The Yes Men Fix the World

By erickirkland1987 on Sep 05, 2010

The Yes Men Fix the World
The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)

IMDB rating: 7.60

Plot: Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Directors: Bichlbaum Andy

Actors: Watts Reggie,Bonanno Mike,Documentary,

Wanna read some hilariously funny true Readers Digest stories?
Gee, Thanks for the Help
43. For some reason, the bookstore clerk couldn’t get the computer to recognize my preferred customer card. Peering over her shoulder at the screen, I said, "There’s part of the problem. It shows my birth date as 12/31/1899."
"That’s right," my husband chimed in. "She was born in June, not December."
–M. Patricia Capin

44. At 82 years old, my husband applied for his first passport. He was told he would need a birth certificate, but his birth had never been officially registered.
When he explained his dilemma to the passport agent, the response was less than helpful. "It’s all right," the agent said. "Just bring a notarized affidavit from the doctor who delivered you."
–Elgarda Ashliman

War Stories
45. Short and baby-faced, my buddy Wiggins had trouble being taken seriously in the Army. A mustache, he assumed, would fix that. He was wrong.
"Wiggins!" bellowed our drill instructor after spotting the growth during inspection. "What’s so special about your nose that it’s got to be underlined?"
–K. Trott

46. While my husband was stationed overseas, our four-year-old daughter decided that she needed a baby brother.
"Good idea," I told her. "But don’t you think we should wait till your father’s home?"
She had a better idea. "Why don’t we just surprise him?"
–Kay Schmidt

47. During basic training, our drill sergeant asked all Jewish personnel to make themselves known. Six of us tentatively raised our hands. Much to our relief, we were given the day off for Rosh Hashanah.
A few days later, in anticipation of Yom Kippur, the sergeant again asked for all Jewish personnel to identify themselves. This time, every soldier raised his hand. "Only those who were Jewish last week can be Jewish this week," declared the sergeant.
–Allen Israel

48. Just before I was deployed to Iraq, I sat my eight-year-old son down and broke the news to him.
"I’m going to be away for a long time," I told him. "I’m going to Iraq."
"Why?" he asked. "Don’t you know there’s a war going on over there?"
–Thomas Cioppa

49. When I worked as a medical intern in a hospital, one of my patients was an elderly man with a thick accent. It took a while before I understood that he had no health insurance. Since he was a World War II vet, I had him transported to a VA hospital, where he’d be eligible for benefits.
The next day, my patient was back, along with this note from the VA admitting nurse: "Right war, wrong side."
–M. Murray

50. Few people outside the military know what a quartermaster does. So during my aircraft carrier’s Family Day, I demonstrated a procedure called semaphore-I grabbed my flags and signaled an imaginary boat.
When finished, I pointed to a little girl in front and asked, "Now do you know what I do?"
"Yes," she answered. "You’re a cheerleader."
–Danny Sullivan


I like your collection from Readers Digest-stars for all of them……….

AFOUR | Dec 16, 2009


Hahaha I almost fell off my bed w/ the one about the Jewish soldiers! :D So great, thanks for making my night so much better. :) Andrew Kilgannon | Dec 15, 2009


Lol i like #50 :D —-He got owned!
Michael H | Dec 15, 2009


Hahaa! These are funny.
#48 is cute XD
imanerd94 | Dec 16, 2009

Baader Meinhof Complex, The

By erickirkland1987 on Sep 04, 2010

Baader Meinhof Complex, The
Baader Meinhof Complex, The (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.40

Plot: Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he’s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.

Directors: Edel Uli

Actors: Bleibtreu Moritz,Liefers Jan Josef,Erceg Stipe,Schmidt Niels-Bruno,Kiefer Vinzenz,Licht Simon,Schilling Tom,Lommatzsch Daniel,Blomberg Sebastian,Dilssner Eckhard,Action,Biography,Crime,Drama,History,

Oscar Nominations and Predictions (for some)?
Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Prediction: Slumdog Millionaire

DIRECTING

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

Prediction: Gus Van Sant

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Prediction: Sean Penn

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Prediction: Angelina Jolie

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

Prediction: Heath Ledger

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Prediction: Marisa Tomei

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SONG

"Down to Earth" - WALL-E
"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCORE

