tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85333657427419855742011-12-25T00:23:03.667-05:00Technology, Entertainment and a little more. Posts Monday thru Friday.Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-66759702044638149922011-12-25T00:23:00.001-05:002011-12-25T00:23:03.693-05:00<p>Hey everyone just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.&nbsp; May all of you have an amazing Christmas with friends and family.&nbsp; God Bless you.</p><iframe height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DiXjbI3kRus" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6675970204463814992?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-36508927524165377292011-08-15T12:41:00.001-04:002011-08-15T12:41:15.287-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2oWhSyGiOuU/TklMKbdtD2I/AAAAAAAAAuw/_pA87PCFqWg/s1600-h/googlemotorola%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="googlemotorola" border="0" alt="googlemotorola" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1OVPzBn50RY/TklMKrT_SeI/AAAAAAAAAu0/sg53d_HVLNE/googlemotorola_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="169"></a>Wow.</p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/google-acquiring-motorola-mobility/">Engadget</a> is reporting that Google is going to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. This works out to about $40 a share and follows a $56 million loss by Motorola. </p> <p>As I woke up this morning, I must admit that I was taken by surprise with this story. Motorola has probably been one of the worst Android phone manufactures and was a manufacture that really wasn’t going anywhere phone wise. I know a number of people that will not buy Motorola phones due to experiences they’ve had with them from the past. So news of Google buying Motorola was quite shocking to say the least and brings up the question, why would Google consider buying this troubled company? </p> <p>After some consideration, it appears that it’s not necessarily the cell phone manufacture that Google wants, but their patents. Over the last several weeks <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/03/google-slams-apple-and-microsoft-claims-hostile-organized-cam/">Google has been complaining that Microsoft, Apple and Oracle have had an agenda to take Android down</a>, as each of these companies have been filing patent violation lawsuits against various Android manufactories seeking licensing fees from them. By Google buying Motorola, Google gets their hands on a list of patents that they can in turn use to help protect their Android brand. </p> <p>Also, I think Google owning Motorola gives Google more control over the fate of their Android operating system. Google in the past has partnered with other manufactures to make their Nexus line of phones. The first of which was quite revolutionary for Android phones, but the Nexus S wasn’t so much. There were rumours that Google didn’t make a better handset due to pressure from other manufactures as many complained about how far ahead Nexus One went above other Android phones when Google made it available. With Google owing Motorola it could give them more of a reason to want to push forward. But it could also unfortunately lead to more complaints if manufactures feel Google is giving Motorola preferential treatment as it comes to updates or early access to new versions of the Android operating system. This is probably why Google has stated that they plan on running Motorola as a separate company and haven’t planned to fold it into Google. </p> <p>Whatever the case, I’m just happy that Google finally has some patents to protect Android. Having watched these patent lawsuits roll in for Android manufactures has been troubling to watch and so I’m happy that Google can finally protect them. What do you think? Is buying Motorola a good idea for Google? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3650892752416537729?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-857190463911587102011-06-02T10:11:00.001-04:002011-06-02T10:12:36.244-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f-81YLwWH4I/TeeaEBBs2LI/AAAAAAAAAuo/_QqiOw1pfAs/s1600-h/X-Men-First-Class-Teaser-Poster-20-1-11-kc%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 11px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="X-Men-First-Class-Teaser-Poster-20-1-11-kc" alt="X-Men-First-Class-Teaser-Poster-20-1-11-kc" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vZKXfam19rw/TeeaEtiOIjI/AAAAAAAAAus/C0TiABlBp78/X-Men-First-Class-Teaser-Poster-20-1-11-kc_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="166" height="240"></a>With just a day until the release of X-Men: First Class, reviews for the film have started to come in and they appear to all be positive. As of the writing of this post, X-men: First Class holds a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with some reviewers being as bold as to say that X-men: FC is the best of the X-men films, (well, at least IGN has been that bold). </p> <p>I take all of these reviews as good news for X-men: FC, since up until now I had low expectations for this film. None of X-men: FC’s marketing has really worked to draw me into wanting to see the film. I would have probably gone to see it anyways since it’s the X-men. That being said, a film like this can’t rely on being an X-men film alone to sell the film since many people didn’t really like the last film. If anyone were go off of their impressions of the last film, X-men: FC we could see a decline in people going to see it even though, according to the reviews, this is actually a pretty good film. </p> <p>Hopefully, I’m wrong and this weekend X-Men: FC will make bank because I would hate to be right about this one. What do you think? Are you looking forward to X-men: FC? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-85719046391158710?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-30182646115795163462011-05-30T08:55:00.001-04:002011-05-30T08:55:57.437-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EVRCFp4CZCQ/TeOT25rb-dI/AAAAAAAAAuc/EGpiHi__-dg/s1600-h/memorialday2011%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="memorialday2011" border="0" alt="memorialday2011" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-A-EhuxWIBhs/TeOT3GeSpYI/AAAAAAAAAug/rMz_paPZEQA/memorialday2011_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a>I just thought I should drop in and wish our American Friends a happy Memorial day.&nbsp; I hope you all have a safe Memorial day and that you honour your great soldiers that are fighting to protect your country.</p> <p>Have fun guys.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3018264611579516346?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-10085448236203600042011-05-26T23:51:00.001-04:002011-05-26T23:54:53.622-04:00<object width="500" height="282"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vevo.com/VideoPlayer/Embedded?videoId=USUV71002801&playlist=false&autoplay=0&playerId=62FF0A5C-0D9E-4AC1-AF04-1D9E97EE3961&playerType=embedded&env=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.vevo.com/VideoPlayer/Embedded?videoId=USUV71002801&playlist=false&autoplay=0&playerId=62FF0A5C-0D9E-4AC1-AF04-1D9E97EE3961&playerType=embedded&env=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="282" bgcolor="#000000" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm back. Ok maybe.<br /><br />For anyone that has been reading this blog for some time you may have found it somewhat surprising that I stopped posting. Why did I stop, you may ask? The truth is I've been working more lately and so my blogging kind of got a sidelined because of it. Also, I found that as I blogged it kind of became my second job, just without the pay cheque. For me, I want blogging not to be jobbie, but to be more of an expression of myself and perhaps even fun.<br /><br />Over the time that I have been gone I found myself being reluctant to return to this blog, but now I kind of feel that perhaps it time that I return. I'm not promising to post daily, but I want to try and get some level of consistency going. So stay tuned, I should be throwing something up in the next few days.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1008544823620360004?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-72791268200529209472011-03-24T17:39:00.001-04:002011-03-24T17:39:34.032-04:00<iframe title="YouTube video player" height="305" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5VFFR-5a-Ko" frameborder="0" width="500" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>No surprise here.</p> <p>After 14 years of development and tons of delays Duke Nukem Forever gets delayed once again. As if we couldn’t see it coming. <p>For years, many of use online have joked about how Duke Nukem Forever will never be released. It’s been delayed and cancelled prior to this, and now that the game has some momentum behind it and they have decided to delay it again, albeit through a funny video. <p>At least no one can say that Gearbox doesn’t have a sense of humour on these sorts of things. What this says about the quality of game we could be seeing, no one knows. My feelings are that it can’t necessarily be good. With all of those interruptions and delays I have to think this may not be the greatest game when it comes out, even though it should probably be after this many years of development. Truth be told, I’ll just be happy if they release it, not that I am a Duke Nukem fan. <p>What about you? What do you guys think of this new delay? Do you even care if Duke Nukem gets released at this point? <p><a href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/115/1157410p1.html">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-7279126820052920947?