Friday of Few Words
Nothing much to say as we bask in the after-Thanksgiving glow; just a few things of a geeky nature that have made me laugh recently.
Jeff Bridges: Photographer
Iron Man was a great movie, wasn’t it? Funny and fast-paced with great performances by Robert Downey, Jr., and of course, Jeff Bridges, whose portrayal of Obadiah Stane makes you feel like you stepped in something icky.
By the way, if you haven’t seen Iron Man, do.
Anyways, in addition to being a good actor, Jeff Bridges [...]
…And There Was Much Rejoicing (yaaay)
I think the lesson here may be “when you can’t be ‘em, join ‘em.” It’s also a terrific example of Old Media not just understanding New Media, but working with it.
Most of all, it’s a great day for geeks.
Monty Python has hit YouTube — officially. Pirated videos have been on there for years, and the [...]
Answers and Winners: Movie Quotes Quiz 2
No question about it…this was a tough quiz. Maybe too tough! Judging from the traffic statistics on the quiz, a lot of people stopped by to check it out and decided not to take it. For those of you brave enough to put yourselves out there, I salute you.
To get a refresher on the point [...]
Links This Week (11/17/08)
This weeks links include some exciting new trailers, plus a few other news items. Also, last chance to submit your answers for the latest edition of the Movie Quotes Quiz! I’ll be posting the answers and the winner tomorrow (Tuesday) so if you’re not in yet, you’ve got one more day!
It’s a Strange World…
In a divergence from my regular news links posts (though one of those will be coming later in the week, with lots of good tidbits), I’ve been noticing a lot of rather odd, definitely geekishly inclined pieces of news the last few weeks. They’re definitely worth passing on!
(Oh, and if you’re here awaiting the answers [...]
Movie Quotes Quiz 2!
I figured it was time for another movie quotes quiz. People seem to have a lot of fun with these, and even though my last one was in February, a lot of people still end up here (an average of fifty people a month) looking for the movie quotes quiz. So…better get a new one [...]
New Watchmen News, Poster, and Video
Several juicy bits of Watchmen news have just hit the web in the last few days.
For starters, there’s a new trailer coming. Director Zack Snyder says it’ll be attached to the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, opening next Friday (another reason to go see that movie!). He says that compared to the first trailer,
“…it’s [...]
Michael Crichton: We’ll Miss You
One of my favorite authors is no longer with us.
Michael Crichton, writer of such intelligent and proudly geeky fare as Jurassic Park, Sphere, Congo, The Andromeda Strain, and many others has died unexpectedly at the age of 66. His family has revealed that he had been privately fighting cancer. His books have sold over 150 [...]
Links This Week (11/03/08)
Another list of things worth checking out.
Why Star Trek fans cans relax: Some reasons why the new movie should be pretty good. The link also has some more new pictures from the film, as does this one. Also, Geeks of Doom has info galore (including some spoilers) about the movie.
Speaking of movies…Sherlock Holmes!: A movie [...]
