tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92406792024-03-23T11:12:25.323-07:00ZAPNotesZAP Design's Zachary Pennington's official blog. Read and be something.Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-46140623559129525352013-01-09T21:06:00.001-08:002013-01-09T21:06:43.275-08:00Poster Review: Stand Up Guys<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/eHBcm1FoLyV52l9IANujHR6LlQLdb5NcGY1gFG7IPxV9FQHo60VzNixHF3Fk/stand_up_guys_ver3.jpg"><img alt="Stand_up_guys_ver3" height="712" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/j58PkOz9rXaFt8Z85mshziL7NcqHllziNACTissg3hOqsfzWs3O0JPbfxL15/stand_up_guys_ver3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I don't know which is scarier:</p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The headstrips in this poster or the possibility that they might not be headstrips.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-73076728306852311462012-09-13T13:23:00.001-07:002012-09-13T13:23:39.049-07:00Poster Review: So Undercover<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-09-13/hgIsbnpbchkIGxhFfGgxAofJxzppbgvIhtdyjCrmyjafifEhrlEyoinocriz/so_undercover.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="So_undercover" height="714" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-09-13/hgIsbnpbchkIGxhFfGgxAofJxzppbgvIhtdyjCrmyjafifEhrlEyoinocriz/so_undercover.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>It's the return of Comedy White! Welcome back, Comedy White.</p> <p>Miley's one-figered right hand is kinda creepy. Is that the secret weapon? Her deformity?</p> <p>Also, Miley's pelvis couldn't be any more tucked if she was folded and placed in a suitcase. Yes, that wasn't design snark, that was posture snark.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-74376529916141876222012-09-09T17:06:00.001-07:002012-09-09T17:06:12.078-07:00The Refs Aren't Only Super-Blind, They Can't Count, Either.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>From NFL.com's Seahawks/Cardinals game page:</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Screen_shot_2012-09-09_at_5" height="392" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-09-09/xbAzHgerwqgBphjJBvgJcAzxiHEGDCkeiynoGefxasitgsknAfpifjzgdByA/Screen_Shot_2012-09-09_at_5.04.07_PM.png.scaled500.png" width="303" /> </div> </p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-86136503208105960932012-09-04T15:53:00.001-07:002012-09-04T15:53:51.119-07:00Poster Review: Cold Light of Day<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Cold_light_of_day" height="705" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-09-04/rBApshcHnzdjgvdlcIdrfyDoBCCuDItmhjxwlitxdoyGjjuyBvqxmzadgInD/cold_light_of_day.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="494" /> </div> Who is that uncredited dude stiffly walking away from that explosion? Is this a new Terminator film? How do you not put Sigourney Weaver in your poster?</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-27212962172930770372012-08-28T15:52:00.001-07:002012-08-28T15:52:28.720-07:00Poster Review: Butter<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-08-28/GDEayHveizufjbCHEogeAJfzxwbypyofdGrsbyBDuhHGckaJxAAHdvsJBatx/butter_xlg.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Butter_xlg" height="741" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-08-28/GDEayHveizufjbCHEogeAJfzxwbypyofdGrsbyBDuhHGckaJxAAHdvsJBatx/butter_xlg.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>As a baker (intimate knowledge of butter wrappers) and a designer (intimate knowledge of printing technologies) I have yet to see sticks of butter with sides that perfectly flat, or wax paper that can be printed at what looks like about 600dpi with perfect color registration.</p> <p>This would have been so much color either without the insets, or if the insets looked like they'd been printed in one color with a coarse screen. Better yet, the heads would all be carved out of butter, since that's what the damn movie's about.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-34691645100740790922012-08-23T11:44:00.001-07:002012-08-23T11:44:50.621-07:00Poster Review: Premium Rush<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-08-23/pyitbEahpkpcvHaGrgwjosajccJafeuaIlJGcBwEjhsIwwDdHvclypDzeksE/premium_rush_xlg.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Premium_rush_xlg" height="742" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-08-23/pyitbEahpkpcvHaGrgwjosajccJafeuaIlJGcBwEjhsIwwDdHvclypDzeksE/premium_rush_xlg.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> The only way that is JGL's head attached to that body is if:</p> <ol> <li>His neck is the longest neck ever recorded.</li> <li>His neck also includes at least 4 heavy duty VESA-certified pivot joints.