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-66016685876759247042011-01-26T10:56:00.001-05:002011-01-26T10:56:08.850-05:00<object width="500" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5M8ft0HyDvU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5M8ft0HyDvU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="305"></embed></object> <p>I kind of think so. </p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, I know that all of these nominations are subjective as there is no scientific way to determine who was really better in a given year and thus it’s really up for interpretation whether or not someone is the best. That all being said, yesterday when the Oscars nominations were announced it was expected that Christopher Nolan would have received a nomination for Best Director, which did not happen. </p> <p>This led me to the question, “Was Christopher Nolan Robbed? “ Looking at the list of nominations for Best Director (which by the way have only 5 nominations unlike the Best Picture category which has 10 nominations), it does include a list of directors from the most critically acclaimed films of the years, and so in many ways, I really can’t argue why these other films’ directors shouldn’t have been nominated. Also, I must admit that I haven’t gotten around to seeing some of these films yet, and with 5 nominations in this field, you have to think that it’s a pretty hard choice just who you nominate. </p> <p>So should Christopher Nolan have received a nomination? I think so. I just don’t know who you should really bump off this list. What do you think? Do you think Christopher Nolan have been nominated? </p> <p>***** Just an aside, I went back over the last ten years of Oscars’ nominations and one thing I noticed is that usually if the film’s director won for Best Directing the film also won for Best Picture. There were only 3 times in the last ten years were this was not the case. So I think it’s pretty safe to say that Inception will not be winning Best Picture this year, well at least there is something like a 30% chance of it winning, assuming that the trend continues farther back. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6601668587675924704?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-41929890428555449582011-01-11T12:05:00.001-05:002011-01-11T12:05:52.602-05:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TSyN7hqxe0I/AAAAAAAAAuM/Onvyy_Xb968/s1600-h/verizon-iphone-1036%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="verizon-iphone-1036" border="0" alt="verizon-iphone-1036" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TSyN7wfmdUI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/eOwCxvVD5JE/verizon-iphone-1036_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163"></a>In case you missed it, Verizon just moments ago announced the release of the iPhone 4 for Verizon. After years of rumours that an iPhone for Verizon was going to be released, it finally happened. Truthfully, I use to place this rumour up there with the idea of Hell freezing over, but here it is. </p> <p>As for when the Verizon iPhone will be releasing, it will be available on February 10. Pre-orders for the Verizon iPhone will start pre-orders for the iPhone will start on February 3rd for existing customers. Certainly for those that were waiting for a Verizon iPhone this is a big deal, but you have to wonder if they waited too long to announce this device. In a couple of months the iPhone 5 (as I call it) will be most likely announced. Anyone buying this Verizon iPhone will very shortly watch their device become obsolete by the new iPhone, which leads me to believe that it would have been better for Apple to wait for the next iPhone to make this announcement. </p> <p>As for what this means for Canada, it doesn’t mean much. Every major carrier up here already has the iPhone. Our CDMA carriers actually built out an HSPA+ network to support GSM phones and so those that wanted the iPhone probably already has it. Certainly, there are people that do live in areas that don’t have these HSPA+ network and so they will finally be able to have an iPhone, but the majority of Canadians do have access to this device. The only people that don’t have the iPhone are running on the new AWS frequencies, and so a AWS iPhone would be a much bigger deal up here than a CDMA iPhone. </p> <p>This leads me back to my question, did Apple wait too long to announce the Verizon iPhone? I have to think they have. What about you? Were you waiting for a CDMA iPhone? </p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/live-from-verizons-iphone-event/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4192989042855544958?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-83264329541019858502011-01-04T10:35:00.001-05:002011-01-04T10:35:58.767-05:00<iframe height="270" src="http://www.theonion.com/video_embed/?id=17470" frameborder="no" width="480" scrolling="no"></iframe><br><a title="New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users' Ears" href="http://www.theonion.com/video/new-google-phone-service-whispers-targeted-ads-dir,17470/" target="_blank">New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users' Ears</a> <p>Just kidding.</p> <p>I think the above video is just hilarious.&nbsp; I could picture a company trying to come up with a service like this.&nbsp;&nbsp; In fact I’m surprised no company has started to use this service with their customers.&nbsp; There have been mentions in the past of companies considering the idea of bringing ads to your mobile phone,&nbsp; and so to see it parodied like this is just brilliant.</p>Just kidding. I think the above video is just hilarious. I could picture a company trying to come up with a service like the one above. In fact I’m surprised no company has started to use this service with their customers. There have been mentions in the past of companies considering the idea of bringing ads to your mobile phone, but it’s never happened. The closest things we have to ads on a mobile device are the iAds on your iPad device. So you have to believe they are coming at some point. Hopefully these ads will be better implemented than the video above. So what do you think? Looking forward to ads on your device? <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8326432954101985850?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-45040680872671358272010-12-29T10:51:00.001-05:002010-12-29T10:51:40.459-05:00<p><object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/62wj8eJ0FHw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/62wj8eJ0FHw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object></p> <p>Impressive. </p> <p>I’m not quite sure that I would want to play World of Warcraft this way, but I must admit that it’s always interesting to see what ways people are coming up with to use Microsoft’s new Kinect peripheral. But one must wonder how Microsoft will respond. </p> <p>Up until now Microsoft has allowed individuals to create whatever use they wanted for their Kinect device as long as they don’t alter the hardware. But with companies like the one above developing software to go along with the Kinect device so that you can use the device with gaming on the PC or possibly other devices, I have to wonder if Microsoft will decided to come in and take control or put a stop to all this tinkering. </p> <p>In truth, no one is charging for use of their software or hack, but software development does cost money so you have to believe that at some point someone is going to want to charge or to at least ask for donations. </p> <p>Then again, maybe this is Microsoft’s plan. Let a bunch of groups create and industry and then either take their ideas and incorporate it into your product or charge for licensing fees so that people can charge for their software. Microsoft is essentially a large licensing company and so it wouldn’t be too farfetched. </p> <p>In any case, at this point any of this is just speculation. So what do you think? Do you plan on using the Kinect on your PC? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4504068087267135827?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-22269650428460026402010-12-22T11:02:00.001-05:002010-12-22T11:03:12.017-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TRIggKomJKI/AAAAAAAAAuE/-FFfKAP7o8Y/s1600/cellphone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TRIggKomJKI/AAAAAAAAAuE/-FFfKAP7o8Y/s320/cellphone.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>And I don't mean the ones you pay for?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/19/wireless-carriers-openly-considering-charging-per-service/">Engadge</a>t is reporting wireless carriers in the US are considering the idea of charging customers for the different online services they use. From Youtube to Facebook, carriers are entertaining the idea of charging a different price for each individual service that you use, while of course not charging for you to use their own services.<br /><br />All of this is bad news for anyone wanting net neutrality. With the government not too keen on passing net neutrality legislation and Google making deals with the devil, I have to believe that unless Americans really make some noise nothing is going to get done. In fact, from the looks of it, it’s going to get a whole lot worse for Americans. I also have to wonder as these companies start using technologies to determine what kinds of services you are using, (even if you are using services to obscure what it is you are doing), whether this will lead to privacy concerns.<br /><br />All in all this is quite frightening. I thought us Canadians had it bad; it seems Americans may end up having it just a little bit worse. In any case, we’re going to have to wait and see who if any decide to take the plunge and begin charging. So what do you think?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2226965042846002640?