Wow … “The Matrix” was released 10 years ago. Today’s xkcd really sums it up: I still use that DVD as my definitive surround sound test (specifically the bullet time sequence on the roof).
Archive of posts filed under the movies category.
Netflix on TiVo
Announced in the current issue of the TiVo newsletter, Netflix integration will be available on the Series3 and THD boxes next month! If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’ll be able to “instantly” stream movies from Netflix to your TiVo … for free. I was a Netflix subscriber back in 1999 when I was still a [...]
Dropo is back!
Just in time for the holidays! What timing … just last week I posted about the 20th anniversary of “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ and the (former) Best Brains’ current endeavor, “Cinematic Titanic.” What should I find in my inbox this morning? An e-mail from CT announcing the release of “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” a [...]
What do you think, sirs?
I found this New York Times article via slashdot … “Mystery Science Theater 3000” turns 20 this month! MST3k premiered on Thanksgiving Day 1988 on KTMA in Minnesota. It was eventually picked up by Comedy Central where I discovered it as a sophomore in college in 1992 (back when Jon Stewart was still on “Short [...]
Take the red pill. Get the blue screen.
I love the Clippy cameos, and my favorite part is the last line.
Graduation at East High
I took my daughter to see “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” this afternoon. I guess everyone who wanted to see this saw it opening weekend, because this was only the third weekend of its release and the theater was pretty empty … and all the kids were girls under 10, as I expected. “Senior [...]
TiVo will change your life
Or it just might try to kill you. Just in time for Halloween.
I think someone ….
… at the theater is a Monty Python fan. I went out to see “The Dark Knight” and snapped this photo: I can just picture the French taunter taking on Batman … “I fart in your general direction you silly Dark Knighit!” Gotta go … I’m posting this from inside the theater on my Treo [...]
WarGames 25th Anniversary
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie “WarGames” it’s showing in select theaters tonight at 7:30pm! You can use the event locator to see if it’s playing near you. Unfortunately I just found out about this today and have prior plans so I can’t go … but I totally would if I could. As [...]
Blast from the (computing) past
When I was up in Ohio on vacation last week, my mom presented me with a cardboard box she found while cleaning out the basement. Score! The Atari 800XL was my first computer, given to me by my parents as a Christmas present in the early 80s. That, combined with seeing the movie “WarGames“, is [...]
