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The Future is here already!

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<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/X-z-fsKf_cU" width="480"></iframe> This is an interesting look at how movie making has evolved. Budget was $15K, and the effects were done with programs you can buy off the shelf. Makes you really think. Why aren't YOU making a film. This is stuff that excites me.

R.I.P. Forrest J. Ackerman

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I just heard that Forrest J. Ackerman had passed away yesterday. Ackerman was a man who touched a lot of lives, and if you happen to be a fan of horror and sci-fi movies you know he was the publisher of "Famous Monsters". I remember hiding several issues from my dad since he thought they were garbage, but a lot of adults didn't get it. To a boy of 8 or 9 those magazines were a peek into the world of the fantastic. Ackerman was 91, and even at his advanced age he commanded a lot of respect and was still active. He will be missed.