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

FILM EDITING

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

ART DIRECTION

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

COSTUME DESIGN

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

SOUND MIXING

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler

SOUND EDITING

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler

VISUAL EFFECTS

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
The Class - France
Departures - Japan
Revanche - Austria
Waltz with Bashir - Israel

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the Far End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smilk Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

SHORT FILM (Animated)

La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)


Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire, Curious Case, or the Reader

DIRECTING
Danny Boyle even though I don’t think he really deserves it, Slumdog was great but not amazing

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)
Mickey Rourke

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)
Meryl Streep

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)
Heath Ledger! he was amazing! =D

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)
Marisa Tomei will probably win

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Reader

ORIGINAL SONG
"Jai Ho" -Slumdog

ORIGINAL SCORE
Defiance

FILM EDITING
The Dark Knight

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Dark Knight

ART DIRECTION
Curious Case or Revolutionary Road

COSTUME DESIGN
The Dutches

MAKEUP
The Dark Knight

SOUND MIXING
The Dark Knight

SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Dark knight but th Curious case will probably win that one

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WALL-E (so cute)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Im American? haha

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
Man on Wire

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
Don’t know . . . sorry

SHORT FILM (Animated)
Haven’t seen them, but I have heard that Presto was not bad

SHORT FILM (Live Action)
Haven’t seen those . . . so I can’t tell you

MOVIE LUVER | Jan 22, 2009

Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power

By erickirkland1987 on Aug 23, 2010

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power (2005)

IMDB rating: 4.90

Plot: In the 60?s, the Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante, the Afro-American Earl and the Italian Rocco become best friends while in prison. When they are released, Rocco intermediates a heroin business with a family of the Italian Mafia leaded by Artie Bottolota Sr. Carlito negotiates with the lord Leroy “Hollywood Nicky” Barnes the area where the trio could operate in his neighborhood and sooner the three friends become powerful. Later, Carlito dates and has an affair with the beautiful Leticia. When Earl decides to move to Barbados with his girlfriend and leave the heroin business, his stupid younger brother causes a situation with the Italian mobsters, and Carlito and Rocco have to resolve the mess to save their lives.

Directors: Bregman Michael Scott

Actors: Hernandez Jay,Van Peebles Mario,Guzman Luis,Combs Sean ‘P. Diddy’,Kelly Michael,Esposito Giancarlo,Young Burt,Gant Mtume,Lombardozzi Domenick,Hernandez Juan Carlos,Nieves Eric,Tirelli Jaime,Vasquez Nelson,Martinez Casper,Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Do you know if there's a soundtrack to Carlito's Way Rise To Power?


if you are looking for a soundtrack, you can simply check the movie’s credits on www.imdb.com and see who the artists are. if you are looking for the score to the film, check the name of the film’s composer.

blinky500 | May 12, 2006

Lookout, The

By erickirkland1987 on Aug 21, 2010

Lookout, The
Lookout, The (2007)

IMDB rating: 7.40

Plot: An admired high school hockey player (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) with a bright future foolishly takes a drive in the night with his girl friend and two other friends with his headlights off with devastating results. The former athlete is left with a brain injury that prevents him from remembering many things for extended periods of time. To compensate, he keeps notes in a small notebook to aid him in remembering what he is to do. He also lives with a blind friend (Jeff Daniels) who aids him. Obviously, with the mental incapacitation, he is unable to have meaningful work. Thus he works as a night cleaning man in a bank. It is there he comes under the scrutiny of a gang planning to rob the bank. The leader (Matthew Goode) befriends him and gets him involved with a young woman (Isla Fisher) who further reels him in. After they get close and after reeling him in with his own failures, the bank plan unfolds. Confused but wanting to escape his current existence, he initially goes along with the scheme. After realizing he is being used, he attempts to stop the robbery, which of course immediately goes awry. Bruce McGill and Alberta Watson also co-star as the young man’s parents, who still search for the person that was there before the tragic crash.

Directors: Frank Scott

Actors: Gordon-Levitt Joseph,Daniels Jeff,Goode Matthew,McGill Bruce,Di Zio Sergio,Huband David,Dunham Greg,Kelly Morgan,Berg Aaron,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Why did the ending to Point Lookout suck so much?
it just seemed to end very abruptly and it was also super short. i beat it in an hour and 10 minutes.


