In the late 80s and early 90s, I was Samuel L. Jackson's biggest fan. He moved his way up through smaller roles on increasingly big and/or cool efforts, until he was making it center stage, and giving memorable performances. He climbed his way up from things like Spencer: For Hire, Ragtime, and Coming to America... through to School Daze, Do the Right Thing, and Goodfellas... up … [Read more...]
It's been talked about for several years, but starting in December Netflix streaming will finally show up on your Tivo. Netflix has been showing signs of much success with its streaming feature, and you've seen Blu-Ray players hitting shelves with the Netflix capability built into them, but no-brainer Tivo connectivity has been glaringly absent. The Chicago Tribune's story covers … [Read more...]
Okay, open up another browser, warm up your Netflix queue, and let’s do this. Of course, you’ll want to print this out as well, but let me warn you, in Word it’s an approximately 22 page document. Ready? Seriously though, don't print this... that would be madness. I’ve been working on this list, in some sense or other, for about six months. I wanted to make a Top 100 Movies list, but … [Read more...]
You probably have your favorite singers who have run the gauntlet that is American Idol, and most of them might have made it pretty far. Some of them have albums, and some of them turn up in other places. My favorite person who was ever involved with American Idol never really made it to the show. Josiah Leming was on the most recent season, and he even made it to Hollywood. … [Read more...]
I'm actually jumping the gun on this one, because I'm hoping to hear back from the people at CoolIris (formerly PicLens) on possibilities for the future and more general info, but I can't wait. I'm too in love with this thing. CoolIris is a browser plugin for Firefox that changes the entire theory of internet travel... making it something picture based, and it is incredible. Once you … [Read more...]
Over the last few weeks movie-industry news has been riddled with talk of remakes. We now add to the growing list an update on the rework of Footloose, and the shiny report that Zac Efron is stepping in. Right on the heels of having the number one movie at the box-office, and otherwise pulling in major marketability as the cutest thing ever (for at least 14 more minutes), Efron … [Read more...]
The 30 Best iPhone Apps + 14 Games -- Part 2 The 30 Best iPhone Apps + 14 Games -- Part 1 Moving right along. 10. Wikipanion You could call this one Wikiamo as well, because I don't know that there is a relevant difference between the two. They have a slightly different feel, but I can't see that it matters. It's Wikipedia on your iPhone, and it … [Read more...]
Curiously, not long ago a friend of mine remarked that there are no new fables. If you happen to own a book, says he, purporting to compile the best fables and fairy tales, and that volume is 100 years old, you aren’t missing out on anything. This, just to be clear, is not so. But, it is almost so. You may have your movies that pop into your head (Once Upon a Time in America is … [Read more...]
It's getting difficult to avoid the news that Dominic Monaghan is going to appear on Chuck. Be sure to tell your friends. But, stop calling him Lost's Dominic Monaghan. Lost is not the greatest thing to hit the airwaves since sliced bread, and as time goes on it's becoming more and more clear that thing is really giving you a bit of a wind up. He's The … [Read more...]
One of the trickier problems you find in superhero movies is that the whole creation vs. story question is always an issue for the script. How much time are we going to spend working out how the superhero came to be, and how much are we going to include some actual “story” in a bigger picture sense? The trouble with Iron Man is that it really only has the introduction … [Read more...]
The WB.com's web-broadcast show Sorority Forever is on episode 33 (and available for download/subscription through Tivo's webcast feature) and... well, I don't know anything to say there actually... that "show" has dropped off the radar. Maybe it's popular. I've watched nine or ten episodes (because they're two minutes long remember), but I don't know how much more I can do that to … [Read more...]
Well, the story goes that Dexter is getting two more seasons. The Showtime original about a serial killer has generated a lot of buzz, gotten pretty good reviews, and managed ratings that sit the show decently considering its slot in the grand scheme of things. It's a pretty interesting show. On the other hand, considering the rash of interest in HBO's continuation of True Blood, I have … [Read more...]
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin “I’d like to get to know you well... so we can be one together.” Howard Jones It’s easy to dismiss Equilibrium. You know it can’t be too hard, because despite some fairly strong name appeal (Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson, … [Read more...]
If you didn't manage 30 Best iPhone Apps + 14 Games - Part 1 yet, it probably makes sense to check it out. Jumping right along then... 20. Pocketpedia Pocketpedia is basically a media-specific database. It's straightforward, simple, and has caused me very few problems. Start out by creating a new Collection, name it anything you want, then search … [Read more...]
Facebook is now the focus of a lot of research, and rightfully so. As just one example, the University of Georgia found that you could diagnose narcissists with surprising accuracy by looking at their Facebook profile. Well…, they did something like that anyway. It turns out that narcissists who have Facebook accounts will have profile pictures that are really snazzy, probably … [Read more...]
I'm not your guy for taking sides on politics (here), but now there's a screen, and I've seen everything. ISeeTech.com first got me onto this story, and you can check out more images in their article. One minute ago this MSNBC report on it was put up on YouTube.com Is Obama the new Coke? Is there nowhere I won't have to look at him? I'm not … [Read more...]
