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So, who is your favorite fictional movie President? There are so many to choose from, but I'm going to have to go with Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or Bill Pullman in Independence Day. Pullman always comes to mind for some reason doesn't he? Tell us yours in the comments section at the bottom of the post.
Last week actually ended up being one of the most exciting and potentially newsworthy weeks that I can remember. ....Annnd I can't say a word about it. Hopefully if everything keeps going well on that front, I'll be able to explain in the future. So, take that for what it's worth. (Not much.)
Last night I watched the film that will be the subject of our next VHessay. Your first clue: it's yet another classic from 1986 and I hinted at it in our Space Camp essay. What was the deal with '86 anyway? 83-86 might deserve an essay all to itself when you think about how many defining films for our generation came out of that short window.
I don't have much more to report on our own ventures this week apart from those meaningless and cryptic tidbits. Remember everything I talked about last Monday? Well, it's basically the same stuff happening this week. I can, however, comment on a few things going on in the world outside the WSF Compound.
For example, it seems that Dan Lebental, go-to editor for Jon Favreau, has developed a touch-based editing app for the iPad. It looks nice and my mind is already grinding those gears, wondering how we could put it to use. It's a potentially great way to crank out material on the fly. Shooting and editing, all right within the iPad. Talk about a streamlined workflow. This seems like a perfect application for vloggers or even creative, budding filmmakers out there. It seems a bit pricey to me at $49.99. I'd rather see it at around 30-40. However, if the app performs as well as they promise, it could easily be worth it for the right customer.
Also, I just have to acknowledge that I enjoyed SNL this week, thanks largely to my newest acting man-crush, Christoph Waltz. The guy is just incredible and moves around in comedy as well as he does in drama. I'd put his Hans Landa, from Inglourious Basterds, up against any villain in cinematic history. This season of SNL has been up and down (to put it as kindly as possible) and the hosting duties have been all over the spectrum, but Christoph represented.
Keep checking in this week for Indie Wednesday and all the other regular goodness.