</li> </ol></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-90330958374078615942012-08-08T13:21:00.001-07:002012-08-08T13:21:42.670-07:00Poster Review: Playing for Keeps<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><img alt="" /></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Based on this poster, I'm thinking what Butler really wants is Quaid. Brokeback Mondrian?</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-17955996451061673952012-07-30T17:08:00.001-07:002012-07-30T17:08:09.593-07:00The iPhone 5; or, basic counting<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-07-30/FnGuzrAprbhkmBghfaxwICvpklDHHdCfAbboikyEcDFJpbJcCxyxzfgmECHc/iphone5.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Iphone5" height="204" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-07-30/FnGuzrAprbhkmBghfaxwICvpklDHHdCfAbboikyEcDFJpbJcCxyxzfgmECHc/iphone5.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> In case you'd didn't realize.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-70974837134897347662012-06-26T14:40:00.001-07:002012-06-26T14:40:35.153-07:00Poster Review: 360<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-06-26/AccgqzADvwyxiEvtwhqevtjdHpueydlEnyyDnpkpoBskuqkEmxdklihcDocE/three_sixty_ver3.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Three_sixty_ver3" height="715" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-06-26/AccgqzADvwyxiEvtwhqevtjdHpueydlEnyyDnpkpoBskuqkEmxdklihcDocE/three_sixty_ver3.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>OK, who let the disc label desingner near the movie poster machine?</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-54149514448940103312012-06-26T14:37:00.001-07:002012-06-26T14:37:04.361-07:00Poster Review: Arbitrage<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>"A real thriller. Richard Gere has never been more intensely alive."</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-06-26/ijmrjravspIznmCFfgCGeEtvxmhwkhfIftbpldDhwbibrcfgsiEfDCzkwqBb/arbitrage.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Arbitrage" height="742" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-06-26/ijmrjravspIznmCFfgCGeEtvxmhwkhfIftbpldDhwbibrcfgsiEfDCzkwqBb/arbitrage.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> WTF is "intensly alive"? Is it code for "dead eyes"? Because I've never seen a actor with eyes that looked more dead than they do right here.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-9797203933758161902012-06-03T15:25:00.001-07:002012-06-03T15:25:08.320-07:00Outside the second-oldest building in California.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/Lbak0Wsyxg/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/FvAhdiaHDosdHHGHwhqnxehblqfduhvBmwCBpmElIlInpusohkeJjpriJhjm/media_httpdistilleryi_kzhlj.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_kzhlj" height="500" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/FvAhdiaHDosdHHGHwhqnxehblqfduhvBmwCBpmElIlInpusohkeJjpriJhjm/media_httpdistilleryi_kzhlj.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a><br />Taken at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park</div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-25608292280580745092012-05-24T20:26:00.001-07:002012-05-24T20:26:50.521-07:00Our complaints to the PTBC. There was a lot to say. They liked our suggestion on law changes to ensure jokers can't do this kind of thing again.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/LCNJfJsy5T/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/JdeHnekJbjGapaxguJAGddsDnlrxbJEztdGtymFrdslCfAahlklxueIhEnGx/media_httpdistilleryi_Aqerh.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_aqerh" height="500" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/JdeHnekJbjGapaxguJAGddsDnlrxbJEztdGtymFrdslCfAahlklxueIhEnGx/media_httpdistilleryi_Aqerh.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-48472615207468582682012-05-22T14:31:00.001-07:002012-05-22T14:31:18.299-07:00Poster Review: The Dark Knight Rises (III)<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>With the rapid approach of the final chapter in Chris Nolan's sublime Batman tale, we're getting more poster goodness dumped upon us. And for the most part, they're really good.