Recent Posts Tagged With 'motion picture'

• Modern Movies Redone the Old Way

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 17:23 in movies, retro, popular, remake, motion picture

  What do popular modern movies look like a long time ago?  Here are some examples: In 1950’s, Ghostbusters trailer: In 1940’s, Forrest Gump done by Frank Capra: In the 1920’s, Matrix done as a silent movie: In the 1880’s, S...

• Tintin is Coming to the Big Screen in 2011

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 19:03 in book, comics, self, tintin, motion picture

  I’ve known the big screen adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin is coming.  They just announced recently it’s going to be done near Christmas 2011!  The title they chose was “The Secret of the Unicorn”.  It’s actual...

• Buzz Lightyear

  Posted on Thursday October 8th, 2009 at 13:44 in movies, cartoon, toy story, motion picture

  When my daughter was 2, she didn’t have any interest in any of the Toy Story movie.  Maybe because the movies featured a boy with his toys.  Or maybe there was nothing girly about it (ie. no Princess). Now with the Buzz Lightyear Ride in Disn...

• Internet TV and Cloud Computing

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 18:36 in geek, stuff, motion picture

  Gartner has recently published the latest “Hype Cycle” diagram, outlining the latest trend of computing. I like this diagram because it reflects the people’s expectations of the technology they use – and it’s quite accu...

• Top Gear: Season 13

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 00:20 in Cars, top gear, australia, bbc, UK, Driving, sbs, motion picture

  Once again, my favorite show from the UK is back! Season 13 started two weeks ago, and there will be (only) 7 episodes.  In Top Gear tradition, they started off wonderfully, with fun challenges (racing with a coal powered steam train), and testing ...

• The Switch to Digital TV - About Time!

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 06:42 in television, HDTV, motion picture

  It’s been a long wait.  We (us folks in America) are finally switching to an all digital TV broadcast, today!  The antiquated analog broadcast is finally starting its slow decent to oblivion. I’ve been anticipating this day for a long t...

• Rabbit Ears

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 02:07 in self, television, HDTV, motion picture, low-cost

  I’m trying to cut costs these days.  One of the way of doing this is to stop my satellite dish subscription.  Dish Network is currently billing me $60 a month for a 200-channel subscription with DVR service.  Sounds impressive, but out of 20...

• Star Trek in IMAX (Spoilers Alert)

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 21:36 in movies, star trek, imax, motion picture

  Star Trek was one of my favorite childhood TV shows.  I remembered watching Kirk and Spock strutting their stuff on a 12″ TV in the 70’s.  Back then, the ridiculous props, cheesy music, and fuzzy visual effects were captivating to a lit...

• IMAX Year

  Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 13:49 in movies, Transformers, star trek, imax, gi joe, motion picture

  I have plans to see Star Trek in an IMAX theater this week. I’m already looking forward to the other two big action flicks: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (Release June 24 2009 - in IMAX!) GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Release August 7 20...

• Building An HTPC

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 00:37 in Software, computer, hardware, geek, television, motion picture

  A few months ago, I took the step and started building an HTPC (Home Theater PC) to watch/record TV and access the internet.  For years, I used to do this on my desktop PC that was to a 19″ LCD monitor.   Now, I have the need to watch TV (an...

• Just Another DVD Obsession

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 15:47 in movies, best, oscars, motion picture

  I’ve been buying DVD movies that won Oscar’s Best Picture award.  I haven’t got all of it.  Currently, I have 50, and there are 80 movies out there.  I need to fill in the gap sometime in the near future. Below is the posters gal...

• Nostalgia Technology

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 17:02 in collection, DVD, self, stuff, vhs, laserdisc, motion picture, 8-track

  My parents have memories of using the 8-Track tapes in the 1960’s.  My fond memories of recorded media were VHS video tapes and Laserdiscs.  I watched the first Star Wars movie from a fuzzy video tape version back in the late 70’s.  Wh...

• 24 - Season 7

  Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 02:46 in series, television, 24, motion picture

  One of my favorite TV show “24″ is back.  It all started in 2002 when I caught up to Season 2 of the hard-hitting action/drama.  I was intrigued by the real-time, minute by minute, story telling.  It’s a very unique plot device.Â...

• Kids and Watching TV

  Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 03:44 in education, kids, parenting, fun, television, shows, motion picture

  A lot of parents object to kids watching TV.  They think TV corrupts and robs the family of quality time together.  Personally, I don’t think TV is the issue.  The problem is the lack of parental control and supervision.  Parents sometime u...

• Re-View: Top Gun

  Posted on Saturday January 3rd, 2009 at 02:34 in music, movies, hd-dvd, motion picture

  One of my best movies of the 80’s is Top Gun.  It was a great action film that made guys like Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards famous.  The writing was kind of corny, but it produced a lot of memorable quotes, such as “I feel...

