Movie Review: The Dog Problem by JR

Title: The Dog Problem
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Don Cheadle, Scott Caan, Lynn Collins, Mena Suvari
Directed By: Scott Caan
Written By: Scott Caan
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: September 11, 2006
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content and nudity
Distributors: A Thousand Words

Solo (Giovanni Ribisi) is as alone as his name implies. Desperate for a connection with a human, he takes the advice of his therapist (Don Cheadle) and buys a dog. The new pet also provides the means for Solo to finally meet a girl (Lynn Collins) by way of a dog park and a few unusual circumstances. Written and directed by Scott Caan, who also plays Solo’s best friend, “The Dog Problem” is an adorable, quirky romantic comedy with more substance than you may think.

I hadn’t heard a darn thing about this movie. The only reason I saw it instead of “The Namesake” was because 1) the start time and 2) I was there with my sister and she loves romantic comedies. I have no problem with the occasional rom com. I’m a girl, dammit! Sometimes we just like sappy stuff. “The Dog Problem” however, was sweet and sappy, but more along the lines of Woody Allen than your typical rom com. The dialogue was sharp, witty, and like sounded like normal everyday conversations.

Solo, Giovanni Ribisi’s character, is a highly relatable character. He’s got money problems, he’s depressed, he doesn’t think he has any friends although Scott Caan is a pretty good friend, he doesn’t think he can get a girl, he thinks he’s a failure at his job (he’s a writer), who can’t relate to that? The guy is so desperate for a connection, that he buys his therapist gifts that can’t be accepted for professional reasons. He’s the perfect anti-hero, and this is the perfect role for Ribisi. Just quirky enough, but not as quirky as some of his past roles.

The rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Lynn Collins is adorable as Lola, a stripper not ashamed of her job. Scott Caan is great as the sex-obsessed best friend. Mena Suvari was hysterical as a snobby dog caretaker. Tito Ortiz from UFC even made a cameo as a bodyguard. It was great seeing him in a movie, especially without dialogue so the movie didn’t take a turn for the worst a la the WWE movies that have been coming out recently.

Random thoughts: The music was perfect! Mark Mothersbaugh wrote original music for the movie and it fits it like a glove. Also, the opening credits sequence was one of the coolest and most mesmerizing I think I’ve ever seen. Oh and the dog? This is possibly the cutest ugly dog I’ve ever seen.

“The Dog Problem” was a great movie for my sister-night-out. It’s a movie for men and women, dog lovers and dog haters (though I don’t think there are too many of those out there). It’s a movie for everyone.

DVD Review: Good Night, and Good Luck by CD

Title: Good night, and Good luck
Starring: David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella
Directed By: George Clooney
Produced By: Steven Soderbergh, Jennifer Fox, Ben Cosgrove
Genre: Drama and Biopic
Release Date: October 7th, 2005
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.
Distributors: Warner Independent Pictures


Taking place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America, a chronicle of the real-life conflict between television news man Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. -Yahoo movies.com

So the other night I was sitting up watching the news and I got sickened. Not by the news segments themselves, but more by the fact that the news is no longer the news. So I put it in my head that I wanted to witness a telling of when the news was still “news”.

Good night, and good luck is just that. A peek into an era that 90% of America today couldn't live in. Edward R. Murrow was a man who believed in shooting straight and telling the people what needed to be said. Senator McCarthy was a man bent on criminalizing anyone who thought that the country was being run the wrong way. Granted the communist element was present and needed to be addressed, but McCarthy resorted to “Witch Hunts”.

This movie reminded me of what I learned in History class. If we don't pay close attention to history we are doomed to repeat it. If you look at todays media and pay close attention to the events taking place in our country and the war on terror it's not too dissimilar.

Murrow was a man conflicted. He wanted to uphold his own personal standards in telling the viewing public the truth. Unfortunately, speaking your mind or the truth in those days made you, your family, and you bosses a target. He was however backed by the president of the network, a very rare thing. Granted he was told that if anyone in his staff even possibly had ties to the red party in any way that they would be fired. Murrow had a great team and he didn't want to see anyone go, but he understood the position it would put him and the network in.

