Category Archives: movie reviews and thoughts
Tim Cope Journeys: Off the Rails – DVD
This is an incredible movie, and it’s sad that it’s basically not shown or recognized anywhere. Searching “Off the Rails” won’t show this film until the second page, and it’s an amazing piece of work. 14 Months, 10,000km, Moscow to … Continue reading
Wiimote as remote control for unix.
The instructions here get you most of the way. You can fix the error of “unable to open channel” on wminput by specifying the hardware address on the command line as shown from the hcitool scan output: ———- #hcitool scan … Continue reading
Watchmen
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock†– which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – … Continue reading
Good Copy Bad Copy
I watched Good Copy Bad Copyover the weekend – it was a considerably enlightening and enjoyable video. Also, I must be one of the few people to never see this.
One Nation Under a Groove.
Known to its legions of fans simply as P-Funk, Parliament Funkadelic has had a profound impact on the development of contemporary music, aesthetics and culture. PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC: One Nation Under a Groove chronicles the unique alchemy of the musical influences … Continue reading
Warner Bros. Follows the Yellow Brick Road – Slice of Scifi
Warner Bros. Follows the Yellow Brick Road – Slice of Scifi A new take on the various L. Frank Baum books from which “The Wizard of Oz†tale was born will be explored by Warner Bros., according to Variety. Baum … Continue reading
Threat Level – Wired Blogs
Threat Level – Wired Blogs Arlington County’s top prosecutor, Richard E. Trodden, tells THREAT LEVEL he was pressured by Regal Entertainment Group, the world’s largest movie exhibitor, to prosecute a 19-year-old Virginia woman for filming 20 seconds of Transformers. “What … Continue reading
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Irish actors set for Mars remake
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Irish actors set for Mars remake Irish actors Jason O’Mara and Colm Meaney have been lined up to play the lead roles in the US version of hit BBC drama Life on Mars. O’Mara will … Continue reading
Regal Cinema in Ballston – bad move.
Sejas of course had no intention on selling the 20-second clip. I mean, who would even purchase such a thing? And for once, the MPAA are not the ones to blame. Regal Cinemas Ballston Common 12 decided to prosecute the … Continue reading