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Fiction in LIFE

September 14, 2023September 13, 2023 by James Baker
fiction in life

It is hilarious to admit it, but 13 year old me probably felt more engagement from watching “STAR WARS” than from any REAL event that happened to me in 1977.

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings Tags Star Wars 10 Comments

the rude roommate

July 2, 2023June 30, 2023 by James Baker
advertising - the rude roommate

If advertising was a person they’d be the worst person you know. A gaslighting master manipulator. The last person you’d want constantly whispering in your ear. 

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings Tags advertising 10 Comments

The Magnificent Loser

June 19, 2023May 31, 2023 by James Baker
A Magnificent Loser - NED KELLY

Human beings are all underdogs simply because we are all mortal, and decline is the inevitable end to everyone’s story arc. 

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings, Reviews 20 Comments

TV sketching: BRITANNIA

April 1, 2023February 1, 2023 by James Baker
Veran

I’m a stew made of scraps, with CELT being the dominant flavour in my particular ragoût. However, I know little of their ancient culture or Druid beliefs.

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Categories Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings, Reviews, TV sketching, Watercolour 16 Comments

Fake Faces

February 27, 2023October 19, 2022 by James Baker
Robo Yul Brynner from WESTWORLD

Horror movies work on human anxieties built into us, but why do we have the fear of the almost human doppelgänger?

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings, Pin ups, TV sketching Tags JourneyMan 21 Comments

Pete & Chris

August 29, 2023April 17, 2022 by James Baker
Count Dracula

An appreciation of HAMMER HORROR films, the most memorable often featuring CHRISTOPHER LEE and/or PETER CUSHING.

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Categories Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings, Pin ups, Reviews, TV sketching Tags Fairy Bread 26 Comments

More Fave TV Titles

October 12, 2022November 5, 2021 by James Baker
CowboyBebop

Here are a few more TV title sequences I always enjoy.

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Categories Film/TV, Reviews 6 Comments

LUCA

August 6, 2023June 2, 2021 by James Baker
Luca

This story makes me deeply nostalgic for a seaside Italian childhood that I never actually had.

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Categories Film/TV, Storyboards, Work Tags Enrico Casarosa, Life In A Montage, Pencil Jockey, Pixar 12 Comments

Fave TV Titles

October 12, 2022March 1, 2021 by James Baker
CowboyBebop

The test of a great title sequence is one that you never skip, even when binge watching multiple episodes in a row.

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Categories Film/TV, Reviews 15 Comments

SOUL

August 6, 2023December 1, 2020 by James Baker
soul-pixar

When a crisis hits, it forces a rethink, about who we are and what we bring to the world.

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Categories Film/TV, Storyboards, Work Tags Life In A Montage, Pencil Jockey, Pete Docter, Pixar, Soul 11 Comments
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  1. James Baker
    James Baker on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 25, 2023

    Mark! So glad you commented! It was a great trip, eh? Nutty to think that it is already 15 years…

  2. Mark Creagan (Squiggle)
    Mark Creagan (Squiggle) on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 24, 2023

    G'day James.......Loved the read. I was reminiscing at each & every turn of the page. Yep I'm a dinosaur, printed…

  3. James Baker
    James Baker on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 24, 2023

    Hey Peter! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed a re-read as much as I did. I've had this blog…

  4. Simmo
    Simmo on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 23, 2023

    Loved revisiting this James and reading all the comments. You guys are still legends!

  5. Deane Taylor
    Deane Taylor on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 22, 2023

    It’s a happy little Vegemite that gets to resniff a cadaver… it puts a rose in every cheek!

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