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Update: Greatest News I Heard All Day

jacob — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:44:11 +0000

Previously I wrote how excited I am that there was a new Bourne movie in the pipeline (and by previous, I mean 3 years, 2 months, and 6 days or 1163 days total). Well today my excitement has reached a new peak.

Today the trailer for Bourne Legacy was released. It looks as exciting and action packed as the previous three flicks, but with one notable exception: no Matt Damon. Yes, Jason Bourne won’t even be in the Bourne Legacy. Jeremy Renner is now the leading role. Obviously Renner has been refining his action movie skills with recent roles in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Hurt Locker, The Town, and The Avengers, so I think he’ll do fine as Aaron Cross.

It appears that the story timeline may take place prior to Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum. The only reason I say that is CIA Director Noah Vosen still appears, and it was all but apparent after Bourne Ultimatum he’d be going to jail.

If I am right about the timeline, I think it is inevitable that in the next film, we’ll get to see Damon and Renner together. THAT would be awesome.

The movie premiers on 3 August. Is it too early to start a countdown?

Editor’s Note: In my research of this post, I found out James Bond Skyfall will be coming out 9 November. I guess I’ll have to rewrite my “Who Would Win: Bond or Bourne” piece.

The Tryout

jacob — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:32:03 +0000

Back in my days at WestConn, I partnered with Dan Amarante and Adam Mierzejewski in a video class to create “The Tryout”. It follows the life of Steve, played by Dan, as he struggles with first choosing to play baseball and then his rise to fame. This Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award winning production got us an “A” for the final.

The Tryout from Jacob Wycoff on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

Digits: The Movie

jacob — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:03:01 +0000

What looks to be a very funny independant movie is premiering next Thursday in Milford, CT. Digits, a high school ‘mockumentary’ centering on Charlie Davis and his three friends, sold out the 200 seat Rave Cinemas in the Milford Mall very quickly. The film took a little over a year to make on a budget of less than $20,000.

The peeps of Digits

I first heard about this movie from a college friend, Toni-Ann Mastracchio. She plays Jenny in Digits. As she described to me, Charlie and his friends “are looking for love, or rather, some ‘digits’ and stumble upon four beautiful girls. Hilarity ensues.”

I have no doubt this is a funny movie; not only because I’ve known Toni-Ann’s humor for a long time, but they also released a trailer and a few short clips. Each video had me laughing out loud at the dark humor.

The clip below proves a lot to me. First, you can tell that the movie is filmed and editted very well. Secondly, you can tell see some of the akwardness and humor. Charlie’s questionable sexual preference, a theme possibly repeated throughout the movie, is exemplified with his hesitation to kiss his girlfriend.

I think this film will benefit not having to ‘conform’ to the PC standards of Hollywood. There are some twisted jokes that are admittedly cringe worthy, but nothing that isn’t heard between a group of guy friends. Check out their Character Featurette. I dare you not to laugh.

If you’re bummed like me that you’ll be missing the premier, don’t worry. Not only will there be DVDs for sale, but Digits will be submitted to multiple film festivals with the hope of a wider release. I have a feeling this film may make the big leagues. Special congratulations to Toni-Ann on your hard work paying off!

Check out Digits on Facebook and Twitter.