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Entries from July 31st, 2009

GIRLS!!!

July 31st, 2009 by Victor · 1 Comment · Site Update

My colleagues have pointed out to me a number of times that I need to illustrate more female-kin for the sake of non-discrimination. For the record, the original Cinekin design was meant to be somewhat androgynous.  All this really means for me is that drawing dude-kins provide me with fewer hairstyle options than girl-kins…

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Orlando Bloom will not be in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie

July 29th, 2009 by Mark · No Comments · Site Update

According to the Daily Mail, Orlando Bloom will not be in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie because he wants to spend time with his girlfriend. This was shocking news to me, because I never realized they made a second and third one. I was also shocked to learn that Orlando Bloom might possibly [...]

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Exciting Things! Coming Soon! From Cinekin!

July 25th, 2009 by Victor · No Comments · Cinekin Artwork, Site Update

This little kin was done for an upcoming feature that, while not attached to Cinekin itself, will be closely associated with it. You’ll see it soon. It’s a surprise!

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Sam Raimi to direct new Warcraft movie

July 22nd, 2009 by Mark · 2 Comments · Site Update

Holy moly, Sam Raimi, director of Spiderman, Evil Dead, and whole host of movies that should simply be termed “awesome,” is set to direct the new Warcraft movie, based on the popular video games series. Here’s the link to the official Blizzard Games announcement. And here’s the link to WoW.com from whom I first heard [...]

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Why I will not watch Transformers 2

July 15th, 2009 by Mark · 2 Comments · Site Update

I have made the executive decision to avoid watching Transformers 2. This decision came easily, for the following reasons: 1. Michael Bay is involved. Just typing that name makes my glands hurt. 2. The first live-action Transformers movie did absolutely nothing for me, other than confirm the rumors I heard that Megan Fox is extremely [...]

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Something BIG is on its way…

July 9th, 2009 by Victor · No Comments · Cinekin Artwork, Site Update

This little guy is for an upcoming image.  Depending on whether or not the image turns out the way I see it in my head, Urbankin will be one of many new Cinekin in a crowd scene that we may use for an awesome (and HUGE) feature we’re currently developing.  Of the many characters I [...]

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Everything Old is New

July 9th, 2009 by Mark · 1 Comment · Movies

Hollywood is out of ideas. See, e.g., here, here, and here,. How many more movie remakes of bad 1970′s and 1980′s TV shows can we stand? How many cartoons must be redone in CGI before we stop throwing money at them? The love of irony that partially defines Generations X and Y are causing the [...]

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Happy Fourth from Cinekin!

July 3rd, 2009 by Cinekin · No Comments · Uncategorized

Ahh, independence day.  Those halcyon summers of youth flicker like a dusty reel through the mind’s eye.  Grassy hills, climbing-trees, ice-cream trucks/cones/shop(pe)s, and, of course, the local movie theatre.  As you probably know by now, Cinekin.com strives to provide the best personalized movie recs in town – so- what are some of YOUR favorites? Wishing [...]

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