Category Archives: News

I’m no Rupert Murdoch, but sometimes things happening on the global stage are interesting.

Sweeney Todd Uses Hairspray, Morgan Creek Takes Stupid Pills

Christopher Walken wants more cowbell with his HAIRSPRAY!!! Cool….although John Travolta in drag is NOT something I’m excited to see…but hey, anybody (and I mean anybody) is better than Harvey Fierstien. Don’t get me wrong he’s got a place in my hall of fame for his comedy…but I hate his rendition of Edna Turnblad…almost made me crash my car when it popped up for the first time. SWEENEY TODD sharpens his scissors as Burton directs Depp to cut… hair again! I can only pray it’s a musical rendition (I have no idea the singing talents of the cast) and not a dramaticized version of the show sans singing. Also praying it’s not another Planet of the Apes. Oh God… are they SON OF THE MASKing ACE VENTURA??? Let’s hope not…

Schoolyard Politics, Ratatoille in Quicktime HD and Star Wars Rocks Out

Arad Implies The New HULK Movie Is Not A Sequel But…A Redux!?!? Arad nails it on the head when he says it wasn’t the comic. Ang Lee made it a broader movie? More like a Greek tragedy than a comic book movie? What the hell was he thinking?!?! Star Wars Makes an Appearance at the MTV Movie Awards Very cool… Holy Fromage!!! RATATOUILLE is in Glorious Quicktime HD!!! This is the most beautiful trailer from Pixar since…since the next one. The Weinstein Company’s Remake of THE SEVEN SAMURAI has a star and a screenwriter! I agree…must we keep remaking everything? The only remake’s I agree with anymore are ones where you can benefit from new technology (mostly CGI) to make the author’s vision even more breathtaking. Download of the Day: Ghostzilla – Lifehacker Intriguing new browser that you can embed into other programs…not quite sure I’d use it, but it … Continue reading →

Relativity Explains Reality, (Not) Free iPods and Cars’ Expectations (The Film, Stupid)

The Dilbert Blog: Relativity Scott Adams proposes a theory by which human stupidity can finally be understood using…Einstein? Penny Arcade! – Almost Startlingly Retro Ping pong is fun…but not in economy class. We created our own POTC – MiceChat A nice harbor cruise can’t truly measure up, but it’s nice to pretend. I finally understand Tomorrowland – MiceChat An intriguing analysis regarding the cartoonization of Disneyland. One-minute audio vacations – Lifehacker A nifty little site that lets you get away from it all without moving…wait, is that a good thing? How To Build A Touchless Lightswitch – Gizmodo This makes a lot more sense than lights that turn off unless the sensor is active…very cool. Apple’s Reason to Go Back to School: Free iPods – Gizmodo Wait, explain this to me. If you buy a computer AND an iPod, you can get another iPod free? Why is that way too … Continue reading →

One-On-One With Cyclops, Adventures With The Claw and Upcoming Films

How to win a prize at the claw machine – Lifehacker Tips and tricks. CNN.com – Boy stuck in supermarket game – Jan. 8, 2004 He crawled into the claw machine…how messed up is that? He really wanted that one toy… AICN-DOWNUNDER: Geoffrey Wright’s MACBETH, A POSEIDON Sinking, A STAR WARS Letdown, And More!! Star Wars Laser Disc Rips…BOOO!!!! Bad Lucas, bad! Jack Black scores Kate Winslet… Jude Law scores Cameron Diaz… in THE HOLIDAY! This movie looks like a lot of fun…Nancy Myers has that rare gift in making a straight romantic comedy a little fun. True, Something’s Gotta Give was very quirky and a little strange, but What Women Want was phenomenal and I’m basically willing to give her another chance. Merrick Says “Yippee Kai Yay!” To The DIE HARD 4.0 Script!! Fox dredges the UNDERWORLD for their director on DIE HARD 4.0! Come on now…Indy 4, Die … Continue reading →

Jim Hill Gets Hostile (kind of), Minimalizing MS Windows As Art and Dilbert Calls For Sanity!

Jim Hill : Be sure and set your Tivo: Pixar 20th anniversary special air on ABC tomorrow night! Don’t forget! This looks very cool. Jim Hill : Why For: The Seas-and-desist edition Jim Hill gets as angry as I’ve ever seen him get and vehemently defends Disney’s right to educate and entertain with the same characters in different attractions. Download of the Day: AutoCopy Firefox extension – Lifehacker When have you ever highlighted text in a web browser without reaching for CTRL+C? Save some time… Google search widget released – Lifehacker Add an internal search powered by Google to your website. For the few remaining sites who don’t use a database and implement their own search routines… Download of the Day: Copy Link Text Firefox extension – Lifehacker Now instead of just copying a link location, you can grab the entire HTML tag…brilliant! Living with Windows – Lifehacker A Linux … Continue reading →

Snarkmarket Updates…

Snarkmarket: I ♥ Librarians Add the Brooklyn College Library on myspace – your credibility goes up 100 points :p Snarkmarket: Fictional Futures Very interesting…. Snarkmarket: ‘If you go for the ninja, turn to page 108.’ Choose Your Own Adventure books were created by the French. *le sigh*

Ghost Rider In The Sky, Dominos Start Falling and What Your Birthdate REALLY Represents

Emilio Estevez’s Robert Kennedy flick, BOBBY, gets a review!!! <strokes invisible goatee>…interesting… Social networking meets AIM – Lifehacker Hey! AIM is trying to kill myspace! create a page so you show up in my buddy list! http://www.aimpages.com/jaclheckman/profile.html Fun facts about your birthday – Lifehacker I was conceived on a Monday, the moon was waxing gibbous when I was born and my birth tree is the apple tree. Absolutely fascinating. The Dilbert Blog: How to Think Like an Economist Economics makes my head spin… YouTube – Oblivion Domino Day Hooray for incredible machines! Also worth checking out is the Half-Life 2 Mouse Trap [via Waxy.org: Links]. Apple – Trailers – Ghost Rider AAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!! I’m not a Marvel freak, but this looks freaking awesome! E3 2006 Roundtable: Wii Smash Pinatas | The New Gamer A review of the console highlights from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo in L.A.

It’s A Walt World After All and How To Build Your Own Camera

The downloadable camera – Lifehacker Very cool…print out some paper, fold it together and start taking pictures! Find free wifi with your phone – Lifehacker Handy for piggybacking wireless, wouldn’t you say? Snarkmarket: links for 2006-05-21 User-remixes of the A Scanner Darkly trailers…very groovy stuff. Snarkmarket: Big Organic Immured… Walt Disney visited Disneyland Resort last week. – MiceChat Comedy meets fantasy with a touch of sarcasm…fun stuff. Great Moments with Walt Disney – MiceChat I’ve thought about this too…but I have to agree with the dissenting opinion.

Baltimore PD Screws Up, Disney Film Schedule Edited and Jim Hill Waxes Memory Lane

Jim Hill : Why For Returns Another thrilling trip through the Disney Hall of “What Might Have Been”… Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian moved to December 2008 – MiceChat Studio Ghibli charecters in the parks? – MiceChat I love their work, but agree with a later poster that it would only work in a Japanese Pavillion at EPCOT. Did Dumbo ears ever flap?! – MiceChat “I guess if you can accept that a fiberglass elephant can fly, you will also accept the fact that its ears are not flapping.” This is one crazy news story – MiceChat “Couple arrested for asking directions”…ouch. Sounds absolutely ridiculous! OK Guys, get ready to grab your groin…. – MiceChat It’s Lorena Bobbit time!!!! Ouch!