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Let’s Convert All Rooftop Parking Garages Into Drive-In Movie Theaters

The La Times reported:
A new drive-in movie theater is opening atop downtown Los Angeles.

On Oct. 28, Electric Dusk Drive-In will debut on the rooftop of a parking garage at the corner of 4th Street and Broadway.

The drive-in will project a wide selection of classic films, cult favorites and contemporary blockbusters on a 24 foot by 18 foot screen, complete with carhops taking orders from a snack bar.

Ah, imagine a world where each city had more than one such drive-in. Now I have never been a

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“If We Can Build This, We Can Build Anything”

The Invisible Bike Helmet means that a sustainable indie film biz & culture that benefits the creators & appreciators is 1000% possible.

What about that logic do you fail to understand?

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Eventize! Hot Tub Cinema

The UK has Secret Cinema.  They have Sight & Sound.  And now they have they the coolest new way to watch movies.

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This Is A Better Way To Tie Your Shoes

Even adults have been doing it wrong too.

Sometimes small changes can yield big results!

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Animation Is Inexpensive, at least right NOW.

This won’t be the only time I don’t know what I am blogging about.

Still though, this looked like something some of you would want to know about.  Chip Roughton of Rough Pictures wrote in and hipped me to this deal.  For what I can tell it looks like an opportunity to get a $500 studio level animation software set up for $10.00.   My quick scan for reviews also makes it look like a good deal.  So if enough people sign up, you can get Messiah 2.o for $10.

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Where Do Good Ideas Come From?

I have linked to Steven Johnson before. I find how his observation that “chance favors the connected” all that I need to justify the energy I spend trying to unite our indie film community. I still haven’t read his book yet, but luckily I do have his lectures.

I love how the environment suggested for good idea generation is chaotic. I long had a piece of calligraphy in my office with the symbols of chaos and creativity. Further his dominant “slow hunch” process helps me from getting too restless about how long it is taking to get us out of the current swamp. I may have to read the book — if I can find the time that is.

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New Discovery Tool: SkyGrid

Okay, it doesn’t discover movies for you, but it does help you track those subjects that are of interest to you. I have just started to use it, so I don’t have much to report on it yet. Stay tuned.

You can check it out on iTunes here.

Hat tip to David Tisch for pointing this out to me!