watch it: “Old London Street Scenes (1903)”
More old, old stuff from the archives of the British Film Institute: Neat-o.
Year: 2009
trailer break: ‘The Secret of Moonacre’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Yet another film I’ve been noticing in adverts all over London — as with Franklyn, my eye is always drawn to anything that smacks of science fiction or fantasy. This looks like a fairly standard children’s fantasy: the film may well be perfectly lovely, but it doesn’t … more…
question of the day: What scientific discipline would you like to see explored more on film?
Today is Darwin Day, the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin… and this year is a biggie: it’s 200 years since he was born. In honor of the man and his paradigm-shattering breakthrough in biological science, today’s question: What scientific discipline would you like to see explored more on film? We’ve seen lots of … more…
watch it: “Cloning passport card RFIDs in bulk for under $250”
Great. I just renewed my passport, and I got one with a RFID chip in it. Not that I had a choice in the matter — they don’t ask you if you want a chipped passport. More at The Register. via Americablog
trailer break: ‘Franklyn’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Another film I saw advertised in the tube in London, and of course it caught my attention because the poster makes it look like some kind of science fiction or science fantasy. Which, it turns out, it is. Finally seeing the trailer lessens my curiosity somewhat, however. … more…
question of the day: What scary setting would you like to see a horror movie take place in?
A followup to yesterday’s question about scary movies: What setting would you like to see a horror movie take place in? Could be a location you’ve never seen a horror movie set in, or a kind of place that’s underutilized. Me, I’d like to see more scary movies in urban settings. It’s always the lonely … more…
Wednesday February 11 meetup: North Star pub
I’m bumping this up just as a reminder of the details of tonight’s meetup. See you if and when I see you! (I will get around to posting some more stuff about my trip asap. Alas that I’m having to spend most of my computer time working on a project for a client. Such is … more…
watch it: “The T-Mobile Dance”
Yes, it’s an ad, but stick with me for a minute: I try to avoid posting web videos that have corporate involvement, especially if they’re just advertisements, but this one is a unique example of a corp creating a video designed to be viral that actually works in all the ways that viral video works. … more…
trailer break: ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… “If i told them once, I told them a thousand times: ‘Spinal Tap’ first, ‘puppet show’ second…” I’ve been seeing ads for this film in the London Underground, and I was sure it had to be a joke. And when I started searching online for info about … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Mystery of the Easter Chipmunk’
Well, I guess if one kind of semirodential critter — the wabbit — gets his own holiday to shine, he cannot expect that other semirodential critter — the chipmunk — will not try to semirodentially weasel in on the bunny’s turf. If only we’d given the chipmunk the holiday he’d asked for — August 10’s … more…
