Nevermind that even after telling her that the story was just like Wizard of Oz, my Mom still couldn’t understand, after seeing the film, what was going on. And let’s put aside the fact that Kevin Flynn, the most gifted game programmer of all-time, yells “Because, MAN, somewhere in one of these ‘memories’ is the […]
Though The Dark Knight has only been out a week, so many people have seen it already that posting a review now would be redundant. So, instead, here is my open thank you letter to Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight’s director: Dear Mr. Nolan, Thank you for restoring my faith in the Hollywood summer blockbuster. […]
When the LEGOLAND Discovery Center opens this coming Monday, July 28th in Schaumburg, IL, it’ll be the first one in the U.S. It’s a 30,000 square-foot LEGO wonderland where parents can take their kids to see awesome, large-scale models, see how LEGO bricks are made and much more. But best of all, it’s the coolest […]
Ok, you got us, we made that up. But it would be another really cool Journey / Philippines story, wouldn’t it? No, this Journey-themed mini MP3 player is actually found at Wal-Mart. And it’s got 1GB memory, for only $39.88! And it’s pre-loaded with the Journey album Revelations, which has 11 new Journey songs and […]
Most recently the director of The Fountain, Darren Aronofsky has just signed on to create a relaunch of the RoboCop franchise. This from the Hollywood Reporter, who also reports that a remake of Poltergeist may be forthcoming as studios clamor to remake popular films that younger audiences may not have seen. Which seems like sacrilege, […]
On Mimobot’s website, they dare you to collect all of the new Star Wars Series 3 Mimobot USB drives. Which is a pretty good dare considering that an 8GB version will run you about $40 more than if you buy a plain ol’ one at Best Buy. Of course the Mimobots are way-cooler than your […]
Word on Blog Street is that Apple’s got iPhone 2.1 in the works, due for a September release, that includes features that would allow for GPS orientation. I hope there’s a new version of iTunes coming, too, because 7.7 is some buggy shtuff. Here then are 10 things that Apple needs to fix with both […]
A source at DirecTV today told pause.com that they are going to be officially introducing a way to daisy-chain satellite boxes “sometime pretty soon” just like cable boxes. And it’s not a channel-mirroring scheme, but honest-to-goodness daisy-chaining. Just like cable. But with DirecTV. Instead of cable. Ok, um, that’s all I got. No release date. No […]
Tim Burton’s forthcoming movie version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ seems to have found its lead actress. Australian teenybopper Mia Wasikowska is in final negotiations to play the title character in Burton’s film, which is set to start shooting in November. The film’s screenplay was written by Linda Woolverton, who wrote the script for The Lion […]
If my wife and I hadn’t just had a baby, right now I’d be in NY at Samsung’s annual product showcase, where I would have seen, in person, these drool-worthy new products. The quick list is new Touch of Color LCD monitors, Series 7 Plasma HDTVs, Series 8 LCD HDTVs and Series 9 LED-backlit (yesss!!!!) […]