All parties involved acted wonderfully in this film. Say what you may about Clooney, but I think his view of what took place was pin point perfect. You can tell that there was a relationship between the actors and that they all understood the time period and the turmoil that was in the air.

Biopics are not everyones cup of tea, but if you would like a better understanding of what was going on in our country at that time this movie is defiantly worth seeing. Especially since they used a lot of stock footage for the courtroom scenes and the scenes where McCarthy was trying to attack Murrow and crew.

Only a few scattered special features. Commentary tracks by Clooney and his producer Grant Heslov. Also there is a companion piece that shows more of what was happening during the trials and news casts.

I am only gonna put up one quote from this film, but I believe it speaks volumes.

Edward R. Murrow: “We will not walk in fear of one another. “


It's been Odd

Chris Dunahm
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Movie Review: Next by ME

Title: Next
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Tory Kittles, Michael Trucco
Directed By: Lee Tamahori
Produced By: Gary Goldman, Jason Koornick (II), Ben Walsbren
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date: April 27th, 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, and some language.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Based on Phillip K. Dicks short story The Golden Man, Next is the story of Cris Johnson, a magician with a talent that allows him to see into the near future. FBI agent Callie Ferris wants his help to find a stolen nuclear bomb but Cris just wants to find his soul mate. Enter Jessica Biel as Liz. For some reason Cris can see farther than two minutes in regards to her. Why, who knows? Liz gets kidnapped by the baddies and used as a decoy to draw attention away from the bomb. Can Chris and Callie save Liz and the world? Who cares?

Next is a perfect example of a good movie ruined by a horrible ending. If I didn't know better, I would say that I had saw a test screening and not a press screening. With some great effects and some that aren't so great, and an ending that just left me feeling cheap and used, Next will not be the next hit for Cage and Co.

***SPOILER ALERT***

I can't go on without telling it as it is. The last 45 minutes or so of the movie never happened. Yep, that's right. Cris was just looking into the future. Which I don't mind so much as they established that when dealing with Liz, he can see further than two minutes. What I can't stand is that after that big reveal, he decides to do things differently and help Ferris from that point and that is the end. We never find out how things actually turn out!

***END SPOILER***

Cage plays the everyman very well. He isn't extremely handsome, doesn't have a radio announcer voice, but he does have a bit of charisma. In Next he is a bit of a schlub (you have to be to be a performer in Vegas don't you?) and is not above using his ability for personal gain. Julianne Moore isn't quite on top of her game here but with a plot as out there as this one it doesn't really harm the overall effect of the film. Biels performance is good but lacking development and I find it kind of absurd that she falls in love for Cris in one day and is willing to wait a week or even a month for him, but that is a standard in movies today.

All in all a very frustrating film because it really tries to be a good movie. It just needs an extra 15 minutes to finish everything up. I cannot recommend this movie whole heartedly but if you do decide to see it be warned that you may find the end extremely disappointing. It actually ruined the film for me.

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Theater Review: Wicked by JR

Wicked the musical, based on the book “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory Maguire, tells the story of the two witches of Oz, Glinda the Good, and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy dropped in. The Broadway production opened in 2003, and was nominated for 11 Tony’s, winning 3 including Best Actress for Idina Menzel (Elphaba).

I jumped on the Wicked bandwagon a little late. It was only this past year that I read the book, and finally bought the soundtrack CD. The book is a hard read to say the least. Gregory Maguire has created a different Oz from the one we’re all used to, the terminology and language can be daunting at times, and it took me two tries before I finished it. The book is great, don’t get me wrong, it’s just a hard book to read. One must understand though: the book, and the musical, and the original book by L. Frank Baum, and the movie “the Wizard of Oz” are all four separate and at times unrelated pieces of works. This can get very confusing, but it’s much easier if you just go with the flow and don’t ask too many questions.

