The Video Viewmaster
I was in my favorite store the other day and saw the new 3-D HDTVs on display. They had a DVD looping with all kinds of 3-D stuff on it: concert clips, etc. What struck me was the not-quite-3d...
View Article3-D Followup: I’m not the only one
In followup to my previous ranting about 3-D movies looking like ViewMasters. Roger’s Ebert’s blog has a letter from an Oscar-winning film editor about why 3-D won’t work. The argument boils down to...
View ArticleMy Idea for the Zombie Apocalypse
I got the guys a stocking stuffer at Costco: a DVD set of 4 ‘classic sci-fi movies’ for only $9.99: 2001, Forbidden Planet. The Time Machine and Soylent Green. Any collection that pairs 2001 with...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Streaming Video Review
I have an Amazon Prime account, which costs $79 per year and gives free 2nd-day shipping. They gave it to me a year ago, and I renewed last month. I figure it pays for itself by my not adding another...
View ArticleHow Netflix Could Improve
I’ll have to give Caleb credit for this one. We were scrolling through the new Netflix streaming releases the other night. I’ve seldom seen such a collection of one- and two-star movies, especially in...
View ArticleDarker Than Black
I admit it, I love good animation. I guess growing up in the Disney haydays with old Loony Tunes on Saturday morning did something to ingrain it into me. The same genetic material got passed down to my...
View ArticleCowboy Bebop
My sons told me I should watch a short (26 half-hour episodes) anime called Cowboy Bebop. It’s set in the future when mankind has moved off earth to Mars and the asteroids. It follows the adventures of...
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