The Taking of Pelham 1974

Denzel and Travolta? Snoozefest. Travolta with a neck tattoo? Seriously? Um, no thanks. Another vapid Hollywood remake of a genre classic? Business as usual.

Just see the 1974 original.

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New Tutorials from Noesis Interactive

We have added a new series of Game Art Design tutorials to our collection and they look really great. They're from Noesis Interactive, a bay area company that specializes in "training materials for game modders and indie-developers, multi-disciplinary artists within fields such as: game design, programming, 3D and 2D art, machinima, UI design and web development."

The series we have is called "Mod Your World" and teaches people how to "mod" or modify "computer games, especially first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public, and can be entirely new games in themselves. They can include new items, weapons, characters, enemies, models, modes, textures, levels, and story lines. They also usually take place in unique locations. They can be single-player or multiplayer."

Please come check out these new tutorials and let us know what you think - we would really like to know if you think they are as useful as they look.

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Where are the girls? An NPR Article

I recently read an interesting article on the NPR site about the lack of female main characters in Pixar films. I thought you might like to check it out, too...
Dear Pixar, From All The Girls With Band-Aids On Their Knees
Why do you think there are so few non-princess girls in animation?

FILMS GALORE!

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is THE LARGEST FILM FESTIVAL IN THE US! Yeah, it's a big deal! This year, there are over 250 films representing 60 countries - all right at your doorstep, here in the belly of the beast, SEATTLE. This is your annual chance to see films from around the world that you otherwise may never know about.

See what's showing today, read descriptions, buy tickets and if you have an iPhone, download SIFFter in iTunes free - an app that let's you do all of the above as well as view trailers - http://www.siff.net/

New in Audio DVD: Girls Rock and Total Training

A few notable audio-related DVDs have recently been added to the library collection.


Girls Rock (call # VIDEO HQ798 .G55 2008) is a documentary that follows a few campers at Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls as they form bands, write songs, practice, and perform live. The trailer below offers a glimpse at the unbridled awesomeness contained in this movie.



Also new are two software training tutorials from Total Training.


ProTools LE 7: EssentialTraining with Jeff Dykhouse (call # VIDEO TK7881.4 .P768 2008) provides nearly ten hours of in depth ProTools training.


Propellerhead Reason 3 & 4: Essential Training with Jeff Dykhouse (call # VIDEO TK7881.4 .P767 2008) is a two disc bundle that provides a complete overview of the Reason virtual studio rack, including all the Reason devices and recording a song.

Chris Jordan's Running the Numbers (An American Self-Portrait)

Image Depicts 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the US every hour.
Check out this amazing photographer!!! "Exploring around our country’s shipping ports and industrial yards, where the accumulated detritus of our consumption is exposed to view like eroded layers in the Grand Canyon." This exerpt from Chris Jordan's artist statement describes his work exactly. Chris's work requires us to look back on ourselves and see what exactly we are doing, and how much we are using... His work is MASSIVE and AMAZING!
Check it out www.chrisjordan.com

New in Graphic Novels: Alan's War

A lot of the best cartoonists working today are from France. One of these greats is Emmanuel Guibert. In his book Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope (call # GRAPHIC NOVEL PN6747 .G85 G8413 2008) Guibert creates a comics narrative from the recollections of American World War II veteran Alan Cope. Cope moved to France after the war and he and Guibert met and became friends in 1995. Cope is a great storyteller and his war experiences are truly unique. Guibert amazing artwork and spot on pacing provide the perfect vehicle for Cope's recollections.

Guibert's water drawing technique is pretty wonderful to behold. Below is a video of Guibert in action.