It took me a while to get around to seeing Avatar. One reason for that, also coincidentally one of the reasons I have been a pretty lazy contributor to Popdose…
Arend Anton
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Arend Anton is a writer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. As a child, Arend would make comedy shorts and stop motion animations with a borrowed video camera. Sadly, these films have not yet been lost to the ravages of time and may one day return to embarrass him. He is currently working on a Western set in modern day California that he hopes will be completed sometime in 2009.
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It’s very rare for a high-concept comedy to work on a consistent level. Often, the movie is only funny in concept and only contains enough successful jokes to string together…
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Á¢€Å“FillerÁ¢€ is a term often used by music fans to describe songs that sound like they were quickly put together to take up space on an album in order to…
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A controversy erupted recently when critics claimed that two of the robots in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were racist caricatures. What then occurred was the standard Internet back-and-forth over…
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Actors can be an easy bunch to spot around Los Angeles. Often, they can be seen exiting a KinkoÁ¢€â„¢s with a box of 500 headshots. The male can usually be…
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We live in a self-absorbed culture. Everything we do is shared through blogs, status updates, and tweets. Now that people have the Internet on their phones, nobody is more than…
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Appropriately for a week in which an Eddie Murphy movie is reaching theaters, Arend Anton devotes his latest Biggest Picture column to cinematic horror.
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IÁ¢€â„¢ve often written in this column about the state of film criticism and the Internet. It might seem strange that I, an online film columnist, feel I have the authority…
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When our esteemed editor and retired slow jam artist Jeff Giles first asked me to contribute to this site, he wanted me to contribute as a movie critic. I believe…
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IÁ¢€â„¢ve spent the last week trying to get a trailer ready for my film, Red Gold. That doesnÁ¢€â„¢t even include the time I spent editing the footage or recording the…
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I was shaving this evening. I like to shave at night, because the last thing I want to do when my eyes are still half-closed is rake a piece of…
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How valuable is a college career for the creative professional? Arend Anton explores this issue in his latest edition of The Bigger Picture.
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Is there a key to creativity? Could there be some way of unlocking what is within the mind at any given time? The answer to this question has often eluded…
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Most people probably realize how important sound is to movies. In filmmaking, audio and visuals have at the very least a 50/50 relationship, though I might argue that audio bears…
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IÁ¢€â„¢ve been watching a lot of Alfred Hitchcock’s work lately. When searching for a new project, I tend to immerse myself in that which I wish to imitate. I have…
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We have now reached the last of a three part series concerning the three taboos of cinema. Thus far we have discussed the use of profanity and violence, leaving us…
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Last week I began a three-part series about the three biggest movie taboos, at least in American cinema — the things we seem to often have both a disdain for…
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If you read this column last week, you might think from reading the headline that I’ve decided to only discuss the economic situation. In truth, I’m not referencing the “big…
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Since its inception, this column has at times deviated from the strict parameters that most Á¢€Å“movieÁ¢€ columns adhere to. In many ways, my intention has always been to touch on…
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There is a sentiment, shared by many followers of great art, that monetary success strips an artist of his inspiration. It is the idea that once the artist has little…
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The Internet has spawned an explosion of opinion and independent thought. Movies I once thought were untouchable I now find have their own critics. While the Web has also coined…
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It is a time of economic turmoil. The markets are going berserk; reacting like the headless chickens we already knew them to be. Our nation faces numerous crises both domestically…
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Recently, I went to a local Mexican food establishment to pick up dinner with a friend. This restaurant has a TV mounted to the wall, which is usually tuned to…
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I recently had the pleasure of watching Darren AronofskyÁ¢€â„¢s film The Wrestler. This was after I wrote my Oscar tirade, though the experience I had in that film has only…
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Awards season.Á‚ I donÁ¢€â„¢t much care for this time of year.Á‚ Sure, all the good movies get released around this time, but thereÁ¢€â„¢s something that overtakes Hollywood this time of…
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The camera lies to you.Á‚ Sure, that idea goes against everything you were raised to believe.Á‚ Court cases often rely on photographic or videotaped evidence to prove guilt or innocence.Á‚ …
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ItÁ¢€â„¢s nearly impossible to watch a summer movie these days without sitting through camera movements that make you wish youÁ¢€â„¢d brought Dramamine.Á‚ There is a reason that use of these…
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Every weekend, I sit with my laptop sifting through the remnants of the week gone by.Á‚ This is normally scramble time, as I frantically attempt to come up with enough…
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The average movie is mediocre at best. This is not meant as an insult to hardworking filmmakers. The simple fact of the matter is that few films in a given…
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What is the most important factor in the creation of a movie? Is it a good script, quality acting, or great visuals? Or is it something more? It is my…
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