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Original Videos

Original Videos

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Chopped Onion Studios has been producing videos since 2006, including short films, weddings, sports, and music videos. Be sure to check out our YouTube channel and watch for future original videos. Currently we are shooting 2 short films, editing 1 more, writing multiple projects, and updating our archives. Here are some original videos made by Chopped Onion Studios. Music Videos: “Tesla” by Irata   VapeRev Contest by Irata   “Working Man” Marshall Molloy featuring Mandi Molloy   “Working Man” Marshall Molloy…

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Film Fest: Animated

Film Fest: Animated

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My wife and I are big fans of animated movies, we liked them as kids and now we can fully appreciate all they have to offer. There can be brief jokes that only adults get, including in G rated family films, but there is also the wonder, the fantasy, and the ever increasing ability to produce them. I watched two of her favourites, Tinker Bell (2008) and Finding Dory (2016), we saw The Emoji Movie (2017) at a drive-in in…

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an action comedy pairing Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as bodyguard and hitman who have to work together to get to a court on time, all the while being at each other’s throats and hunted by the baddies. Filmed in the Netherlands, Bulgaria, and the UK, and written by Tom O’Connor (whose only other credit is writing Fire with Fire, 2012 crime drama with Josh Duhamel), The Hitman’s Bodyguard delivers on laughs, foul language, and…

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Cameron Diaz & Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz & Bad Teacher

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Cameron Diaz turns 45 today and I watched Bad Teacher, her 2011 comedy (the unrated edition, not the theatrical). Diaz was born in San Diego, California, got her first acting credit in The Mask (1994 comedy with Jim Carrey) and is perhaps best known for the comedy There’s Something About Mary (1998 with Ben Stiller) or the Charlie’s Angels action films (2000 & 2003). She can play the somewhat ditzy role well but as was on display in Bad Teacher,…

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Mud & This Means War

Mud & This Means War

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In 2012, Mud & This Means War were released, both with Reese Witherspoon in them. Mud, a drama involving 2 boys helping a stranger in Arkansas starred Matthew McConaughey, and This Means War, a rom-com with action pieces, was about 2 spies fighting over the same girl starring Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. Both films had Reese at the centre of the motivation for the leads, all 3 claimed to be in love with her. Previously, Reese was in Water…

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Birthdays August 28th

Birthdays August 28th

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Having a Birthday on August 28th includes Jack Black (48) and David Fischer (55), as well as Armie Hammer (31, Cars 3), LeAnn Rimes (35, Logan Lucky), Jason Priestley (48, Private Eyes), Billy Boyd (49, White Island), Shania Twain (52, Trading Paint), Jennifer Coolidge (56, The Emoji Movie), Brian Thompson (58, Beyond the Game), Daniel Stern (60, Love), and Luis Guzmán (61, Literally, Right Before Aaron). Jack Black was born in Hermosa Beach, California, got his first acting credit for…

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Film Fest: Owen Wilson

Film Fest: Owen Wilson

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Owen Wilson is a big part of 4 movies I watched recently, voicing the lead in Cars (2006 animated comedy), and playing the best friend in 3 live action comedies, Hall Pass (2011 with Jason Sudeikis), The Internship (2013 with Vince Vaughn), and Zoolander 2 (2016 with Ben Stiller). I had seen all but Zoolander 2 before, finding them all funny with bits of heart thrown in, and Owen Wilson usually plays a goofy but likeable co-lead in comedies, half…

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Birthdays August 26th

Birthdays August 26th

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Having a Birthday on August 26th include Melissa McCarthy (47) and Chris Pine (37), as well as Keke Palmer (24, Scream Queens), Dylan O’Brien (26, Teen Wolf), Nazneen Contractor (35, Ransom), Macaulay Culkin (37, The Jim Gaffigan Show), Amanda Schull (39, 12 Monkeys), Mike Colter (41, Luke Cage), Shirley Manson (51, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), and Michael Jeter (1952-2003, Eduard Delacroix in The Green Mile). Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, got her first acting credit in her…

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Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

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Sleepless in Seattle is a romantic comedy about a widowed man whose story is broadcast over national radio starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Filmed primarily in Maryland and Washington, Sleepless in Seattle was nominated for 2 Oscars, Best Writing and Best Music. Director Nora Ephron loved using Meg Ryan as the pair teamed up previously in When Harry Met Sally (1989 with Billy Crystal) and later in You’ve Got Mail (1998 with Tom Hanks) and Hanging Up (2000 with…

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Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

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Kristen Wiig was born in Canandaigua, New York, majored in Art in university, got her first film credit as an extra in Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003 comedy directed by Bob Odenkirk), and is most known for Saturday Night Live (138 episodes, 2005-2014) and Bridesmaids (2011 comedy which she was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing). In television, Wiig has appeared in The Joe Schmo Show (2003 comedy, her first tv credit), 30 Rock, Flight of the Concords, Portlandia, Arrested…

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