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-34352180163636924192010-12-14T13:47:00.001-05:002010-12-14T13:47:22.251-05:00<p><object width="500" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VgLp-KyK5g8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VgLp-KyK5g8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="305"></embed></object></p> <p>Nice hack. </p> <p>I think I should start this post by being completely upfront and honest with all of you. Ever since I’ve seen the Kinect, I’ve looked on it as a little more than a Wii copy. Sure it was more innovative than Sony’s Move, but it still essentially does the same thing as the Wii, just without the controller. I even got to see people use it before it launched last year when I went to the FanExpo. But it never really drew me in. It’s probably because anyone using it looks a bit foolish in doing so, but everyone that has used it did seem to be having a lot of fun. </p> <p>To this day I’m still on the edge about the Kinect, but I do have a lot of hope that if nothing else Kinect will evolve into something more than what it is currently. Especially after viewing videos like the one above. With Microsoft stating that they will not pursue people that decide to use the Kinect on their PC, etc, there seems to be a lot of innovative ways people are finding to use Microsoft’s Kinect. </p> <p>I have to wonder if one day we may ditch the mouse and keyboard for some other Kinect style interface. Or perhaps the Kinect will be used as a remote for your TV. I’m actually surprised no one has rigged a Kinect up to turn on and off lights in their homes as you come into and exit a room or to lock and unlock doors. </p> <p>Perhaps Microsoft might be onto something with allowing the community to play with their device. I just wished other manufacturers were as willing to let people innovate with their produces. So what do you thing? Thinking of Hacking the Kinect? </p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/14/kinect-hack-lets-you-reenact-big-piano-scene-video/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3435218016363692419?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-31985452210699770232010-12-14T10:59:00.001-05:002010-12-14T10:59:34.433-05:00<p><object id="flashObj" width="500" height="330" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=702175112001&amp;linkBaseURL=www.hollywood.com%2Ftrailer%2Fexternal%2F702175112001&amp;playerID=45599838001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACmfZzQE~,c2ejuULn_bryVpbAw3UAOKdG5zHb6igs&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=702175112001&linkBaseURL=www.hollywood.com%2Ftrailer%2Fexternal%2F702175112001&playerID=45599838001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACmfZzQE~,c2ejuULn_bryVpbAw3UAOKdG5zHb6igs&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="500" height="330" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object></p> <p>Just in case you missed one. </p> <p>I have to give it up for the guys at <a href="http://www.hollywood.com/news/The_Movies_of_2010_Trailer_Mash/7741737">Hollywood.com</a> that put this mash-up together. I can’t believe that it is literally another year that has gone by. I feel like I just wrote a post of some of the best films of last year and here we are at the end of another year doing just that. </p> <p>2010 was a good year for film over all. Sure there were some real stinkers, The Last Airbender. And we even had a film not content with being the best in 2009, decide to be re-released in 2010. All in all, it was a great year and this year isn’t even over yet. We still have Tron releasing this Friday, which is hovering around 64% on Rotten Tomatoes. Tron seems to be getting some mediocre reviews, but I’m willing to give it a chance. What about you? </p> <p>So what are your thoughts on 2010? What films did you like this year? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3198545221069977023?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-81151336342067664382010-12-13T10:07:00.001-05:002010-12-13T10:07:32.848-05:00<div><object width="500" height="281"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="vid=23447610&amp;"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="500" height="281" allowFullScreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=23447610&"></embed></object></div> <p>Impressive. </p> <p>Ever since the ending of Iron Man 2 there has been some anticipation for the upcoming Thor film. With the release of the first trailer and now this subsequent one, it looks like Marvel has a good thing going with their plans for the Avenger film. Each film is building on the previous to eventually give us all the film we really want. To finally see what the Avengers can do or what a superhero film can be especially if we have characters that we are all invested in and love. </p> <p>Well I guess that is Marvel’s hope. Whether or not Marvel will hit their mark with the Avengers we’ll have to wait and see, but its still an interesting experiment to watch. You have to think that if Marvel was to produce a really bad film in these serious of films, it could derail the Avengers film, depending on what character it was. Perhaps that is the reason why DC hasn’t decided to follow suit with their own Justice League movie, even though people would give their right arm to see one. Whatever the reason DC decided to hold off, I’m glad that Marvel is taking the chance. </p> <p>So what do you think about the Avengers film thus far? Are you excited? What do you think about the new Thor Trailer? </p> <p><a href="http://blastr.com/2010/12/marvel-unleashes-epic-lon.php">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8115133634206766438?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-44118251018668553342010-11-12T12:07:00.001-05:002010-11-12T12:07:49.890-05:00<object id="vid_4cd8ae69dad0bd25760009e4" class="ign-videoplayer" width="480" height="270" data="http://media.ign.com/ev/prod/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://media.ign.com/ev/prod/embed.swf" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="flashvars" value="url=http://www.ign.com/videos/2010/11/09/tron-legacy-trailer-3" /></object> <div style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.ign.com/videos/2010/11/09/tron-legacy-trailer-3">More Tron: Legacy Videos</a></div> <p>Impressive.</p> <p>Tron is a film that I know will do well. But for a while I’ve been curious exactly just what Tron Legacy would be about.&nbsp; From the previous trailers it simply seemed like more of a exploration film,&nbsp; were the main character finds himself in a new land and figure his way out or find someone.&nbsp; But it seems Tron Legacy will be about a bit more than that.</p> <p>I have to say I like the new angle that the world that Kevin Fynn made has turn against him.&nbsp; It does lead to more questions as to how will these guys get out of Tron or solve the problems of the new Tron world.&nbsp; I have to say I’m looking forward to see it this December.&nbsp; What about you? Are you looking forward to Tron Legacy?</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4411825101866855334?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-8938362066641816042010-11-09T23:23:00.001-05:002010-11-09T23:23:19.143-05:00<div><object width="500" height="281"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="vid=22899095&amp;"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="500" height="281" allowFullScreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=22899095&"></embed></object></div> <p>Now this looks like it’s going to be a good movie. </p> <p>I must say that I’m a fan of the Narnia series. I never read the books, but I do have a respect for the work of C.S. Lewis, being a Christian. Personally, I’ve enjoyed each of the Narnia films. I won’t say they were Lord of the Rings level, but I enjoyed them. And looking at this new trailer, I think I’m going to enjoy The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader just as much. </p> <p>Although, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader looks to be a little different than the previous films in the series. It seems that the guys behind The Voyage of the Dawn Treader are pushing the action a little more than in the previous Narnia films. This, I think, is a good move for the Narnia films. Compared to The Lord of the Rings, the action in the previous Narnia films wasn’t necessarily all that great. So to see this early emphasize on action is a good thing. </p> <p>Hopefully they will be able to also still try and stay true to the books from the Narnia series as well. What do you think? Are you looking forward to the next Narnia film? </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/new-trailer-for-the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader-11666">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-893836206664181604?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-15381909731205300192010-11-08T10:27:00.002-05:002010-11-08T10:51:09.756-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TNgWtoToT1I/AAAAAAAAAuA/6RQQ6ugUAns/s1600/huawei-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TNgWtoToT1I/AAAAAAAAAuA/6RQQ6ugUAns/s200/huawei-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Not too surprising here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/06/sprint-axes-huawei-zte-telecom-bids-due-to-security-fears/">Engadget</a> is reporting that Sprint has decided to axe contracts with Huawei and ZTE over security concerns. According to Engadget even though both Huawei and ZTE bid the lowest bids in the bidding process for some new smart phone contracts, Sprint has decided to decline their bids due to security concerns that were expressed by the US Secretary of Commerce. Apparently the fear is that Huawei and ZTE may have ties to the Chinese government and so the US government doesn't want these companies to be supplying communication equipment due to China's emerging "cyber capabilities".