</p> <p>New character posters:</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/FeHIyxvquJnyeuHyrjAsFbCpihonAqqbrpobrACIjafGIFkyuraJJwfkBxwr/dkr_char_bane.jpeg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dkr_char_bane" height="729" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/FeHIyxvquJnyeuHyrjAsFbCpihonAqqbrpobrACIjafGIFkyuraJJwfkBxwr/dkr_char_bane.jpeg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/vrAHaIuIepdnqzqJmeqjGCkAgijuukHysdqtjDJkIBDozdofqlbHaokfvCgc/dkr_char_bats.jpeg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dkr_char_bats" height="729" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/vrAHaIuIepdnqzqJmeqjGCkAgijuukHysdqtjDJkIBDozdofqlbHaokfvCgc/dkr_char_bats.jpeg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/JDabnHoxGgJolmAfqinaniJIsxevyzkeFwHyDtwivuHpsFfqAdnJkAseluei/dkr_char_cat.jpeg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dkr_char_cat" height="729" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/JDabnHoxGgJolmAfqinaniJIsxevyzkeFwHyDtwivuHpsFfqAdnJkAseluei/dkr_char_cat.jpeg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>These approch perfection. The color is great, the grit and texture are phenomenal. My only complaint is the use of "RISE" on all. Maybe it's the only solution, but I think the Bane and Catwoman versions need a different word up there. Other than that, these may be my favorite character posters since <a href="http://impawards.com/2003/matrix_reloaded.html" title="The Matrix Reloaded posters" target="_self">The Matrix Reloaded</a> set.</p> <p>I believe the next one may be a little older, although not as old as <a href="http://zacharypennington.com/poster-review-the-dark-knight-rises" target="_self">the first one</a>, which is an example of an absolutely perfect teaser poster.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/rejfAyaffywyIwjtBoDAjFGwxpxqdzqsGHzGHxDrqbhguHmuEdseJchyEuri/dkr_teaser_bats.jpeg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dkr_teaser_bats" height="729" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-05-22/rejfAyaffywyIwjtBoDAjFGwxpxqdzqsGHzGHxDrqbhguHmuEdseJchyEuri/dkr_teaser_bats.jpeg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>This one bugs. The integration of the fire is great. Not sure about the tagline though. Doesn't quite work. Worse is the shot of Bats. The lighting is so incongruous with the background that it makes the whole thing look fan-made. Unfortunate.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-15190883929788163942012-04-06T09:20:00.001-07:002012-04-06T09:20:27.688-07:00Moving day.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/JFa03cMy8K/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/zwnilxEDyntuvzaiBiwpEzteqzdfuFpldJpdEfwrHrythtoGCujkAEClsccE/media_httpdistilleryi_miJpd.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_mijpd" height="500" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/zwnilxEDyntuvzaiBiwpEzteqzdfuFpldJpdEfwrHrythtoGCujkAEClsccE/media_httpdistilleryi_miJpd.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-8207828067524202452012-02-22T10:02:00.001-08:002012-02-22T10:02:42.873-08:00Poster Review: Battleship<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Battleshipkitschsmall" height="600" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/AaW96x6YKHeneyIaidFO5ZDoTFZ5x5trVTRYGJJg389wLoNlUodQsYfW3ny9/BattleshipKitschsmall.jpg" width="450" /> </div> <p>Never before was an actor more meant for a movie. <p /> Also, bonus points for almost completely obscuring the title character.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-60631146043120870212012-01-31T17:18:00.001-08:002012-01-31T17:18:59.396-08:00Poster Review: Friends with Kids<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div style=""><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Friendswithkids" height="667" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/uB7x17ww3nj1MwnqWGb0ysGOnAud74y34e1nGrytNVRmCJ6Nb7VIWMdaBKD4/FriendsWithKids.jpg" width="450" /> </div> </div></div><div>Nicely kerned and leaded title on this. The first tagline makes sense, but why is there a second tagline in a different font? Odd choice.</div><p /><div>The eyelines and planes of existence at the bottom would require some serious quantum computing to explain what's going on.</div><p /><p /><div>And now the Poster Review Players:</div><p /><div><b>Maya Rudolph: </b>You mean this isn't Bridesmaids 2?</div><p /><div><b>Chris O'Dowd: </b>Hey baby, you want to hear my stories from <i>The IT Crowd</i>? I've got an accent!</div><p /><div><b>Kristen Wiiiiiiiiiig: </b>I amso s<i>mmaaaaaas</i>hed<b>!!!</b>!!</div><p /><div><b>John Hamm: </b>I don't know who that blonde is, but I'm totally going to hit it.</div><p /><div><b>Adam Scott: </b>How did I get first billing?</div><p /><div><b>Jennifer Westfeldt: </b>How did I make the poster?</div><p /><div><b>Megan Fox and Ed Burns: </b>Seriously.</div></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-22813010102497646842012-01-25T09:18:00.001-08:002012-01-25T09:18:49.783-08:00Methinks disinterested barista needs to get her hearing checked.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/kig6_/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/uezBIGFepmoIAgeyGiexCiwmcfjbdiDpofwrnilbcsyxEgHozarivnqsfcmj/media_httpdistilleryi_jIBlv.