The production of Wicked that is touring the country right now (yes right now!) is as close to the Broadway production as you’ll get. The sets are elaborate, complete with a giant dragon whose wings span the entire width of the stage, a giant ticking clock, and a beautiful Emerald City. The costumes are brilliant, identical to those I’ve seen in pictures of the original Broadway production. The special effects, especially Elphaba ascending into the air with her broom, are breathtaking.

The cast. Oh my, the cast. Listening to the soundtrack over and over and over, and given my pre-existing infatuation with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth (the original Elphaba and Glinda), I really had my doubts about whether I would enjoy anyone who dared set foot into their roles. In the touring production, Elphaba is played by Victoria Matlock and Glinda is played by Christina DeCicco, two unknowns to me, but I knew I would love Victoria Matlock by reading in her bio that she played Emma in Jekyll & Hyde. It’s just a thing with me. I automatically like anyone who’s done Jekyll & Hyde. It’s how much I love that musical. Needless to say, the two far exceeded my expectations. Victoria Matlock nailed “The Wizard and I”, my favorite song to belt in the car, and she had me on the edge of my seat during “Defying Gravity”. The girl can sing. Christina DeCicco, simply put, is Glinda. After seeing her performance, and forgive me Kristin Chenoweth, I still love you, I can’t imagine anyone else in that role. Her quirkiness is adorably loveable and is absolutely perfect. She kicks her feet up, jumps up and down, and has the energy of Molly Shannon’s Mary Katherine Gallagher, only without being even the slightest bit annoying. Christina is perfect. Victoria is perfect. So they’re “perfect together”.

“Wicked” is the perfect musical. If only there was a movie version…I know there are rumors, but nothing more than rumors. I just want to be able to watch it over and over and share it with my kids. Click here and find out if “Wicked” will be coming to your city. Who knows when it will be back.

Love,

Jenny

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Movie Review: Hot Fuzz by ME

Title: Hot Fuzz
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward, Simon Pegg
Directed By: Edgar Wright
Produced By: Natascha Wharton, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Crime/Gangster
Release Date: April 20th, 2007
MPAA Rating: R for violent content including some graphic images and language.
Distributors: Rogue Pictures

Hot Fuzz surprised the hell out of me. I must say that I was a little underwhelmed by Shaun of the Dead. It had it's moments but I thought it should have been funnier. Even with that thought I tried to go into Hot Fuzz with an open mind and I am glad I did. Hot Fuzz starts off with an overachievers wet dream. A narrated montage of our hero, Nicholas Angel's training and track record as a police officer. With an arrest record that is 400% higher than the rest of London's police force, his superiors decide to transfer him so they look better. Angel is transferred to the picturesque village of Sandford where things aren't as quaint as they seem. As mysterious “lethal accidents” pile up it is up to Nick Angel and his bumbling partner to get to the bottom of these suspicious occurrences.

Simon Pegg plays Angel extremely straight-laced, following the letter of the law exactly while Nick Frost's Danny Butterman is pretty much the polar opposite. And that is part of what makes this movie work. These guys were friends before they even thought about being in movies which gives them such familiarity on screen that allows them to play off each other perfectly. Toss in the usual suspects, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy and others make for a great cop parody. And don't forget Timothy Dalton playing a seedy supermarket owner whose ego would be more befitting to one of Dalton's own Bond movies.

What else makes it worthy of watching is how brilliantly the plot thickens. The reveal of what is really going on almost had me rolling in the aisle. Following that, there is a shootout that Michael Bay would be proud of and a fight of Godzillic proportions in which our villain finally “gets the point”. Hot Fuzz is a funny movie that delivers with plenty of laughs, bullets and even a church steeple thrown in for good measure. While not exactly my cup of tea, Hot Fuzz manages to parody the buddy cop film without taking it too far over the top. Some of the “accidents” are a bit gruesome in an absurd comedic way, but they work in this type of film. Now I gotta go see Shaun of the Dead again to see if I missed something in the first viewing. Damn you Edgar Wright!