<br /><br />And you know what? I can't blame the US for being concerned. Many of the attacks against US systems do seem to come out of China. In many ways this shouldn't necessarily prevent Huawei or ZTE from bidding, but I have to admit that there are big concerns here and perhaps the risks are too high to take chances. Then again, it’s not like the US doesn't spy on other countries and we all buy US products. I know that over the years there were some that expressed concerns that Microsoft might have a back door into our computers placed there by the US government. But that never stopped any other country from buying US.<br /><br />Could Huawei and ZTE cause a lot of damage for the US government if they are truly tied to the Chinese government, sure they could. That is why any contract to a foreign company should be kept limited.&nbsp; Normally I would disagree with the government on issues like this, but the threat to the US is real and there is lots of evidence of attacks out of China.&nbsp; So I have to agree with the US government on this one.<br /><br />What about you?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1538190973120530019?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-17598711066393545902010-11-04T21:24:00.001-04:002010-11-04T21:24:35.946-04:00<p><object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1PSz5OjrvOM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1PSz5OjrvOM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object></p> <p>Now this looks impressive. </p> <p>With each new trailer, Sucker Punch seems to be reeling me more into this film. Sucker Punch has a crazy premise of some girl who gets locked away and imagines this world as her escape from reality. Sucker Punch is fully loaded with dragons, sword fighting, robots and beautiful women. It seems like a film that every guy would want to see, but is it. </p> <p>Personally, I still feel a bit of hesitation given what happened with the Watchmen. Don’t get me wrong, I actually kind of liked the Watchmen, but I realized that it wasn’t the greatest film ever. Will Sucker Punch fair better? I hope that it does. Although I have some hesitation, I’m really looking forward to seeing Sucker Punch and so I try and look past the Watchmen. </p> <p>What about you? What do you think of Sucker Punch? </p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5681653/new-sucker-punch-trailer-delivers-robots-dragons-and-sexy-lady-fights">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1759871106639354590?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-54067641322552498712010-11-04T11:20:00.001-04:002010-11-04T11:20:45.814-04:00<p>It looks like my keyboard is going to so, I’m going to be running out to buy a new one.&nbsp; So I should have some posts up this afternoon.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sorry guys.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-5406764132255249871?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-45072185352911107412010-11-02T09:47:00.000-04:002010-11-02T09:47:59.550-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TNAWMc4islI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Vv-GGnatDpA/s1600/batman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TNAWMc4islI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Vv-GGnatDpA/s320/batman.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>That is the big question circulating around the net today. According to <a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/208740/the-next-batman-villain-5-theories">The Week</a>, Christopher Nolan in an interview has stated that The Riddler, The Penguin and Mr. Freeze will not be making an appears in the next Batman film. This ends months of campaigning and speculation online to see the Riddler in Batman's third installment, The Dark Knight Rises. <br /><br />This has all led naturally to the question, just who will be the villain in the next Batman film? The Week speculates that it could be Catwomen or Killer Croc based on some rumours that Christopher may have been auditioning for a female lead and because there are some plans to film at least a portion of the next Batman film in Louisiana. I have to believe that perhaps neither will appear in the next film. The fact that Christopher Nolan is being secretive about the next villain leads me to believe that he may be going for someone out in left field. And let's remember Christopher could cast another superhero in the antagonist role. <br /><br />Not to spoil it for those few that haven't seen the Dark Knight, the film ends were Batman, at least in the public, has been painted as a bad guy. So he is the bad guy going into the next film. The antagonist could simply be a hero that comes in to try and stop the Batman. Well or an ambitious villain that wants to take the opportunity to take Batman out while he is still a bad guy.<br /><br />My money is still on Bane or David Kane, which by the way could lead to a Batgirl cameo, but I doubt that will happen since Christopher Nolan doesn't like the idea of a sidekick for Batman.<br /><br />This speculation thing is a bit of a shot in the dark, but I guess that is the fun of it. What do you think? Who do you want to see in The Dark Knight Rises?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4507218535291110741?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-60571830659355056632010-11-01T23:19:00.000-04:002010-11-01T23:19:13.144-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TM-CzCR8IKI/AAAAAAAAAt4/-yxEMMYA2YI/s1600/1046531318_w5DjF-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TM-CzCR8IKI/AAAAAAAAAt4/-yxEMMYA2YI/s200/1046531318_w5DjF-M.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last week, OC Weekly came out with a list of the “<a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2010/10/tron_jewelry.php">10 most ridiculously expensive Tron Products</a>”. And I have to agree. OC Weekly's list includes everything from $795 pair of high heel shoes to a $2,600 necklace. This all has this blogger wondering if Disney may have taken this whole merchandising thing a bit too far. <br /><br />We are all use to the idea of a film selling merchandise, from toys to videogames and statues, but shoes, iPod speakers, keyboards; I think are a bit much. Sure it makes good business sense to try and get every possible dime out of a film project, but I think they need to exercise some limits. How many women that watch Tron are going to be ready to drop $795 on a pair of shoes? I'm thinking not many, but perhaps I will be proven wrong.<br /><br />What do you think? Are you planning to buy some Tron merchandise?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6057183065935505663?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-70518620672540119822010-10-29T11:13:00.001-04:002010-10-29T11:13:44.164-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMrkpUQSF2I/AAAAAAAAAtw/1R5cuDcj6Xs/s1600-h/thriller%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="NJNEW NEWARK STAR LEDGER" border="0" alt="NJNEW NEWARK STAR LEDGER" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMrkpuE0xHI/AAAAAAAAAt0/MueQckZdxB4/thriller_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="315"></a>Back in the 80s, I can still remember when as a kid, I watched the premiere of the now famous Thriller video following an episode of Entertainment Tonight. Back then I was a huge Michael Jackson fan and the video was pretty amazing, as it was, if I remember correctly, the first music video which was a short film. Even in today’s standards the Thriller video stands up pretty well and shows just how ahead of the curve the video was back when it was released. That is why it’s not too surprising to hear that there are now plans to make a feature length film based on Thriller. </p> <p>In to direct this film adaptation is Kenny Ortega, who was the director of Michael’s previous venture, This Is It. Also attached is writer Jeremy Garelick who is best known for his writing work on The Hangover. </p> <p>According to <a href="http://beatcrave.com/2010-10-28/michael-jacksons-thriller-to-be-adapted-into-feature-length-film/">BeatCrave</a>, the story of this film is said to revolve around Horror legend Vincent Price. Exactly how that could be accomplished is a bit of a mystery as Vincent Price Died back in 1993. Perhaps they will simply use a body double or completely recast the character Vincent played in the Thriller video. </p> <p>Whatever the case, I’m actually looking forward to seeing what these guys come up with. Hopefully they can live up to the experience I had as a kid. What about you? How do you feel about the idea of a Thriller movie? Should they just leave Michael’s stuff alone now that he is dead? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-7051862067254011982?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-43500304706228138812010-10-29T10:17:00.001-04:002010-10-29T10:17:19.603-04:00<p><object width="450" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/28579"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/28579" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="450" height="292" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object></p> <p>This actually looks like a really interesting movie. </p> <p>Years ago, I remember hearing this story about a guy who got trapped in the middle of nowhere and ended up cutting off his own arm in order to survive. What I didn’t know was that they were planning to make this story into a movie, and a fairly interesting looking one at that. </p> <p>Hopefully, this film does hold up and isn’t one of those films were the trailer is a lot more interesting than the film tends to be. Or like a “Buried”. Not that Buried was a terrible film; it just wasn’t my cup of tea. </p> <p>In any case, I’m really looking forward to seeing this film. What about you? