i still do not understand what possessed so many well-respected actors to do the spy kids movies like
did they pay really well? did you want these beautiful, terrible movies to be a blemish on your career forever?? why
antonio banderas did so many high-profile movies then in spy kids he looked like this
tony shalhoub has won multiple emmys but he did spy kids and
even fucking george clooney wtf
steve buscemi is pretty goofy but still
salma hayek’s pigtails in this wow
elijah wood was the lead in a movie that’s tied for the largest number of oscars of all time and he played a character creatively named “THE GUY”
sylvester stallone is like a cultural icon and he played not one but FOUR ridiculously dressed weirdos
alan cumming is the only one i can understand
Are you saying spy kids wasn’t a masterpiece my fellow blogger???? Source?????
i will not tolerate this slander
“When I was doing ‘Spy Kids,’ the Weinsteins asked me […] ’Why are you making the characters Hispanic? It doesn’t make any sense, isn’t this supposed to be for everybody?’ ‘Well, it’s based on my family.’
[…]
People have come up to me for a lot of years since and said ‘You changed my kids’ whole life. They see little kids who are Hispanic that are spies and they saw your name as the writer and director and you changed their idea of what their future could be.’ The ripple effects of that one movie were enormous.”
- Robert Rodriguez (x)
Also maybe sometimes actors like to play roles that are silly and fun? I can’t imagine any of these actors didn’t know exactly what they were getting into and, based on their performance, didn’t have a good time
CRITICAL INFORMATION: The entire concept of Spy Kids came from Robert Rodriguez’s desire to make an action film he could watch with his kids. With intentions like that, it’s pretty easy to understand why so many famous actors with kids of their own would be interested in it.
Let us not forget the Machete cross over…
A LOT of actors want to make movies they can watch with their kids. PLUS a lot of actors decide what projects they do based on who is directing, because that affects a lot more about the actual work part of working (mood and conditions on set, dynamic between actor and director) than the stuff the public thinks about, which actors have no control over (final cut, press, release schedule).
Wouldn’t you want to take a fun contract job with a bunch of experienced professional people, who were all there to have a good time, knowing the technical crew and your manager were all really good? …And this is without knowing where they filmed, which is the *other* reason actors sometimes take roles. If they filmed somewhere cool, then like. Yeah. Easy peasy.
“After I gave birth to my baby, I lost ‘me’. I used to do art, but because I had been taking care of my kids, I hadn’t had a chance to do any of my art activities for 8 years. My thirst for art was huge. I could finally truly sympathize with my mom when she said, ‘Don’t get married; find your dream and live your life.’ I begrudged having learned all of the knowledge that I’ve gained in my field of study. I studied the same as any man, I grew up the same as any man, but because I had to take care of the kids, I had to put everything aside, including myself… I’ve thought to myself, ‘What are moms supposed to do?’ Moms have to get married, have to raise the kids, but of course they have to do their own work too. My biggest concern lately has been how to live my life, combining those three things. And how to raise my two daughters who will go through life as women…”
“애를 낳고 보니 내가 없어지더라구요. 원래 미술을 했는데 애들 키우느라 저를 위한 미술활동은 8년동안 전혀 한번도 하지 못했어요. 갈증이 정말 엄청났죠. 그제서야 ‘결혼하지 말고 니 꿈 찾아서 살아라’ 했던 엄마 말이 뼈저리게 느껴지더라구요. 여태까지 배운 게 너무 억울했어요. 나도 남자들과 똑같이 공부하고 똑같이 컸는데 육아 때문에 잠시 접어야 한다니… ‘엄마는 어떡해야 하는 거지’ 란 생각이 들더라구요. 결혼도 해야 하고 육아도 해야 하는데, 자기일도 당연히 해야 하는 거잖아요. 그 세 개를 어떻게 조합해서 살아가야 되는지 그게 요즘 제일 큰 고민이에요. 앞으로 여자로서 살아갈 제 딸 둘은 그럼 어떻게 키워야 하는지…”
In what must be a one-of-a-kind project, a visual media student at the Rochester Institute of Technology has installed a Fujifilm Instax camera on a DJI drone, making it possible to shoot instant photos from the air.
Nicholas Kundrat created the drone/instant camera hybrid for a new course called 'Visual Media Innovation Project.' Bringing the project to life started with a DJI Flamewheel 450 quadcopter kit as the base with an Instax Mini 25. From Kundrat's Vimeo page:
'A servo motor was then fitted onto the camera and plugged into the auxiliary port on the receiver to be controlled by the SX6i transmitter. A flip of the aux switch on the transmitter fires the camera and before you know it a picture is ejected from the camera.'
The drone can fly up to twelve minutes with the camera and motor attached. Kundrat hopes his creation will challenge views of drones as dangerous and harmful by creating a positive connection between observer and drone. If nothing else, it brings a whole new meaning to the term 'photo bomb.'
Via: PetaPixel
A recent cartoon for New Scientist magazine.
