Posts Tagged ‘dog’
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You have to admit that there is something strange brewing in the culture when a movie like Beverly Hills Chihuahua lands the number one spot at the box office two weeks in a row. It’s made over $50 million to date. Does that not concern you?
Perhaps I have underestimated the Disney marketing machine. Perhaps they have permiated the airwaves with messages of chihuahua dominance. Perhaps kids at school are taunting other youngsters who have not yet seen the film. It’s hard to say.
I related this story last week during our recording of The Triple Feature podcast, but while I was standing in line to purchase a ticket for Nick and Norah’s Infinate Playlist, a mother and daughter were in line ahead of me. “What do you want to see?” asked the mother of her child. “I dunno!” she said cheerfully. “Do you want to see that chihuahua movie?” she asked. “Yeah! Yeah! The doggie movie!”
And that was that. Granted, these are children we’re talking about, but the decision-making process was almost absent minded. I am likely being too harsh.
I think it’s permissible for a movie like Beverly Hills Chihuahua to find success for at least ONE weekend. After all, as they say, “Every dog has his day.”
Ah-heh.
But what’s the draw during the second week? Did this movie suddenly because the playground scuttlebutt? Or, in the face of an action-downer like Body of Lies, did people willingly turn off their brains and say “My 401k is ruining, the Presidential election is bumming me out. Oh! A talking dog movie? SOLD.”
It’s fascinating to see what people are attracted to.
Not much else to talk about right now. But I’m sure there will be lots to talk about tonight when The Triple Feature records LIVE at 9:00 PM CST. If you’d like a reminder shortly before we go on the air, please consider becoming a member of The Triple Feature Facebook group. I also like to let people know we’re about to record using my Twitter account. So, more than one way to stay informed if (for some reason) you’ve become absorbed by the last 20 minutes of Heroes.
That’s all for me. Have a great Monday!
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Today’s comic was inspired by my continuing work on Theater Hopper: Year Three. I was writing up some commentary from 2005 and ruminating on the simplified style I attempted on a specific comic I don’t draw things like that very often mostly because I don’t often have a reason to stage the characters in a full-body render. If you look through the archives, there’s a lot of close-ups or shots from mid-chest up. Part of that is because I feel it puts you closer to things, but part of it is because larger areas are easier to color and shade than the smaller, detailed work
Anyway, I was thinking about the lack of the full-body render and – even though it’s time consuming – it’s fun to do and I enjoy the results. So I decided to take a swing at it with this comic.
I’m kicking around the idea of seeing Bolt this weekend, although it looks like a paint-by-numbers Disney film to me and I’m not particularly impressed by the fact that it has John Travolta and Miley Cyrus laying down vocals. But face facts; It’s been getting strong reviews and that hamster looks friggin’ hilarous!
But if anything is going to get me in the door, it’s that the movie is also being presented in 3-D. I’m completely aware that it’s a gimmick, but I’m willing to give it a try. Primarily because it’s a CG movie and a creative director can do things with shots that a real-world director could never attempt. Couple that with 3-D and you get an interesting result.
I only seem to feel this way about CG movies and not live-action movies. For example, Journey to the Center of the Earth looked dumb to me. But this looks alright. A big reason I went to see Beowulf last year was for the 3-D and it didn’t disappoint. So let’s see what Disney can do with it.
Not much more to say, so I’ll leave it at that. Here’s hoping everyone has a great weekend and I’ll see you all again on Monday!
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