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4350030470622813881?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-60023428312460537042010-10-27T11:27:00.001-04:002010-10-27T11:27:40.410-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMhE6BKjmHI/AAAAAAAAAto/ssjtaptIyIo/s1600-h/firefox_%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="firefox_" border="0" alt="firefox_" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMhE6yIDpGI/AAAAAAAAAts/01b-ZC1Jl8I/firefox__thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="232"></a>A few days ago, at Toorcon 12 a disturbing new extension was announced for the popular web browser Firefox, called Firesheep. Firesheep essentially is an extension that allows you to capture insecure cookies from a wireless hotspot, thus allowing you to take over someones logged in session. </p> <p>By now you’re probably thinking that this guy is horrible for creating this extension. I actually think he is kind of the good in doing so. For years now, people have been able to do the same kind of attack, called Sidejacking, but many of the big sites online haven’t done anything about it. So the creator of this extension decided to create this extension in order to force these sites to better protect their users. </p> <p>Sidejacking, for those curious about it, works because of the fact that most major websites don’t encrypt the majority of your traffic. When you log in, they may encrypt that portion of your exchange where they give you a cookie to validate who you are when you’re logged into their site. But following the log on, many sites stop encrypting, so anyone that is listening to your exchange with that site can simply grab the cookie that you are sending back to the site and use it to pretend to be you, thus allowing them to take over your session. </p> <p>To protect against sidejacking, sites would simply have to encrypt all of your traffic by forcing you to use SSL when ever your logged into their sites, but unfortunately many sites are worried about the extra overhead required to encryption all of their traffic. Which could mean that even with the availability of Firesheep, some sites may opt not to use SSL encryption all the time. </p> <p>By the way, anyone wanting to protect themselves from sidejacking can follow some simple rules. Never use open Wi-Fi, or if you do, make sure that you are providing your own encryption through a VPN service or SSH tunnel with a Sock proxy. Sidejacking occurs primarily in these open Wi-Fi shops were the person running the Wi-Fi usually doesn’t provide any kind of encryption for its users, which by the way wouldn’t necessarily help since all of the users sit on your same network while you’re in these Wi-Fi spots. </p> <p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/26/how-to-guard-yourself-and-your-mac-from-firesheep-and-wi-fi-snoo/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6002342831246053704?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-83916959681112076272010-10-26T08:58:00.001-04:002010-10-26T08:58:23.796-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMbQbIYmunI/AAAAAAAAAtg/u0cb2OMpYgw/s1600-h/digg%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="digg" border="0" alt="digg" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMbQbo9p7xI/AAAAAAAAAtk/3JThwW8L1Lw/digg_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="194"></a>After months of bad news about Digg, yesterday there came more bad news, in that Digg has decided to downsize their business, by slashing 37% of their work force. All of this follows months of news of Digg’s reduced traffic levels following Digg’s version four release. Many users were angry with the way that the fourth version of Digg seemed to favour larger businesses and thus revolted filling the Digg front page with stories from Reddit before leaving. </p> <p>The truth is I find this news disappointing, as many users never gave Digg a chance to fix their problems before throwing a tantrum and then leaving. Sure it did allow for big businesses to have a better chance of getting their stories read, but there were also a lot of other improvements that were made that were over looked. In truth, Digg may have eventually revised their list of people to follow just like how they backed down on the whole Blu-Ray encryption key fiasco, but people weren’t really interested in waiting for Digg to make those improvements. </p> <p>Then again, I don’t necessarily blame people for leaving. With Digg still being filled with bugs, the site does feel a bit like a beta product and is not as polished as the last iteration of the site. Perhaps it’s a good idea for them to downsize and refocus on what their product is, because it’s still a good product and the user base can be rebuilt. The fact that Digg is still making headlines proves they still have a foot in the web game and they can definitely turn it around. </p> <p>What do you think? Do you still go to Digg? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8391695968111207627?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-78867476870548239782010-10-22T11:21:00.001-04:002010-10-22T11:21:39.201-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMGsAdDmnJI/AAAAAAAAAtY/Jm3iWTsJDp4/s1600-h/Slate%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Slate" border="0" alt="Slate" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMGsAjjcelI/AAAAAAAAAtc/bMECrGd5mYM/Slate_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="164"></a>But do you care? </p> <p>After many months since its announcement, the HP Slate has finally released to market at the hefty price of $799. This device does come fully loaded as a, </p> <blockquote> <p>…Windows 7-based tablet PC with a 8.9-inch, 1024×600 resolution screen, a 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, a Crystal HD accelerator that should ensure smooth playback for HD (1080p) videos, two gigabytes of RAM (recent rumors predicted 1 GB), and a 64GB SSD. </p></blockquote> <p>But one must wonder if this device is a bit late. </p> <p>After so many months since the announcement of the HP Slate 500 many people had already forgotten about this device and many even wondered if it would make it to market. At this point there is no buzz around the HP Slate 500, and at the price of $799 I have to wonder how many they will sell. Sure it does pack a lot more power than the iPad, but no one knows about the HP Slate. Even the Playbook which hasn’t released yet has more going for it. The only advantage the Slate has over the Playbook is that it’s out in the market, but the fact that it doesn’t support a 3G data connection could be a bit of a hurdle for the device. </p> <p>Whether a business professional will pick up a Slate is hard to tell. With the Playbook making some noise recently he may just wait for it to release, well that is assuming that he already doesn’t have an iPad. I do wish HP and Microsoft luck on this device, but I can’t see them pulling off some good numbers with this device. What do you think? Have you even heard of the Slate before this post? </p> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/10/22/hp-slate-official/#HP-Slate-3">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-7886747687054823978?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-27374868096550551032010-10-21T11:28:00.001-04:002010-10-21T11:28:31.172-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMBcHHyIAdI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/SsWKpRm0T00/s1600-h/14404storystory_full-7404561.%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="14404storystory_full-7404561." border="0" alt="14404storystory_full-7404561." align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TMBcHucSHuI/AAAAAAAAAtU/_O8zm6K8Rnc/14404storystory_full-7404561._thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="295"></a>Late last year when Marvel was acquired by Disney, many of us wondered what influence Disney may exert on Marvel. Well, I guess we’re finally beginning to see what influence Disney may have on Marvel. Marvel in anticipation of the upcoming Tron film has decided to run a number of Tron variant covers for many of their upcoming titles. </p> <p>Now I have to say that I find this type of collaboration between the two companies kind of cool. Unlike what is going on between Warner Bros. and DC who apparently still don’t want to do a JLA movie, which I don’t understand. I just wonder why WB and DC never moved to collaborate on anything really even though WB has owned DC for many years. I guess DC feels like everyone will think they are copying if they come up with any kind of strategy at this point. </p> <p>Whatever the case, I really think that Marvel and Disney should continue these kinds of marketing collaboration and I hope it spills over into other projects. Although one has to wonder what covers Marvel will come out with when Disney decides to do another Mickey Mouse movie. </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/marvel-offers-tron-variant-covers-to-their-comics-11463">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2737486809655055103?