http://www.stevesmart.com/ stevesmart.com is the homebase for Steve Smart, a visual motion artist, part-time Flash developer, Father and Husband. en-us steve@stevesmart.com 2006-09-26T16:30:23-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001193.php Over the summer a new theater opened near us and as a promotional tool they featured some free movie days for kids. One of the films featured was Curious George. I took my 4-year-old-son to it and we really loved... 1193@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2006-09-26T16:30:23-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001096.php Bruce Springsteen releases his new album today, We Shall Overcome: the Seeger Sessions. Talking to an AP reporter following a rehersal with his new Seeger Sesssions Band, Bruce had this to say about his fan's reaction to his musical directions:Your... 1096@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2006-04-25T12:38:20-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001034.php Although a lot of film fans and geeks like myself will tell you that "it's all about art and creativity" when it comes to filmmaking, I do like to check out boxOfficeMojo.com to see how much money current movies are... 1034@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2006-03-30T16:06:21-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001006.php I read through Wil Wheaton's thoughts following Sunday night's Oscar telecast and I share quite a few opinions. I too was really irked that they cutoff some of the winner's speeches; most notably at the very end during the award... 1006@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2006-03-07T12:54:55-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000974.php So, the 78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations were announced this week and I was just reading the list over again and a few things popped into mind. First, I've not seen even half of the nominated films, but I'm feeling... 974@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2006-02-01T14:30:05-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000755.php With all the talk of late around podcasting, I'm wondering when and if folks are going to create fiction (or narrative) type content. Right now, most everything I hear on podcasts is basically talk radio format. But, I'm thinking, why... 755@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2005-08-31T14:02:28-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000511.php Since the release of Revenge of the Sith recently, I’ve found myself in a Star Wars frame of mind a lot lately. And I really have to say that, no matter what your individual take is on the movies, love... 511@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2005-06-10T14:01:05-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000275.php While poking around on Gizmodo recently (in particular while reading a piece on iTunes 4.6) I stumbled across a joint venture between Gawker Media (publishers of such blogs as Gizmodo, Gawker, Fleshbot, Defamer) and Nike called The Art of Speed.... 275@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2004-06-10T14:46:33-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000264.php Some bits and pieces of movie news this week. First of all comes Newsweek, which has a really great review and story about Harry Potter and the The Prisoner of Azkaban. They say its the best of the Potter movies... 264@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2004-05-28T14:25:48-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000132.php I'm in a LOTR and Return of the King mood this week and it shows itself here with a plethora of related articles. Here's yet another... From The New Yorker comes this essay about J. R. R. Tolkien's true inspiration... 132@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2003-12-22T21:43:12-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000127.php On the New York Times' movie page dedicated to the Lord of the Rings, I found this review of the Return of the King published in 1956.... 127@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2003-12-18T11:58:13-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000126.php It's now less than 48 hours until the opening of Return of the King and the advance word on this final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been through-the-roof. I noticed tonight that there is already a... 126@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2003-12-15T22:06:29-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000011.php I have know idea what this movie is about or anything about who's behind it, but this trailer for The Triplets Of Belleville looks amazing. It also looks crazy, insane, bizarre, brilliant, scary and thrilling, but amazing nonetheless. It also... 11@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2003-09-21T10:16:13-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000014.php I am very much excited and anticipating the new (and final) episode of the Star Wars saga, due in May of 2005. With the advent of the internet, I was able to follow closely the making of The Phantom Menace... 14@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2003-09-05T21:01:49-06:00 http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/000016.php And, still, the debate continues.... 16@http://www.stevesmart.com/ Pop Culture 2003-08-28T15:18:36-06:00