Where was Nick Angel when Shaun needed him?

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Movie Review: Vacancy by ME

Title: Vacancy
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry, Scott G. Anderson
Directed By: Nimrod Antal
Produced By: Brian Paschal, Stacy Cramer, Glenn Gainor
Genre: Suspense/Horror
Release Date: April 20th, 2007
MPAA Rating: R for brutal violence and terror, brief nudity and language
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Vacancy is a smartly done take on the standard thriller. David and Amy Fox (Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale) are on their way home from an anniversary party. They take a detour and the car breaks down. Checking into a hotel that makes the Bates Motel look like your local Hilton, our heroes settle in for the night. After discovering tapes of murders taking place in the very room that they are in, they realize that they are next. David and Amy then begin the fight for their lives.

I was quite surprised by Vacancy. Choosing not to follow the genre standard of scares through cheap shots or extremely detailed gore makes this film a more palatable type of horror/thriller. Doing exactly what it sets out to do, the movie delivers thrills, chills, action, suspense and mostly great performances. Our heroes aren't stupid, you don't find yourself screaming,” Don't go in there you dumb s**t!”. They are also not too smart for the situation either. You know, when the characters figure everything out on the first try or seem to know exactly what to do. You get to see them figuring things out.

Luke Wilson plays David as an almost everyday guy. I say almost because you that if you or I were in the same situation, we'd be cringing in a corner needing a new pair of undies. The chemistry, or lack of, between Wilson and Beckinsale works well as a couple at the end of their marriage. There is some great dialogue in the beginning that establishes their relationship. One other note on the casting, Frank Whaley will never be creepy. I don't care what anyone says, he will always be Jim from Career Opportunities to me.

Vacancy isn't a perfect movie. With a few minor “cheats” and a somewhat abrupt ending, Vacancy won't break any records but won't be a black mark on any resumes either. Some may say that the lack of depth may be a hindrance, but I find it refreshing to have just the bare bones. No unneeded details about our characters. Hell, you never even find out anything about the villains, no explanations or back story at all.

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Mitch E.
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Movie Review: Grindhouse by ME

Title: Grindhouse
Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
Produced By: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Sandra Condito
Genre: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Release Date: April 6th, 2007
MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use.
Distributors: Dimension Films

In "Death Proof," a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In "Planet Terror," a small-town sheriffs' department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers by directors Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, Robert Rodriguez and Edgar Wright.

Let's start from the beginning. As I sat down to watch the cheesy goodness that is Grindhouse, I had both high and low expectations. High because this is a film by two of the best and cutting edge directors that Hollywood has seen in a long time and they both have some great movies under their belts. Tarantino with Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. Rodriguez with the Mariachi trilogy and Sin City. Low because of the subject matter: 70's grindhouse and exploitation flicks. Being a child of the 80's and 90's I have no prior experience of these types of films. The closest I can claim is a horror double feature on Saturday afternoons on WKBD 20 (Detroit). So I cannot compare this film to those, which may give my review a different tone than some of the others that are out there. So let's get to the meat of the review. I enjoyed Grindhouse to no end. A little long, clocking in at 3 ½ hours, but otherwise an almost perfect way to spend an afternoon.

Machete – One of four fake trailers directed by guest directors. This one was by Robert Rodriguez himself. Rodriguez regular Danny Trejo is Machete, one Mexican you don't want to f**k with. With Cheech Marin as a shotgun weilding priest, these two are going to clean up the town. Rumored to be an actual direct to video movie by Rodriguez, Machete was a fun little take on the revenge picture.

