So I heard the opening credit song on Chuck and the guys told me it was Cake. At the iTunes store I bought Fashion Nugget. So now I'm thinking about buying another album. Should it be Comfort Eagle?
I've been a bit shy about putting this up, but I'm very proud to announce that The Cracked Man (the movie I helped work on with Kevin, Sam, Rich, Susie, Jinny, John, Jim, and many others) is now on Amazon!
It's a short film, about 25 minutes, that Kevin envisioned along the lines of (I hope I get this right--I don't have the DVD with me) German post-modern films (or was that post-expressionistic? Sorry Kevin, you'll have to correct my info). The plot is on the Amazon page, so click here to see it. It's also on IMDB.
It took two years to make, and was very complex to produce. I was very proud to work with everyone involved.
It's a short film, about 25 minutes, that Kevin envisioned along the lines of (I hope I get this right--I don't have the DVD with me) German post-modern films (or was that post-expressionistic? Sorry Kevin, you'll have to correct my info). The plot is on the Amazon page, so click here to see it. It's also on IMDB.
It took two years to make, and was very complex to produce. I was very proud to work with everyone involved.
I warn you. I refuse to start it because I have too much going on right now, but even as I read the webpage it calls to me...
SketchFighter.
SketchFighter.
So I found this page incredibly funny.
One of my favorites:
[Reported Problem]: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
[Resolution]: Evidence removed.
One of my favorites:
[Reported Problem]: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
[Resolution]: Evidence removed.
Try it here. It took me almost nine minutes, because I blanked on the last two for 5 minutes! Can't believe I almost forgot the one that took me the most time.
I, Cthulhu, by one of my favorite authors.
Fun to read, especially after my friend Kevin sent me a link to a good Lovecraftian script he wrote.
Fun to read, especially after my friend Kevin sent me a link to a good Lovecraftian script he wrote.
At least for a few days. Good flash-based strategy game, although to really score big requires some boring, mind-numbing, tedious strategy from the get-go.
It's great to teach personal economics too, although I think I'll fail to maximize my gold points in the game for some of the same reasons I'll never be a millionaire...
It's great to teach personal economics too, although I think I'll fail to maximize my gold points in the game for some of the same reasons I'll never be a millionaire...
Although I'm pretty close to Green Lantern.
Because they're so similar, I guess, web-spinning wallcrawler with ulcers and fearless test pilot with a magic ring.
Your results:
You are Spider-Man
You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...
Because they're so similar, I guess, web-spinning wallcrawler with ulcers and fearless test pilot with a magic ring.
Your results:
You are Spider-Man
You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
- Green Lantern
70% - Superman
65%
Spider-Man
75%
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...
Holy.
Crap.
I'm still stunned. My stomach is still churning. This ia a movie that grips you by the guts and doesn't let go for almost three hours.
I'll be dumbfounded if it doesn't garner a bagful of Oscar nominations.
Crap.
I'm still stunned. My stomach is still churning. This ia a movie that grips you by the guts and doesn't let go for almost three hours.
I'll be dumbfounded if it doesn't garner a bagful of Oscar nominations.
Click here to download it. Amazing, very nice performance.
18 megs, but well worth the download. WMV format.
The link is from Almost Amazing, and there's some other good stuff there too.
18 megs, but well worth the download. WMV format.
The link is from Almost Amazing, and there's some other good stuff there too.
Jerry's version is a pretty good rendition.
By the way, when I mean I like the slow version, I mean really slow. My favorite version is over 8 minutes long and makes me wonder how slow Canon in D was originally meant to be played.
By the way, when I mean I like the slow version, I mean really slow. My favorite version is over 8 minutes long and makes me wonder how slow Canon in D was originally meant to be played.
Two minutes and twenty eight seconds of just plain fun. Click here.
Remastered, even.
The world is good.
The world is good.
But it's been a week and I am STILL blown away by this guy.
And it's not just because he's accompanied by one of my favorite pieces of music ever.
I hope you have a broadband connection. Download it and then play it for the best quality (click here to go to Google Video and get the video):
For more of Chris Bliss, go check out his website.
