Rotten Tomatoes Chart

Not much to say here, other than that our level of appreciating quality films has been declining for decades, based on this chart. It shows the median Rotten Tomatoes score of each year's top 10 grossing films. Here's proof that we need to step it up a notch!

Walk.Ride.Run.Laugh

Two things, neither related other than that they both interest me:

First, today was Sharon's Walk.Ride.Run for Epilepsy in San Diego. My sister, Chelsea, was a partipant for Team Purple. Well done, sis!

Second, the recent startup of "Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza" on the Game Show Network has managed to continue the inevitable laughter. Love it!

Testing the President

This blog entry utilizes the Freedom of Speech we Americans know and love, and incorporates it with a test of technology. President Obama delivered a great speech today that didn't hide behind any GOP walls, and instead, made some honest declarations. His best part of the speech came at about the 21-minute mark. If this test works, the clip below (when played) should instantly begin, cued to that point.

"In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90% of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1% saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each. And that’s who needs to pay less taxes? They want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President." -President Barack Obama, 4.13.2011

Many Competitors

And so the page is turned, and we sadly did not get recognized. However, it is the first time were 108 contestants, the most ever before! So, that makes the odds of winning 1/108, or less than 1%. Better odds than winning the lotto, though... Read the results here.

On a completely different note, this website deserves the update I'd initially started with the new FatCow server about 6 months ago. Also, today's crash of the Photobucket site has me pondering if that's worth continuing. Expect to see new results in the coming days.

The Owle Bubo

I present the Owle Bubo. This gizmo really might be of good use, if I'm to enter something like the Disposable Film Fest. You can apply a wide angle lens to your iPhone, and it comes with grip handles for sturdier movement, not to mention tripod mounts!

Disposable Future

I think I've found a new festival to enter! It's already time to enter for the 2012 year (submission deadline is in November, so I've got time), but such 2010 entries as these from The Disposable Film Festival are compelling and awesome!

So long as whatever the project is can be shot on a nonprofessional device, such as an iPhone or web cam, and that the duration is 10 minutes or less, then it's a valid entry! Very interested. You will hear of this festival again, trust me!

One Week

The winners announcement for the 2011 Neuro Film Festival will be one week from today: Sunday, April 10th, at 9 p.m. HST in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Our entry, the concise version of Journey of the Mind, was one of more than 100 submissions. The Grand Prize winner earns $1,000, and the runner up will earn $500. There's a Fan Favorite award doled out, too. Stay tuned for results, and thanks if you helped support the project in any way!