Because you didn’t like it.
Slim Shady | Feb 11, 2010


cuz bethesda got lazy :D but yea.. i didnt like the ending eather
Skylark | Feb 11, 2010

Lookout, The

By erickirkland1987 on Aug 19, 2010

Lookout, The
Lookout, The (2007)

IMDB rating: 7.40

Plot: An admired high school hockey player (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) with a bright future foolishly takes a drive in the night with his girl friend and two other friends with his headlights off with devastating results. The former athlete is left with a brain injury that prevents him from remembering many things for extended periods of time. To compensate, he keeps notes in a small notebook to aid him in remembering what he is to do. He also lives with a blind friend (Jeff Daniels) who aids him. Obviously, with the mental incapacitation, he is unable to have meaningful work. Thus he works as a night cleaning man in a bank. It is there he comes under the scrutiny of a gang planning to rob the bank. The leader (Matthew Goode) befriends him and gets him involved with a young woman (Isla Fisher) who further reels him in. After they get close and after reeling him in with his own failures, the bank plan unfolds. Confused but wanting to escape his current existence, he initially goes along with the scheme. After realizing he is being used, he attempts to stop the robbery, which of course immediately goes awry. Bruce McGill and Alberta Watson also co-star as the young man’s parents, who still search for the person that was there before the tragic crash.

Lookout, The

Directors: Frank Scott

Actors: Gordon-Levitt Joseph,Daniels Jeff,Goode Matthew,McGill Bruce,Di Zio Sergio,Huband David,Dunham Greg,Kelly Morgan,Berg Aaron,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Best Weapon in Fallout 3 + All DLCs?
Yes hello,
I recently completed The Pitt DLC, and after getting the 100 steel ingots (that was a pain!). I got the Tribal Power armor, and Metal Blaster. Cool! Right? Nope!
You see, after that I went to Point Lookout and most Tribe people were too strong for my blaster (even though I kept it at 100% condition).
SO NOW, I’m on an unmarked quest to find the best weapon (by the way guys, please don’t go saying get the MiRV, since the Nukes are sparse enough already. I want a reliable weapon with which to go and hunt some mutant overlords). I would prefer a Small or Energy weapon since thats what I specialized in.

t(-_-t)
Oh and the site tried to put this in the Police & Government >Military section. LoL! Although I guess it makes sense… kinda…

t(-_-t)


The A3-21 Plasma Gun from Harkness in Rivet City is pretty powerful. It can be obtained in "the Replicated Man" which you reveal the truth to Harkness, but decide to keep it a secret. It also better than the Alien blaster as the alien ammo is very limited.

Jersey Rebel | Feb 09, 2010


The Energy/plasma rifle. High damage, tons of VATS actions and the insane pleasure of watching your enemies turn into piles of glowing green goo. Nuff said.
Kruemelbaer | Feb 09, 2010


The Firelance, you get it on a random event. This is how I got it easily.
Travel to Casey Smith’s garage. Enter the garage. Exit the garage. You will now be facing east. Turn around and facing almost directly West and just ever so slightly North. Now travel in this direction for approximately 30-40 seconds and you will arrive at the Rockopolis entrance and a "random encounter will be in front of the entrance. If you did not get the UFO exploding over your head encounter simply reload your auto save after leaving the garage and travel there again. Eventually the encounter will occur.
Here are some locations if you need more ammo for this gun.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Alien_Powe r_Cell
Tuchno Boy Ray | Feb 09, 2010


I use the destabilizer from mothership zeta. Its fun.
THA | Feb 09, 2010


The Alien Blaster or the Firelance (the unique alien blaster that shoots fire) are probably the two strongest ones you can do - ammo is sparce though.

You could also try to do the Alien spaceship - the atomizer is a great 1hd blaster that has a very low AP cost to shoot - my twinked character could get 15 head shots off easily with all the AP gear I wore.
Scott C | Feb 09, 2010


what platform are you playing this on?
i have fallout3+ for pc and i just use the console to give me random weapons. i know its cheating, but i find it fun.
aero1313 | Feb 09, 2010

Pineapple Express

By erickirkland1987 on Aug 09, 2010

Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.60

Plot: Lazy stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city’s most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they’re not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express.

buy online Pineapple Express and download

Directors: Green David Gordon

Actors: Rogen Seth,Franco James,Ahn Rio,Carson Sam,Cole Gary,Crosby Adam,Flisher Rich,Hader Bill,Jeong Ken,Khoo Jourdan Lee,Lewis Peter,Lo Truglio Joe,Longstreet Robert,McBride Danny R.,Comedy,Crime,Thriller,

movie poll: The Hangover or Pineapple Express?


