I love my new Roku
That’s the little settop box that lets you stream stuff from Netflix and Amazon Unbox. I’m streaming old episodes of All Creatures Great and Small from Netflix as we speak. Oh my god, Peter Davison was adorable when he was 12…
Month: July 2009
dream cast: imaginary movie about the American Revolution
It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Dream Cast, and this week we’re doing something special in honor of the American holiday Fourth of July. I’ve always wondered why we haven’t gotten a big, juicy, emotional, dramatic, epic movie about the revolt of the British colonies in the New World, especially considering how many spectacular … more…
watch it: retro 1970s calculator ad
Oh, man: $345? You can buy a kickass iPod Touch for that these days…
July 1-3: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We all know how it is. You’d like to get out to see a new movie this weekend, but all those fireworks aren’t gonna shoot themselves off, and there’s too many hot dogs to be eaten, anyway. But you can have something close to that blockbuster experience on the road with the proper application of … more…
trailer break: ‘Julie & Julia’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Yea, female empowerment! But in what universe is Amy Adams fat? C’mon… I hope the movie is as promising as the trailer suggests. I’d love to see a movie that turns something that many women are interested in — cooking — into something that is valuable and … more…
question of the day: Cablevision’s remote DVR: harbinger of the everything-on-demand future?
It’s been my dream for ages: everything online. Old TV shows, every movie ever made, everything on demand all time. I don’t want to flip over to Turner Classic Movies and watch whatever old movie it’s deigning to air at that moment — I want to tune my Internet-ready HDTV to TCM’s Web site and … more…
new DVD releases in Region 1, June 30
green light (definitely check it out): Two Lovers: Gwyneth Paltrow has two boyfriends. [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] Tokyo!: Funky trio of short films about the Japanese metropolis. [Amazon U.S.] [now available at Amazon U.K.] Eureka: Season 3.0: Cute show about geeks. [Amazon U.S.] Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season: Shoulda been better than … more…
deep thought
I’m really tired of talking about Transformers and Michael Bay…
U.K. box office: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ keeps blowing stuff up
Punk-ass Decepticons… 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: £4.4 million (2nd week; drops 48%) 2. The Hangover: £1.9 million (3rd week; drops 1%) 3. Year One: £.98 million (NEW) 4. My Sister’s Keeper: £.92 million (NEW) 5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £.49 million (actual numbers, not estimates) With a drop of … more…
watch it: “Silly Beast and the Chicken”
I had no idea chickens were so tenacious: Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at Aniboom
