Acting?  Modding?  Whatever it is, make a movie about it and get it submitted.  This is one of those "wide-open" competitions -- most movie-making platforms are allowed and you can make your film any genre you like -- AS LONG AS IT IS ABOUT JUST ONE ASPECT OF FILMMAKING.  Detials can be found here.

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by Rposhard

This month I strapped not one but two people into the Hot Seat -- Wolf (aka Damian) and Dulci, stars of the new "Wolf and Dulci Hour" on TMOA Radio Monday evenings at 10:00 EST, during which they discuss the ins and outs of iClone.  We talked about their movies and their radio show and where to find help for a beginner with iClone.  I will not, however, divulge who was sitting on whose lap in the chair while I was interviewing them.  That secret will go with me to my grave.

MWE: Let's start with the obvious: How did the two of you hook up?

Dulci: We met through the CoolClones website. Rainman (aka Mark) introduced us.

Wolf: Ditto.

Dulci: I did notice some of Damian's work before then and was overawed by what he was able to do in iClone. Surprised I didn't faint at the introduction.

Wolf: I think the first time after that was a voiceover request though for my Into Shadows intro. I knew Dulci was doing some good voicework on the TMunderground site and wanted to cast her for my narrator. Fortunately she said yes.

MWE: Before we get into a discussion of your show, let's talk a little about your films posted on TMU. Wolf, I've noticed a progression in your films as your characters slowly begin to move and act more realistically than like stick people. Is that part of the learning curve involved in iClone?

Wolf: Without a doubt. Like anything the more you delve into it, the more you learn. I find myself constantly having those "AHA" moments almost on a weekly basis. I figure out easier ways to do things or streamline my process to get the desired efffects. The more you play around with the software, the more familiar and easy it becomes to accomplish tasks.

MWE: I was mostly impressed with your films Evil and Into Shadow Episode 1. Can you give me a little of the background on those?

Wolf: Evil was done as a short for Reallusion to promote their release of the Horror Pack. They ran a contest. I wanted to put a bit of a twist on the traditional expectations. So I built up the charcater and set to make folks think they knew where it was going and then switched out at the end. It was fun to create that "dark and creepy" sort of flick. The Into Shadows is an ongoing project that will be constantly evolving. I'm a big fantasy fan and that movie will be episodic in nature in my own little Fantasy world of Adanax. I have no timelines on it but it's nice to always have it there as I develop storylines for it.

MWE: I noticed you sent Pinhead into Adanax. It was a very amusing short film.

Wolf: Thanks. That was done to help promote the Pinhead adventure contest. It wasn't an official entry. But Alley is a good friend of ours and a fellow Coolcreator, so I wanted to do something to help the project and what better way than to have some fun with my own worlds.

MWE: Your commercials for the radio show, as I commented on the latest one, remind me of the Road Runner cartoons. Are you in fact receiving packages from Acme, and will you ever catch Ducli?

Dulci: I'm too fast.

Wolf: Hah. The roadrunner/coyote comparison is a fair one. It's exactly the sort of fun slapstick sort of vibe we're going for with those. I may very well bring some more complex Acme products into the mix. As for whether or not I ever get one over on Dulci,...well people will just have to keep watching the promos to see.

Dulci: I'm pretty sure that's not in my contract.

Wolf: Wolves can't read.

MWE: Perhaps she doesn't want to be caught. What do you say to that, Dulci?

Dulci: I'm worried about what he would do to me - I've read Little Red Riding Hood.

MWE: Dulci, it's no secret that my absolute favorite film of yours is The Lounge Singer. Now you've updated and expanded it with iClone. Did you feel there was a need for it, or were you working with something familiar to improve your iClone skill?

Dulci: I feel a deep attachment to the original version made with The Movies. However, once I started working with iClone, I saw almost immediately how I could really expand on the story with the new software. I wanted to give Lora & the other characters a voice. In the original, it was a narrated piece, so for the iClone version I switched to a full script, and, of course, some extras for fans of the original.

MWE: In terms of your older films made with The Movies, one of the more popular ones was your film Press Play on Your Graduation Day, which as I recall was done as part of my Ultimate TMOer competition. How did that one evolve?

