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Month: February 2008

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion I really prefer action drama movies so approving this movie is an attribute of sorts.  As I watched this movie I kept thinking that the script was targeted for the live stage as the location changes were infrequent and the dialog was superb.  The interplay between just a few actors was live stage to me.  Put another way, the script was just a delight, a wonder.  My second thought of this movie was how wonderful the director did. …

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Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor Watching this movie, with headsets, I found the audio an annoying distraction.  I got the distinct impression that no live audio was recorded and if it was, never used.   The sound effect treatment was anything but realistic much of the time.  It seemed that no live Foley work was done but rather sound effect library was the source of sounds.  The dialog, all or most, sounded like ADR, which came across as unrealistic a lot of the time….

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Bad Company

Bad Company

Bad Company was a jewel of a find. I just could not believe that a comedy and spy movie could be put together with so much success. I lost my self in this movie which is a good indicator that it worked. Anthony Hopkins being in this movie was a bit of a shock. I think of him as being a serious actor. He is a serious actor in this movie which is a wonderful counter to Chris Rock. I…

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Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600 for me was a movie that I could have easily viewed on TV, VHS, or DVD. There was nothing magical or special in this movie. This movie will give you what you pay for if it sells for $6 or less, better yet, rent it for less.

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below is a real treat of a movie. I sort of like Steven Seagal movies. The production values are quite high. The script was quite good. The acting, especially by the supporting actors was very convincing. The director did a very good job with the script, talent, location and music. The only down side was I developed a tension a sort of anxiety as I watched the show. The subject matter was disturbing and this uncomfortable feeling, I…

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Sleep Deprivation: Effects on Safety, Health and the Quality of Life

Sleep Deprivation: Effects on Safety, Health and the Quality of Life

Written by Farrah Hassen. I. Introduction A 2001 poll taken by the Washington D.C. National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reports that 63 percent of American adults don’t receive the recommended 8 hours of sleep necessary for good health, safety and optimum performance.[1] Fatigue’s consequences include higher instances of motor vehicle accidents, work-related accidents, decreased productivity and adverse health effects. Daniel O’Hearn, a Johns Hopkins University sleep disorders specialist observed, “People don’t respect sleep enough. They feel they can do more –…

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Overstepping? Opinion

Overstepping? Opinion

This blog ran a series of articles delving into an internal problem at a state university.  We were made aware of this problem late fall of 07 and began putting up articles a few months later in an attempt to pressure the university to take action.  It took a while but the university did come around (we are not sure why) and apparently resolved the issue.  The article that once appeared here has been taken down because we think it…

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The CSUF, RTVF, Charlie Foxtrot Explained (opinion)

The CSUF, RTVF, Charlie Foxtrot Explained (opinion)

It would appear that the alleged cancer of administrators self promotion and institutional promotion has erupted in a new place. It has metastasized itself into the KCET and CSUF joint venture project. In an effort to promote the university, allegedly at the expense of the academic mission, the university has joined in an agreement to allow the taxpayer’s facilities to be used by KCET TV station. Let me list the alleged cancerous invasions into the normal RTVF department educational process:…

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Charlie Foxtrot directed at RTVF

Charlie Foxtrot directed at RTVF

Opinion Piece For about two years I have been hearing of how the educational system at the CSUF, College of Communications, more precisely the television and film program, is allegedly being poorly administered at the dean’s level and higher. I have been waiting well too long for a solution to this alleged near incompetence and thus have called it quits for glossing over this problem to help preserve the “CSUF image”, what ever that is. Let’s back up a few…

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