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Crowdfunding Cynema

Do I Or Don’t I? There are crowdfunding sites for films, projects, medical issues, video games, bankruptcy, personal hardships and well…one for making potato salad. What does Cynema have to do with crowdfunding? After all, it’s about people pursuing their dreams, correct? Maybe. Some of that is legit. I am focusing on the film projects. Thousands of folks out there have turned to The Internet to get their movie funded. Kickstarter, Indie Go Go and Go Fund Me have bloomed as filmmakers go to these sites, set financial goals and lobby for donors. I’ve followed several of these ventures on Twitter. They spend their day lobbying followers to help them make their daily financial goals to make “their dream” come true. They offer “packages” that give the title of “producer” to their films. This is ball busting work and to be sure has pissed off a legion of followers with the constant time line shake downs. Some of these filmmakers

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Capt McNeely

Nov 17, 2015

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A Whole New Thing: When a Remake Isn’t a Remake

It’s Not A Remake The Thing, 2011, is NOT a remake. It is a prequel. I just did more than the entire Universal Studios marketing department with that clarification. John Carpenter got royally screwed on his 1982 masterpiece. Some call The Thing his greatest film. Others, like me, call it one of the greatest films ever made for any genre. Carpenter’s film was buried in 1982 by a candy pilfering alien and Spielberg. Between a lackluster marketing campaign by Universal Studios and America’s pop sugar desire for heart glowing aliens, The Thing, 1982, never really had a chance. Carpenter himself saw the handwriting on the wall after exiting a plane to giant advertisements for ET: The Extraterrestrial. “We’re done,” he lamented. However home video and cable gave his film a new life, and eventually the tortoise caught up and passed the alien. Today, Carpenter’s film is regarded as timeless and as mentioned, by many, his best. The film is deserving

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Capt McNeely

Nov 12, 2015

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Quentin Tarantino Being Boycotted By National Association Of Police Organization

The National Association of Police Organizations, representing over 241,000 officers, along with other law enforcement groups in New York, Houston, L.A., New Jersey, Chicago and Philadelphia, have joined the boycott of Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino angered law enforcement agencies when he referred to police as “murderers” during a statement at a “Black Lives Matter” rally in New York City on October 24th. “This is not being dealt with in any way at all. That’s why we are out here.” Tarantino continued “If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges. When I see murderers, I do not stand by. I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers.” According to Variety, The Weinstein Company, which will be releasing Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ on Christmas, did not respond to a request for a comment about the boycott. The National Association of Police Organizations’

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 1, 2015

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AMC To Premier The Preacher Trailer During The Upcoming The Walking Dead Special

On November 1st AMC will air a special 90-minute episode of ‘The Walking Dead’ to celebrate “The Walking Dead Mega Sunday”. During the extended ‘Here’s Not Here’ episode, AMC will premier the trailer for their new series ‘Preacher‘, starring Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter, Dracula Untold). The new series is based on the adaption of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s fantastic comic book by the same name. For those who are not familiar with the comics, let me explain. ‘Preacher’ follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a preacher from a small Texas town, who was pushed into preaching by his effing insane family. Jesse, after being possessed by Genesis, an entity that is half angel and half demon, sets out to find God. He is accompanied by his ex girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), a vampire. The angels, desperate to have Genesis back in his cage, sends “The Killer of Saints” to find him. Graphic Novel co-creator Garth

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 24, 2015

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Halloween ComicFest

Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Halloween is our favorite time of the year here at ZADF.ORG and I am here to tell you about how your Halloween can get even better this year! When you think Halloween you usually just think about costumes and candy, but have you ever heard the word Halloween and thought about comics? No? Well, I do. That’s because Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that they will be celebrating their 4th annual Halloween ComicFest at participating comic book stores by giving away Halloween and horror themed comic books for free. The Halloween ComicFest will take place this Halloween, Saturday October 31st 2105, and is a great way to introduce friends and family to the world of comics. Comic shops are already a great place to go for the latest in pop culture and comics but this event takes the comic shop experience

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Capt McNeely

Oct 21, 2015

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Cynema in Comedy & Film Finance