THE HANGOVER. Brilliant movie!

"Hello. How ’bout that ride in? I guess that’s why they call it Sin City." *giggles*

Amber | Feb 03, 2010


pretty darn tough
but I’m going with ……
THE HANGOVER dun dun dun ….
-*-

Wild Hogs

By erickirkland1987 on Aug 03, 2010

Wild Hogs
Wild Hogs (2007)

IMDB rating: 6.10

Plot: Four middle-aged men decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these “Wild Hogs” tear up the road and eventually stop in New Mexico for a drink not knowing that the bar belongs to the “Del Fuegos”, a mean biker gang. When the Del Fuegos steal a bike that belongs to the Wild Hogs, the four men form a plan to steal their bike back.

find and download Wild Hogs in DivX quaity

Directors: Becker Walt

Actors: Allen Tim,Travolta John,Lawrence Martin,Macy William H.,Liotta Ray,Durand Kevin,Gainey M.C.,Janes Dominic,Tobolowsky Stephen,Sklar Jason,Sklar Randy,Action,Adventure,Comedy,

whats your favorite movie with "TIM ALLEN" in it.?
mine are:

wild hogs

cars

toy story 2

for richer or poorer

toy story


the toy story’s.
definitely.

mallory. (: | Jan 31, 2010


Toy Story 2 and the Santa Claus 2
nene94 | Jan 31, 2010


Santa Clause.

The Yes Men Fix the World

By erickirkland1987 on Jul 27, 2010

The Yes Men Fix the World
The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)

IMDB rating: 7.60

Plot: Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Directors: Bichlbaum Andy

Actors: Watts Reggie,Bonanno Mike,Documentary,

What do you think of this prologue?
Eons ago, a female known as the Goddess of Life, lived in the worlds. Rumours of her death was spread while others denied her death. She was life itself, and that could not die. No-one knew the whole story though, and one must hear everyone’s story, to hear her story.

The very core of life had come close to falling due to her death. Without the Goddess, there was no life. Without life, there was no existence. But things had to go on. Everything had to live. To continue on without knowing the purpose why, because that was how life was.

That was how life played out.

That’s how the Gods played.

The Elemental Gods were the guardians of the Goddess of Life, but they failed her. In failing so to protect her, they themselves, had made her meet her demise. They were Gods, but that did not mean they had the knowledge of being one.

In this existence every God had a guardian, even those who were the guardians of the Goddess. Their guardians had foreseen this and they had kept it concealed from the eyes of the Elemental Gods.

Life repeats itself.

It cycles.

It plays over and over with no purpose.

Until the present day, where all would be decided, the weight of the worlds and existence itself, depended… on five Syberians.

The Syberians had witnessed the death of the goddess, and after seeing such bloodshed their minds had withered to killing beasts. They had no emotions, set for the one emotion that caused more blood to be shed.

Hate.

Like life does, ‘hate’ plays with the mind and the lives of everyone with no remorse, it was not meant to feel anything, but it is alive and running free in those who let it.

Elruga, is a world known to carry Syberians. It is a race not known to man, for man know of no life anywhere but Earth.

They were more superior than the race of men. They were stronger, faster and more intelligent. They knew how to take care of their world, but like mankind… They were destroying the very heart of it without knowing…

Syberians were heartless creatures. They appeared in the shape of a human and were very spiritual, but they lacked, above anything else, the emotion of caring. They knew not of love. Or of fear when the thought of losing someone came. They did not care. They did not see.

Elruga knew this, it had a heart like Earth. Some would say, that Earth, despite being defiled by the likes of humankind, was Elruga’s sister, but those ’some’ were now the fallen, walking among the dead.

Syberians thought no more of humans, than humans did of bugs. They saw them as weak, fragile-minded beings that were more useful dead than alive when in truth… they were at the same level. Humans, if it was one thing they were known for… it was their emotions. They could hate, yes. But they could also love. They could feel sorrow for one another, and cry for those they lost. They could live a life of happiness with love, and overcome the obstacles that blockaded their lives… That was what Elruga knew, and Siberians did not.