Dulci: That was definitely part of the Ultimate TMOer competition. I can't remember the parameters of that particular portion of the contest, but the movie was very personal to me. I had just returned from the funeral of the wife of a friend of mine, and looking at the pictures of her at the funeral, watching her young son mourning her, well, all I could do think of was everything she would be missing. And everything her son would be missing. I tried to convey that depth of emotion in the movie.

MWE: You did it really well -- I seem to recall you got a great deal of reaction from that one.

Dulci: The reviews on the site were very emotional, but the PM's I received really showed me how much the movie was affecting people. So many came forward with their own personal experiences and let me know how true the narration felt to them. Of course, that's not to say it was universally embraced, as I did get some reviews to the contrary, but I expect and appreciate hearing from people who don't like something I put out.

MWE: Now for the question many people have asked in the past: will we ever see more of the Black Widow?

Dulci: I keep dancing with the Black Widow. I have a prequel script outlined. I actually almost started making it a few years ago during an Industry 101 challenge, but couldn't find the perfect voice actress to play a key role, and I just can't bring myself to short my vision on that movie. The Birth of the Black Widow will be made one of these days - when the time is right. What I find ironic is how many men are fans of the Black Widow...

MWE: Lately, Dulci, your films have turned from less romantic and more towards horror. Is there a reason for this change?

Wolf: Likely having to put up with me every week.

Dulci: Yes, Damian is inspiring in a number of ways. I think my movies have always tended towards a darker edge. I like to do a few twists in a movie, and a horror/dark drama lend themselves to my writing style.

MWE: I had the feeling she was going to blame me for this -- I once traumatized her on the Ken & Roger Show.

Wolf: She still rocks herself to sleep at night for that I'm sure.

Dulci: Everyone wants to take credit for my dark nature! I'm not all sugar and spice and everything nice. It would probably take a year of therapy to delve into the exact reasons why.

MWE: Let's talk about the "The Wolf & Dulci Hour" on TMOA Radio. How did it come about?

Dulci: Ken had a few shows with discussions about iClone and I just wanted more, more, more! But I didn't want the entire TMOA audience subjected to it if it wasn't a subject they were interested in, so I figured it wouldn't be fair to nag Ken to do more sessions. I thought...hmm, maybe if I ask an iClone power user to do a show with me, I can trick him into giving me a few insights!

Wolf: Basically that's about it in a nutshell.  Dulci and I worked together on my Into Shadows film and I went on as a guest on Ken and Roger's show a couple of times. Dulci flipped me an email to explore my interest of hosting our own show. I liked the idea as I'm a big fan of talking until someone shuts me up.  Dulci sweet talked Ken into hosting and off we went.

MWE: I've only had time to hear the first episode, but the two of you seem to really click, a kind of natural rapport that lends itself to the success of the show. Do you plan much of the show in advance or is it more "off the cuff" as it were?

Wolf: Dulci basically picks a topic or two that we want to discuss but that's about it. The rest of the show is pretty much all just discussing those topics on the fly.

MWE: The show seems to be geared more toward people who have had some experience working with iClone but are running into general problems which Wolf sems to know all the answers to. Would that be an accurate description?

Dulci: We try to cater to different levels of users. Hopefully our show gives people new ideas and avenues to explore. And, of course, it must be said that Wolf only "seems" to know all the answers.

Wolf: That's right. I don't have all the answers. Just try to learn along with everyone else. It's a great platform to discuss something that we all love to do which is make some movies.

MWE: I got iClone3 Pro for my Christmas/birthday present from my brother. The manual is a daunting 340 pages long. In addition, the tutorials I have found online so far go so quickly that they seem to assume you have digested the manual and just want to see what things look like. What advice can you give to the novice like me?

Dulci: Listen to our show!

MWE: I do plan to get caught up with it.

Wolf: Well, I've always started almost any informational post I've ever done with "I don't profess to be a trainer" so take it for what it's worth. I can honestly say I'm not a manual reader myself. And the more you just do, the more you will learn. And having a group and community like we do at Coolclones and TMunderground as a resource helps a whole lot.

Dulci: The best tutorials I have found are the ones by James Martin - http://iclonecertifiedtraining.wordpress.com/.

Wolf: Don't be afraid to ask questions, 9 times out of 10 you're not the only one with the same question. I do have to make mention though that there is no such thing as an "I WIN" button for this stuff. Some of it takes time. If people are looking for instant gratification, it will be difficult to find.

