Updates from the Road
Boy vs. Girl
by Jaime | August 30th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadI miss my friends. Seriously miss my friends. I mean, Chris is great and all, but he can’t replace gossiping with Janet over brunch, dissecting movies with Jess, or going dancing with Colleen. Just like Sex and the City, I want my girls around to share the highs and lows of my now-transient life. I [...]
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What Movie Would You Live Inside Of?
by Jaime | August 26th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadThis summer we hit the road with absolutely no back-up plan. That’s right. When we’re done shooting State Fair we have no idea where we’re going to live or what we’re going to do. We’re not even counting on the tired “I guess we can live with our parents if we have to” mentality. Nope, [...]
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We Returned It on the Road
by Chris | August 23rd, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadLiving on the road means checking out of a different hotel, bed and breakfast, or friend’s basement every day. Each morning we have to run through an extensive list of equipment to make sure we haven’t left a charger, flash, or lens anywhere. Inevitably, we always forget the redbox movie that’s wedged between suitcase number [...]
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State Fair: The Movie
by Jaime | August 19th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadBefore this past week, my experience with Indiana could be summed up by: A stay at an Amish farm during a Walk Across America project. A drive-by last summer during our Wedding Road Trip. My favorite inspirational movie, Rudy. My second-favorite inspirational movie, Hoosiers. Yes. I love Rudy. How can you not love Rudy? The [...]
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Deep Fried Redbox
by Jaime | August 14th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadThe number one rule of the road: be flexible. Which means when the entire town where you’re planning to stay for the next week is flooded and left without running water, you reconsider your options and move on to the next best thing. In our case, this meant waking up in the morning to find [...]
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We Met at the (Red)box
by Jaime | August 11th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadTuesday’s new release, Our Family Wedding, has Chris and me thinking about marriage. Last week we heard about a couple that met on a blind date 27 years ago at the Wisconsin State Fair. They’ve been married now for the past 25, which is a long time when you consider that Chris and I are celebrating one [...]
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Going Background
by Jaime | August 10th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadVisiting state fairs every day sounds like the epitome of childhood fantasies realized, which it is in most respects. But it’s also tiring. I know, I know. Poor us. We have to ride the Zipper and eat fried cookie dough all day, every day, for 98 days straight. It must be sooooo hard. We must [...]
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Welcome to Redbox on the Road!
by Chris | August 9th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox Insider, Redbox On The Road, Updates from the RoadWelcome to Redbox on the Road, a video and content exploration of the redbox community across America. My partner-in-crime Jaime and I are producing and directing The State Fair Project, while also taking time to learn how people use and connect with the phenomenon that is redbox. This is by no means a carefully planned [...]
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