Like mankind, Syberians killed each other. Fought over revenge and what they thought was right, and fair. So much pain had come, and so much sorrow. No-one ever learned, no-one ever heard the cries of the forest.

No-one saw the tears of the world.

It was a hoarse voice, but it was time for all of this to end.

Elruga did not wish to see the ending of its children, like Earth did not for the humans that resided on it… Landing it all on one hope, when Earth had only enough strength to do Elruga one last favour… It took the children of Elruga into its own hands…

A tale that was forgotten, does not mean its ending had come… instead, restart. Make a new beginning flourished with words of fragrance on the page… Thou does not need to burn a sad ending, but fix it. Bury it instead of perishing it, and take it out only when one is ready, when every player least expects it…

The game of chess begins once more…


Ooh. i like it. it reminds me of a story i was writing a couple of years back- thanks for the memories!
i like you’re writer’s voice, you really have talent there, because now i want to know what the rest of it’s about, you know? POST MORE plz for me!

Thx :D

~*muse

Muse | Feb 08, 2010


SnazzyJazzy, babe.
Liam | Feb 08, 2010


ooh~mysterious~ *-*
it links together with other things in life aswell~ o.o
dinergirl8 | Feb 08, 2010


i don’t know what i just read but it was cool!! :D its interesting has a plot and isnt RANDOM
love it. lots of detail too.
partykitt | Feb 08, 2010


i don’t like how you repeat the words a sentence later but other than that its very interesting
Internet Explorer | Feb 08, 2010

Creating a World: Aeon Flux

By erickirkland1987 on Jul 24, 2010

Creating a World: Aeon Flux
Creating a World: Aeon Flux (2006)

IMDB rating: 5.30

Plot: The sci-fi actioner is set 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth’s population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux(Theron), the top operative in the underground ‘Monican’ rebellion, led by The Handler(Frances McDormand). When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets…

Directors: Kusama Karyn

Actors: Csokas Marton,Miller Jonny Lee,Postlethwaite Pete,Kinski Nikolai,Joseph Paterson,Huber Thomas,Liu Weijian,Queck Maverick,Action,Sci-Fi,Adventure,Thriller,

How does one get into the animation field?
I want to be able to create my own cartoons eventually. I love the unique worlds such as Cowboy Bebop, or Aeon Flux… and I want to know how to get a job like that.


I graduated from art college several years ago. AAC in the bayarea. If you don’t know anyone who’s in animation field, you can try to present your idea and art work to the teachers in art school. Most of teachers in my school are not professional educator but professional artist. Such as most teachers who is teaching animation may from the big film company. Some of them fly from LA to give us class everyweek.
I thought you may start from their if you go some good stuff. But if you really got some great stuff, be careful with who you deal with. We had sign the contract that all our works belong to school when we were. I have known there some teachers keep student’s idea become their own…

jenny | Mar 24, 2006


Look into getting enrolled in a graphic arts class in a college or school, and take it from there.
Harley | Mar 24, 2006


Do a course in Animation…. If your drawing is very very good, then you stand a good chance.
nice_libra_guy | Mar 24, 2006


If you have the love and obviously talent you can!
Good animation takes countless time and effort.
Be consistant do not drift in to other things in that area
You can professionalize abything if you just keep on keeping on!

Goodluck, animation is good fun work
bringin life to a character is certainlya great feeling of giving birth.
psalm | Mar 24, 2006

Lookout, The

By erickirkland1987 on Jul 20, 2010

Lookout, The
Lookout, The (2007)

IMDB rating: 7.40

Plot: An admired high school hockey player (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) with a bright future foolishly takes a drive in the night with his girl friend and two other friends with his headlights off with devastating results. The former athlete is left with a brain injury that prevents him from remembering many things for extended periods of time. To compensate, he keeps notes in a small notebook to aid him in remembering what he is to do. He also lives with a blind friend (Jeff Daniels) who aids him. Obviously, with the mental incapacitation, he is unable to have meaningful work. Thus he works as a night cleaning man in a bank. It is there he comes under the scrutiny of a gang planning to rob the bank. The leader (Matthew Goode) befriends him and gets him involved with a young woman (Isla Fisher) who further reels him in. After they get close and after reeling him in with his own failures, the bank plan unfolds. Confused but wanting to escape his current existence, he initially goes along with the scheme. After realizing he is being used, he attempts to stop the robbery, which of course immediately goes awry. Bruce McGill and Alberta Watson also co-star as the young man’s parents, who still search for the person that was there before the tragic crash.

i find movie here Lookout, The in HD Ready:720p quaity

Directors: Frank Scott

Actors: Gordon-Levitt Joseph,Daniels Jeff,Goode Matthew,McGill Bruce,Di Zio Sergio,Huband David,Dunham Greg,Kelly Morgan,Berg Aaron,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Good idea for a story, yes or no. Contains gay material. Very long.?
It’s at an all-boys school.