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_jiblv" height="500" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/uezBIGFepmoIAgeyGiexCiwmcfjbdiDpofwrnilbcsyxEgHozarivnqsfcmj/media_httpdistilleryi_jIBlv.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-53104187604581441432012-01-13T22:06:00.001-08:002012-01-13T22:06:05.007-08:00At Milk.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/g9tiJ/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/xitrkAmfweDHwglDfIvFyEjtnDkdIkIdtsEujBFsjxEqtjdICnHIwEJapBgc/media_httpdistilleryi_EFzhb.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_efzhb" height="500" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/xitrkAmfweDHwglDfIvFyEjtnDkdIkIdtsEujBFsjxEqtjdICnHIwEJapBgc/media_httpdistilleryi_EFzhb.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-53026166102613757792011-12-31T17:51:00.001-08:002011-12-31T17:51:56.362-08:00I'll have 3. What about you?<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/dXdMl/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/jzgvukrFFDDivnpkGdaEybxrJJlyattddFCcAyfpjnlgCpqHkDwpfgxJzCgh/media_httpdistilleryi_Jweqw.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_jweqw" height="500" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/jzgvukrFFDDivnpkGdaEybxrJJlyattddFCcAyfpjnlgCpqHkDwpfgxJzCgh/media_httpdistilleryi_Jweqw.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-39547734458240921362011-12-25T19:39:00.001-08:002011-12-25T19:39:35.173-08:00Christmas Dinner Part Two: The Empire Strikes Fat<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/7xx8kaR3KgANRazwgmaZBImuBd9X3Bxrzz8aq2m5rnT3CGMR4fGfMzXPdm1v/IMG_0560.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0560" height="375" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/vZP9mbpW8DJ3ihlI6QfeAWeckj6JogXglVTO5MNtF9OXt4mRk3nu8oRSdfKv/IMG_0560.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Do you know what the golden stripe on top is? That is the side benefit to cooking a goose: a quart of goose fat! I shouldn't have to explain to you why this is awesome.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/XuIqNAR7oYvi6oAAF78eb8mt561kModOKtDnpG67jg6h3G1nZiwp6c00mUb3/IMG_0561.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0561" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/Kk5WZPRf4XxwYSkR0QbVaQIPgCbOc9LyFWBR1H0Srl57Ami2DgqYhOhkXqfV/IMG_0561.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>This goose hasn't been handled as much as Lindsay Lohan, but it's close.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/GwAnCx2ahZtllrGFBWgSWrsR4zOK6xNLujYSuvFVnGIHRlEmMa0h8FmZynwf/IMG_0562.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0562" height="375" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/TUjxR6bYdgSz9G3EYtVsgx48pMW8RqaXL488KmCbISKjUD0zttJfAy63OJy3/IMG_0562.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Stock. Guess what you wind up with here? Stock. And more fat!</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/51VZtv9f05s4Uf3SZteP0pVy5mqw3DljCrhTVdGdfTjYYC3LUtEtcbzCvzi7/IMG_0563.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0563" height="667" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/QHybQvX4doIw40FIv5xiR2P8pZaoNjmv9WAPCTHsUQcYE6XpGh2whiilxrmu/IMG_0563.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>I have never seen fat separate this well. This is unfiltered, and this isn't cloudy, either.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/bsJ0l1hrkmkkIhioMQIfqU5BNfdhgP5bdqerNJKSEJZGdzalVUhRwLVHG2J7/IMG_0564.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0564" height="375" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/CdLomuW00KbMU4C9PBdrJIT8NQC6MWgKxHdFiWNHnbhup17rQiAyn7lCLccN/IMG_0564.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>First trip into the oven.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/A5ALSIPuSfsyG5ZODoDlYSQi68yDsRqTHUdlbupcvLNkOBGv2GOYRgUzWSJP/IMG_0566.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0566" height="375" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/LV9Sk9RxclttZpxgD6bcZRRN78k00cBrWOXNej9vrw9zkvoLGnfXbLIbITkM/IMG_0566.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Look at that. Such vibrancy.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/eEgcbL83GTuVZco47jZR0DVim5k45pOWXmZllCVz4FgAFfgCvTIMOUGV9gbA/IMG_0567.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0567" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/CEUJrpyNeKZek64jTWxEvREODM6iHs0ZoSDKJ0UPK9XHSxJHIQpJt4S4CuvE/IMG_0567.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>And then someone had to break out the oil. Apparently we're in the studio with Prince, recording the Batman soundtrack.