Archive for February, 2010
Get Your Fringe Fix
Feb 26th
I’m kind of wigging out like a crack-addict after the first three hours of rehab. I miss Fringe. Thursday nights used be an event, now? Well, last evening I actually went out of my apartment. With people. Come back Fringe, PLEASE.
If any of that rings true to you, you can do one of two things. You can join the Fringe Facebook group and receive updates during this ridiculous hiatus.
OR
You can just stay here and check it all out in one place:
A couple of weeks ago, this was posted
Then on Feb 18th, they posted this:
Also on the 18th, these More >
Props to the Grammy Site
Feb 25th
If you haven’t checked this out by now you really should. The Grammy‘s went way beyond the cassette player and fast forwarded into the modern world of social media for their 2010 site. Focusing on the concept of “We’re all fans,” The Grammy’s site incorporated Youtube clips, images, Tweets and Flckr feeds from real people about their favorite artists.
Performers like LL Cool J, Lady Gaga, Leonard Cohen, Taylor Swift and Green Day all have dedicated fans that submitted their own versions of their favorite artists’ hits. Although the intro to each artist is a bit heavy, the concept is really nice and More >
If You Have 20 Minutes Of Free Time…
Feb 24th
In celebration of Disneyland re-releasing Captain EO, I’ve decided to completely waste your time and destroy all of your daily productivity by posting the entire short (borrowed from Youtube). In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, Disneyland California brought back and re-premiered the sci-fi short this week.
Captain EO was created in 1986 as an attraction for people to come to the theme park. Starring Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston and a bunch of puppets, the short also has big names like Francis Coppola and George Lucas attached. Captain EO is a 3D sci-fi space ship type short film that ran for about More >
Enter The Dragon With Stephen Chow?
Feb 23rd
I don’t know how I feel about this one. On one hand, I really like Stephen Chow and I think Green Hornet is actually going to do much worse than it could have had he been involved. My personal favorite Chow flick is Shaolin Soccer, but I’m also partial to Kung Fu Hustle. So, I respect him and his filmmaking and especially for what he’s been able to do with a North American audience.
But on hearing the news of Chow doing a remake of Enter The Dragon which is titled Tai Chi, I’m a little bit on the fence. Enter The Dragon is More >
Disney: The Underdog?
Feb 22nd
I never thought I’d ever think of Disney as the underdog, or the little guy, or the small animation studio that would surprise people with quality and story telling. From my youth, that WAS Disney Animation. Thinking back, I don’t think I can even remember a good animated sequence from my youth that didn’t have something to do with Disney. But who knew that behind he scenes of all of the magic was a really bumpy road?
I don’t know a whole lot about the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty, but after watching this trailer, I think this is going to be one More >
Kick-Ass Redband
Feb 19th
Normally I think Redband trailers are kind of a waste of time. Usually they are created just so people can see naked bodies and listen to people say “fuck.” But after seeing this Redband trailer for Kick-Ass, I can actually see a flick benefiting from producing two trailers. The Redband trailer actually adds an element to what people can expect from the movie. This R-rated flick will swear at you, show you things you shouldn’t see, gross you out and probably get banned in some areas. So, enough of the talk, enter your age and check it out below.
Hockey Canada’s Darling Cassie Campbell
Feb 18th
Okay, so Cassie Campbell isn’t really almost famous considering she is one Canada’s greatest hockey heroes of all time, but for those of you who have been watching the Olympic coverage of late and are not familiar with the educated female voice of hockey, here’s some background info.
Cassie Campbell is basically Canada’s broadcasting darling. No, she doesn’t cover the weather in a one-piece pantsuit, no she doesn’t anchor a local news show and no she doesn’t waste her time with ridiculous human interest stories about places and people that nobody should care about – Cassie Campbell is a bruisingly (is that a More >
In A Mini Gundam Mood
Feb 17th
Strange I know…. With so much going on in the world of media and entertainment, for some strange reason I woke up this morning thinking about Gundam – specifically Mini Gundam. When I was a kid growing up in North America, even knowing that Gundam existed was a bit of a rarity. I was never actually that cool, but my mom taught English to a bunch of Asian foreigners so I learned from them what was cool on the other side of the world.
When my dad made a trip to Singapore I asked him to bring me back a robot – More >
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