Show me The Money I read an article on Markus Persson, the billionaire developer of Minecraft and why the media says he hates being a billionaire: https://recode.net/2015/08/29/minecraft-billionaire-markus-persson-hates-being-a-billionaire/ Now I don’t know how much of this was taken out of context. I would think with that kind of expendable income, I could find a few things to at least occupy my time instead of whining to the media on how unhappy I am. Then again, I’m not a billionaire so there’s that. No doubt every jackass with a story is after you to give them money and that’s gotta be depressing. Everyone wants you, but they don’t, so yeah, it seems like a vicious circle for the person with money. And a pain in the ass. So my question to him and other people with money falling out of their assholes (and this has everything to do with Cynema, Ross Patterson and his two comedy films FDR American Baddass and Helen

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Capt McNeely

Oct 20, 2015

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Halloween’s Biggest Fan Builds An Insane Replica Of The Myers House

Kenny Caperton may be one of the most hardcore ‘Halloween’ fans on earth. A couple of years ago he built a perfect replica of the ‘Halloween’ house in his home town of Hillsborough, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife. The real Myers house is in South Pasadena, California, but Caperton built his down to the smallest detail and that’s pretty damn awesome! On Halloween Caperton will be throwing his seventh annual bash, complete with tours of the house, food, a pumpkin carving contest, a viewing of of ‘Halloween 3’ on a giant outdoor screen and writer/director Buddy Cooper will be there signing autographs and it’s all free to the public. For more information head to Caperton’s website and if you’re in the area stop by and check the place out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 20, 2015

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We’re Having 3 Great Halloween Contests ! Which One Will You Enter ?

Halloween, Our favorite time of the year. It’s the time when there’s a chill in the air, pumpkins are everywhere and horror marathons reign on TV. It’s also the time when we have our annual contests and giveaways. Here are the info and rules on our Halloween contests for 2015. Pumpkin Carving Contest We want to see your best horror related pumpkins! Rules: The pumpkin must be from 2015 You must be able to prove that it is your pumpkin No limit on entries Pictures must be entered before November 2nd at midnight (eastern) The pumpkin must have horror theme (includes the Walking Dead) Entries may be made through Twitter, Facebook or email ([email protected]) 1st and 2nd place winners Prizes: 1st Place: Nosferatu POP, ZADF decal pack 2nd Place: ZADF decal double pack Pumpkins Featured on our Facebook and website Winner certificate Halloween Horror Short Story Contest Rules: Short story must have a minimum of 100 words and a maximum

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 19, 2015

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Body Of Murder Victim Mistaken By Community As Halloween Decoration

It’s that wonderful time of year when people’s yards and houses are filled with skeletons, pumpkins and monsters. For Chillicothe, Ohio, a yard decoration turned out to be the real thing. At 8:30 am on Wednesday morning, a construction worker went to get a close up look at a body decorating a fence, only it turned out be a lot more than just your average stuffed dummy, it was the body of a murdered woman. The body was hanging from it’s sleeve from the fence, and the neighbors all thought it was just a decoration. Tammy Dixon, one of the witnesses to the find, was quoted as saying “Just put my hands over my face and said ‘This can’t be happening here, it’s not real’, and ‘I just didn’t see what I thought I saw.”‘ The victim had been beaten so badly that her face was unrecognizable. Later the body was identified as Rebecca Cade, a 31 year old mother,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 17, 2015

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Cynema: Based On A True Story (Sort Of)

Inspired By True Events “Based On A True Story” “Based On True Events” “Most Of What You Are About to See Is True” “Some Of This Is Bullshit” “The Names Have Been Changed, Certain Dialogue Has Been Made Up” “We Have An Agenda And We Want to Entertain You” “You’ve Become So Ignorant to Real Events, You Wouldn’t Know What Was Real Anyway. Just Go With It” The Los Angeles Times recently ran a disturbing article on an equally disturbing trend quietly seeping into filmmaking. It’s been for some time, but as the general population falls into a deeper sleep, it’s almost imperceptible. The article is found HERE. The focus was the acclaimed “biopic” on Steve Jobs and is the latest film to take swipes at a dead man unable to defend himself. History is told by the winner. Or the one’s who control the information. Columbus Day has come under revisionist fire, seen as the celebration of a man

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Capt McNeely

Oct 13, 2015

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