by isaokato | Nov 28, 2011 | Post
Reading stories of independent movie makers is fun because their backgrounds, methodologies, ideals are all different. But one theme is curiously similar (except for their love of films): how difficult a task it is to make their films. On that point, sometimes they...
by isaokato | Nov 21, 2011 | Post
There are historical events that force us to question our very existence: 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, the Fukushima incident, and Twilight. What made that book series a global phenomenon was more enigmatic to me than what or who actually caused the September 11...
by isaokato | Nov 14, 2011 | Post
A while ago TechCrunch picked up an ebook to suppress, not to promote, its sales because it dealt with a controversial topic: how to be a successful pedophile. The book did disappear, but not before its sales got boosted by 100,000% thanks to this unexpected PR boost...
by isaokato | Nov 7, 2011 | Post
(Note: There are many spoilers. But even if you haven’t seen the film, it only gets better once you understand what it is about. I will explain why.) The Hurt Locker, the 2009 movie that brought Kathryn Bigelow the first Oscar for a female director, does not allow the...
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