Clean Play DVDs

To whom it may concern: I found a new website that sells edited DVDs, and their prices are a little cheaper than the aforementioned 'Good Movies Online'. The website is www.cleanplaydvds.com, and the selection is also 3-4 times greater than 'Good Movies' as well. I personally get excited about it because I can see some truly great movies that were previously not worth watching due to the extra useless content that was thrown in to ruin an otherwise great movie. It really annoys me how some directors, etc., feel the need to throw in extra strong foul language and the like so they can express their film in an extra "artistic" way. It's stupid. It's Bologna! You always hear how the movie business is about earning money, but at the same time R rated movies are always the lowest grossing films out there. Why not make movies that twice as many people will comfortable seeing, and at the same time you can still make a powerful, and very uplifting movie. I don't watch R rated material because it drives me bananas, but I do like to watch good movies, and sometimes I have to miss out on an otherwise good movie just because some stupid actor, or director wants a couple extra expletives in there to enlighten us all. Anywho... there's that for ya to chew on.

Coming To A TV Screen Near YOU!

Chris and I are proud to announce that another 20-minute length Spencer Film is headed your way very soon. I predict that we only have about a week left of editing (and that's giving us a generous amount of time), and then you'll all get to participate in our sarcasm; parodying; somewhat nerdiness, and ultimate hilarity of what we have in store. As to the topic of our film let me just say that it is a faux documentary of a popular role-playing game. It will immerse you in the full lingo and feel of the game, but at the same time makes fun of it too. Chris and I very much look forward to sharing it with all of you shortly!

On another note: This Christmas I will be attempting to distribute to all the fam, Spencer Films Volumes 1 & 2. They are compilations of all our (Chris & Brian's, etc.) recently goofy escapades into the land of Spencer film-making. I am also going to try and add some miscellaneous photos to a disk as well. I want to try and hand that out as a "present" this Christmas.

Also, if anyone has some footage, or an old home movie that they would want me to include in a Spencer Films compilation please feel free to hand it on over! I'll see what I can do with it, and hopefully get it on a DVD in a fun, and neat way.

Summer Movie Ratings!

Movie after movie after movie coming out week after week after week! Here are my favorites and their rankings in letter grade form ("A" being the highest of course):

1. Batman--The Dark Knight: A+
2. Iron Man: A
3. Wall-E: A
4. Kung Fu Panda: A
5. Hellboy II: B+
6. Indiana Jones--Crystal Skull: B+
7. Get Smart: B
8. Incredible Hulk: B
9. Speed Racer: B
10. X-Files--I Want to Believe: B
11. Narnia--Prince Caspian: B-
12. Hancock: C+
13. Journey to the Center of the Earth (3D): C+
14. The Mummy--Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: C+
15. Star Wars--The Clone Wars: C

There are my summer movie rankings...more or less.

A Little bit of "Sunshine"

"Little Miss Sunshine" brought me a little bit of sunshine yesterday. I gave an edited copy to Chris for his birthday, and we finally got around to watching it. It is a dark comedy so some of the comedic elements are a little sininster (such as when they steal a dead body from a hospital), but the movie had such an endearing spirit, and it related to human nature so well that I couldn't help falling in love. So, in a nut-shell: very funny, and very good. :) I give "Little Miss Sunshine" a 9/10.

Your Feets Too Big!

It's all a bunch of nonsensical nonsense! Bagack! Burglflickle! Burglecut; Boisterous; buoyant; bastian; begat; beckon; BF; BFF; BBF; and Brunswick! No, it's not true, but yes it is! Take that 5th amendment! I'll never join you because cheaters never prosper in bright alleyways. Live and let live I say due to the unnecessary atmospheric disturbance in Toronto. I can't take it anymore because it's just plain not fair to the human condition of one man in an arena of marital servitude to the culture! Never give up! Never Surrender! Full speed to the left because the right has been blocked off for years, Buddy! Can I get some air in here? No, nevermind... maybe out there. Please for the sake of the starving children in africanistan! That's right--Africanistan! Banister, canister, consistent, persistent, malevolent, disruptive to my gamma rays, Ray.
To the quitter gos the spoils of quitting, at least for today. I could say it, but I won't! Yes, yes. NO, no. That is way my communique is to you, Mr. Bigstuff, with your fluffy bow-tie with bow-staffs attached on every angle of the cosmos! How do you spell bow-staff? It sound more like bow to your senses you feeble, cold sporting, jacket-jerk! "Could it get any weirder?" I say to you and yours. We are all subjectively slaved to the industry of HD definition, superstition. Why do the masses flock to the glowing light, Daddy?... Daddy?
It's just that simple: A is for Alice, and W is for Wonderland, foo! Not that you seem to give a boggle because your feets too big. That's right--your feets TOO darn big! Here we are now on the south-north side, with a picket in hand, and we start do deride the efforts of every man that has ever done anything worth a spoon full of sugar to help the medicine go down. I don't know were this is going, and I don't know where it came from, but between just me and you... let's keep it some other way. Because you feets-a too big!

That's Garbage!

Chris and I have been discussing a variety of ideas for another short film. So far we've liked one idea the most: A movie about a garbage can. I just know that it will be amazing! If you have any input on how to make the best garbage movie possible then please submit it to me in one form or another! "Why don't you eat your own garbage!" said the garbage can.

