Venice film festival off to shaky start

If this is indicative of the this year's crop of festival films, it bodes well for "Boxing Day" as counter programming.

Venice film festival off to shaky start

RunCom #213: Raised by a nun

Running Commentary #213:

I talk about a member of the family and running commentary

http://www.youtube.com/v/xhzMi45624I

RunCom #212: On VP Surprises and Disastrous Movies

Running Commentary #212:

I give my inexpert analysis of the Sarah Palin pick and vent about Disaster Movie

http://www.youtube.com/v/S_OFk9e4Pv0

RunCom #211: The Big O and Randomness

Running Commentary #211:

I talk about Obama's speech for 30 seconds and then about other stuff

http://www.youtube.com/v/gnR_AIQf_DY

RunCom #210: How I spent a buttload of money

Running Commentary #210

I buy stuff and get suckered

http://www.youtube.com/v/cKcI2BHwr7U

RunCom #209: Festival madness, Ash vs. Snake

Running Commentary #209:

I ramble for 14 minutes about entering film festivals and two cult film heroes

http://www.youtube.com/v/h7prMvRAC0k

RunCom #208: USA B-Ball, weight loss, camera hunting

Running Commentary #208:

A Terp salutes Coach K, I talk about losing weight, and looking for a new camera

http://www.youtube.com/v/7eb1KbesTZg

RunCom #207: DORKNESS, LOTR vs. Star Wars vs. Star Trek

Running Commentary #207:

I go full tilt dork and compare LOTR, Star Wars, and Star Trek

http://www.youtube.com/v/QM5cna-1SpQ

Founding Fathers' dirty campaign - CNN.com

Obama-McCain is nothing compared to the old days. These guys said stuff that would NEVER fly today. And how about calling your opponent "a son of a mulatto" to undermine his credibility? Although the term is outdated and borderline offensive now, it refers to someone of mixed black and white parentage. Ah, irony.

Founding Fathers' dirty campaign - CNN.com

RunCom #206: Ocean's 11 and Ocean's 11

Running Commentary #206:

I talk about Frank vs. George

http://www.youtube.com/v/uYn6YW01Tmo

RunCom #205: Worst. Audition. Ever.

Running Commentary #205:

I talk about the worst audition I've ever had

http://www.youtube.com/v/zQmJBu7EGlc

D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In School - washingtonpost.com

An article about yesterday's vlog topic.

D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In School - washingtonpost.com

RunCom #204: Should students be paid for good grades?

Running Commentary #204:

I get all opinionated about education

http://www.youtube.com/v/7xC1zwFkI6g

RunCom #203: My big Olympic basketball rant

Running Commentary #203:

I talk about b-ball in Beijing

RunCom #202: Batman Begins vs. TDK rant-o-rama

Running Commentary #202:

A month after TDK, I'm still talking about it

RunCom #201: Family Guy rantings, the ripple effect

Running Commentary #201:

I talk about Family Guy and how going from theoretical filmmaker to practical filmmaker has changed things

RunCom #200: A retrospective, and Tropic Thunder thoughts

Running Commentary #200

What vlogging has taught me and Tropic Thunder review

http://www.youtube.com/v/e_qrCyhOep0

RunCom #199: Phelps, Team Names, and Dragon's Den

Running Commentary #199:

It's the pupu platter of topics

http://www.youtube.com/v/qqhdTuBDpqo

RunCom #198: The Ballad of Vince Offer

Running Commentary #198:

I talk about watching too much basic cable

http://www.youtube.com/v/Yw7uzVufOK0

RunCom #197: The writing of Boxing Day

Running Commentary #197:

I talk about how I wrote Boxing Day

http://www.youtube.com/v/PMIpG4_MRxo

RunCom #196: Park City or bust, reprise

Running Commentary #196:

I talk about the looming Sundance and Slamdance deadlines

http://www.youtube.com/v/3whoeSp4ad8

RunCom #195: Chupacabra, Hornaday savages George Lucas

Running Commentary #195:

I talk about a possible live Chupacabra sighting and George Lucas' storytelling ability

http://www.youtube.com/v/2_fru9vuMaw

The Lord of the Light Side - washingtonpost.com

Ann doesn't pull any punches in this piece. But I tend to agree with her.

The Lord of the Light Side - washingtonpost.com

There are monsters out there

This has a leg up on the Montauk Monster, because it's actually alive and moving around and stuff.

RunCom #194: The Tropic Thunder Non-controversy

Running Commentary #194

I revisit the Tropic Thunder brouhaha or lack thereof

http://www.youtube.com/v/3i4c09bbv6U

Horror film gene that makes some scream while others laugh - Telegraph

A lot of my filmmaking and film buff friends are horror fans, but me, not so much. So I find this very interesting.

Horror film gene that makes some scream while others laugh - Telegraph

RunCom #193

Running Commentary #193

Another sad farewell

http://www.youtube.com/v/D25Vg1elAvE

RunCom #192: Vaya con Dios, Bernie Mac

Running Commentary #192:

I bid an untimely farewell to Bernie Mac and talk about Pineapple Express

http://www.youtube.com/v/JUT9-Vr-_hY

RunCom #191: If a movie premiers in the woods

Running Commentary #191:

The one wrinkle in an otherwise smashingly successful premiere

http://www.youtube.com/v/B_YdEPej9B0

RunCom #190: Premiere Afterglow

Running Commentary #190:

I talk (a little) about the Boxing Day premiere

http://www.youtube.com/v/MFz39BBcalc

RunCom #189: Boxing Day Eve

Running Commentary #189:

The night before the biggest night of my life

http://www.youtube.com/v/LOkC5aPCQnw

RunCom #188: My sense of humor

Running Commentary #188:

I talk about where my sense of humor comes from

http://www.youtube.com/v/_iAEk4tLAbw

RunCom #187: Can't have a screening without a tape

Running Commentary #187:

I talk about the technical challenges of showing Boxing Day

http://www.youtube.com/v/TvXGMTg3AVA

RunCom #186: Roast Montauk Monster with Mango Salsa

Running Commentary #186:

I talk about the Montauk Monster and cryptozoology

http://www.youtube.com/v/SwWO0HXeMvo

RunCom #185: View to a Shill

Running Commentary #185:

Family party and Brideshead Revisited trailer thoughts

http://www.youtube.com/v/ovgnNFXekrM

RunCom #184: License to Shill

Running Commentary #184:

Promotion and music (for movies)

http://www.youtube.com/v/XV4dFau0vHY