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Posted in diversions, life on Jun 14th, 2009
Usually I am a huge fan of Pixar movies. However, I have to say that I was disappointed with Up. Well, not with the story, although I have some problems with it too, but primarily with the experience.
Why did this movie have to be in 3-D? What did we gain by having to wear polarized [...]
Posted in diversions, nerdliness on May 8th, 2009
Last night Sibylle and I went to the opening of Star Trek at the local theater. We haven’t been to the movies in a long time, and seeing as how the opening of Star Trek and my birthday coincided, we took the opportunity to go.
The movie was great fun, and we both enjoyed ourselves immensely. [...]
Posted in diversions, random on Nov 15th, 2008
Going to the movies isn’t what it used to be. Â Or maybe it isn’t what I fondly remember it as being. Â The timing of our weekly trip to Manhattan this Saturday allowed me to take in the new Bond movie while Sibylle was teaching. Â The 1:45 show time fit neatly into our usual schedule so [...]
Posted in diversions on Jul 1st, 2008
Wondrous. Â Amazing. Â Love-story. Â Laugh-out-loud funny. Â Enchanting. Â
Pixar’s best movie ever. Â One of the best films of the year. Â Perhaps one of the best films ever.
Go see it. Â And then go see it again.
Posted in diversions on May 13th, 2008
As seen on Kottke. Â Here are the 263 titles that I’ve seen. Â The original list is here.
Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror(1922)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
42nd Street (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
King Kong (1933)
The Thin Man (1934)
Captain Blood (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Sabotage (1936)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Snow [...]
Posted in diversions, life on Oct 24th, 2005
Michele and I both shared a love of movies. Long before we ever met we looked forward to seeing new movies and renting old favorites to see again. Throughout our relationship we watched movies together. In what I later learned was a litmus test, one of the first weekends we spent together included a suggestion [...]
Posted in random on Jun 27th, 2005
Michele and I went to see the new Batman movie (“Batman Begins”) yesterday afternoon. We noticed that our favorite multiplex now sports an IMAX theater, complete with a huge screen and over amped speakers. So we decided to see it there.
The matin̩e price was $9 each. Rather steep, but acceptable Рafter all we were [...]
Posted in random on Aug 16th, 2004
I have discovered one place where Springfield has Kansas City beat. Video rental pricing.
In Springfield you could rent, for five days, any movie you wanted for just $1.00. New release, old classic, or anything in between. DVD or VHS all movies were a dollar. Here in KC the going rate is more like $4.00 plus [...]
Posted in random on Jun 9th, 2004
I don’t get the movie industry at all. Springfield has 35 movie screens in town, counting the two outdoor ones at the Route 66 Drive-in. Today there are only 15 movie titles being shown on these screens.
Does that mean that there are only 15 movies “out” right now? What are all the other directors, actors, [...]
This afternoon Michele and I watched “Bruce Almighty” on a rented DVD. While DVDs maybe better than VHS tapes in many regards there is one area of the DVD viewing experience that I could live without.
Forced watching of previews.
This particular DVD forced us to watch previews for not one, not two, but three movies. Repeated [...]