One of the more interesting things swirling in the wake of the Iron Man 2 pre-release hype is the resurgence of rumors regarding the Del Toro/Gaiman Doctor Strange film collaboration. Also, while I haven’t been able to source it anywhere besides some AICN commenters, there are rumblings about this being a full-on Defenders film, with […]
Just because I wax philosophic sometimes doesn’t mean that I can’t revel in the completely frivilous sometimes. For example, after reading a couple of reviews from Iron Man 2 press screenings, I’m getting a little more excited than what is probably appropriate for the release, particularly based on the hints of the post credits stinger […]
Like most sci-fi types out there, I’ve been deriving quite a bit of enjoyment out of the new season of Doctor Who with Doctor number eleven, Matt Smith. And now that the States have caught up with the UK and the premeire episode, “The Eleventh Hour,” has officially aired over here, we can talk about […]
While I’m certainly not an expert in these things, I’ve taken just enough art classes to understand the concept of complementary colors and how the human eye processes them, and I read just enough about film to recognize digital color correction used to set tone and mood, especially in the last decade or so. This […]
The Oscar Nominees are out today; including the newly expanded “Best Picture” ballot. There are plenty of the nominees I haven’t seen yet, but many I desperately want to, like The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air, and yeah, Avatar (I’m probably the only person in America who hasn’t seen this yet). Generally a good […]
Dear person who happens to be just ahead of me in the queue for the “True Blood: season 1” Blu-Ray discs from the Richmond area Netflix distribution center, You know, you really ought to treat the discs the nice people at Netflix send you with a little more care and respect. Someone (read: me) has […]
With much fanfare and Bravado, today, the Institute for the Study of Random Stuff Told to Chuck on the Phone during his Lunch Break received the results of a study which will, once and for all, settle a long-standing, heated debate in the disciplines of temporal physics and autovisual transmission which has raged between experts […]
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Sadly, the work day didn’t feel that way. Feel free to enjoy the Winter Festival observance of your choice. _________ On a not entirely unrelated note, I’ve come to a conclusion about why I so enjoy the television program Glee: It’s because it’s really […]