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/QaBZblL71iwqrd9qcBayEXWxOqgDmxLIzY72bpTRmhGrWqTjkp8N1wSnYkdS/IMG_0568.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0568" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/sXx25LHck2eAW16TAEz0BUsgcILl1ZIiVfqP3A68W222r8PW7mKMu0v0p4GC/IMG_0568.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Post second trip in the oven. Breast down and covered to start, up and bare to finish. Just like the beach in San Tropez.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/PJdwh4QhW1pdKnopdIbxGJtuBsNjRjivFMyc7vdqLf6zwPkQpFcpGrTVuyyO/IMG_0569.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0569" height="375" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/ogQVqR1bDIqmgnExLCg0djeuws8G12znfTSlq6pTvdcBRmIpiNvKcfrb82Q7/IMG_0569.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Gravy roux. Roux may be my favorite word ever.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/eBUVXhURs0AULoBCpjovAOGoSFRyRyTtUl3YKSlFJFPvXHJO6t0aOhgsTBDx/IMG_0570.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0570" height="667" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/OJsHzyJgeNcOYwl94RytUEBEE9HsoXAKnwjoLh27Lp1UQHfAxyChM8H3ks4A/IMG_0570.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Goose fat: It's like 12 days of Christmas.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/DoeyOEo9ptJQVThgSA3JZ1Pc6SEOEuvOXRk7EevhxXNMQto70HvC5VLIswvX/IMG_0571.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0571" height="375" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/zkUXdTiMjFBK6vNDHE4WFIwv2hBDDxK4Jc4z1hmcKYdAha6B2fKehxYhoHlu/IMG_0571.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Group photo. It was awesome. Merry Christmas!</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-29729365467795496882011-12-25T15:36:00.001-08:002011-12-25T15:36:05.846-08:00Christmas Dinner, Part One: The Fellowship of the Mise En Place<div class='posterous_autopost'>Holidays at home generally mean cooking something big, something a little outside the norm. This year, the notch has been stepped up. <p /> The Players:<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/7gXBxeeSg1YpJ2oXw1AZgubij9FlA4gVWJGCXMOojMoog31sup6d9guMzsCZ/IMG_0552.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0552" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/b0c5S0180UYq3KZpcphyxAfG6u4hD2VIGGffYBsqnGgps6HvFXJgiStdCAeo/IMG_0552.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>If you're going to have vegetables involved, they should be good ones. These are.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/LXtJowPAKhXsWxIFzcYqRYco6NBpImYyfonGV5PrF213Gk2dacu60CkuHwOV/IMG_0551.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0551" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/U4uKKQtbndcbSz4ITg4pjGxWmALWXDhf0auT1lW26uxpcofOrhUcynelIvTy/IMG_0551.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Bread and bacon. Food groups: covered.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/Wvkc8GzkrWeX15VxnAzkikI0FYhn0n7R6Cl4QVKruK3FOeUXapPy04atxy5I/IMG_0553.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0553" height="375" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/0kyswrGgb659rY1mSc4VQch2SFW9dbPVruaRL4pva253MBJMk1ZYlmgxJjoZ/IMG_0553.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Bacon: about to do what it does best.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/MJIY3dmbm2ItvknVUr45pQ7VePiDFPv0GTQznBK0pf6rp1GEvHbdr9Br7Rat/IMG_0554.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0554" height="375" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/eEVbTUMKfyvd9J53EITReCrKrh090Gob5j9hFu3jQa6bLzbrYP0iYMVA6v6S/IMG_0554.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Put this with the bacon, and you'd have yourself a nice side dish. But that's not enough for today.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/zJxbYkry4yXqWSXKKX4vhZWSObkU5qrQEiu43qVTx3E414Auj9DKQUlUFiO2/IMG_0555.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0555" height="375" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/j5XGTUSgC3K69YR9va3gJb26yojG8B7n3cfuzioOQjkS057cCoyJIR5zZQhU/IMG_0555.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Magic happening.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/7CMfhTCSwxOaS7QLz8XGqzAjxIw6InjXCyQX178ekLNjxTHl8jcxVuxFKnxQ/IMG_0557.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0557" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/5RPXbcI8oT0kV8ZViEWoTGmhCGeIdoa8DPB6sTCxgbamMip3JHyB3baGPFvy/IMG_0557.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>This is probably too hot for the kids to see.</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/WzsRFVpzlSuuNoRWgRnw6aTE6ZYjVpOrVK5yiir7WXH4jmzEQQgeFCgvDgYc/IMG_0558.