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Jett Loe’s Patented ‘Worthwhile Web Wednesdays’

November 4th, 2009by Jett Loe · Comments

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Ok, so Gareth got all webby with his post yesterday:

The Tuesday Top Five: Anthropomorphic Animals in the Cinema Zoo

I say ‘webby’ cause it’s well known that having posts containing numbered lists, such as a Top 5, or ones tied to days of the week, such as Twitter’s Follow Friday, are a quick way to Internet Gold.

So jealous am I of Gareth, not just his fine baritone and pleasant demeanor, but now his Internet Gold – that I am forced to follow with my own gimmicky post.  So here it is:

Worthwhile Web Wednesdays, (or WWW – get it? sigh…).

In which I present to you Dear Listener interesting little film stories I’ve found over the interwebs these last few days.  Ok, are you sitting comfortably?  Then let’s begin:

Wow, ‘Alien’ Artist H.R. Giger was asked to design the Batmobile? See the results:

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I ask you – would you watch disaster movie 2012 if your seat was moving at the same time?  As a fan of William Castle I would have to say yes:

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Are you a filmmaker? Got a short film? Submissions for the Diesel Online Shorts Competition being accepted now – What’s your excuse?

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Diesel Online Shorts Competition

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If you’re a fan of the brilliant Wings of Desire – it’s now available on DVD and Bluray, (worth it for ‘The Falk’ alone, fans of the film will know what I mean):

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Filmmakers: it’s another screening opportunity!  Submit your films for the 2010 summer season of Rooftop Films:

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Rooftop Films – Underground Movies Outdoors

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And last, but not least of course, the always reliable Terry Gilliam on The Power of Imagination:

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Terry Gilliam and the Power of Imagination

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Ok, that’s it for now – by the way, there is no truth to the rumour that I didn’t have time to write a post this morning due to an emergency haircut and so assembled the above links from yesterday’s ‘TFT Facebook Page’ while I waited for a the stylist.  No truth at all.

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Wait a minute – now that I think of it – I should do these posts on Fridays. Then they can be ‘Jett Loe’s Patented Facebook Fridays’.

Ahhh, Internet Gold.  I can practically see your shiny glint already.

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