Oscar Worthy

I recently had the awesome privilege to watch the movie "3:10 To Yuma" starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Awe-some! Not only did it feature my two favorite actors, but the story was second to none. The directing was beautiful, and you really grew to want to get to know the characters better. I find it was a total shame that this movie didn't get nominated for any Academy Awards... a total shame!

Sweet gravy, it was good. I got an edited copy. If any of you ever want an edited copy of a DVD then a good site to go to is http://www.goodmoviesonline.com. It has a decent selection, though not great, and they edit things very well. Most every bit of objectionable material is removed, and a majority of the time you can choose whether you would want the DVD edited similar to a 'PG' or 'PG-13' movie. Sometimes you're only edit option is 'PG-13' because some movies can't be edited more than that; otherwise you would be missing too many vital story "progressives." The way that they make it work legally is by having you technically buy the original DVD, and then they give you a "free edited copy" along with it. They can afford to do this, and also make a profit, by charging the general recommended retail price (which is kind of high; usually between $20 & $30). In most stores, especially Wal-Mart, you can find DVDs a little cheaper than that. So, admittedly to get these edited DVDs is not cheap, but if you have ever really, really wanted to see something, but just haven't wanted to watch the rated "R" material, then Good Movies is a good way to go. Until next time: "Strength and Honor!"

A Couple Cinematic Gems

Here are a couple cinematic gems that i have found recently. Admittedly they are not for everyone because I could see how some just couldn't handle the slower pace. For people who really like movies, and appreciate them for art as well as entertainment, then these are great ones to see:

Broken Flowers (Bill Murray)
The New World (Colin Farrell, Christian Bale)
Good Night, and Good Luck (David Strathairn)
The Mission (Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson)

You can look into those if you are ever feeling bored, or want to watch a very thoughtful movie. I saw Broken Flowers and The Mission edited, so I suggest the same as well.

Are you not entertained?

I was recently given an assignment to rate my 5 favorite movies, and give a synopsis of each one. That made me really think about why we like the movies we do. What are the key elements to a movie that make them resonate in us for long periods after? I have a few ideas, but I'm not here to impose an answer. It's just a thought I've been having, and wonder as to what all the answers could be. One thing can be certain though--the movie can't be lame! What is lame? Now that is also open to interpretation as well...

10 of my favorite movies... in no particular order:

The Lord of the Rings
Rocky
Gladiator
Star Wars Saga (Especially Episodes 4-6)
Stardust
Gandhi
Nacho Libre
Indiana Jones Movies
Chocolat
What About Bob?

There may be a couple comedies that I could interchange in the list occasionally, but that's pretty close to what my favorite movies are.

Symbol

I have lately grown a deep respect for film-makers that utilize symbolism. In my humble opinion symbolism can be the single thing that can separate a good movie from a great one. My recent viewing of "Kingdom of Heaven" proved to me again just how much a simple symbol--whether that be thematic, universal, or otherwise--can carry such massive weight that just showing it can elicit strong emotions. Example: for some people just seeing a cross can give them a strong feeling of solemnity.

If I were to recommend a director that you should take notice of it would certainly be Ridley Scott--most especially for his strong symbolism in "Gladiator", "Kingdom of Heaven", and "Blade Runner". You can even see strong symbolism in some of his less amazing efforts like "Legend" (intriguing, and amusing to be sure).

That's what I have to say about that.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire!

In crafting our latest Spencer Films creation, a christmas tale involving amnesia, Chris and I have run into about every personal difference I can think of. I think that the movie should be edited together one way, but he prefers another, etc. Things like this can drive you crazy. I'm amazed at how such simple stresses such as a slight disagreement on a camera angle can kill our creative spirits almost instantly. But despite personal struggles Chris and I barrel through because we both have a drive to film, and make movies. It's fun when you can see a product coming together. The tricky part is still trying to have fun when a product seems to be strewn amongst the four corners of the earth, and you can't see how it's all working.

Most important of all though is that Chris and I are figuring how to work with each other, and work with our surrounding much better. I will be the first to admit that our newest product may suffer a little bit because of our struggles, but in a way, once it is done I feel as though It will be one of Spencer Films proudest achievements.

Note: Aforementioned movie is yet to be titled or finished, so a release date is really hard to nail down right now. If i were to guess then i'd say mid-March. Have a good one!

Political Frustrations

I'll say it right out front. I wanted Mitt Romney as the front-runner for the republican party. As the title of this post suggests I am truly frustrated with the 'political game' that our country has. Incidents like what happened in West Virginia are what is wrong with our political system. In case any of you are uninformed about WV then i'll tell you. After the first wave of votes came in McCain saw that he was obvioulsy going to lose so he released his camp to go ahead and vote for Huckabee (if they wished, but McCain wont admit as much). No, this post isn't really related to Spencer Films other than the fact that it has effected the creator of Spencer Films....me.

Another thing that upset me about super tuesday was the fact that CNN said McCain would win the state of California when only 15% of the votes were in. It's true that in the end they were correct, but to assume as much with so little data is very frustrating, and arrogant on the media's part.

Anywho... that's my two cents. Take it for what it's worth....not too much, but enough to let it be heard. Until later...

-King B

Welcome To The Show!

Hi there all. Welcome to the blog dedicated to Spencer Films productions, images, ideas, and all the rest! I plan to periodically update as I see fit. Experience the joy, pain, and general exhilaration of what Spencer Films (Brian J. Spencer) has to share!