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Mega Friday Favorites: Favorite Shots from Serenity

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Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.

Joss Whedon gets a lot of praise for his writing, often at the expense of his skills as a director.  He is able to get creative and varied performances out of his actors, though some of that can also be attributed to his writing ability.  However, seeing Serenity on the big screen again reminded me how creative he is with a camera.  So I decided to take today’s Friday Favorite to go beyond just my usual one item and instead highlight all of my favorite shots from Serenity.  Some of these are great examples of Joss’s use of visual storytelling, others are creative or unconventionally framed, and some are just ones that I like the way they look.  And while some of the credit has to go Jack N. Green, Serenity‘s cinematographer, when you listen to Joss’s commentary on the film and read his script it becomes apparent how many of these shots he planned far in advance.

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Tucson Can’t Stop the Serenity 2013 Recap

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Inside the Fox

This past weekend was our annual Can’t Stop the Serenity event in Tucson, and I thought I’d share a few observations about the evening.  There are still many upcoming CSTS events for 2013 scheduled around the world (including Melbourne, Phoenix, London, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and Philadelphia), so you might be able to find one near you.  If not, there’s always next year.

This year’s CSTS in Tucson was at the gorgeous 1920’s Fox theatre, for the 3rd year in a row.   Continue reading →

Firefly/Serenity Cross-Stitch

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Serenity Cross Stitch

Generally speaking, I’m not big into arts and crafts.  Writing is my creative outlet, and my hands shake too much for most kinds of artwork.  However, cross-stitch is something I can do, and it’s something relaxing and fun that can be done while watching a movie or TV show in the evenings.  However, I often get bored with most cross-stitch designs, because there’s not a lot out there that interests me.  So I set out to see if I could find one based on the TV show Firefly.  (I previously did one based on the Dick Tracy poster, which I might post sometime in the future.) Continue reading →

Review: Much Ado About Nothing

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(This was movie #4 of my 4 movie marathon day.)

How do I become friends with Joss Whedon?  If this is how he spends his vacations, filming Shakespeare adaptations at his absolutely stunning house with a troupe of enormously talented actors and friends, then sign me up.  Much Ado About Nothing is damn near perfect, the melding of two brilliant minds across 400 years.  It’s clear that both Joss and his cast have a deep understanding both of the subject matter and the Shakespearean dialogue, and I hope we get to see a lot more of this sort of thing from him, once The Avengers 2 is done filming.

Much Ado About Nothing tells the story of two romances that take place as a prince comes to stay with a local governor.   Continue reading →