Vaughn Chronicles

I’ve always wanted to collect various posters or prints of my favorite movies, don’t know why I never actually started. I’ve had a couple over the years, but they were all lost in our house fire. Right now I have a 300 poster, which isn’t like a poster at all, its hard, almost like it was painted, it’s pretty cool. Here are some I really want, I’m listing what ever comes to mind, no movie really takes precident over another.

Fight Club

This isn’t the poster most know, it was mostely used in the cheaper theaters, although some made it into the big ones, such as AMC and Edwards’ Theaters.

Eastern Promises

I found a lot of people didn’t like this movie, well… your stupid.

Green Street Hooligans

Whether you like soccer or not, this movie is awesome.

Boondock Saints

Despite not so good accents, and some cheezyness, good movie that ended up being completely over-hyped by Hot Topic.

Pulp Fiction

This one probably should be at the top, some reason I didn’t think of it until now…

Donnie Darko

Beautifal movie, hard to explain to others, only way is to make them watch it, and hope they understand it.

There’s a lot more, but the process of editing pics in Photoshop is getting old, so heres a list of some more I want, Im sure I will forget some.

Star Wars 1-6
Pi
Requiem for a Dream
Kill Bill 1-3
Matrix 1-3
From Dusk till Dawn
Juno
SuperBad

Ok, it’s rant time. It’s been a good while since I’ve had one of these liberating rants.

What sparked this urge to rant is actually a result of my boredom. It’s Friday, and with nothing to do, I hopped on Xbox Live, and downloaded the demo for Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. The game is about the Invasion of NYC, and I’m guessing other American cities by the Nazis. It’s on a “Next-Gen” console, yet there is absolutely nothing Next-Gen about it… at ALL! Before playing the game you are shown a short clip letting you know that this game is “Powered by Unreal Technology”. That’s a bold statement, seeing as how if the game really is, the Developers did a shyte job at utilizing its power.

Granted, it was a demo I played, but based on this demo, I will never again play the game. The graphics, sucked, the controls, stupid and slow, and the AI, retarded. After playing Call of Duty 4, it’s my belief that EVERY console FPS should play the same, that’s my standard. The premise of the game is a good one, and has potential, but it just doesn’t deliver. If you can afford to even license the Unreal Engine, spend some money on Developers that can use it damnit! It’s not all the Dev’s fault, no, I spread the blame evenly, and making sure everyone gets a taste. C’mon designers, art directors, wake up! Seriously, why when Germans jump out of the Super-Nazi Blimp, do they ALL glide on the same path, as if tethered to the ground, even though the Blimp is moving away. In a Next Generation environment, that’s just laziness.

Are studios afraid of trying something new, are they afraid of actually trying, actually breaking the mold? Are they just stuck in their old ways, scared to use new technology.

 Ugh!

 ~Vaughn

Being home has given me an opportunity to actually get in on some good shows, but since my parents reluctantly refuse to buy HBO (I can’t complain, not my house), I can’t watch the ones I want to catch up on. Therefore, I am forced to deal with it, and try to broaden my outlook on HBO being the God of TV. Franky, I really don’t want to, but it couldn’t hurt right?

I’m currently halfway through The Tudors, via Verizon FiOS, which is by far, the best service in the county in my opinion, and thats really all that matters here :). I like the series, but I am going to wait until I finish it to hold all judgment. Theres a couple more I would like to check out, Californication being one of them. Not sure what its about, but it has David Duchovny, and thats all the reason I need to watch it. Oh, plus its about a writer struggling with some shit. I like to watch those sort of things, makes me feel warm inside. You’d think since I’m trying to get into writing, I would steer clear of stuff like that, wierd.

There is The L Word, and as somewhat intriguing as that show may be to watch, it annoys the hell out of me. Some guys would call me gay for that, but if I wanted to watch two chicks “make love”, why watch it on Showtime, for the story… lol? The L Word is mostly a R rated Lifetime show, in which I have a feeling mostly women watch, straight women. If that is in fact, true, what does that mean really???

Oh yeah, my question was answered on yesterday’s Cinematical writing column - The Write Stuff.. The Question was referring to the current Writers Strike. Below is the question, and answer by Cinematical’s Patrick Walsh.

Chris Vaughn asks…

Didn’t one of the major studios or networks sue YouTube for having their content illegally for millions? That says Internet content IS worth something. Yet they claim the internet is too young or the methods are too young.

The net is over a decade old, and the methods are over 5. How much more time do the suits need?!

Yup. Fox sued YouTube over leaked Fox programs. Viacom sued YouTube for a billion dollars. NBC made demands for YouTube to take down Saturday Night Live clips and eventually joined Viacom’s battle. I don’t think many could argue that the networks and studios know full well that there is loads of money to be made from the net, regardless of how they spin it.

As minuscule as it was, it was really awesome of Pat to answer my question, Thanks!

~Vaughn

I got myself and IMDB Page, check it out! Not sure if it will help or anything, but its worth a shot lol. I need to find some better pictures, I removed a not-so-good one, but it takes like 72 hours for their server to cron (update). Also one day I hope to add some credits to my page :).

The end of 2007 is drawing nearer, and I have no idea what I’m supposed to do in life, which is sad because I’m only 21. It’s sad because I’m 21, and shouldn’t be as freaked out as I feel I am. I can’t wait to get my laptop back, so I can load Final Draft on it and get my writing back on track. I’ve been forced to use paper & pencil/pen, which isn’t all that bad, but I feel its a hell of a lot slower of a process. With no computer I feel completely unorganized, all my ideas are loosely sketched in around my notebook.

Christmas is also coming up, and I don’t think I will be able to make it home, which sucks. The traditions I’m used to are pretty non-existant at my girlfriend’s parent’s house. They give each other their gifts in the beginning of December, instead of Christmas morning… wierd huh. I’m not totally sure what I would like to recieve from people, but here is a small list

• iPod
• New Adidas
• Oakley polerized, matte-finish Gascan sunglasses
• 1 Year of Final Draft

Not that extensive of a list.

~Vaughn

So, after a few months of testing a few Blog software packages, I’ve decided to go with WordPress. Something about it makes me feel good inside lol. I like the the layout the most, its very clean, easy to read and easier to navigate. I’ll add a domain to it soon enough.

~Vaughn