Dulci: There is a multitude of options within iClone and almost endless possibilities, which is why it can be easy to get overwhelmed with the software. The key is really to take it one step at a time. Obviously this is a subject we could answer for hours, as we're a little passionate about helping people figure out the tricks of iClone.

MWE: What does the future look like for your show? Are you planning to stay on Monday nights or is Ken planning to open a Saturday slot for you?

Dulci: We're pleased with our Monday night timeslot - it was our first choice. It gives me something to look forward to after returning to the drudgery of work after the weekend! The only downside really is that it's a hard time for our overseas friends to catch live, but at least they can download the show and also submit questions for Stump the Wolf! in advance.

Wolf: Agreed. The Monday doldrums get replaced by Monday night happytime for us. We really enjoy doing the show and hopefully our listeners do to, so it's nice to have something to look forward to at the beginning of the week.

Dulci: From the way some of them type in the chatroom during the show, I do suspect it's happy hour for many of our listeners...

MWE: And now it's time for those ever dreadful and cruel choice questions which both of you have to answer. (This first one is my evil side getting the better of me.)

Better filmmaker: Dulci or Wolf?

Wolf: Dulci.

Dulci: Wolf.

MWE: Mutual admiration society?

Dulci: He's just trying to be nice. I'm the one being honest.

Wolf: She's a better filmmaker, she just doesn't know it yet. I might be technically more sound with the software, but that's not everything that goes into a movie.

MWE: If there were no iClone: The Movies or Moviestorm?

Dulci: Moviestorm. Only because I've already done The Movies.

Wolf: I can't really answer intelligently as I've used neither, but likely The Movies based on the experience from the TMU friends.

MWE: Trapped on a deserted island with: Themonk or Roger?

Dulci: Roger - I think I could use him as a raft.

Wolf: Yowzah. I'd have to go with Roger too, that way maybe he can call Ken for help.

MWE: Just don't let him do the cooking or you'll have spotted dick for dessert every night. Favorite libation: Wine, beer, or forget that and break out the hard stuff?

Dulci: Hard stuff.

Wolf: Hard stuff for sure.

Dulci: Goes better wtih spotted dick. Edit that out please RPO! I have a reputation to uphold - ignore my joke please.

MWE: No way!

Dulci: Darn you.

MWE: Favorite Saturday TMOA show (prior to the hiatus): Pengvin Crossing or VOTC?

Dulci: Pengvin Crossing - I totally heart docontheweb.

Wolf: Pengvin Crossing for me too.

Dulci: I don't think you've listened to either of them.

Wolf: LIAR!!!

MWE: Favorite thing to do while not on the computer: TV or books?

Wolf: Books.

Dulci: Books. We're, like, twins.

Wolf: Except I'm a giant and you're a midget.

Dulci: Obviously you never saw Twins with Arnold S. and Danny D.

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My special thanks to both Dulci and Wolf for being kind enough to take time from their busy schedules to chat with us.  Next month our special guest will be the winner of the Fourth Annual Roger Thong Contest:  Themonk!  We'll feature the winning film and find out what it feels like to have a special collector's Roger Thong made just for you!

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by thebiz

Checkout line etiquette is an integral brick in the foundation of our society. Don’t believe me? Bring your 8 item basket into the 5 item express lane and see what happens. So you keep your long reviews in your own lane. We cut and trim and boil it down to those few primal words that spell it out for you. We are 5 items or less over here.

Brevity rules the day.

The Big Screen 

Star Trek – Fun characters, big popcorn action. (4/5)

Wolverine – Bland, bloodless and forgettable. Yawn. (2/5)

Across the Universe – Surprisingly enjoyable. Pass the mushrooms. (3.5/5)

The Tiny Screen

Go Go Go by that moron - Potty humor mash-up.  Classic soundtrack. (3/5)

Stupid Friends Aguaman Crab Safety Film BY Kingpengvin – Cute and short like wife. (3/5)

The Last Closeup Part 1 by TheMGMKid – Not quite Hammett but fun. (4/5)

The Expedition by Animatechnica – Complex, chilling, beautiful and fun. (4.5/5)

Horror on the Road by RainbowMan – To drive, perchance to dream. (3/5)

In and Around by Toerrechiara_Studios – Don’t ask, don’t tell. Proficient. (4/5)

Pseudomurderer Trailer 1 by hythammm – Dream segment excellent.  Rest….eh. (3.5/5)

Security Guards in Space X by TheMonk - The Guards are back.  Woof! (3/5)

 No Screen Whatsoever

Batman: The Killing Joke – Disappointing.  Joker origin a letdown. (3/5)

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1 – Sexy action cool.  Well written. (4.5/5)

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 2 – At times awkward and foolish. (3/5)

by Lucinda McNary

Our stalwart Moviestorm columnist is taking on a new challenge, and you'll be able to follow her learning curve month by month in this new column.  Hope you find it educational and enjoyable!

