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Film of the Year. Answers to the Professor's Movie Quiz. One of my favorite film blogging traditions is the annual movie quiz with a funny title that Dennis hosts over at. Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule. This year the title is Professor Russell Johnsons My Ancestors Came Over on the Minnow Thanksgiving/Christmas Quiz. Wow, what monicker! Cheating), knuckles nicely cracked, lets go. 1) Second-favorite Coen Brothers movie. 0160;Blood Simple (1983), . 0160;(1991), The Big Lebowski. How exactly is a ...
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Lucas McNelly: March 2012
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. How to correctly budget your crowdfunding campaign. Anyway, after posting the data, I kind of assumed that everyone would know what to do with it, but of course not everyone does. So, here we go. This might get a little nerdy. But it's worth it. The first thing you need to understand is the concept of Expected Value. Probably not. You might have more. You might have less. But at the end of the day, this is...Then, you...
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Lucas McNelly: February 2012
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. As of right now, this is over 500 successful film and video Kickstarter campaigns. It should update as more are added. Perks are grouped, when needed, into the correct bin (i.e. $25 perks include anything in the $20-$35 range). If you want, I can break this down for you further. Email me (lmcnelly [at] gmail [dot] com) for more info. Dictated, but not read by. Links to this post. Day 4 of Nicolas Citton's DECORATION.
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Lucas McNelly: Up Country
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. Is a unique project, a transmedia film/novella hybrid set in the northernmost reaches of Maine, a place so rustic and remote that they don't even bother to name the towns. Are free to everyone, up to a point, where they will only be available for our backers. You can join them by clicking on the button below and getting the same rewards as everyone else, including the final chapters of the serialized novella. They Sho...
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Lucas McNelly: Fun with Numbers
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. I'm working on a Kickstarter campaign. Oregon, with the new all-time leader, is obviously going to do well here, but here's a full map. Fun fact: 17 states have had a campaign reach $1M. Most-funded Kickstarter campaign, by state. This was interactive until Google Docs decided not to work. Most-funded, by GDP. Here's the raw data (again, Google Docs). COOLEST COOLER: 21st Century Cooler that's Actually Cooler. Pegasus...
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Lucas McNelly: January 2013
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. Add this to the list of things I'm doing now. Dictated, but not read by. Links to this post. The Best and Worst of the Dance. The easiest way to start a conversation with someone in Park City is to ask them what they've seen and what they're favorites are. Sometimes a person will start gushing about a film and then you make sure you add it to your schedule. That's how I ended up seeing Concussion. Robin Weigert has be...
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Lucas McNelly: Second Verse, Same as the First
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. Second Verse, Same as the First. I'm bringing this back from the dead, but don't get too excited. I was using Squarespace for a bit, but I kind of hated it. I'm mostly using this as a placeholder. Also, there's a lot of blog posts I'd like to see not vanish into oblivion. Anyway.now if I have anything to say that doesn't fit in a Tweet, it'll probably go here. Until I come up with something better. Follow me on Twitter.
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Lucas McNelly: June 2012
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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself" - François Truffaut. The Crowdfunding Compilation (25 June 2012). This is a list of the independent film crowdfunding campaigns that either just launched this week or are ending this week, provided I either happened to notice them or they used the hashtag #twitfund to pitch it. Why only indie films? Because you have to draw a line somewhere. Otherwise, it gets overwhelming. Want to be on the list? J Reuben Appelman ( @jreub. Daniel Hoyos ...