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-44986196267073298612010-10-19T10:59:00.001-04:002010-10-19T10:59:29.697-04:00<p> <p><embed src="http://screencrave.com/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/mediaplayer/player.swf" height="281" width="500" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="&bandwidth=2746&dock=false&file=%2Fvod%2Fscvideos.frsucrave%2Fscream_4_leaked.mp4&plugins=viral-2&streamer=rtmp%3A%2F%2Fvod01.netdna.com%2Fplay" /><P></P></embed> <p>On Saturday, Spike TV held its annual Scream Awards, which honours Sci-fi and Horror films from throughout the year. At these awards, Wes Craven decided to take the chance to premiere his trailer for the upcoming Scream 4 film, which has luckily leaked on line. Or is it unlucky. <p>From the trailer, which is only a teaser, its looking like Scream 4 will not be much different from the previous Scream films. We have the beautiful women being chased by a knife wheedling person wearing the trademark Scream mask and black cloak. <p>In many ways I’m happy to see this franchise return to the big screen, but at the same time I’m kind of thinking its return was a bit too soon. Scream 3 was supposed to be the last film in the franchise and now that there is a Scream 4 you have to wonder how they are going to explain this one. For those that missed the last Scream film, they kind of got rid of the last killer. How many more crazy guys could there be out there that hate Sidney (Neve Campbell). <p>The more I think about it, the more I feel they should have just rebooted the franchise and bring in a whole new cast. Then again, it is a horror film and thus doesn’t need to always make sense when they decide to do something. Whatever the case, we’re going to have to wait and see what Wes Craven decided to do the fourth time around. <p>So what do you think? <p><a href="http://screencrave.com/2010-10-18/scream-4-leaked-teaser-trailer/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4498619626707329861?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-84073703401215456962010-10-18T08:49:00.001-04:002010-10-18T08:49:13.186-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLxCR6v6ZII/AAAAAAAAAtI/jOrzKIF9FZg/s1600-h/wizard-of-oz%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="wizard-of-oz" border="0" alt="wizard-of-oz" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLxCSAWf6FI/AAAAAAAAAtM/dpXo1WZCDL8/wizard-of-oz_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" height="212"></a>Over the weekend, some rumours started circulating online that Sam Raimi’s upcoming Oz film would have a more provocative take on Disney’s Oz tale. All of these rumours were started from one site, Pajiba, which apparently got an exclusive leak on the story of the upcoming film. But could this really be the story of the upcoming Oz? I don’t think so. </p> <p>According to Pajiba, the story is as follows. </p> <blockquote> <p>We now know for certain that Sam Raimi’s next project will be Oz the Great and Powerful, a prequel of sorts to The Wizard of Oz, and that Robert Downey, Jr., though it’s not official, is expected to take the lead. We also knew that the movie would focus on a younger wizard, and his origins in the Land of Oz. Thanks to the Hollywood Cog, we now know quite a few details about Mitchell Kapner’s story, which would have the Wizard — a snake-oil salesman posing as a magician — enter Oz via a hot-air balloon, which he uses to escape an angry husband who has found out that Oz slept with his wife. There, Oz — a fast-talking huckster who wears a velveteen frock coat (yes, I can see that) — falls in love with Glinda (the Good Witch), and the two combine forces to Fight the Evil Witches Evanora and Theodora. Theodora starts out as a good witch, but after Oz jilts her sexual advances, Evanora — the truly evil witch — convinces Theodora to become an evil witch with her and help her to rule all of Oz. Both Evanora and Theodora are described as incredibly attractive, seductive women, and Theodora likes to wear black, thigh-high boots. What is this? Oz porn? </p></blockquote> <p>Now considering the original film, I can’t see Disney allowing Sam Raimi to go in this direction. Let’s face it; Disney isn’t going to give up a family friendly film which can make them more money in favour of doing a provocative film. It doesn’t make a lot of sense that they would allow Sam Raimi to produce a film above the rating of PG-13, which the story above would most definitely fall above. I’m sorry, but I have to call this leak a fake. Now I could be wrong, but I just can’t see it happening. </p> <p>So what do you think? Would you like to see a more mature Oz film? </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/sam-raimi-s-oz-the-great-and-powerful-to-be-a-provocative-film-11425">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8407370340121545696?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-41047038426301279292010-10-14T11:48:00.001-04:002010-10-14T11:48:13.194-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLcmOuFxjBI/AAAAAAAAAtA/83OP5O7aDqQ/s1600-h/topgun%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="topgun" border="0" alt="topgun" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLcmPFYofwI/AAAAAAAAAtE/Ce5qVrn9UIs/topgun_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="244"></a>After 24 years, it appears that Top Gun is set to get a sequel. Apparently, Paramount decided to start the process off and approached the original producer and director in Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott. Paramount even hired a script writer to get the script going. I have to ask why? </p> <p>I think I should start by giving a bit of a confession. I never saw Top Gun. I’ve seen pieces of it over the years when it came on TV, but I haven’t seen it in its entirety. So in many ways I feel I have the same perspective on this news as many of the current film goers, as I ask why. Why after 24 years are we seeing a sequel to a film that a lot of film goers haven’t seen. Sure there have been a lot of these types of sequels; most recently Wall Street which came out in 1987. Seriously, I think there needs to be a stop to these types of sequels. I love the idea of seeing these veteran actors in films, but I know that most people could probably care less at this point. Then again, as I said before, I haven’t seen the first Top Gun. Perhaps someone who has seen the first Top Gun will have a different perspective, but I think after a certain number of years, it’s time for a remake. </p> <p>Personally, I hope that Top Gun 2 is a good movie, at least for the fans of the original Top Gun. But I have to wonder how audiences will respond to this film. In any case, I guess we’ll all have to wait and see what Paramount decides to do with the sequel. What are your thoughts on this sequel? Do you think this should be a remake? </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/-top-gun-2-is-set-to-take-off-tom-cruise-to-have-minor-role-11395">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4104703842630127929?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-89773495619560228042010-10-11T12:39:00.001-04:002010-10-11T12:39:35.279-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLM9xDrjkKI/AAAAAAAAAs4/Dneck3p0HFg/s1600-h/poster1%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="poster1" border="0" alt="poster1" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLM9xfvCpmI/AAAAAAAAAs8/gmyggqfVtMY/poster1_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="314"></a>Over the weekend, Warner Bros. announced that they have killed their 3-D version of their upcoming film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. This news was received with much rejoicing as many film pundits haven’t like the 3-D trend. And I don’t blame them. There have been a lot of bad 3-D conversions lately and has become pretty gimmicky. </p> <p>Sure Avatar did a good job, but in the world of 3-D, the Avatar kind of films have been a bit few and far between. For every film that made good use of 3-D we’ve had maybe 5 that used poor 2-D to 3-D conversions. If 3-D was to go away, I’ll admit that I don’t think I would miss it too much, even though I do enjoy seeing a good 3-D film. That is why I’m encouraged by Warner Bros. decision to kill the 3-D version of the upcoming Harry Potter. </p> <p>According to Warner Bros. statement, the decision to kill the 3-D version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 was based on the amount of time that would be required to convert the film to 3-D. Apparently, Warner Bros didn’t feel that they had the time to convert the film to 3-D before their release date and so they killed it. Unlike their previous offerings ‘The Last Airbender’ and ‘Clash of the Titans’ who many regarded to be poor 3-D conversions, it appears that Warner Bros., at least, have learned their lesson and will not attempt to rush out a half-fast 3-D conversion. This is really good news for anyone that is a 3-D fan or who likes film in general, as it appears that studios are wising up to the fact that they can’t just rush a project and hope to continue to enjoy their 3-D revenue streams. </p> <p>So I applaud Warner Bros. and I hope other studios adopt this mentality. What about you? Are you glad Warner Bros. killed the 3-D version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?&nbsp; </p> <p><a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46955">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8977349561956022804?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-24470412805110966092010-10-11T09:48:00.001-04:002010-10-11T09:48:16.932-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLMVnuliFZI/AAAAAAAAAsw/8_6yqhbapwI/s1600-h/turkey%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="turkey" border="0" alt="turkey" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TLMVoJTHHbI/AAAAAAAAAs0/O6rlFDxns4Q/turkey_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="188"></a>Hey guys,&nbsp; I just wanted to you all a happy Thanksgiving (or Columbus Day for our American Friends).&nbsp; I hope you all have a great day with family and friends,&nbsp; or what ever way you decide to spend your day.&nbsp; </p> <p>I hope you all have a good one.