6 days ago
Eric Meyer : Movie Voice Guy Don LaFontaine Has Died - In a world without Don LaFontaine, whose voice will be raised in his honor? [via Kris] [via]
deusx : Movie Voice Guy Don LaFontaine Has Died « FirstShowing.net - "The legendary movie voice guy known as Don LaFontaine passed away on Monday at the age of 68. Entertainment Tonight is reporting that LaFontaine passed away of complications from Pneumothorax, a condition that is the result of a collapsed lung. Why
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12 days ago
deusx : Bob & Doug McKenzie's anniversary: Epic comedy "Strange Brew" turns 25 today. Don't be a hoser -- tap our review - KalamaBrew: Beer making, brewing and microbrews - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - "Kalamazoo Gazette film critic James Sanford sat down this weekend and watched "Strange Brew," which celebrates its 25th anniversary today. He was kind enough to offer this review"
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1 month ago
Rod Begbie : Movie box office charts - Nice streamy visualisations showing movie box office sales over time. [via] #
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1 month ago
deusx : Halfway There: CPE1704TKS - "If you recognized the title of this post, congratulations. You are a true übernerd, a geek among geeks. It's the launch code from the movie WarGames"
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joshua : The Quantitative Peace: The Dark Knight and Game Theory - thoker turns out to be weak at game theory
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2 month ago
deusx : There Are No Walls in the House of Jearl - Mystery DVD #136 - "You don't wanna know how many meta-review ideas I thought up and rejected before giving up and just rambling it to death. One involved sending The Core out on a date with Deep Blue Sea. It wasn't pretty."
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2 month ago
philgyford : 'Grand,' but No 'Godfather' - WSJ.com - On why 'Grand Theft Auto IV' is very good but isn't great art in the way the best films are. (via Infovore)
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2 month ago
joshua : YouTube - PatrickBoivin's Channel - bunch of neat stop-motion animations
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2 month ago
Andy Baio : Netflix team decides to keep Profiles after community backlash - good move, the users are rejoicing
gleuschk : Netflix Community Blog: Profiles feature NOT going away - yaaaaaay!
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2 month ago
philgyford : Goings On: Online Only: The New Yorker - Syndey Pollack looked for "the ache" in stories. "It is the ache of having one chance at deep love in a lifetime of shallow loves, and losing it too early." Yes, that's it exactly. (via Daring Fireball)
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3 month ago
nelson : "nuke the fridge" - a new snark criticism; the moment of absurdity in a Lucas production
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3 month ago
gleuschk : Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: The Abridged Script | The Editing Room - I hadn't realized how much the Tarzan scene bugged me
Andy Baio : Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: The Abridged Script - brilliantly funny rewrite of the screenplay
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3 month ago
Greg Storey : Universal Studios is on fire. - King Kong has been damaged but the film vaults remain intact. This has happened before.
deusx : Huge fire burns at Universal Studios - Life- msnbc.com - "Officials say the iconic courthouse square from "Back to the Future," has been destroyed, and the famous clocktower that enabled star Michael J. Fox's character to time travel has been damaged. "
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nelson : David Lynch panties in his mouth - Must be great to be so completely bizarre
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4 month ago
nelson : Iron Man appreciation - Old anthropologist friend of mine has a nice bit about the movie
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4 month ago
gleuschk : McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail and Discovers That His Bid for Tenure Has Been Denied. - I expect a very similar note after the trustees' meeting this weekend
adamrg : Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail and Discovers That His Bid for Tenure Has Been Denied. - "Moreover, no one on the committee can identify who or what instilled Dr. Jones with the belief that an archaeologist's tool kit should consist solely of a bullwhip and a revolver."
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4 month ago
nelson : Speed Racer review - Bad, but good. Review from an old friend of mine
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gleuschk : ZALA films: Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem - supercool
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5 month ago
plasticbag : Art of the Title Sequence - Lovely site full of video clips of sexy TV and film title sequences.
Khoi Vinh : The Art of the Title Sequence - Blog devoted to movie titles. Via Heavy Backpack. [via]
jonhicks : The Art of the Title - Creative opening titles from TV and film!
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5 month ago
veen : I'm Not There - Movie - Review - New York Times - "A certain kind of artist will comb through the old stuff that’s lying around — the tall tales and questionable memories, the yellowing photographs and scratched records — looking for glimpses of a possible future."
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5 month ago
deusx : Bill And Ted: Bill And Ted's Completely Unnecessary Remake - "A new Bill And Ted movie finally got the green light — probably from the same people at MGM who thought that War Games sequel was a good idea — and it could show up in the next couple of years."
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6 month ago
Andy Baio : Paul Robertson releases new film, Kings of Power 4 Billion % - like Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight, an epic hand-drawn animation in the style of 16-bit brawlers [via]
Ethan Marcotte : Paul Robertson’s “Kings of Power 4 Billion %” - From the sick, brilliant mind that brought us Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight. ∞
deusx : probertson: Kings of Power 4 Billion % - hand-made epilepsy-inducing video-game-influenced lil movie
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6 month ago
deusx : YTMND - Jurassic Park Unix System - "It's a Unix System. I know this."
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nelson : Lost Boys 2: The Tribe - A remake that seems wholly unnecessary
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