Ben’s BLOG 3/19/2012   What’s up Universe? My name is Benjamin Zidel and I am the lead producer and director for Good Natured Dog Productions Music Videos. It is part of my duty as a member of this elite production squad to have supreme survival skills, make everyone homemade meatballs AND write a blog every [...]

March 1st marked the (brief?) resurgence of winter, the beginning of the month, and the start of the Salem Film Festival, an all-documentary film festival which screens films from all over the U.S. and the world. Their tagline, “Come to Salem. See the World.” If you look through their roster of films  it is clear that [...]

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin As Lord Voldemort retrieves the Elder Wand from Albus Dumbledore‘s grave, Severus Snape has become Hogwarts headmaster. After burying Dobby, Harry Potter has the goblin Griphook help him, Ron, and Hermione break into Bellatrix Lestrange‘s vault at Gringotts bank… [...]

It’s that time of year again, and this year it is the 84th Academy Awards. Just like last year we felt that we should devote the entire month of February to the Oscars. So this year we bring you the 2nd Annual Upsetness Oscars, and we are going to kick it off with a little [...]

I thought that with all the top lists that you see in January pertaining to the top somethings of the previous year, it would be cool to see something random. So here I present you with the Top Seven photos from my cell phone for 2011.

A week or two ago I saw a trailer for the documentary The City Dark, which discusses the effects of light pollution on our environment.  I was hooked immediately by perfectly selected sound-bytes, beautiful music, and through my own fascination with the stars.  Check out the trailer on imdb here.  Each time I watch it [...]

  Last Friday night the crew from Good Natured Dog Productions and Friends decided to paint the town red and attend the High Output Party. Here is a quick over view of the fun that evening, FROM EACH OF US! RYAN O’DONNELL Beer, food, and so much dancing.  I learned to appreciate Britney Spears more [...]

SOPA and PIPA may sound like cousins in the British Monarchy, but they are not. In fact THEY WILL RUIN THE INTERNET! No really they will. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a U.S. Housebill to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. The PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats [...]

  It is now January in New England, and besides a few cold streaks it has not at all felt like winter. For most residents of Massachusetts, this is not only extremely rare, but also a welcome surprise. No winter boots tracking snow into the house, no snow blowing, shoveling, or plowing, no near death experiences [...]