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• Comic Review: Spectrum #2

  Published: July 24, 2007, 10:25 pm

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Alterna Comics, Comic Review, Independent Comics, Peter Simeti, Spectrum

  In Issue #2, Peter Simeti returns with his one-man created comic, picking up the story of Glass and The Sponsor, as one tries to protect life and one tries to destroy it.

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• Comic Review: Scorn #1

  Published: July 21, 2007, 12:13 am

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Comic Review, Independent Comics, Kevin Moyers, Philipp Neundorf, Scorn, Septagon Studios

  Sorrow. Vengeance. Anger. Loneliness. Rage. These are the emotions that has plagued the life of Michael, a vigilante who's lost everything in his quest for revenge.

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• A Canadian Self-Made Videogame Maker

  Published: July 27, 2007, 6:32 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Canadian Game Maker, Independent Game Making, Wrestling Game

  and an inspiration to independent game making. If I were in his situation and had that kind of drive, I would have made the best Real-Time Strategy game known to man. Oh, okay, I would have just remade Starcraft. ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:"HistoriCanada," the world's first Canadian history computer gameElectronic

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• Comic Review: Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies

  Published: July 29, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Approbation Comics, Chaos Campus Sorority Girls Vs Zombies, Independent Comics

  If you ever wondered what Buffy would look like as a zombie slayer, this would be it.

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• Now Playing at Cinematical Indie: 'Your Mommy Kills Animals,' 'No End in Sight,' and Spike Lee Scores Emmy Noms

  Published: July 29, 2007, 11:31 am

  Tags: Alleyball, Amy Berg, Charles Ferguson, Cinematical, Film, Independent, Indie Film, Movie, No End In Sight

  Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Casting, Deals, Celebrities and Controversy, Distribution, Politics, Columns, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie, Venice Film FestivalHave you been reading Cinematical Indie lately? If not, here's what you've been missing ...COLUMNS, REVIEWS, and INTERVIEWS Matt Bradshaw reviews

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• Comic Review: The Evil Inside #1

  Published: July 30, 2007, 11:40 am

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Approbation Comics, Bart A Thompson, Independent Comics, The Evil Inside

  This premiere issue sets the stage for a six-issue miniseries of horror-influenced gotcha! short stories.

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• What We Missed: Dedication Movie Trailer

  Published: July 31, 2007, 4:24 pm

  Tags: Film Festivals, The Weinstein Co, Sundance, Movie Marketing, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Independent, Movie Trailers, Billy Crudup, Dedication, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson

  Dedication is a new independent romantic comedy about a misogynistic children's book author (Billy Crudup) who is forced to work closely with a female illustrator (Moore) instead of his long-time collaborator and only friend (Tom Wilkinson). “I’ve never been good at finding things. I’ve always been good at losing

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• Comic Review: Mr. Puffinopolus #2

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:48 am

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Alterna Comics, Cassandra Hall, Christopher Petty, Independent Comics, Mr Puffinopolus, Peter Simeti

  Satan's right-hand man sends evil teddy bear Mr. Puffinopolus to a new owner.

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• Option update 8-2-07: Morningstar.com volatility flat as Morningstar.com increases 19% on 44% increase in Q2 revenue

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Independent Investment Research, Independentinvestmentresearch, Morningstar Com, Option Implied Volatility, Optionimpliedvolatility

  a provider of independent investment research, was recently up $10.02 to $58.93. MORN reported a second quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 38 cents verses a consensus estimate of 35 cents. MORN reported consolidated Q2 revenue of $109 million, up 44% from Q2 2006. MORN generated $32.2 million in Q2 free cash flow. MORN September

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• Must Watch: John August's The Nines Movie Trailer

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:43 pm

  Tags: Movie Marketing, Film Festivals, Sundance, Thriller, Sci Fi Fantasy, Drama, Independent, Mystery Suspense, Movie Trailers, Elle Fanning, Hope Davis, John August, Melissa Mccarthy, Ryan Reynolds, The Nines

  My favorite film from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival is the feature film debut of screenwriter John August (Go, Big Fish). There isn’t really any way to describe The Nines without ruining much of the plot. The plot summery I’ve seen floating around the web describes the film: A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an

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• The (Mostly) Indie Film Calendar: From Noir in NYC to Sci-Fi and Horror in LA

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: Alamo Drafthouse, American Cinematheque, Cinematical, Film, Film Forum Nyc, Independent Film, Indie Film, Landmark, Movie, Movies At The Museum, Northwest Film Forum, Walter Reade Theater, Walterreadetheater, Yonge Dundas Square

  Filed under: Fandom, Exhibition, Cinematical Indie, The (Mostly) Indie Film CalendarWelcome to The (Mostly) Indie Film Calendar. Each week, we'll give you a round-up of what's going on in indie film (and sometimes just cool film news and screenings) in cities near you. If you know of cool stuff happening that's related to film -- a local fest, a

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• Comic Review: American Terror - The Confession Of A Human Smart Bomb #1

  Published: August 4, 2007, 1:09 am

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Alterna Comics, American Terror, Confession Of Human Smart Bomb, Independent Comics, James Cooper, Jeff Mccomsey

  From the eye-catching and button-pushing title, to the story and the art, and the right-out-of-the-gate speeding bullet pace, Alterna Comics may just have the best comic on their hands that they've published to date.

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• Signal To Noise : Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean

  Published: August 4, 2007, 8:26 am

  Tags: Independent Comics, Other Comics

  Signal To Noisehttp://freecomicbooks.blogspot.com

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• Comic Review: Alterna Tales Anthology #1

  Published: August 5, 2007, 6:56 am

  Tags: Comics, Reviews, Alterna Comics, Alterna Tales Anthology, Independent Comics

  A nice collection of vignettes from the team at Alterna Comics, some gruesome, some odd, all Alterna.

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• Ed Koch supports Bloomberg in 2008

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:07 am

  Tags: Independent Presidential Run, Ed Koch, Mike Bloomberg, 2008

  Ed Koch has written an op-ed on why he supports Mike Bloomberg’s potential candidacy for President and why he believes that Mayor Mike will ultimately run. It is a provacative and interesting read.

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