Redditor subtonix made a map of what movies best represent each of the 50 states. Personally, I would have gone with Sleepless in Seattle for Washington, and Grumpy Old Men for Minnesota, but I agree with most of the choices. I especially love Clerks for New Jersey, and Red Dawn for Colorado (Wolverines!). Do you think your state was accurately represented? Via GeekTyrant. ...
Continue readingToday we have another fantastic post by Nick. Here he talks about a topic I briefly spoke of in the past: new technology at the movies. While I am a self-proclaimed geek, I remain a traditionalist when it comes to certain topics (ie, opting for books over e-readers) and the moviegoing experience is one that I prefer old-fashioned as well. Nick does an excellent job of defending his stance against new technology at the movies, and I wholeheartedly agree with every word. That being said, I must confess that I am guilty of forking over $15 to watch Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D...
Continue readingNew York may have its own Comic-Con (which unfortunately coincided with a new baby this year), but nothing can compare to the original and the best: San Diego Comic-Con. J and I always said that we will make a trip out to the West Coast one year to partake in its magnificence, but now that we have a baby it might be quite some time before we can do so. Perhaps we can make it a family trip when our kids are a bit older? Fortunately, for the time being, I can live vicariously through other attendees like Jen who has offered to write a post on her Comic-Con experience. Enjoy! Be honest, some of those reading this who have never been to...
Continue readingWeb designer Mikko Vartio took it upon himself to research several evil movie corporations and develop representations of what their websites would look like, modeling them after real-life corporation websites. Enjoy! Company: OCPMovie: RobocopReal-Life Inspiration: AppleDesigner's Notes: "OCP is the nasty corporation from Robocop, but Apple does much better job succeeding in the path of evilness. My vision of OCP site has some same resemblance of Apple’s site, but that is purely a coincidence." Company: RekallMovie: Total RecallReal-Life Inspiration: RyanAirDesigner's Notes: "Paul Verhoeven directed Robocop, but he also directed another fine masterpiece called Total Recall. The evil company Rekall is specialized on screwing your brain with false memories, stuff like travelling into Mars. If there is evil travelling corporation, it is definitely RyanAir – the wicked airlines with their their cheap tactics and butt-ugly websites." Company: Weyland-YutaniMovie: AlienReal-Life Inspiration: ToyotaDesigner's...
Continue readingI know Inception talk is dying down, but as a Mac user, this one is too good to pass up. And I couldn't resist The Daily What's take on it: "The pinwheel wouldn’t stop spinning so I Force Quit myself awake." ...
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