‘Chasing Ghosts’ on Showtime
December 6th, 2008
My friend Lisa Wiegand DPd this awesome documentary about the golden age of arcade video games. In addition to having great footage from the early 80s, a moment when geeks were truly revered, the film follows up on the top-scoring guys 25 years later. If you missed it at Sundance, it’s playing on Showtime this week. Set your DVRs and prepare for a trip to a magical cringe-inducing age of yesteryear.
http://www.chasingghoststhemovie.com/
The shot mentioned in the trailer: The "Sgt. Peppers album cover" of arcade gaming: the 16 high-score champs on the top games from 1982.
Ha… “Chasing Ghosts” was also the name of a 2005
crime drama that Calpernia acted in:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403933/
If I remember correctly, Calpernia briefly appeared
in the background of a police station scene, and she
played a detective that was speaking to another detective.
I think the few seconds that Calpernia appeared on screen
was the best few seconds of that whole cheesy movie! =)
I try to see all of the movies and TV shows you and/or
Calpernia appear in… even if you and/or Calpernia just
had a minor role in the movie or TV show.
(I even endured sitting through “Monster in Law”!)