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The Backstage Pass: CGI Overload: Hollywood In A Digital World

There’s no denying that technology has made everything we can imagine more attainable; and no where is it more prevalent than in big studio blockbusters. As large studios demand bigger and bigger pictures, seeking higher payouts, and  pulling larger audiences than ever before, Hollywood movies are relying more and more on Computer Generated Images; or CGI. While it’s an amazing tool that allows the storyteller to flex the boundaries of the imagination, it can also backfire. For me, this begs the question: Is it being used too much?

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Mario’s Musings (Birthday/Halloween Edition): Aliens

“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”

That line is one of the many that earned the birthday girl, Sigourney Weaver, an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress in 1987 for her second outing as Ellen Ripley in Aliens. She celebrated her birthday yesterday, born in 1949. To honor her, I figured we could kick off the Halloween season with a sci-fi- horror film.

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Mario's Musings: Stumptown

Cobie Smulders returns to television in Stumptown after a nice stint in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Maria Hill after How I Met Your Mother ended. Stumptown is the nickname for Portland, Oregon, and is also based on a graphic novel of the same name (which was news to me).

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