• Top 5 Best Monty Python Skits

  Posted on Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 23:47 in comedy, geek, monty python, motion picture

  I just love Monty Python!  When I heard about the Monty Python Channel on YouTube, I thought I’d put together a list of their best skits.  There are many good ones to choose from.  I’ll pick the 5 favorites that stick out in my mind. ...

• My Dislikes of Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels

  Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 17:24 in video games, wii, stuff, star wars, motion picture

  I’m first to admit, when it comes to video games, I pick more bad games than good ones.  With the Wii, I try my best to be very selective because the game console have titles specifically made for it.  But it’s no exception.   I sitll...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 27

  Posted on Friday November 21st, 2008 at 13:16 in video games, wii, movies, TV, self, geek, xbox, christmas, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to Outback Steakhouse on my birthday.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Buying a PS3 and not buying Blu-Ray discs.  Is there really a point of buying/collecting movies, when the age of downloadable movie rentals is already her...

• 240Hz Goodness

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 13:00 in Samsung, TV, sony, james bond, smooth, motion picture, 120hz, 240hz

  Just when I thought television at 120Hz couldn’t be any better, they come up with 240Hz LCD TVs.  Samsung and Sony are the current leaders in this race, but Sony has the head start by introducing the 200Hz+ TV first to market.  In America, it...

• Top Gear is back! Yay!

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 23:17 in Cars, top gear, bbc, Driving, trucks, jeremy clarkson, motion picture

  Season 12 of Top Gear has just started in the UK.  Episode 1 is looking very good so far, with funny bits like Jeremy Clarkson’s pajamas, and the Rig Stig.  As usual, there are fast cars to review, like the Lamborghini LP560-4 and Porsche GT2...

• The Middleman

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 09:00 in series, television, motion picture, the middleman

  While reading my RSS feeds, I saw a post by Reggy for Monday Madness meme - TV edition.  I originally thought about this meme as an idea for me to write something during my “blogger’s block” moment last week.  I had nothing else t...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 25

  Posted on Friday September 26th, 2008 at 16:32 in education, gadget, vacation, geek, Nature, stuff, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to various restaurants.  The days were warm and sunny, when we talked about: Mechanical Engineering.  The highest in demand major! Skype is a good VOIP app.  It’s good for video chat too.  Just need a webcam and one of these phone ...

• Re-View: Pinocchio

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 15:52 in parenting, disney, classic, cartoon, motion picture

  After reading Wired’s post, 10 Cartoon Classics to Share with Your Kids, I felt it was time to revisit the classic Disney cartoon Pinocchio.  Like all the cartoons created back then, it had some eyebrow raising scenes such as kids drinking and...

• Re-View: Stuart Little

  Posted on Monday September 1st, 2008 at 10:59 in movie, parenting, animated, live action, motion picture

  One of the nice things about having my own DVD library is the ability to watch a movie at a moment’s notice.  Yesterday, I had a conversation with my 3-year old daughter, when she mentioned she’s too small to drive a car.   It reminded...

• Star Wars Decorated Room

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 04:26 in geek, furniture, stuff, star wars, childhood, motion picture

  Has anyone ever thought of decorating his (or her) room with a Star Wars theme?  I certainly have.  When I was a kid, I used to have Star Wars action figures lined up on the shelf near my bed.  Then over the study table, I would stack the Star War...

• DVDs and Me

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 16:30 in DVD, electronics, stuff, hd-dvd, motion picture

  I have been collecting DVD movies since 1997 when the format first came out.  I was one of those early adopters who bought a US$450 DVD player and discs that cost $21 each.  The difference in video/audio quality, compared to VHS and Laserdisc, was ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 21

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 12:44 in Batman, imax, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to California Pizza Kitchen yesterday.  We also saw The Dark Knight in IMAX theater Irvine Spectrum.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: The Dark Knight: we all like this new version of Batman, adapted from Frank Miller’s ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 19

  Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 10:53 in camping, Mobile Phones, stuff, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to several places last week. It was sunny days when we talked about: iPhone, Blackberry, or something else.  It all depends on the data plans.  With Blackberry and iPhone, unlimited data plan is almost necessary, and it’s not cheap. ...

• Toshiba DVD Download DL

  Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 14:54 in electronics, stuff, hd-dvd, standard, motion picture

  As a standards and HD-DVD fan, I’m always in a look out to what the DVD Forum is doing to recover from the loss of the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray battle.  Toshiba, being the main player in the HD-DVD format, has said they’ll venture into the mov...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 18

  Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 11:52 in basketball, Driving, mobile phone, law, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to Panera Bread.  It was an overcast day when we talked about: Co-worker looks like Rick Yune. Kobe Bryant is the 2008 MVP for Lakers.  But is he to blame for Laker’s loss to the Celtics?  Our opinions were split evenly. Co-worker s...