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Feb 7th

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It Came From Detroit (in San Fransisco) Tonight...

Two shows at the amazing Roxie Theater in San Fransisco. 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Come out and show your Detroit colors! Tickets available here.

Jan 5th

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Dec 21st

It Came From Detroit Screening: 12-5-12 Roxie... →

Come join us for the first It Came From Detroit screening of the new year! Shows are at 7:30 and 9:30 and are $10 in advance. Director James R. Petix is going to try his best to get his…

Dec 17th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 15th

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Super: The Best Little Movie of 2011

I recently wrote about the Top 10 Movies (That I had seen) of 2011. To refresh my memory on what came out this year I checked out Boxofficemojo.com’s Top 100 grossing movies. What I’ve now realized is that in doing so I have overlooked one of my favorite films that came out this year, James Gunn’s dark indie action comedy, Super! This movie is amazing. It’s what Kick-Ass...

Dec 14th

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GI Joe 2: Teaser Trailer

This looks much better than the first film. I could see this being a really cool movie franchise if they can get it closer to the original roots. The Good: The Rock as Roadblock works. Seems like he’s carrying the film now instead of the craptastic Duke played by that cross-eyed beefy dude. Ray Stephenson as Firefly seems wicked cool. Cobra Commander seems to have a proper helmet now....

Dec 13th

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Dec 10th

“When will neck and chest tattoos finally go away? Oh that’s right, never.”

– Me

Dec 9th

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James' Top 10 Movies of 2011 (That I have seen)

1) The Muppets It’s time to get things started- all over again! This film savors everything you ever cared about the Muppets in a fun, nostalgic, and self-referential way that will not only make you laugh out loud, but maybe even cry a little. 2) Drive I still think that in real life Ryan Gosling might be mildly retarded, but it totally works in his favor (again) in what I like to call a spiritual...

Dec 7th

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Dec 6th

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Dec 5th

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Dec 5th

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Dec 3rd

My cat deserved a memegenerator this morning! →

Begs for food at 6am throws it up on your shirt.

Dec 2nd

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Nov 25th

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Playing With Girls Toys

It’s no secret I’m a toy collector. It started with vintage Transformers not long after college (when I finally had a job in my field and some disposable income). In 2008 Mattel launched Masters of the Universe: Classics, a line of re-imagined He-Man figures with modern sculpts and articulation for the adult collector crowd. I was in love! He-Man was my favorite cartoon as a kid...

Nov 23rd

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Nov 23rd

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Nov 21st

Watch

Some guy edited a super-commentary for the first 17 minutes of Raiders. Hopefully there’s more to come.

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Oct 27th

Brand New Takeshi Kitano Flick!!

While I don’t think this trailer is particularly badass, I’m super excited to see the new Takeshi Kitano film. It’s been a while since he’s both directed and starred in something. If you’ve never seen a Kitano film before start with Hana-Bi (Fireworks) and Brother (also starring House MD’s Omar Epps!).

Oct 25th

Sep 20th

Official Unofficial “It Came From Detroit”... →

For your listening pleasure: The Official Unofficial “It Came From Detroit” Soundtrack for free on Spotify. The songs are listed in the order they appear in the film. Enjoy!! The…

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Top 10 Best Films (that I saw) in 2010

I saw a lot of movies this year. Probably more than usual now that Netflix and Bit Torrent have made seeing mediocre movies super accessible (see: Date Night). Looking at my list you can pretty much guess that I’m a male 18-35 years old. Yes, I like comic book movies-and movies directed by comic book movie directors. That doesn’t mean that’s all I watch, however. No straight comedies are on...

Dec 21st

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Detroit Lives! A Docu-Commerical Review.

Palladium Boots sent Jackass Johnny Knoxville to do some urban exploring in Detroit to find out if anything good is growing in the cracks of the decaying city. So I watched all of this docu-commercial and have a couple of thoughts: 1) It was beautifully shot. I’m totally jealous that I couldn’t shoot “It Came From Detroit” in HD. Oh well, it was 2002 and I was lucky...

Sep 10th

Brunch City: Homegirl Cafe

Where: Homegirl Cafe 130 Bruno Street Downtown Los Angeles I just finished watching Allison Anders’ 1993 film about Hispanic female gang members in Echo Park, Mi Vida Loca. It was great to see what the neighborhood looked like 15+ years ago before the hipsters rolled in from Silverlake. The film is great too. It was obvious that not only did she do her homework on local gang culture, but used...

Jul 4th

Toy Story 3 Review: Put Your Fucking Shoes On,...

So I’m going to see Toy Story 3 at The Grove in 3D the other day. I’m a big movie theater buff so I like to have the best seats possible if I can. Sometimes there’s a sweat spot a few rows back, behind the handicap area where there are no seats in front of you (just some bars). Now this can be convenient because you can put your legs up on the bars and have some nice extra leg...

Jun 29th

Brunch City: Cafe Verona

Where: Café Verona 201 South La Brea Ave. Los Angeles What: A quant little Italian café with vine covered outdoor seating. A perfect date spot for any Romeo or Juliet. What to get: They specialize in egg dishes. Their frittata actually comes out looking like an egg pizza with all your favorite toppings put right on top the country-style fluffy egg crust. Make sure you opt for their sweet potato...

Jun 29th

Lost = 1986 Transformers Movie

Jacob = Optimus Prime (Leader of the group, protector of the Matrix) Jack = Ultra Magnus (Obvious successor, but ultimately too flawed) Hurley = Rodimus Prime (The reluctant chosen one) The Island = The Matrix of Leadership Think about it!

May 24th

Fall In Love With: The Dumbing of America →

Music Blog The Dumbing of America recently had a chat with Director James R. Petix. Here’s a sample: “…At the turn of this century, Detroit brought us The White Stripes, The Von…

Apr 28th

SVU

Friend: You get to meet some of my other friends at this thing too. My friend Calvin and his wife (who always has the most awesome trial stories because she's a deputy DA).
Me: nice
Friend: total special victims unit stuff
Me: all my victims are special.

Mar 9th

Feb 19th

From Austin with Love: Live Music Capitol Reviews... →

Here’s what Jami Villers of fellow rock city Austin’s Live Music Capitol had to say about the film: It Came From Detroit is the ultimate look into the Detroit garage rock scene….

Feb 11th

“Thought to myself for a second, boy all my friends sure are good looking and...”

Feb 7th

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Here is the video I edited for the band Totally Michael. It was directed by Demonbabies’ Jesus Rivera. I think it turned out really fun. It’s like a throwback 80’s/90’s summer video for the Vice generation. What do you think?

Jan 5th

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Brittany Murphy: The Ramen Girl vs. Tampopo

The Japanese take food seriously. This is the land of the Iron Chef and Kobayashi. It’s not just good enough to make food that people will enjoy, one must strive to be the best! When I think about the perfect bowl of ramen, two movies come to mind- The Juzo Itami classic Tampopo, and the straight to DVD 2008 Brittany Murphy film, The Ramen Girl. Most Americans’ familiarity with...

Dec 29th

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According to this, AT&T 3G rocks it in LA. →

I love charts and graphs. I also have an iPhone on AT&T so this test by Gizmodo is very interesting to me. They chart 12 top cities and test out the top four carrier’s 3G download and upload speeds. Then they show you what neighborhoods they charted in. Seems in downtown LA (where I live close to) the 3G download speeds are around 2.7mb/s! I think that’s faster than my DSL at...

Dec 22nd