And it's not just because he's accompanied by one of my favorite pieces of music ever.
I hope you have a broadband connection. Download it and then play it for the best quality (click here to go to Google Video and get the video):
For more of Chris Bliss, go check out his website.
Yes, use BitTorrents legally, to download these gems that no one cared enough about to keep out of the public domain...
Note that the quality of entertainment may vary among the selections. (grin)
Although, I recognized a bunch of movies from Dr. Shock's Saturday afternoon horror shows in Philly in the '70s (I can't remember the names of the shows, but I bet Kevin can). Hey, Kevin, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is there, every episode of the serial. Cool.
(here's the site)
If you need a Torrent client, the one I've found to be good on Windows and Mac is Azureus. I took a fling at the beginning with downloading a few TV shows (shame on me), but I only use it with legal downloads, and the number of them seem to be growing. I use it for the video of the TWIT shows, for instance. Interesting technology.
Note that the quality of entertainment may vary among the selections. (grin)
Although, I recognized a bunch of movies from Dr. Shock's Saturday afternoon horror shows in Philly in the '70s (I can't remember the names of the shows, but I bet Kevin can). Hey, Kevin, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is there, every episode of the serial. Cool.
(here's the site)
If you need a Torrent client, the one I've found to be good on Windows and Mac is Azureus. I took a fling at the beginning with downloading a few TV shows (shame on me), but I only use it with legal downloads, and the number of them seem to be growing. I use it for the video of the TWIT shows, for instance. Interesting technology.
And we listened to Dark Side of the Moon in 5.1 surround sound.
It was. So. Freaking. Awesome.
And I didn't even have a chance to tune the system properly yet. That'll wait a few weeks until I'm in the new house.
I've heard it said before, but it really was like listening to the album for the first time again. I know that SACDs seem to be fading in popularity, but DualDiscs (with the CD on one side and (usually) DVD-Audio 5.1 surroung on the other side) are growing in sales.
I know that the Talking Heads are redoing their entire catalogue in surround. I know that the Foo Fighters' In Your Honor came out in DualDisc format. I wonder how soon REM or the Beatles albums come out in 5.1?
It was. So. Freaking. Awesome.
And I didn't even have a chance to tune the system properly yet. That'll wait a few weeks until I'm in the new house.
I've heard it said before, but it really was like listening to the album for the first time again. I know that SACDs seem to be fading in popularity, but DualDiscs (with the CD on one side and (usually) DVD-Audio 5.1 surroung on the other side) are growing in sales.
I know that the Talking Heads are redoing their entire catalogue in surround. I know that the Foo Fighters' In Your Honor came out in DualDisc format. I wonder how soon REM or the Beatles albums come out in 5.1?
One of my favorite podcasts, Cinecast, runs through various marathons where they examine a genre of films with five representative samples. It's a bit fun, because they listen a lot to viewer feedback, and their chosen samples are always subject to some listener controversy.
I liked their marathon on Westerns (although Kevin recommended The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly over their choice A Fistful of Dollars--thanks to him, I've got the DVD now). Right now, they're doing Hitchcock. An obvious choice of film study, but these guys make it fresh. I've always wanted to see Notorious, but I tend to find North By Northwest on TV instead (one of my favorites, at least).
At any rate, if you ever want to look at the marathons and "play along at home," here's the Cinecast marathon link. And here's the link to the podcast, if you have iTunes (it's all free, so why not?).
I liked their marathon on Westerns (although Kevin recommended The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly over their choice A Fistful of Dollars--thanks to him, I've got the DVD now). Right now, they're doing Hitchcock. An obvious choice of film study, but these guys make it fresh. I've always wanted to see Notorious, but I tend to find North By Northwest on TV instead (one of my favorites, at least).
At any rate, if you ever want to look at the marathons and "play along at home," here's the Cinecast marathon link. And here's the link to the podcast, if you have iTunes (it's all free, so why not?).
The Steadman band has broken with its label(s), and they've released their entire catalogue online at their website for free download. The TWIT podcast last week said that Paul McCartney praised the band pretty highly, but hey--you can freely download every song and decide for yourself.
