Flight of the Pheonix (2004)

This was a solid movie. Some sparsely used stylized action, an awesome sequence of a desert storm, interesting information about what it would actually be like to be stuck in a desert and trying to survive, and an awesome acting performance by Giovanni Ribisi.

Other than Giovanni, this movie has Dennis Quaid, Tyrese, and Mirando Otto (Lord of the Rings fame) and a cast of good supporting standees. The Pheonix is one huge,

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How do I make a gradient with transparency in Fireworks?

Not often do I learn something new about Fireworks. Granted, this may be one of the lowest areas of entries on this blog site, but I use Fireworks on a daily basis. The other day I realized something so simple that I can’t believe I didn’t notice it before, and it saves me a ton of masks on very basic vector shapes.

Gradients are a great tool to give a website color and interest, and simple usage can turn a couple of flat colors …

Taxi (2004)

I was worried this would be done, thankfully it was another free rental.

Starring Jimmy Fallon, Queen Latifa, Jennifer Esposito, and model Gisele Bundchen, this movie is about a need for speed female taxi driver and stupid reckless cop. They hook up, become buddies somehow, and decide through all odds to try to stop four models from robbing banks. (Bundchen)

From a stupid guy’s standpoint, it was fun to watch these sharp shooting fast driving models

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Ghost World (2000)

Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, and a relatively unknown Scarlett Johansson star in this peculiar movie that is about self imposed paranoia and how projecting fears on your friends can tear you life apart.

I didn’t completely get this movie. Thora and Scarlett are two young girls who do a string of random things after the graduate from high school, two dark goth like girls. But as the movie progresses, Birch stays dark

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Batman Begins (2005)

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!

Awesome!

The reviews are out there, and most of the critics are saying, “This is the Batman film we have all been waiting for.” That seems to be the battle cry, and I couldn’t have said it any better myself.

What does this movie hold for you? What if you aren’t a Batman fan, especially after the horrid Joel Schumacher films? Well, this story, stands alone. The story …

Club Dread (2004)

I am glad this was a free movie from the library. This was one of the stupidest movies I had ever seen. Club Dread couldn’t make up it’s mind about being a comedy, a college party, or a slasher movie. Either choice, it stunk. From the Broken Lizard film company with Bill Paxton, this is the follow up offering to Super Troopers, a movie that with the right audience could be

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Kill Bill Vol.2 (2004)

I’ve been waiting to see this second part to Quentin Tarantino’s Kung Fu roots bloodbath two part series. In the first movie we see a bride killed at the alter with all of her wedding party by four assassins. She used to be an assassin, and was trying for a new life, but her former friends killed her in cold blood and now she is out for revenge. The first movie saw

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