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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Jon Stewart eviscerates the loathsome Glenn Beck’s Washington “rally”
I just can’t stand Glenn Beck. Anti-intellectual, grandstanding, off-his-meds and out-of-his-mind bigot and demagogue who thinks America needs to be “saved.” I got news for you, Glenn. It does need to be saved, but from dangerous lunatics like you. What … Continue reading
10 great movie trailers
I wanted to put a list together of what I’ve found to be some of the more effective movie trailers I’ve seen. It’s not meant to be any kind of absolute list, just a compilation of the ones I’ve liked … Continue reading
Girls’ choir sings U2′s “With or Without You”
Beautiful. (Thanks to my buddy Blake Charlton for the link.)
New trailer for AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD
This looks great. At least to my warped little brain. Below is the trailer for AMC’s new zombie television series, The Walking Dead. It has a bit of a 28 Days Later vibe at the onset, with a guy waking … Continue reading
THE LAST EXORCISM one sheet
Disclaimer: Patrick Fabian, who stars in this movie, is an old high school friend of mine. I wish him very well in this movie, and hope it does wonders for his career. He’s been all over TV for years in … Continue reading
SKYLINE trailer
I have no real feel for this movie from the trailer. There are no characters, no hint of the story narrative. But there is that really cool and disturbing visual at the end that gives me the shivers. Enjoy.
Avoiding and Escaping Rip Currents
At the beach at Cape Canaveral, nineteen-year-old Josh Scurlock looks out at the water. The larger than normal waves look rough but not too rough so he and a friend go out in them to play. A strong swimmer – … Continue reading
Google launching a tablet with its Chrome OS in November
Interesting, if true. I’m curious why they aren’t scaling up Android for use on their tablets the way Apple scaled up their iOS from the iPhone to the iPad. Could Oracle’s patent lawsuit against the Java engine driving Android have … Continue reading
Behind the scenes look at AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD miniseries
I’ve been thinking that zombies have pretty much been played out as a monster, but when I heard Frank Darabont — director of the brilliant Shawshank Redemption as well as the creepfest The Mist — was adapting a graphic novel … Continue reading
NYT: Kindle vs. iPad
Nothing terribly new here, but it is interesting to note Amazon’s continued refusal to release any sales numbers for its Kindle hardware. ANALYSTS have wondered what profit margins Amazon makes on its Kindle hardware business. “It is difficult to say … Continue reading


