Recently, a friend sent me a link to a new social networking site for anyone looking to get into the motion picture industry. Stage 32 is billed as “The premiere social network for people working in or with a desire to work in film, television, or theater.” It seems that every organization that wants to […]
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Stage 32, I Presume?
April 21st, 2012 
David Derks 
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Tags: Networking, Social Network, Stage 32 
3 Comments »A Wrinkle in Time: Arrugas/Wrinkles (Film Review)
April 20th, 2012 David Derks Every so often, a movie comes out that explores a subject most of us are uncomfortable with. These are movies I tend to shy away from. With so many challenges life has to offer I gravitate towards adventure, fantasy and comedy. It’s my way of escaping the world for a couple of hours. I also […]
Posted in ABOUT US, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Animation, Foreign, Rated PG No Comments »Brave New Digital World: The Fantastic App of Mr. Morris Lessmore
April 20th, 2012 David Derks There was a gem of a short film released last year that was originally part of an app available on iTunes, and it won the Oscar earlier this year for best animated short subject called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It’s a brilliant piece of filmmaking that will put a smile on […]
Posted in ABOUT US, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS Tags: Animation, Family, New Media 2 Comments »The Mouse That Roared: The Gruffalo (Film Review)
April 19th, 2012 David Derks The mouse meets the predators The Gruffalo is a charming animated short film about a mouse who encounters danger while on a journey to an acorn tree. Based on the award-winning children’s book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson & Alex Scheffler, a mouse goes on a journey to a distant acorn tree where he encounters three […]
Posted in ANIMATED, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, INDEPENDENT FILMS Tags: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Foreign, Rated G 2 Comments »Truth, Justice, and the Pursuit of Relevancy: Superman Vs The Elite (Film Review)
March 17th, 2012 David Derks In the next entry of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, the Man of Steel battles with powerful villains and a society more interested in retaliation than justice when a new, jaded breed of super hero called The Elite gain worldwide popularity for brutally killing their foes in Superman Versus The Elite. Despite their fame, […]
Posted in BLU-RAY, David Derks, DVD, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, MOVIES Tags: Action, Adventure, Animation, Blu-ray/DVD, DC Universe, Rated PG-13, Superman, Superman Vs The Elite, Thrills, Warner Bros 2 Comments »A Monster in Paris (Film Review)
March 15th, 2012 David Derks At the 2012 Los Angeles Animation Festival, I had the opportunity to watch a little gem of a film that has not yet been released in the United States. If you asked me a week ago if a movie about a giant sized singing flea sounded appealing, I would have say no. A Monster in […]