Planet Terror – Beginning with the best opening credit scene ever to be put on celluloid (Rose McGowan go-go dancing for 3-4 minutes) Planet Terror is filled with over the top acting, blood, gore and comedy with characters that you find yourself caring more than you would expect. For instance, two brothers (Michael Biehn and Jeff Fahey) who have been having a feud over a BBQ recipe for years finally reconcile at the end. Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) wants to be a stand up comedian but thinks that can never happen after losing her leg. Get it? Stand up comedian? Ha ha! Don't let that fool you though, Planet Terror doesn't slouch in the gore department either. Just a few choice bits include a brainless Fergie (yay!), head shots, popping pustules, dripping genitals and decapitation by helicopter. Rodriguez has made a zombie movie that encompasses everything that I love about horror. With missing reels, dust, dirt, scratches and hair in the film, Planet Terror is a throwback to a much different era of horror. Planet Terror feels like it could be the precursor to the style that dominated horror in the 80's while still thinking that it is a “serious” horror film. My personal favorite of the two.

Intermission – The other three fake trailers were presented between features. Werewolf Women of the S.S is Rob Zombie's addition. While it was cut together a little to quickly for my taste it looks like it could be an interesting concept. The best part – Nicolas Cage as Fu Manchu. Now that made me choke on my Pepsi. Don't – yes that was a name of a trailer and a lame one to boot. Thanksgiving – Eli Roth's spoof of Holiday themed horror with a few extremely inappropriate kills that would never have been in an 80's flick.

Death Proof – While Planet Terror spoofed horror, Tarentino's Death Proof spoofs the car thriller. Not being a big fan of the genre I can only spout off Christine and Duel as well as the Smokey and The Bandit movies as any kind of comparison. Which isn't really a comparison at all so never mind. Anyways, Death Proof is a little more flawed due to some irreverent and overlong dialogue that supposedly serves to flesh out some of the characters but is really pointless since they die in the next scene anyways. Albeit a kick ass death scene that we get to see four times, so we can see how each passenger in the car buys it extremely gruesome detail. It just seemed that Tarentino forgot that he was making a grindhouse film and started making a Tarentino film instead. I mean, even with all the extemporaneous dialogue and character building, you still don't care about these girls. But, once the tires get rolling in the third act, look out! You are in for one hell of a car chase. This next batch of would be victims aren't slouches and turn the tables on Stuntman Mike. Chasing him down and giving him a healthy dose of his own medicine.

I neglected to talk about the cast in order to address them here. Everybody is perfectly cast. From Planet Terror you get Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Tom Savini, Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis, Carlos Gallardo, Fergie and Naveen Andrews. Rose proves that she is one of the sexiest women alive. Fergie proves she's brainless, Freddy Rodriguez proves that he can be a bad ass, Biehn shows that he has a sense of humor and Fahey just does his thing. Death Proof brings us Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Sydney Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Michael Parks, and Vanessa Ferlito. Russell shows that he can still be a mean dude. What I like about Stuntman Mike is that you don't know why he is doing these things. I actually liked him when we first meet him. Russell plays him as a normal guy, which is strange because I thought that grindhouse movie villains were the precursor to the 80's slasher flicks. Tarentino slipping off the track again. The three would be victims, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson and Tracie Thoms continue the underlying theme of strong women that began with Rose McGowan's Cherry Darling. The stand out is Zoe Bell, who plays herself. Once Death Proof gets rolling and she does what she does best, the tension just keeps getting cranked up and doesn't stop. If Tarentino would have cut out half of the dialogue and added another group of victims, Death Proof would be damn near perfect.

There is a rumor that the Weinstein company is going to split the two movies up and re-release them as stand alone films. While that may be a good idea, it means that you may have a short time in which to enjoy Grindhouse as it was originally intended. So go see it now! You may see me there as I will definitely catch this one again before it leaves theaters.

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Mitch E.
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Mad World with Odd by CD

Your's truly has been given the chance to ride the internet airwaves.

I am now the newest family member of the Phonetic Bells network. Listen to Mad World.

My own radio show where you can listen to me yak and rant about things that make most people go...WTF!?

