December 26th, 2011
Catching up with Blu-ray
Thanks to an unexpected Christmas present of a Blu-ray player, I now have to catch up with the rest of the world. But the big question is, what movies do I need to re-buy, if any?
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December 11th, 2011
The new Three Stooges movie
There’s a Three Stooges movie coming out next year and while my first reaction has me calling blasphemy and expectations of tarnishing my beloved Stooges’ reputation, the recent trailer shows a glimmer of hope.
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August 12th, 2011
The lost art of intermission
Another summer of classic movies is over. The lineup this summer was great including 20,000 Leagues, Tron and it ended with Vertigo. Every movie in the series featured an intermission and that got me wondering if intermissions could be brought back to life.
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August 5th, 2011
For the love of movies
One of the best things about the summertime is the CAPA Columbus Summer Movie Series, which shows old and modern classics every weekend for a couple months. This summer has had a wonderful line-up of movies including Tron, The Sound of Music, Vertigo and Airplane!, but none of those films have me more excited than [...]
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August 1st, 2011
MTV, the good kid that went astray
August 1st marked the 30th anniversary of MTV, a cable channel that used to mean something…a channel that used to be important. While MTV has become cliche and used to classify everything except music, MTV is an important marker in television history and has most certainly affected all of us, myself quite a bit.
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June 28th, 2011
The Michael Bay curse
Friend of the Toast, Alex from The Gearheart, tweeted a link to a post about Michael Bay and his upcoming Transformers 3 movie. It wasn’t a review, it was a Michael Bay debate and it got me thinking…and agreeing.
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May 22nd, 2011
Thank you, Macho Man
Macho Man Randy Savage passed away on Friday. He was 58.
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May 18th, 2011
Yabba Dabba Don’t?
The Flintstones are coming back to primetime, but it may not be the family we’ve come to know and love.
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May 10th, 2011
Chinatown Fair, an arcade documentary
Caught a post on Joystiq about Arcade, an upcoming documentary on a “legendary” New York arcade called Chinatown Fair. Not being in New York, it’s obviously just a name to me but seeing the trailer made me smile…and weep.
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May 2nd, 2011
8-Bit Generation documentary
I’ve read a lot of books about the history of technology and video games. The internet, IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Nintendo, Atari, Chuck E Cheese…they’re all connected and it’s a wonderful story no matter how many times I read it. But if there’s one thing I like more than reading, it’s watching TV, and a new [...]
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May 1st, 2011
Steps to repair wrestling
I recently wrote about how us wrestling fans are watching a favorite past time crumble right before our eyes. It’s unfortunate and sad to watch but it sounds like the WWE might be (and that’s a big might) trying to do some repairs, and that’s a very good thing.
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April 27th, 2011
New “Priest” movie should just be a cartoon
You’ve maybe seen the trailer for the new Priest movie coming out next month (in 3D, of course). The movie is based on a graphic novel and the story is something about a band of priests that fight vampires. That’s all well and good, but the problem is that I first heard of Priest when [...]
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April 24th, 2011
The real trouble with Netflix
We’ve had Netflix for just about a year and it’s been great. Only after we got Netflix did I consider cutting the cord on normal cable TV. That hasn’t happened (and probably won’t) but that says something about Netflix…and that’s my problem with Netflix. There’s too much to watch!
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April 23rd, 2011
Are we witnessing the end of pro wrestling?
I’ve been watching pro wrestling for about 25 years now and every fan knows that the quality of the product has be sliding over the past several years. I don’t expect things to stay the same after decades but recent changes really have me worried.
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February 15th, 2011
Humans and robots
Robots are near and dear the hearts of any sci-fi fan. Robots spell both hope and fear for the future. But we don’t have to wait until the future to have fun with our robots. Today we have robots playing Jeopardy and we find Detroit in need of a robot hero.
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February 2nd, 2011
Taking advantage of Netflix
Recently there’s been a lot of talk amongst friends and others about cancelling their Netflix accounts and switching to other services. We haven’t been on Netflix for too terribly long, not even a year, but I have to say there isn’t much to complain about so it kind of surprises me to hear such angst.
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December 17th, 2010
Tron Legacy, pretty in blue
After years of hype, anticipation, music and teasers, Tron Legacy finally opened today. We chose to hit up the midnight showing of Friday morning. It had been a long time since we opted to see any movie at the theatre, let alone a midnight showing, but as a Tron fan there was no avoiding it.
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December 6th, 2010
The Walking Dead, a world without zombies?
The zombie survival TV show “The Walking Dead” on AMC just ended after what was a successful - albeit short - first season…at least if you look at the ratings. But was it a success to zombie fans like myself?
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December 3rd, 2010
The movies women just don’t understand
Okay ladies, this one’s for you. If you’re woman then there’s probably a long list of movies you just don’t understand why us men enjoy. I can’t give any good reasons why us men like these movies, they probably strike some sort of primal chord with us or something. Nonethless, there are certain movies that [...]
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November 24th, 2010
I am not a Tron poser
It’s happening again. Something old that didn’t used to be “cool” is now cool. And this time that something is not one I expected, Tron. Tron Legacy comes out in less than a month and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. I can honestly say that I’m not jumping on the wagon…because I’ve been riding [...]
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November 22nd, 2010
Top Gear USA stands alone…like the cheese
As a fan of anything, it’s hard to accept copies, clones and reincarnations. As a fan of Top Gear, the BBC’s top rated car show, it’s hard to take an American version seriously. But Top Gear USA is in a good position and I don’t think it’s worried about fans like me.
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October 27th, 2010
Finally, a PC in the living room
Our (new) TV has more ports than I knew what to do with…until now. We’ve had the TV for just about a year and I feel like I’m just starting to take advantage of it. Unfortunately, this new avenue of geeking out may require some additional hardware…but it’ll be worth it.
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September 7th, 2010
Netflix, resistance is futile
I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong. Now I might argue my case for days before I make that admission, but you can’t argue with facts. And the fact is, Netflix is awesome. I had my doubts but after as little as two days with Netflix it has come to be that resistance was [...]
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August 18th, 2010
The iPad verdict, no thanks
I’m typing this entry on an iPad. My department got an ipD to test with our app and for browser testing. I got to take home for a nightb and try it out in some real-world applications, like blogging.
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August 15th, 2010
The Expendables, a total sucker punch
For all the action stars The Expendables had in it, it’s too bad they couldn’t figure out how to use all of them properly. To say I was a little disappointed in the movie that could have been - should have been - the ultimate action movie, would be an understatement.