Category Archives: Movies

Anime Boston

Posted on 3/24/2008 by Ben

Marina and I went to Anime Boston this weekend and had a great time. Highlights for me were the Anime Music Videos, the MC Frontalot, Luv & Response, and Pillows concerts and all of the fantastic costumes. One staffer told … Continue reading →

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National Film Registry, 2007

Posted on 1/3/2008 by Ben

The 2007 selections for the National Film Registry are out. I’d like to see the Olivier version of Wuthering Heights but the DVD is out-of-print and not available on Netflix.

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Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats, Hooooo!

Posted on 6/6/2007 by Ben

Warner Bros. is planning a Thundercats live-action movie. Related: Thundercats outtakes.

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A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope

Posted on 1/12/2007 by Ben

A funny take on the original Star Wars movies that posits that R2 and Chewbacca are top Rebellion operatives manipulating everything behind the scenes. 20 years earlier, Chewbacca was second in command of the defence of his planet. He’s there … Continue reading →

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Warner Bros. To Sell Content Via BitTorrent

Posted on 5/9/2006 by Ben

This summer Warner Bros. will begin selling movie and television downloads distributed via BitTorrent. Unfortunately, the files will likely be DRM-encumbered and therefore useless to me.

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Wil Wheaton Boston reading

Posted on 5/9/2006 by Ben

Wil Wheaton is doing an appearance at Brookline Booksmith on July 2nd. They’re also trying to set up a screening of Stand By Me at Coolidge Corner. Sounds like a geek event not to be missed.

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Alive In Joburg

Posted on 1/31/2006 by Ben

Alive In Joburg is a really well-done 6 minute sci-fi “documentary” about aliens living in apartheid South Africa. [via Boing Boing]

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TMBG Venue Songs

Posted on 10/28/2005 by Ben

I can’t remember how long it’s been since I bought an actual physical CD so kudos to They Might Be Giants for coming up with some plastic discs I’m still willing to pay for. TMBG’s Venue Songs CD and DVD … Continue reading →

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Watch the First 9 Minutes of Serenity

Posted on 10/17/2005 by Ben

You can watch the first nine minutes of Serenity online, which is convenient becuase I walked into the movie seven minutes late.

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Sun’s Open DRM

Posted on 8/23/2005 by Ben

Sun has launched an effort to create an open DRM standard and open sourced one of it’s DRM projects. I must be missing something but I don’t understand how an open source DRM system would protect content. If it’s open … Continue reading →

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Bruce Campbell Interview

Posted on 7/14/2005 by Ben

Salon has a good interview with Bruce Campbell about his new book and documentary. I need to get around to watching Bubba Ho-tep.

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Turn On, Tune In, Veg Out

Posted on 6/17/2005 by Ben

Neal Stephenson has an interesting op-ed on Star Wars and the cultural signifigance of geeks in NYTimes.

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Hitchhiker’s rocks

Posted on 5/1/2005 by Ben

Well, I don’t know what this guy was talking about. The Hitchhiker’s movie is very funny and true to the spirit of the franchise. All the new material is top-notch and I can’t argue with what they chose to cut. … Continue reading →

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Kevin Smith: My Boring-Ass Life

Posted on 4/27/2005 by Ben

Matt Mullenweg notes some celebrities with WorkPress blogs. Rosie O’Donnell has a blog and uses Flickr. Kevin Smith has a blog. Interesting note from Smith’s blog: he’s seen Revenge of the Sith and loves it.

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Serenity trailer

Posted on 4/26/2005 by Ben

The Serenity trailer is up on the Apple site. Taking deep breaths and trying not to go all fanboy over here.

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