I love participation...so shoot me an e-mail at Give me some mail.
And check out topics at Madworld on Myspace.
Topics will range from everything to nothing. Sometimes shows will have a poignant and conclusive meaning, other times it will be simply fluff.

Either way it will be entertaining as I drop bits of knowledge on you while making you laugh.

Also I will read mail and tell you about some of the odd and strange sites/stories and emails I have been sent or stumbled across.

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Movie Review: InZerO by ME

At first glance, InZerO is a story about a group of couriers in a desolate future where an as yet unknown event has taken two thirds of the population. Those that are left are unable to have children. Alien refugees have come to Earth and with them they bring a blend of magic and science. But what InZerO is really about is one man bringing hope to a world that really needs it. Many will try to stop him and his friends including street gangs, corrupt governments, and even aliens! Will they succeed? I don't know yet dammit, there is one more episode to go! See, InZerO isn't a movie, it's a series of twelve twenty minute episodes. With eleven finished episodes and one more to be released next month AND a full length feature film in the works, InZerO has left quite a few unanswered questions.



InZerO is an extremely independent project started just over a year ago by Thought Collide Productions as an ongoing learning experience for local filmmakers here in Detroit. And you can definitely see the quality improve with each progressive episode. Jamie Sonderman and Thought Collide has created a series that, while it takes a few episodes to grab you, you will want to know how it turns out. Some episodes are hit and miss, while some are intriguing and can keep you on the edge of your seat, especially episodes 9-11. That's when the story finally starts to gain cohesion and the threads start to come together as a whole.



Casting – There are way too many players in this series to mention them all, so I will comment on the standouts, both good and bad. The good is, of course, the lead Jonny Victor as Thames. Carrying the weight of an ongoing series is no easy task, and you can literally see him and most of the cast learn to carry that burden. Thames's rapport with his navigator Erol provides some of the most entertaining scenes. Some other standouts to my untrained eye are Vincent Rasnick as Maddox, Thames's brother and leader of the street gang known as the Wolves, impressed me when the chance for him to do the right thing comes in later episodes. Other honorable mentions include the rest of the couriers – Mare Costello (Marilee, Thames's closest friend), Caleb Gilbert (Cal, the trustworthy old hat of the group), Sonja Ribicki, (Raimi, the militaristic bad ass), P.J. Jacokes (Chapman, the asshole of the bunch who lightens up eventually) and their Master Courier Quint (Scott Norman), who is way underused in my opinion. Some of the actors seem very wooden, two come to mind but I'll be nice and not say anything. The one I do want to mention is more of a "what the?" type of thing. And that is Jack, played by Art Greenia. In early episodes he was great, tossing lines with feeling and a cadence that eerily reminded me of Alley Hallet from the series Angel. In a later episode there is a pivotal scene where it seems like he is reading lines straight from queue cards, in a monotone and with less feeling than a brick. I know, these independent endeavors must be taken with a grain of salt, but it was really strange to see an actor who had nailed it earlier perform so differently later on.



Even with it's flaws, InZerO is an entertaining and educational series. The only other thing I can really say, which should say it all, is that I will be at the Royal Oak Main Art Theater on May first to see the final episode before the full length feature InZerO: Fragile Wings goes into production. Although it is great to see Detroit used in a series, it saddens me to say that there isn't much set dressing that needs to be done to make Detroit look like a post-apocalyptic city. Utilizing the abundance of dilapidated industrial complexes as sets, InZerO is drawing attention to a side of Detroit that doesn't help the reputation of our city very much. Sure there are a few nice locations used such as the Spirit of Hope Church, a few beautiful private homes, and the closed down Belle Isle Aquarium. But not enough to balance the not-so-pretty locations. Hopefully with Fragile Wings, we get to see a brighter side of the city as the movie is going to deal with events before the current series's timeline.

For more info visit www.myspace.com/inzero or www.thebrokenfuture.com.

Until Detroit is used as Paradise,
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Mitch E.
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