LEARNING 3DS STUDIO MAX ALONG WITH ME

3ds Max Student Version is now under $200 from Studica.

http://www.studica.com/Autodesk/?gclid=CPLIl7LSxpoCFSAgDQod1T5qsg

And you can upgrade the student version to a pro version for about $1200.00 You have to show a student ID (or your kid's student ID) to get the program for this price.

A very good deal is also available from Genesis.

http://www.genesis-technologies.com/autodesk_student.asp?gclid=CPaH_eDJzZoCFRKLxwodqk78lw

The commercial upgrade from the student is available to anyone from Genesis.

I highly recommend learning this valuable program.I am learning it. Modding with 3ds Max is more difficult than programs like Blender and Sketchup.  I have Sketchup Pro and I do like it a lot.  It is more the way that Max goes about making models that is difficult. With other programs, you just draw what you want and what you see is what you get.  3ds has a different way to do this. It may be possible to just draw freehand and extrude elements to a 3d shape. I have not gotten that far.

There are many tutorials available. I have the tutorials that came with the program and each of them has the object in every stage of creation.  And it has objects and puppets in all aspects of modeling and animation. So you can skip ahead and use one of their boned characters to jump ahead to animation.   Animating simple objects is easy.  You really just give them a start key and  an end key frame and that is it.

With each article I write about Max, I will show a link or an image of a model I have created.  That might ispire me to actually do the work.  Now you might wonder, why should you learn modeling and animation?  It is a good investment of your time and your money.  Games and machinima tools are fun but if you want to go further in animation, you have to learn programs like Max. Think of all the hours you spend playing video games or making films from games. You could be spending that time learning a tool that might get you a job someday.

There is no mystery to how props and puppets are created in 3d or even how movies are put together.  It is just hard work. If I can do it, you can do it.

Tutorials:

http://www.maxbasics.com/modeling-tutorials/simple-models

Modeling easy introductory tutorials.


http://www.3dstudiomaxtutorials.com/

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/tutorialsmax.asp

By Tom 

Hello readers and welcome to my very own column within one of the biggest and best magazines in the TMU community, MOVIEWOOD-E!…it’s great to have my own column and I aim to keep you reading and entertained else I’m thrown out into the streets.

TFOSTER’S
SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER
MOVIEWOOD-E ARTICLE
SPECIAL EDITION!

So yet again the summer movie season kicks off and oh boy there are some great looking films coming out!
And with these we have Star Trek which is already out which looks pretty interesting as J.J. Abrams reinvents the classic sci-fi show into a action packed thrill ride and with this we also have Angels and Demons which is also out now starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon who discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati – the most powerful underground organization in history – he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
I am looking forward to seeing this and from what I heard it’s had some pretty positive reviews, not amazing, but good…
And with that is Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, which I am not all interested with…It’s just basically Stiller going to another museum and stopping some bad guys from robbing stuff (probably some old folks like the first one) so I will definitely be missing this one!
Then we have Sam Raimi’s upcoming movie Drag Me To Hell which I won’t be watching because it looks just like any other pointless horror movie.
And then we have a movie which I am definitely looking forward to this summer and that is the forth installment in the ‘Terminator’ franchise, Terminator Salvation.
I heard that Christian Bale dissected the hell out of this movie commanding that his role of John Connor was made lead and several other different bitchy requests which he was granted, and of course we have the memorable rant from him on set of one of the scenes where he screams at a Cinematographer for wrecking one of his scenes.
Apart from this, it indeed looks like an interesting movie and I sure do hope that it doesn’t put the final nail in the coffin for the franchise, seeing as Terminator 3 did plenty of damage.
The producers also aim to completely revive the franchise with announcing sequels already, and reports of Bale signing up for them along with one of ‘The Dark Knight’ scriptwriters, Jonathon Nolan.
Warner Brothers released this plot of the film.
The year is 2018. Judgment Day has come and gone, leveling modern civilization. An army of Terminators roams the post-apocalyptic landscape, killing or collecting humans where they hide in the desolate cities and deserts. But small groups of survivors have organized into a Resistance, hiding in underground bunkers and striking when they can against an enemy force that vastly outnumbers them. Controlling the Terminators is the artificial intelligence network Skynet, which became self-aware 14 years earlier and, in the blink of an eye, turned on its creators, unleashing nuclear annihilation on an unsuspecting world. Only one man saw Judgment Day coming. One man, whose destiny has always been intertwined with the fate of human existence: John Connor (Christian Bale). Now the world is on the brink of the future that Connor has been warned about all his life. But something totally new has shaken his belief that humanity stands a chance of winning this war: the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger from the past whose last memory is of being on death row before awakening in this strange, new world. Connor must decide whether Marcus can be trusted. But as Skynet adapts new strategies to end the Resistance forever, Connor and Marcus must find common ground to take a stand against the onslaught—to infiltrate Skynet and meet the enemy head-on.