It starts with this guy named Xavier, who is obsessed with a boy named Danton. He stalks him, takes his picture without him knowing, leaves a river of anonymous notes in his locker, and watches him through the window at home. Danton is thoroughly creeped out, but does not say anything until he is home alone one day and he notices things that point to someone having been in the house (all his drawers had been looked through but nothing taken, the window open, etc.)

He tells his brother who is the same age as him, and his brother tells their best friend, and the two of them decide they’ll find out who this guy is and stop him. They do find Xavier, beat him to a nub, and threaten his life.

The next day, the entire school knows about what happened. Immediately, some students are concerned for "poor Xavier" who was innocent and victimized, and some students are taken by Luke (Danton’s brother) and William’s ( their friend) action.

When Xavier does not stop talking about his obsession with Danton, some of the other boys kind of join him. This is where it loses some of it’s sexuality, because it becomes more of a principal than a human fixation. Danton represents innocence, sweetness, almost perfection, and the boys, after listening to Xavier, see that and so many other things that they become obsessed with as well for so many reasons, only some of them sexual.

When the obsession becomes stronger and Danton begins finding more notes in his locker, begins noticing people staring at him, he gets scared and more people join Luke and William in trying to stop the "freaks".

It slowly escalates, and finally, there’s an attempt by a few of the obsessives to kidnap Danton. This causes an uproar. The students are suddenly frantic. Those obsessed with Danton (or the idea of having/obtaining Danton) have to show up to his house, tap on the bathroom window while he’s taking showers, etc. Those who are hell-bent on protecting Danton follow him around, buy his lunch, and are all around on the lookout.

It gets extremely violent as they set out to destroy each other, to stop the other "side". Luke gets shot, not killed, just shot in the arm. There are stabbings. Rapes. Three selective deaths throughout the story. All associated with gang violence by the police.

There’s a theme of the adults in the story being very uninvolved.

There is a scene where Xavier is talking about how he never wanted it to be like this, how everybody is greedy and evil and all he ever did was love Danton.

Then there are Luke and William, who were concerned for Danton, and are baffled by those who are also "concerned" because the others seem more interested in hurting "freaks" like the ones obsessed with Danton.

It strays from actual Danton, but never /really/ does because everything is kind of motivated by him.

After Luke got shot, it all started to unravel. More than half the student body was directly involved in this, and the rest knew exactly what was going on. Kids were genuinely afraid to come to school because of all the violence and terror. Of the three deaths, one was of an obsessive, one was of a protector, and one was of this innocent guy who went to school and said the wrong thing.

It ends with the very disturbed Xavier bringing a gun, killing Danton, Luke, wounding William, killing one of the higher-ups of the obsessives, and then killing himself to "end the madness".

At the VERY end, the adults in the story, who had been extremely absent, are seemingly clueless to everything (including the deaths) and are asking the kids to sit down and do some schoolwork. It’s the first time that there’s a scene in the classroom.


I really like the idea. Please please write it and maybe I could read some of it? Please?

Liz | Feb 08, 2010


Sorry… i am not that patient… try to cut short ur posts from here on… it would be easier for u and for us…
Yesh16 | Feb 08, 2010


I think it could be very interesting, if you wrote it well enough to make it seem plausible. You would also have to do lots of planning with regard to structure, imagery, themes, characters and so on.

I would read it!

Good luck!
Lyster | Feb 08, 2010


not bad.
has a bit of a manga theme to it though,
particularly with it’s revolving mostly around school/home
and having a small group of friends.

the plot seems a little weak here and there, but other than that it looks like a decent story.

for some reason some story’s become so much better when visually depicted.
and so personally i think it would make a better graphic novel than a plain novel.
so maybe you might have some one help you visualize the charters in the story.
Kicked by a muse. | Feb 08, 2010