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0558" height="375" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/7A9ArOMqICWTdQkBJJYzP2gEWgxAgsjCycZ08bcEuIxB4Wjn70qSQ3ksm9N1/IMG_0558.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Look at all that goodness. I see apples, wild rice, chestnuts? Yes. <p /> What's all this for? <p /> Time for the big reveal:</p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/CO9mOHhPNge4ooB4lXI9Gi7DwATGokwPtiXe0kLiwGUaYcwl9nPr2DiEPm92/IMG_0559.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0559" height="375" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/0qVV7MtpO63CDsULvHsxpIivlclwlx9PGa8g8iOOLXebkf9OmCZ6YUsTGZdB/IMG_0559.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Oh yes. We went there. <p /> To be continued…</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-9050229594936562932011-12-22T09:49:00.001-08:002011-12-22T09:49:28.216-08:00Poster Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Extremely_loud_and_incredibly_" height="640" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/PEKpOGKnZE5dh90rPn6gqfP8oyhgNib1caQiSeGvT7HpbhUxlIVwMQk9PIDh/extremely_loud_and_incredibly_.jpeg" width="432" /> </div> <p>What is this movie about? Good luck discerning anything from this poster. From the title, it's probably a concert film. From the look on the kid's face, it may be about an eating disorder. Nothing about this makes me want to find out. <p /> One of the reasons this is such a disconserting image is because the hands are miserably Photoshopped over the kid's face. Go to a mirror, and try and replicate this. You can't, and it's not because you have bigger or smaller hands, or don't feel like throwing up at this moment. It's because it's an impossible pose. The hands are essentially floating over the plane the face is on, and the shadows are just miserable, the scale is wrong. It's surprising that this got approved, considering the pedigree of the film.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-70806809753471714762011-12-13T09:58:00.001-08:002011-12-13T09:58:41.933-08:00Poster Review: Contraband<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Contraband_ver4" height="640" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/VRfL5oMn39OumJvLEbVq7UkATBjhOwJ2uB4n9XL0JBAlrjxCyIcYvDZs3PC2/contraband_ver4.jpeg" width="442" /> </div> <p>Duct tape usage #18763: Can be used as a terrible framing device for color-pallet-confused movie posters.</p></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-448403649181295492011-12-10T18:04:00.001-08:002011-12-10T18:04:24.389-08:00Poster Review: The Dark Knight Rises<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/58ODLeGYiNptaYuaUCu5LzXCjqR4O7yYSBpHihhX5mgyoGI75o78vJtMp3he/Dark-knight-rises-legend-ends-.jpg"><img alt="Dark-knight-rises-legend-ends-" height="741" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/UOw8UvTXKFlCbA0YU57arbA2bQPKF0QilpU44lscOOWgGUmef3ulBTetDHLi/Dark-knight-rises-legend-ends-.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p /><div>Phenomenal, although the edge on Bane's left side doesn't feel like it matches with his focus. A bit too cut-out.</div></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240679.post-42348027974123470302011-12-08T21:33:00.001-08:002011-12-08T21:33:20.202-08:00Poster Review: American Reunion<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/qsT1z3doQWAbjE1EtwFlXLeuSrKovoawBT9CtdcECRwY4CcsZ8EhWNaO5ztH/american-reunion-poster.jpg"><img alt="American-reunion-poster" height="750" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/zacharypennington/3THQSrNbhPMYBbHSRhvQ794ZxwQHy9Q8BWbz2Ayaz00HM5uZbfRENj5h01jB/american-reunion-poster.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </div><p /><div>Mena Suvari: I can't believe we're just re-doing the original movie's poster layout. This is so embarrassing.</div><div>Sean William Scott: DUUUUUUDE! That joke is even funnier than it was 12 years ago, brah!</div><div>Eddie Kay Thomas: I haven't said anything, Sean, I'm scoping out that P.A. off-poster.</div><div>Chris Klein: I can't believe Jason's ass looks that good in a suit. Dayum!</div><div>Thomas Ian Nicholas: This means we're gonna keep doing these, right? This franchise is my only gig that isn't always straight-to-DVD. Guys? Please?</div><div>Jason Biggs (to camera): Don't you wish you knew what I'm doing with my hands right now?</div><p /><p /><div>More thoughts about this one:</div><p /><div>1. Everyone loves gravity-defying pie.</div><div>2. I'm a little surprised Natasha Lyonne is even alive.</div><div>3. I'm even more surprised to discover that she's now Jason Biggs conjoined-twin sister.</div></div>Zach Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682530543134289149noreply@blogger.com0