Interesting indeed!
I have always wanted to see a Terminator film about the battle between Man and Machine seeing as all the past films are based around it but we don’t actually get to see the war, merely flashbacks or flashfowards…
But now we can and I really hope that McG (the director of T4) sticks to what the Terminator franchise is all about and create a interesting film.
And with this we also have Transformers 2...yes!…another great opportunity for Mr. Michael Bay to blow things up as the great man is well known for.
And what a title!…Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, has a Bay feel to it with explosive awesomeness!

Talking of explosive awesomeness! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHsxQJ9ZOo

Ah…the smell of fresh exploded BBQ in the morning!

Anyway next up we have the third installment of the Ice Age series, Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs…strange seeing as the dinosaurs died out before the ice age and the two eras never crossed?…Bah!…Hollywood not doing their homework again it seems!
But hey!…it’s a kids movie and I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to see it.
And then next up we have a movie which I am very much looking forward to and it’s Mr. Michael Mann’s next movie venture starring Johnny Depp and that “FUCKIN PRICK!!!” Christian Bale in Public Enemies, as FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Bale) sets his sights on American gangster John Dillinger (Depp) and others in an attempt to curb a rampant Midwest crime spree during the 1930s.
I’m a big lover of Gangster movies and of Michael Mann’s work so when them two collide, it should make for a pretty good movie!
And then we have the controversial movie of the summer as Sacha Boran Cohen gives his gay Austrian fashion designer creation Bruno, a film outing and oh boy it does look funny, I must admit these movies do make me chuckle and from what the MPAA have been rating the movie, it looks like this one is going to be a gross-out, with a supposed anal sex scene in public, which should definitely tip the balance on the movies final rating, but that may be taken away from the final cut along with some other bits which look pretty bad.
But overall I think this should do well seeing as everyone loved Cohen’s last mockumentary, Borat.
Then we have Harry Potter’s next outing, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, which to be honest I gave up on the third or forth, I can’t remember…but it’s good to know that the last two should be finally arriving around 2011 or 2012.
Then we have a remake of the 1974 movie of the same name, The Taking Of Pelham 123 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
A group of hijackers, led by Ryder (John Travolta), take a New York City subway train and its passengers, threatening to kill them if their ransom of one million dollars per hostage is not paid in one hour. Zachary Garber (Denzel Washington) tries to negotiate with the hijackers in delivering the ransom money while saving the hostages. When Garber realizes that time is running out, he voluntarily offers his surrender to Ryder and the hijackers in exchange for freeing the hostages aboard the train.
Looks pretty good, I’ve never seen the original and if I get time, I think I’ll give this a look.
Then we have Will Ferrell’s summer movie, Land of The Lost which co-stars Danny McBride and Anna Friel. It’s a kids film by the look of it but I love Ferrell’s movies so I’ll be giving this one a chance. The movie is based on a 1974 TV series of the same name. The film follows "a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant, and a macho tour guide who find themselves in a strange, alternate world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks. They had me at Monkey…

Then we have GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra… (cricket noise) …Moving on, enough said about that.