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2447041280511096609?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-33912458324683089662010-10-05T11:40:00.001-04:002010-10-05T11:41:08.326-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TKtG3jHjhnI/AAAAAAAAAso/TSn4xREWbNs/s1600-h/Zack-Snyder3.preview%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Zack-Snyder3.preview" border="0" alt="Zack-Snyder3.preview" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TKtG4TPHH4I/AAAAAAAAAss/a-xjvshSIww/Zack-Snyder3.preview_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="244"></a>What an interesting chose. </p> <p>Back when it was announced that Christopher Nolan would be a mentor on the upcoming Superman reboot there have been questions as to who would ultimately direct the project. Many of us may have simply have wanted Christopher to helm the project given his success with the Batman franchise, but we were glad none the less of Christopher’s involvement in the Superman project to insure the success of the next Superman project. What was not expected was that Warner Bros. would go with a director that himself brings a lot of box office clout. </p> <p>Yesterday, it came out that Zack Snyder of 300 directing fame, will helm the upcoming Superman reboot, and I’m not really sure what to think of this one. Zack definitely has experience directing big films, from 300 to Watchmen and now Suckerpunch, Zack Snyder does bring a lot of experience, but the question is, can he direct a good Superman? </p> <p>Looking at Zack’s track record, he’s been a bit up and down lately. Or should I say mostly down. Other than 300, Zack’s recent offerings haven’t been as well received among film goers. Watchmen which did well at the box office wasn’t held up highly in the mind of movie goers as 300 was, in fact I know many people who disliked the film. Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole seems to be fairing not much different, now sitting at 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. </p> <p>Personally speaking I believe Zack Snyder is a great director who has had some problems, which is normal for any director. You can’t produce a good film all the time, nor can you expect everyone to like what you produce. I actually like Watchmen, but at the same time I can’t say it was my favourite film and I haven’t seen Legends of the Guardians yet so I can’t comment on the film. Bu what I can comment on is the level of imagination that I believe Zack can bring to the Superman franchise. No one can deny Zack’s level of creativity. Looking at the trailers for Suckerpunch, I wonder to myself how anyone could have come up with this concept for a film. I know I wouldn’t have imagined it, but Zack did. </p> <p>I have a lot of faith in Zack to produce a very imaginative Superman film and I’m glad that they chose him. What about you? </p> <p><a href="http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/10/superman-zack-snyder.html">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3391245832468308966?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-4110455720584005302010-10-04T11:19:00.001-04:002010-10-04T11:19:36.957-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TKnwhkOLUxI/AAAAAAAAAsg/Mafg89ZAygQ/s1600-h/600full-emma-stone%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="600full-emma-stone" border="0" alt="600full-emma-stone" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TKnwhw3XzrI/AAAAAAAAAsk/_zCGYIsPsM8/600full-emma-stone_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="244"></a> Well I guess we can put a maybe on this one. </p> <p>Over the weekend, news broke that Emma Stone may be taking on the role of everyone’s favourite comic book redhead bombshell, Mary Jane. And we mean maybe. According to <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Emma-Stone-Offered-The-Role-Of-Mary-Jane-Watson-In-Spider-Man-Reboot-20958.html">Cinemablend</a>, Deadline received word that Sony due to the success of Easy A, were ready to offer the role of Mary Jane to Emma Stone in their upcoming reboot of the Spiderman franchise. </p> <p>Now I know you guys know how I feel about reports like these. Personally, I do feel that in many cases they probably shouldn’t even be reported as most of the time these rumours are false. But I feel that in the case of Emma Stone it would be somewhat of a good chose for Sony to pick her up for the role of Mary Jane. Emma definitely has the looks for the role, but I have questions about her character. Mary Jane strikes me as more of a good girl character; while Emma’s played a lot of very sarcastic, almost mean girl roles. (Well at least in the films, I’ve seen her in.) </p> <p>Can Emma be a good girl? Then again, I’m making the assumption that director Marc Webb will go the good girl route with Mary Jane in the Spiderman Reboot. Sam Rami’s Mary Jane was very different from the character I imagined. Given a choice today between Kirsten Dunst and Emma Stone, I would definitely go with Emma Stone for the role as I feel she better fits the Mary Jane role. Then again, I would have never imagined picking Kirsten Dunst to play Mary Jane, so even though Emma Stone may feel right for the role, I think we should all be prepared to see Sony go in a completely different direction. After all, I don’t think the current Peter Parker, Andrew Garfield, was on anyone’s radar either. </p> <p>Whatever the case, we’ll all have to wait and see whether or not if Emma gets the role or not. So what are your thoughts? Who would you cast as Mary Jane? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-411045572058400530?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-44092722368461307992010-09-29T11:51:00.001-04:002010-09-29T11:51:29.480-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TKNgf4dNXLI/AAAAAAAAAsY/BeJyLRAuPrw/s1600-h/star-wars-trilogy-1-0%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="star-wars-trilogy-1-0" border="0" alt="star-wars-trilogy-1-0" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TKNggNhVMZI/AAAAAAAAAsc/EB48K_KXxLY/star-wars-trilogy-1-0_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> Ever since the Star Wars first released, there has been something about the Star Wars franchise that just set it apart from all the others. Perhaps it was because at the time of its release, Star Wars was very cutting edge. Sure over the years, Star Wars as a series has fallen into disarray with the arrival of the prequels, but it still as a series managed to stay at the cutting edge of film making technology. </p> <p>George Lucas, it appears, not wanting to be out done has decided to convert all of the Star Wars films into 3-D. This is not the first time George Lucas has made the decision to update the Star Wars franchise. Many of you may remember the Star Wars, digital remastering of the original series of Star Wars films back in the 90s, which added in modern special effects as well as some scenes that had been cut from the original films. (Well, and the controversial editing out of David Prowse at the end of Return of the Jedi in favour of Hayden Christensen.) George Lucas has shown that he is a man that is never happy with the final product and will continually move to update the Star Wars experience into the future. Well that is assuming this release will make money, which it is guaranteed to do. </p> <p>According to <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i677c428c4dc16c2c7592835d50e86a3a">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, George Lucas was persuaded to go 3-D by the Avatar experience. Avatar which is now the highest grossing film in history, partly due to its 3-D ticket sales and IMAX versions, had ground breaking 3-D technology, which would make for an amazing Star Wars experience. </p> <p>Assuming that when Star Wars is converted to 3-D it comes out as well as Avatar, I think George Lucas can go running to the bank. Personally, I’m a bit worried that Star Wars may not make the jump to 3-D as gracefully as Avatar did. Avatar was shot for 3-D; while Star Wars was shot for 2-D and we have all seen what 2-D films converted to 3-D look like. For the most part, 2-D films up conversions to 3-D haven’t done so well. But what gives me hope is that George Lucas is involved. </p> <p>I know that many out there have probably given up on George Lucas as a director, given his recent Star Wars directing stint, but one thing that can’t be taken away from George Lucas is his vision and understanding of film making technology. This is why George Lucas owns the best special effects house in the business in ILM. The other reason for hope is that George Lucas is allowing for time to get the 3-D conversion right. According to <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i677c428c4dc16c2c7592835d50e86a3a">The Hollywood Reporter</a> post, the conversion to 3-D will take a year to be completed. This was far longer than films like Clash of the Titans and The Last Airbender allowed for their conversion to 3-D. So I’m on the up and up on the Star Wars 3-D experience. </p> <p>What about you? What do you think of the Star Wars 3-D re-release? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4409272236846130799?