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FDNN, Long Hiatus, and Upcoming

Hello Internet World and fellow readers.

During the summer I went on a blogger Hiatus without any due warning which I understand is a faux pas for my own promotional integrity. Although that may be the case, there is plenty that will be in store for you in the coming weeks.

Fuzzy Days Noir Nights has gone through a tough patch in which there has been little to no dedicated interest in volunteers to promote, foley record, voice act, and edit for. Which means that once again I am a post production one-man team. ON A GRAND NOTE though, I have potentially recruited an amazing friend who is a musical prodigy to play with some original score ideas. Having an original score for a project for the first time would be a great step forward and I couldn't ask for a better candidate to step up to the challenge. Because of these delays Fuzzy Days Noir Nights release will be posponed until further notice, but I will be updating during every blog a short blurb on its progress.

UP and COMING events!
As I edit for the show I am aslo doing the finishing touches on a music video for another friend for his song Too Much now on halt until i have a better grasp on my webseries, but I intend to get back to it in the near future. Soon I will be doing online research on one of my new favorite topic "the bluray reality debate" and a current local phenomenon in my house "the dropping of cable for download space" as well as some details about my trip to Los Angeles over the summer as i visited Warner Brothers and Universal Studios. As far as movie reviews go, there will probably be an Avatar Extended Edition issue I'll put out just before its release. until then, I'll be better at writing up these blogs for all of you. So stay tuned and take care

. Christian A.V. Petrozza

London's Eye: CCTV Awakens Big Brother Sentiments

The London Eye, one of the many structures part of Britain's millennium project that now stands face to face with the rustic majesty of Westminster and Big Ben, which have kept the tube running on time and their Island Nation safe. As the old meet the new from across the river Thames the very positioning of these two iconic symbols of London spring an irony about their greatest gadget CCTV surveillance. Very literally, London has an eye on everyone.

Ever since 9/11 and the terrorist roundup at Heathrow in '06 England has cracked down on security measures within their grand cities, and sleepy hamlets. Rarely can you find a bench to sit on or a garbage can to throw waste in unless you are in a grand park. Most people in train stations and other public transport docks are encouraged to litter due to their heightened employment of garbage pickers (to replace the rubbish bins). As a mostly litter-free Canadian I was guilt-stricken at the idea. The greatest, most expensive, and controversial of these precautions is the CCTV camera which has cost the government over 200 million pounds! Talk about a safe investment.

Although on the other hand, many critics and citizens are skeptical of this camera which acts as the overlord of national security. Many studies show that even though their cameras can catch criminals, it has not stopped the rate of crime nearly as much as it should. People are beginning to debate whether it was a good idea to begin with, and many are scared rather than feeling secure.

In the North, the Scottish have also begun installing the cameras but have been reviewing the issue of their expenses. Many believe that the sheer expense should go into recruiting more police officers rather than just street eyes.

I feel the argument to put money into hiring more able-bodied police would be much more effective that throwing money at cameras that can only observe in a kind of 'we'll catch them later' kind of system. Let's get more cops on the streets and less bureaucrats watching us do our grocery runs.
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First Post!

Hello Blogger! I am Christian Petrozza a competitive fencer, independent film maker, and film major. Since I have recently been injured and reading week is coming up, I thought I would begin re-posting some of my old blogs from the other Blog I write on Transmedia TV. I will also be posting some new content as well once all my blog posts have been re-enstated on this site. On this blog I will look into popular media, technology, the sport of fencing (the best sport evar!) and mostly my defence for films which I enjoy but critics hate, which has been the case soo many times before, pretty much since siskel died. I hope you enjoy my posts, interests, and the occasional anecdote or experience.