Action cinema this summer has depended on creatures a bit more than human – be they mutants, extremely large robots, a spaceship in a distant galaxy, or a wizard learning to use his wand at a British boarding school. Anticipation and buzz over the aforementioned films were great but so has the word of mouth [...]
Category Archives: Entertainment
Harry Pottered
July 18, 2009 – 10:03 am
Despite my general ignorance of the Potter franchise, other than what I was exposed to while working at retail bookshops, I made the decision to check out the movies being shown nearly back-to-back this past weekend on ABC Family. For those that may be surprised, yes I do actually know what channel it is on, [...]
Khaaaaaaaaan!
June 3, 2009 – 10:31 am
Some background:
That one word – that one syllable – that Kirk bellows is maybe the most quoted line that one could ever associate with any version of Star Trek. But it’s still kind of funny. Video artist Daniel Martinico thought so too. “I’ve done a bunch of cutups, and found footage before,” he said, but [...]
Great moments in commercial history, Vol. II
May 12, 2009 – 9:58 am
Again, I’ve been caught out watching commercials because of the NBA playoffs. I just don’t have the time, energy or mental capacity to plan ahead and record each of the 9,000 playoff games I want to watch. But I do wonder if my life would be a little less joyous if I had missed commercial [...]
Mental health break: Bruuuuce edition
May 4, 2009 – 10:00 am
In honor of the superlative Bruce Springtseen concert I saw on Saturday (even the Springsteen nerds agree it awesome), I present this trip back in time:
Here are some videos from Saturday’s concert.
Although the quality isn’t that great, this is my favorite:
By the way, are any of you listening/reading/watching anything good I should be aware of?
Great moments in commercial history
May 1, 2009 – 9:55 am
It’s that time of year when I waste my nights watching NBA playoff games. By the way, the Bulls/Celtics series has been incredible. The game last night took three over times to decide.
But anyways, NBA playoff time means being inundated with commercials I don’t usually see. The one I wanted to share with you today [...]
Mental health break: Jay-Z edition
April 3, 2009 – 10:12 am
Sometimes I forget how much I love Jay-Z… then he releases some awesome new song and I remember all over again:
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Consider this an open comments thread. Anything you want me to write about next week?
Chris Cornell, WTF?
March 17, 2009 – 10:58 am
What were you thinking when you made this album with producer Timbaland?
Seriously, did you actually listen to these songs before you released them on your victims to the public?
I’ve listened to this song a few times, and I can’t think of any redeeming quality:
These guys are responsible for some of the most iconic songs of [...]
Deep thought about the Oscars
February 23, 2009 – 10:47 am
Slumdog Millionaire was not the best film of the year.
Go here to see the list of other Academy mistakes from this year’s award show.