The complete list is here at the Time site.
I'd agree with many of the choices. Especially fun for me was the inclusion of the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons in the list. (A good Annotated Watchmen site can be found here by the way, if you can read the yellow text on black background...)
I'd agree with many of the choices. Especially fun for me was the inclusion of the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons in the list. (A good Annotated Watchmen site can be found here by the way, if you can read the yellow text on black background...)
Let me count the ways.
885 of them.
The Top 885 albums of all time, courtesy of 88.5, WXPN, Philadelphia.
885 of them.
The Top 885 albums of all time, courtesy of 88.5, WXPN, Philadelphia.
The movie, that is. It's not the title that interests me (it's Elizabethtown, Kentucky, actually). I'm just drawn to Cameron Crowe movies.
The trailer is here. It looks good, even if it does seem reminiscent of Garden State.
The trailer is here. It looks good, even if it does seem reminiscent of Garden State.
Wow. Check it out (9 meg movie, though--be aware).
" If you watch the movie without doing the prep work, General Grievous - who is supposed to be one of the most formidable bad guys in the entire "Star Wars" cycle - will seem like something that just fell out of a Happy Meal."
Neal Stephenson on Star Wars 3.
I should read Snow Crash again.
Neal Stephenson on Star Wars 3.
I should read Snow Crash again.
If you set your expectations pretty low, that is.
And if you can stand Journey's Don't Stop Believing.
Cause it's like, the entire song. See for yourself.
Still not as good as MameJump, though.
And if you can stand Journey's Don't Stop Believing.
Cause it's like, the entire song. See for yourself.
Still not as good as MameJump, though.
Denise and I have watched several movies this past week, which is somewhat unusual. Pretty much all of them have been stinkers, which is also unusual.
But tonight, we watched Jersey Girl.
What a really, really good movie. A story that's actually well written, that doesn't stoop to cheap tricks or Hollywood glitz. And for a Kevin Smith movie, very light on dialogue and strong on visuals. I can see why Smith's traditional audience missed this gem--it's not at all his usual comedy. Highly recommended.
But tonight, we watched Jersey Girl.
What a really, really good movie. A story that's actually well written, that doesn't stoop to cheap tricks or Hollywood glitz. And for a Kevin Smith movie, very light on dialogue and strong on visuals. I can see why Smith's traditional audience missed this gem--it's not at all his usual comedy. Highly recommended.
But seriously, on the WE network tonight, a show of Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker-Bowles is sandwiched in between repeat showings of the movie Death Becomes Her. Just a coincidence, or someone's weird idea of a poor joke (if you've seen the movie, that is—a black comedy about obsession with beauty among other things)?
It just really seems like no one can leave this couple alone, and now I'm even seeing digs where they probably don't exist.
It just really seems like no one can leave this couple alone, and now I'm even seeing digs where they probably don't exist.
If you have the time (or a broadband connection), check this Batman movie out. It's animated, but yes, that really is Adam West as Batman, Dick Van Dyke as Commissioner Gordon, and Courtney Thorne-Smith as Catwoman. You can find out more about the film here.
Bill Shatner has really, really floored me this year. The actor has made a new character in Boston Legal that I think is some of the best work of his career (not that I'm a critic or anything). I mean, Denny Crane is da man.
Now I've heard his new album with Ben Folds and I bought its Common People track from the iTunes Music Store. It's a really good song, believe it or not. Joe Jackson does backing vocals in it.
Want to see it? Go to this page to download the Tonight show video (better have a broadband connection, though).
Thanks to Scoble for the link.
Now I've heard his new album with Ben Folds and I bought its Common People track from the iTunes Music Store. It's a really good song, believe it or not. Joe Jackson does backing vocals in it.
Want to see it? Go to this page to download the Tonight show video (better have a broadband connection, though).
Thanks to Scoble for the link.
Check it out! Just a test of an audio file that Alyssa and Drew made with me using GarageBand.
I'm not quite sure what to say. It'a Les Paul all right--check out the story.