News just was announced today – we will see a boxed set on blu-ray of all five Planet of the Apes films (the one from Tim Burton… well, let’s try not to think about that, m’kay?), with TONS of brand-new…
Month: July 2008
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Frankly, I’m exausted… But my home office looks fantastic!
I’ve spent two nights now moving furniture and redecorating (new couches for the play and family room arrived, as wells a new bed) and I’m finally done. For no reason save to play with the WordPress iPhone app some more,…
Geek
New Doctor Who video! The Music of the Spheres!
Well, it’s not much, but it may help deal with the gap in NuWho until Christmas. It’s a video that the producers of Doctor Who created for the proms/concerts in the UK this past month. When you watch, keep in…
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Depressing… Odd Couple season 4 edits…
Just read some of the Amazon reviews for the recently released Odd Couple season 4 DVD set (which I was about to order) and am now depressed. The last set had several edits due to music rights/clearance issues (primarily due…
Geek, Movies
The Dark Knight keeps on making records (and money)
The Dark Knight was number one again this past weekend, making over $75 million to have a grand total of $310 mil in 10 days (another box office record smashed). Good. Can it beat Titanic‘s record? I think at this…
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VIDEO: Tron 2 Teaser from Comic Con now on-line (bootleg, unfortunately)
Here ’tis… watch it while ya can. [youtube]7vItiMW7jGg[/youtube] Direct download of a (supposed) better version is here. I’m impressed (not with the bootleg video but the approach they are taking). The original Tron is like The Black Hole with a…
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VIDEO: Watchmen trailer from YouTube…
I just realized it’s been 14 minutes since I posted anything about Watchmen so here’s the trailer from Youtube: [youtube]E4blSrZvPhU[/youtube] And here’s a really great auction some guy named Joe Dickerson has posted on Ebay, selling a complete set of…
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VIDEO(S): Coverage of San Diego Comics Con 2008 from Mahalo Daily!!
Scroll down and you will see many many videos from Mahalo Daily that are covering sessions from Comic Con 2008. Hey, I ain’t going but at least I can point my EXTRA-SPECIAL viewers at news and videos from the event.…
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Is the new X-Files movie horrible? Many, many think so (SPOILERS)
Well, the “buzz” for the new X-Files movie is pretty horrendous, and the Rotten Tomatoes rating is a FAIL-reflecting 28% positive. Which I would normally say “what a shame, I’m disappointed” but you know, I just don’t care enough to…
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Something they probably should have done before Episode I….
For your viewing pleasure, George Lucas frozen in carbonite.
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Two more days till the BMF is out!
What, you may ask, is a BMF? Well, it’s the acronym that has popped up on ye’ ol’ Internet for the new Big Millennium Falcon toy, a completely new playset far superior to the original 1970’s version. How big is…
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Watch out for these cons… no, not that type of con…
Well, Comic Con in San Diego started today. It’s one of those “geek meccas” that I have always wanted to travel to, but my initial idea of finally going there this year gave way to less-geeky, more practical concerns –…
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Testing WordPress for the iphone
I’m testing out posting on my blog from the newly released iPhone app. It’s pretty cool… It even lets you take photos with the iPhone’s camera or use shots from your libray and add it to new blog postings, like…
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Initial thoughts on The Dark Knight…
Words fail, but I’ll try. This movie makes Batman Begins look like a cartoon. Christopher Nolan has created the first true post 9/11 superhero movie, one that looks at all the compromises that we take and make in order to…
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Disney Stuff – The Best Happy Meal Toys Ever
Chris Barry returns with his monthly look at collecting that Disney stuff that we all love so much.
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VIDEO: Watchmen trailer now online (bootleg)!
Here: UPDATED: They pulled it from Youtube – it’ll be on Apple’s site at 9PM EST. Oh. My. It’s like panels from the comic were used as storyboards. This has now replaced Star Trek as my most anticipated movie of…