Monthly Archives: January 2012
Posted on January 23, 2012 by Wes
// We were certainly disappointed not to get the nod from Sundance for our submission of footage from our upcoming animated film, Silver Circle as a work in progress, but not too disappointed, especially after seeing from the playlist that … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 23, 2012 by Davi Barker
// How cool of a name is the “Low Orbit Ion Canon” for a hacker weapon? The name apparently comes from the strategy video game Command & Conquer, but now the hacker collective Anonymous has used the hacker version to … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 20, 2012 by Davi Barker
// One of the more ingenious of future authoritarian innovations imagined in the Silver Circle Movie is an agency called the Department of Housing Stability, or “HouStab,” which is a division of the Federal Reserve in the film. Just as the … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 19, 2012 by Davi Barker
// It’s been an unorthodox week here at Silver Underground because it just so happened that the SOPA Protest Blackout yesterday fell on the same day we normally announce the Rebel of the Week. Since we participated in the blackout … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 17, 2012 by Wes
// SOPA and the spectre of censorship: How would you like to open your browser one day to find your favorite websites blocked or censored by an act of the relentlessly growing regulatory regime in Washington? How would you like … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 17, 2012 by Davi Barker
// In a difficult housing market, experts say curb appeal is key but Jonathan Bengel of Phoenix, Arizona took it to whole new level. After a three-year long battle with the Bank of America over his family home, Bengel took … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 17, 2012 by Wes
// No, no, no! Emphatically, NO! This Friday, I covered the release of five-year-old transcripts last week by the Federal Reserve which show just how clueless everyone at the Fed was about the impending housing crisis and economic crash. If … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 15, 2012 by Wes
// Watch the trailer for George Lucas’ latest film, Red Tails, and you will be captivated! Visually arresting, dramatically compelling, true to history– this action film will be a real treat for movie goers when it debuts this Friday, January … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 15, 2012 by Davi Barker
// Space, “the final frontier,” has long been the exclusive domain of the State because they were the only organization that had both the tremendous resources necessary to get there and the willingness to waste those resources with no foreseeable … Continue reading →
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Posted on January 13, 2012 by megan
// We are submitting Silver Circle to the best of the best in film festivals because we believe in our project and the hard work that was put into it. The Sundance Film Festival was a little early for our release … Continue reading →
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