Archive for the 'Film/TV' Category
I can only come up with one word to describe Ron Howard’s movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel “The Da Vinci Code.” That word is anomaly. People often complain that movies do not live up to the books that inspire them because directors opt for plot changes and are forced to leave [...]
I was listening to the latest episode of the Engadget podcast this morning and the guys mentioned that George Lucas is planning on re-releasing the original Star Wars Trilogy yet again, and this time in 3D. Is this how Hollywood envisions fighting off media piracy? …by producing content that is virtually impossible to duplicate in [...]
In my home state of Virginia this year there is an election for a new governor. Since election day is only about a week away, the negative TV, radio, and mail ads have been incessant lately and are driving me insane. They are such a pollution of the media and such gross misrepresentation of what [...]
For whatever reason I haven’t been looking forward to Peter Jackson’s upcoming King Kong. I guess I have largely ignored the hype. That is, until I read this article today. The running time of the original film was a mere 90 minutes. Peter Jackson’s version will be 3 full hours. Universal Pictures executives recently made [...]
Grizzly Man is one of the most thought-provoking films I have seen in a long time. What I expected to be a study of grizzly bears and their habitat turned out to be more of a psychological probe into the absurd mind of the man who dared to live among them in the wilderness of [...]
I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night and was definitely entertained. Even though I’ve seen the original countless times, I had forgotten how great the story is. I still don’t think Johnny Depp was as perfect for the role of Willy Wonka as Gene Wilder was, but he was better than I expected. [...]
I was watching the final round of the British Open earlier today and I saw one of the greatest commercials I’ve seen in a long time. It was a Nike retro highlight reel of an old British Open at St. Andrew’s Old Course featuring Tiger Woods as a toddler. Actual video of Tiger hitting shots [...]
I saw War of the Worlds several nights ago. I’m going to keep my review as simple as the movie itself. There was no plot. Still, the movie was somewhat gripping and the effects were incredible. The characters did some pretty stupid things that you would certainly never see in real life if there was [...]
I couldn’t agree more with this post about commercials before movies. It’s not right to pay for a movie and then have to watch them. For me personally, however, the reason I don’t go to the movies much anymore is because they generally suck. I can’t even get excited for War of the Worlds because [...]
My cousin Hillary made a recent blogpost about how she’s been watching too much TV lately because of the convenience of her DVR. It struck a chord with me because I had a similar experience not long after getting my TiVo. There is a strange tiring phenomenon that takes place when you start using a [...]
Adam’s FriendFeed- Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- a-ha – Take On Me
- Just discovered that me and @MarissaShawn both had the loser sandwich bags with our school lunches back in the day. No ziplocs here :(
- Enjoying Undisclosed Desires by Muse all over the house on my #Sonos
- Just saw the Michael Jackson movie. Very depressing. In his element it's as if he was still in his twenties. Dude hadn't lost anything.
- Remember, remember, the fifth of November.
- Just bought 300 pieces of candy for the trick-or-treaters Sat. night. We expect a big turnout. Fighting the urge to open one of the bags.
- Between the FSU comeback and game 5 of the ALCS I'm so wound up I don't know if I'll be able to fall asleep tonight. Wore out my remote :)
- A woman just called the store asking me about policies regarding the cremation of her mother yesterday. Um, so sorry but wrong number ma'am.
- So relieved after USA just earned a berth in the World Cup.
- RT @deacs10s: I like Twitter bc it doesn't judge me for not engaging for a few days. Google Reader not so much...700+ items taunting me.
- Since seeing U2 in concert last week I've been seriously craving a U2 Rockband game. Looks like they're interested too! http://bit.ly/Gf3i3
- Eating a late lunch at the new Five Guys in Hampton...a mere 3 miles from my work. So good!
- Just told a lady we have a 14-day refund policy. She looked @ me like I was crazy & said, "Only 14 days, why not 2 weeks like other places?"
- My latest infatuation is English Premiere League soccer, especially Arsenal. Can't get enough of it. Very competitive league. Go gunners!
- Muse was great. U2 was amazing. What a great show!
- Oh yeah! With @MarissaShawn, @HillaryF, @Willrf, @CharlesBraslow, & others against the rail awaiting Muse, then U2.http://twitpic.com/jvllu
- Two firsts for me today...my first U2 show...and my first stadium concert...both hard to believe but true. Very excited!
- Weatherbase
- @HillaryJan Redskins are @ Detroit today. BTW, They had to totally re-sod Soldier Field after the U2 shows there pretty much destroyed it.
- My Favorite Stories From Around the Blogosphere
- Taiwan's National Stadium gets solar panel roof, hug from Ma Earth
- Tonium's 60GB Pacemaker pocket DJ now on sale in US
- Panoramic photo of a ghosts street in Detroit
- Steve Wiebe to go for Donkey Kong hi-score at E3
- A Tour of Chernobyl as it exists today (PICS)
- Waveforms as bracelets
- Deadly spider at grocery store
- Hitman has tattooed eyelids
- High-resolution Tetris
- Dude Turns to Twitter As Guy Breaks In His House
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