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Frasier (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Along with Friends and Seinfeld, Kelsey Grammer's Cheers spin-off, Frasier, dominated the prime time television landscape during the 1990's. Grammer plays the role of Dr. Frasier Crane who, fresh off of his divorce from Lilith, moves back to his hom... |
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Friends (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Along with Seinfeld and Frasier, Friends dominated the must-see TV of the 1990's. Winner of innumerable television awards, the show features the lives of six friends in their late-twenties/early-thirties living in New York City - Monica Geller (Cour... |
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The West Wing (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Premiering in September 1999, the original NBC series The West Wing built an instant cult following with its seemingly realistic weekly excursions into the inner sanctums of the White House. The series became such a hit that some pollsters claimed t... |
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Futurama (Season 1) DVD Review |
| A brainchild of Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Futurama launched itself into homes across the galaxy in Spring 1999. Employing the same quick wit and visual humor that has made The Simpsons one of the most successful shows in television history, Fu... |
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Fender 62 Reissue Telecaster Reviewed |
| One guitarist who plays country, rock and roll, and even the blues, finds that the Fender 62 reissue Telecaster is a great instrument for all three. He uses the pickups of the bridge when playing country music, for blues the neck pickup. His Fender... |
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Acting The Passion and The Dream |
| The universe and all of history is your classroom It takes a very strong and dedicated person to pursue a career in acting. After all, you are doing it because you love it. You couldnt imagine doing anything else. And of course, not many people will... |
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Breakdancing: The Roots of The Street Dance |
| Breakdancing is the street dancing which began around 1969. Most people will agree that the superstar James Brown began the whole thing with a dance called the "Good Foot". James Brown was a real innovator and his dancing was something to behold. He... |
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Vertigo - A Masterpiece? |
| Vertigo, a 1958 suspense film, was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Many people beleive that this film is Hitchcock's masterpiece. The movie tells the story of a detective in San Francisco. The detectives name is Scottie who is played by James Stewart.... |
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Things Just Aint the Same: Hip-Hops Reconstruction of the Gangster Rap Identity |
| Gangster rap, or hardcore rap, is generally considered a sub genre of the larger category of rap music, which itself is a subcategory of hip-hop. Gangster rap is differentiable from other rap music in that it makes use of images of urban life associ... |
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Gilmore Girls (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Nominated for 1 Emmy and 1 Golden Globe in its first five seasons, Gilmore Girls has experienced much greater success among TV viewers than among industry critics. In fact, the show is the first script supported by the Family Friendly Forum's script... |
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The Golden Girls (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Making its debut in the fall of 1985, The Golden Girls quickly established itself as a fixture of Saturday night prime time television. Following the lives of four older women living together as roommates in Miami, the show displayed a raw wit and a... |
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I Love Lucy (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Widely considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest, show in television history, I Love Lucy signaled the ascendance of the prime time TV era. The brainchild of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, I Love Lucy revolutionized the television industry w... |
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The King Of Queens (Season 1) DVD Review |
| A spin-off of the popular TV series Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens first hit the airwaves in the Fall of 1998. The show follows the life of Doug Heffernan (played by comedian Kevin James), a package delivery man for IPS (far different from... |
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King Of The Hill (Season 1) DVD Review |
| Initially aired following the 1997 Super Bowl, King of the Hill discovered an instant audience niche that has the followed the show loyally ever since. The brainchild of Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge (also known for the hit movie Office Spa... |
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New DVD Releases For November 2005 |
| As winter approaches, it is time to think about ways to entertain ourselves during the coldest months of the year. Some of you might be interested in outdoor sports like skiing or snowboarding, but I am more concerned with simply staying warm. I wil... |
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Rehearsing on the Set |
| In the last article, I discussed Blocking - the first part of a four stage process of shooting any scene: 1) Blocking - determining where the actors will be on the set and the first camera position 2) Lighting - time for the DOP to light the set and... |
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Blocking a Scene |
| When I was a Second AD (many, many years ago) I learned a valuable lesson from a dolly grip on how a film set works. Very simply, every film shoot is divided into four parts: 1) Block - determining where the actors will be on the set and the first c... |
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Script Breakdown - Script and Scene Analysis |
| A) Director as Story-Teller There are many facets of a Director's prep on any film or TV show - from location scouts and creative meetings to casting and scheduling. But the first, and most important part of your job, is to understand the script - w... |
