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Yet again, a Darwin telephonic instrument ends up in the hands of a movie star. This time it's the turn of Sharlto Copley in Peter Jackson's new semi-mockumentary sci-fi District 9.
Hey my phone can text E.T.
Not a great film but not a particularly bad film. Great phone though–the Sony Ericsson P1i.
Lights up in the dark
And [...]
Doug and Tony in the Time Tunnel
I guess it's too late now, but I've started to think of Primer (2004) as the movie I had always wanted to make.
My idea (which first occurred to me around age 15) was to take a simple story, add a trip back in time, then another and another ad [...]
In the online circles Darwin frequents, these bizarre Eastern European renditions of classic film posters have been doing the rounds for a while. I thought I'd share.
And I always thought it would make for a fun quiz. This one, for example, utterly defies explanation. Like Clancy Wiggum's famous chilli peppers, this poster appears to have [...]
The world had no idea what was coming
Those of you who are mere youngsters may think of ol' granpa Spielberg as the guy who pumps out hammy, mediocre sequels (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008) and hammy, earnest remakes (War of the Worlds 2005) but there was a time when he was a God Who [...]
I'm not preaching and I'm not advocating piracy. Just bringing something to your attention (RIAA and MPAA).
Monty Python started a YouTube channel with tons of their sketches streaming for free. The included links to their DVDs at Amazon. The result was a whopping 23,000% increase in sales.
[Link: Gizmodo.]
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Is that a poetry book in your pocket?
The passage of time, the changing of habits.
Peter Weir's classic look at the repressive and cloistered life of students at a New England boarding school turns twenty this year. Looking back, it's easy to dismiss the embarrassing high jinx of Robin Williams, the mawkish sentimentality of his misty-eyed [...]
Cucumber cool
I admit it. Corny action films are a registered vice of this sober correspondent. And I watch the careers of action heroes a little too closely. After seeing Death Race yesterday I believe Jason Statham (state-ham) has cemented his action future with this one.
I had forgotten that the original Death Race 2000 (1975) was [...]
The Swedish government has hit the nail on the head. They have announced plans to prevent religious beliefs being taught as facts. It is important to hold beliefs up to the highest standards of proof, and religion fails all tests.
A common chestnut hurled (ow!) at the atheist is 'It takes a great leap of faith [...]
