Wednesday Review: Dead Poets Society

And I’m back with Wednesday Reviews, it has been far too long since I’ve updated the blog on a regular basis, and even longer since I posted a review. So I’m here to start again with a great film titled Dead Poets Society.

Dead Poets Society Title Card

Dead Poets Society was released in 1989 (almost one month before I was born in fact!) and stars Robin Williams as the title character, John Keating (Reference to the poet Geoffrey Keating perhaps?). The film, set in the 1950s, tells the tale about a group of teenagers who meet their new English teacher (Williams) and are inspired by him to challenge the status quo. Carpé diem! Seize the day boys! Make your lives extraordinary! The first time I ever watched the film was in my grade 12 Writer’s Craft class. I got so into the film I forgot that we were watching it and thought I was actually a part of it. So when it came to the climactic ending (which I won’t spoil for those of you who haven’t seen it) I shouted out at the television in concern for the character. This of course resulted in the entire class telling me to shut up and myself apologetically saying “Sorry, I got really into the movie”. When moments like that occur, and you find yourself submersed in the fictional word, forgetting it is only a film, you know you’ve got a good movie. Anyway, enough of my personal introduction to the film, on with the review!

Review after the break.

Projects on Hiatus; Regular Blog Updates

Sorry for the lack of updates. I'm here to inform you that all projects are on hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. I also bring news that the blog will be updated on a regular basis during the next few months. Firstly, Wednesday Reviews will be making a return, starting next week with a film that many of you will enjoy. Secondly, I'll be bringing new information to the blog, I'll try to post a weekly entry of links to news articles, image galleries, blogs, etc. of various film and television related sources.

The Flash: The Movie How I would do it

If I were to make a Flash movie I’d do it right. As I’ve heard for several years now, a Flash movie has been in development for so long and gone through so many different scripts, directors, cast members, and everything else that it seems it’ll never happen. If I were to take the reins and make this film I’d be dedicated to it and would make the film right.


Full article after the break.

New project coming soon!

Well, it's been an awfully long time since I posted a blog update, I've been rather busy with school and other things, and haven't even had time to write up movie reviews. However, I'm back today with a small post, letting everyone know that I'm in the final stages of pre-production for my upcoming project. Filming should be done by the end of March and I should have the video online in early April. So, I hope you all look forward to this upcoming project, and keep an open ear for more news as it surfaces.

Holey Video Uploads Batman!

Well folks, I was at work today, I had my external harddrive on me, so I decided to upload all the videos I was involved with from Eye on Campus. So five new videos, all related to the University of Windsor somehow.

Enjoy.

University of Windsor 2011 Fall Open House

Interview with Kim Nelson on her documentary: Metazombie

Launch of the Centre for Engineering Innovation

University of Windsor Fall 2011 Convocation

Interview with Erik Helle about ... stuff ...

New Video Upload, Future Film

Hi everybody, it's been a while since I last made a post I've been pretty distracted with school, work, and other things in my life, but I come to you now with a new video upload!

If you remember me mentioning working on set of a news show called Eye On Campus, a program covering events related to the school, then you'll be interested in this blooper reel, created by my co-worker David.

Essentially, it's just a series of clips of my messing up everything I saw. Enjoy.

P.S. I'm in negotiations to work on a new short film, hopefully you'll be able to see that by the end of February.

Behind the Scenes at Eye On Campus

Hello again everyone, sorry it's been so long since I updated you guys on anything, school has been quite hectic. However, I have returned to give you guys a look at the production set I've been working on over the last few months.

I mentioned back in October that I've been working on the set of a production called Eye on Campus, a news show that features stories that involve the University of Windsor. These episodes get aired on TVCogeco, however, if you don't live in the Windsor area, you won't be able to watch them.

Because of that, I'm giving you guys a behind the scenes look at the show, so you can see what it's like for us on set. I hope you enjoy.