PLUG: Wide Screen World

This week, I've decided to take a listen to some of the many podcasts done by the LAMB bloggers. This is my first venture into many of them, and I'm impressed by the different approaches. Come take a look at what I have to say about them:

http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com/2011/03/exploring-movie-podcasts.html

Rich
Wide Screen World


Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details (what, when, where, and a link, for starters) - I'll handle the rest.

The LAMB Devours the Oscars - Best Costume Design

Editor's note: Welcome to the twenty-fifth of a 33-part series dissecting the 83rd Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read any other posts regarding this event, please click the tag following the post. Thank you, and enjoy!  

by Rich of  Wide Screen World

I should explain what you're about to read.

City Mouse is a cartoon character I created a few years ago, when I briefly lived in Columbus, Ohio. He was the star of my strip City Mouse Goes West. He started out as an avatar of myself, as I wrote about small town life and how it compared to a previous lifetime of big city life. He evolved into his own character over time. He's still me, kind of, but at the same time he's also become a unique character unto himself, if that makes any sense. Collie the Columbus Cow is his pal. I have no control over what she does at all.

I haven't regularly worked on any new City Mouse strips since I moved back to New York, but I thought it might be fun to pull him and Collie out of limbo and create a new strip for them, and this seemed like a good way to introduce them to a new audience. I hope you like it.

PLUG: Wide Screen World

(Editor's Note: I'm late in posting this and the contest ends later today so hurry over there now and enter. Sorry for the lateness, Rich!)


I'm holding my first contest, in which you can have your favorite actor or actress drawn by me. I'm a formally trained artist; I spent eight years in art school and my specialty is cartoon and caricature art. Click on the link below for more information on how you can win!

http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com/2010/12/win-commissioned-art-from-wsw.html

Rich
Wide Screen World


Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details (what, when, where, and a link, for starters) - I'll handle the rest.

LAMB #758 - Wide Screen World

URL: http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com/
Site Name: Wide Screen World
Categories: News, Editorials, Classic Film
Rating: PG-13

What is the main focus of your site?
I write about the ideas, memories and environments associated with the films I watch. I don't consider what I do to be reviews, because I'm less concerned with the content and craft of a film as I am with my experience watching it.

What are your blogging goals, personally and/or professionally? In other words, what, if anything, are you trying to get out your blog?
Naturally, I want to make this the best blog I can. I try to provide a variety of content; for example, I'm also a cartoonist, and every week I provide original film-related art of some kind. I want to be a better writer as well. Once I build a bigger audience, I'd like it to become a community of smart, savvy movie fans and to do stuff for them through WSW.

Do you prefer an interactive community for your blog or are you the teacher and your readers the students?
Definitely interactive. I want to be able to discuss a variety of things with my readers, and I use movies as the basis for that.

How long have you been movie blogging for, and how frequent do you post updates to your site?
I started WSW in August 2010, and as of this writing I'm up to posting six days a week.

Name up to three of your favorite movies (and no more).
Sunset Boulevard
Breaking the Waves
Chasing Amy

How did you hear about the LAMB?
I saw the link on a classic film LAMB blog. Don't recall which one it was.

Any additional comments, or give yourself an interview question that's not listed above.
I'm trying to build something unique with WSW, so any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated.