Some Timely Music

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / Leave a comment

Considering the time of year and that Victims of Liberalism day is tomorrow, here are a few suitable songs to get us in the mood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENO1WPYeMdY&ab_channel=God%2CKingandCountry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h89o8kzm4bQ&ab_channel=God%2CKingandCountry (Note the two badges of the Vendee: the Sacred Heart badge on the chest and the white cockade - symbol of Catholic monarchy - on the hat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr4n4dJRjVU&ab_channel=AvePatria%21 … Continue reading Some Timely Music

Kaiju Appreciations: Hedorah (Update)

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / Leave a comment

Another Kaiju Appreciation is up, this time an updated version of my video for Hedorah the Smog Monster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T305CEptpks Godzilla vs. Hedorah, AKA Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster is a very strange film. It marks the transition of Godzilla into straight-up hero mode and its environmentalist message is as nuanced as an anvil. There's a … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations: Hedorah (Update)

Friday Flotsam: Generation Y and Then Some

April 29, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / 1 Comment

1. I’ve often longed for a Professor Kingsfield-style class of fiction writing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx22TyCge7w&t=12s&ab_channel=TheIowaStateBarAssociation 2. At work today, someone brought up the African Shoebill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93xRBQHPfWs&ab_channel=AnimalTales Add it to the list of things that ought to be too ridiculous to really exist. 3. Reading lately has included Generation Y: The New Lost Generation, a collection of essays … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Generation Y and Then Some

Thoughts on ‘Sing’

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / Leave a comment

The other day I checked out Sing, Illumination’s 2016 animated jukebox musical about anthropomorphic animals trying to save a koala’s theater. Overall, I found it pretty enjoyable. It’s probably not going to be a favorite, but it was fun, uplifting, and made some good use of its premise. The story: Buster Moon is the owner … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Sing’

‘Rama’ Soundtrack

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / 1 Comment

Gather 'round children, and I will tell you a tale. In 1973, author Arthur C. Clark came out with Rendezvous with Rama, about an encounter with an enormous alien ship. It was followed in 1989 with a sequel Rama II, about the second encounter with the ship. In 1997, the two books were adapted into … Continue reading ‘Rama’ Soundtrack

The Unkillable Soldier

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / Leave a comment

"He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly I had … Continue reading The Unkillable Soldier

Second and Third Render: Those Nights

May 15, 2021 / DBreitenbeck / 3 Comments

So, after being pretty pleased with how the first render came out, I decided to try to tackle creating a specific image that I had in mind (rather than messing about and seeing what came out). This ended up requiring two renders, one for the left, one for the right, and of course the creation … Continue reading Second and Third Render: Those Nights

The Last Battle

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 / DBreitenbeck / 2 Comments

5th of May, 1945, saw one of the last (and strangest) battle of the Second World War in Europe, where American troops, Wehrmacht soldiers, a defecting SS officer, and one tank named 'Jenny' defended a Medieval Austrian castle full of French political prisoners against an assault by SS troops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwfJsKfCnaM This video provides a fascinating … Continue reading The Last Battle