And now we have Mr. Tarantino’s next film as he aims to glorify killing Nazis in Inglorious Basterds starring Brad Pitt and an ensemble cast.
The plot is as follows: In German-occupied France, Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, First Lieutenant Aldo Raine organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad eventually joins German actress and undercover agent, Bridget von Hammersmark, on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own.
More Gore and Glory from Mr. Tarantino it seems!

And then an end to the summer with Judd Apatow’s Funny People starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan which follows George Simmons (Adam Sandler) a very successful yet self-involved stand-up comedian who learns that he has an inoperable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) is a struggling up-and-coming stand-up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One thing these different men have in common is that neither of them have any close friends. One night, George takes notice of Ira when they perform at the same club and he hires him to be his semi-personal assistant and opening act at his performances. George and Ira form a close bond as George teaches Ira how to win the crowd and Ira helps the dying George find closure in his legacy. However, when George learns that his disease has gone into remission and an old flame (Leslie Mann) reenters his life, his recent near death experience inspires him to reevaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life. Looking good, worth a trip to my local cinema indeed

And then that brings an end to all of our summer movies and an article for this issue, I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this and I hope it has given you at least some insiders on what’s coming to your local cinema this summer, and so from me…Tom Foster, I hope you enjoyed this and I hope you enjoy reading the rest of this issue of Moviewood-E!

Thanks!

Tom 

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By Craig Kesicke 

 Craig is a talented composer/musician and has worked for many years in the field of Machinima.

REVIEWS

Less Talk more Machinima

By Immortal HD – machinamist

Want to know more about our Machinima reviewer?  be sure to visit his blog or his site on YouTube!

 

Lately I've been doing a lot of reviews on machinimas you might have found sitting on the front page of Machinima.com, so this time I've decided to give a review on something that's not necessarily on there. H.E.L.L, a new Halo 3 comedy series created by A ReconShorts Production. The main character, Taylor, finds himself reassigned to an outpost at High Ground. Not knowing where his path will take him next he quickly is showed around his new sanctum. Or is it? With "out-there" comedy as well as some quite interesting characters, I'd recommend checking it out for some chuckles.

If you're familiar with the Terminator movies then you'll probably enjoy this series. As the first episode shows us great use of camera work as well as video effects I can't wait to see what it's capable of. Since this this is just a preview, make sure to stay tuned and watch for any new episodes because based by what I saw, it looks pretty interesting.

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 As of publication the new iClone article had not yet been received, although I was assured it would be shortly.  As soon as I receive it it will be published and an announcement posted in the release thread.  Thank you for your understanding.

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by Werecool

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by Teh Poptart Kid

11 Uses for Hair

1: Build a bird’s nest.
2: Eat it.
3: Wear a funky wig.
4: Become a mad scientist, and make a hair monster come to life! Bwahahaha!
5: Make a hair raft.
6: Make a hedge animal out of your hair.
7: For you pyromaniacs out there, burn it.
8: Make longer eyelashes.
9: Use your hair to clone another you!
10: Shave off all of your hair, and put it near somebody. Then yell out, “Ahh! It’s a monster! A monster!”
11: Shave off all of your hair, and make a, “What’s your sign? Cancer. You’re a cancer? No, but I do have cancer” joke.

 CARTOON FUN

Here is Part I of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.  There will be one chapter each month, ending with our Christmas issue!

Here is a perfet example of why commentary tracks on dvds are utterly worthless:

And finally, what could be better than a classic Tom and Jerry cartoon?

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Here they are folks -- some of the trailers to upcoming movies you might not  want to miss!

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KILL OR BE KILED -- No additional plot info included.

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SPARTAN-BETA (machinima.com original)

"Kill one, you are a murderer. Kill millions, you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, you are a god." Six months in the writing, SPARTAN-BETA is a series that will take place 3 years after the events of Halo 3, when Sangheili and Human co-exist together in harmony. Where crime is a thing of the past, where peace and political equilibrium have created a galaxy united in vision and aim. However, there are some who threaten to disrupt this equilibrium. Factions of hardcore ex-Covenant and UNSC refuse to conform to a universal society, under the guise of racism. But they are nothing. They do not even represent pawns on a chessboard. The real problem stems from the very bowels of the UNSC itself.

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 ODDYSSEY EPISODE THREE -- The Odyssey is called to the frontier station of Argus, where they face a challenge and Harper comes face to face with a ghost from the past.

Episode Three will be released June 2009.

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