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-30254629689724010612010-09-28T11:00:00.001-04:002010-09-28T11:00:14.858-04:00<p><object width="500" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eAaez_4m9mQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eAaez_4m9mQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="305"></embed></object></p> <p>It sounds better than iPad. </p> <p>In case you missed it, yesterday RIM unveiled their tablet device called “PlayBook” at their developer conference. The PlayBook is being touted as the world’s first professional tablet. And it does look somewhat impressive. The PlayBook comes loaded with multitasking, BES support, etc and is ultra thin at 9.7 mm. I just wonder who is going to buy it. </p> <p>Let’s face it, Apple takes up all of the oxygen in the tablet space. I’d be surprised if most people know that PlayBook exists. Apple has created this Willy Wonka appeal for their products and I’m not sure that even business professionals will be swayed to buy RIM’s new device. If they need exchange support a few may pick up a PlayBook, which I believe the iPad lacks, but for the everyday consumer, I can’t really see them picking the PlayBook over an iPad, just because of Apples appeal to the regular consumer. </p> <p>As for which device would perform better and do what you want to do, we’ll have to wait till there are some reviews out in order to make a good decision on this device. My fears are that it won’t have the battery life the iPad has, since it has a dual core processor. But it appears to be <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/ipad-vs-playbook-fight/">slightly smaller</a>, so I’ll have to wait and see if my suspicions are true. </p> <p>So what do you think of the PlayBook? Are you going to buy one? </p> <p><a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/09/27/rim-introduces-the-blackberry-playbook-tablet/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3025462968972401061?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-25698564623241960932010-09-27T11:41:00.001-04:002010-09-27T11:41:18.298-04:00<object width="500" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xOqx7HCwZI8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xOqx7HCwZI8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="305"></embed></object> <p>You probably know him as the most feared man in the world.&nbsp; Chuck Norris doesn’t use a cellphone since everyone knows they better listen when Chuck Norris talks.&nbsp; But what you probably didn’t know is Chuck Norris can also solve your iPhone 4 antenna issues. Just check out the video above.</p> <p>So it appears that that fear of Chuck Norris doesn’t end with people.&nbsp; A little fact that is always good to know.&nbsp; </p> <p>I wonder if Chuck will work on a receiver?&nbsp; I’ll let you know.</p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/09/27/video-chuck-norris-fixes-the-iphone-4-reception-issues/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2569856462324196093?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-16220251853961618672010-09-24T12:19:00.001-04:002010-09-24T12:32:30.405-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJzSaObCYfI/AAAAAAAAAsI/dP4-3OPQ0Fk/s1600-h/internetvideotron%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="internetvideotron" border="0" alt="internetvideotron" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJzSaVCeuUI/AAAAAAAAAsM/pWOcaajUo9Y/internetvideotron_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="126" height="127"></a> I wish I lived in Quebec. </p> <p>Today Quebec can add one more notch under their belt. Not only is Quebec the home of the Poutine, it now hosts Canada’s fastest Internet service. Videotron today launched their new 120 Mbps network for the tidy sum of $160 a month (Canadian), $150 if you bundle it with a TV subscription or Telephone service. The service does however come with an unfortunate cap of 170 GBs down and 30 GBs up, which begs the question of who this service is targeted at? </p> <p>All of us geeks would die to have fast internet, but I have to believe that $160 is a bit much for most of us. If this service was priced under a hundred I could see some people going for it, but with a low cap of 170 GBs down, I can’t see anyone wanting to really pay $160 for it. Then again, maybe that’s just me. </p> <p>By now some maybe questioning why I would call 170 GBs a low bandwidth cap? Well its simple, anyone that wants speeds of 120 Mbps is going to want to use it for just that, its amazing speed. And what would you need those speeds for? Online streaming and file downloads. For simple browsing, e-mail, you don’t really need a lot of speed, but where it becomes important is when you’re doing online gaming, online video streaming and downloading files. Another place where it would matter is if you wanted to run a server. </p> <p>But we also need to look at the other possibilities, true HD streaming can happen at these speeds. Right now, services like YouTube and Netflix are really compressed and they don’t do 1080p, but with a 120Mbps you can do 1080p without all of the heavy compression. So when I see a price of $160 I have to think that part of the pricing is to try and protect Videotron’s other business of cable TV. If someone could pair a fast internet service with a Netflix, Boxee service I think a lot of people would begin to consider dropping their cable subscriptions, as many already have. But companies like Videotron wouldn’t want you to do that, so they need to keep the price high to protect their cable subscriptions. </p> <p>In places like Stockholm, according to a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/chattanooga-becomes-home-to-1gbps-internet-service-just-350-pe/">Tipster at Engadget</a>, you can get a 1 Gbps connection for about 900 SEK ($134.93 CAD, 130 USD). So in Stockholm you can get about 10 times the speed of Videotron’s offering for less. I just wished North America would start to catch up with the rest of the world and offer a real internet service instead of protecting their cable business. Then again, I can’t blame cable providers from not wanting to kill their cable businesses, as online revenues aren’t so grand. </p> <p>So until cable companies can start to make money online, I guess we’ll all just have to dream about faster internet speeds. </p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/24/videotrons-120mbps-broadband-is-canadas-fastest-now-available/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1622025185396161867?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-42528928056795400232010-09-23T11:13:00.001-04:002010-09-23T11:27:20.299-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJtulfbdqhI/AAAAAAAAArw/m-r2fKiuymY/s1600-h/Netflix%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Netflix" border="0" alt="Netflix" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJtul-KKoiI/AAAAAAAAAr0/3l7dpgNAZC0/Netflix_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="433" height="241"></a> Finally </p> <p>Yesterday, I and many other people got our wish as Netflix made their journey into Canada for the first time. Netflix’s arrival was greeted with much excitement, especially with the help of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/22/netflix-busted-for-using-actors-in-crowd-at-canadian-launch-even/">some local actors in the audience at Netflix’s press conference</a>. </p> <p>What gets me is why Netflix went so far as to hire actors to pretend to be excited about their new service in Canada and then to even give interviews to the press about how they “felt” about Netflix. I think Steve Swasey, Netflix VP of corporate communications, said it best when he said, </p> <blockquote> <p>“that a script was handed out to the extras, and that "some people got carried away and it's embarrassing to Netflix.” </p></blockquote> <p>And embarrassing it must be. </p> <p>As for Netflix’s Canadian service, it’s not bad but it’s not good either. Yesterday as I got home from work I quickly signed up for the Netflix service, as it was a no brainer with the first month free offer. After signing up, I decided to try streaming on my Playstation 3, which did work pretty well. The Picture wasn’t bad. Some films looked better than some, and as you played a film would clear up, just like the American service. </p> <p>But what I didn’t expect was the selection. I’ve been listening to a lot of Podcasts from Twit to Diggnation, were these guys have raved about the selection of videos available on the service. When I took a look through the catalogue for films that I might want to watch, I found that a lot of films are not available. The film names are in the list, but beside them is the message “Not Available”. This was really disappointing. I guess Netflix decided to launch when they had a certain number of films available and then add to the catalogue later. </p> <p>By now some of you might think I’m being a bit picky with my selection of films so I’ll list off the films that I know aren’t available yet, so you know it’s not me. So here is a list of unavailable films: </p> <ol> <li>Iron Man 1 &amp; 2&nbsp; <li>Kill Bill Vol.1 &amp; 2 <li>Pulp Fiction <li>The Big Bang Theory Season 1, 2, 3, 4 (Ok maybe this isn’t a big film, but I wanted to watch it) <li>The God Father 1, 2, 3 <li>The Terminator 1, 3 and Salvation <li>The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolution <li>Batman, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, as well as, all animated movies <li>Gladiator <li>Robocop 1, 2, 3 <li>Aliens Collector’s Edition T</li></ol> <p>There are some big holes in the current Netflix selection. I know that if I had kept searching, I could have found more big films that aren’t on this list. </p> <p>All in all, I have mix feelings about the service. I like that there are some films that I can watch this month for free, but I’m just wondering how long it will take Netflix to fill in the gaps. Hopefully within the month many of the films on the above list will be available, because Netflix could be a really great service if they can bump up their selection. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4252892805679540023?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-10758103122023257452010-09-20T11:51:00.001-04:002010-09-20T11:51:23.576-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJeC-Od0T7I/AAAAAAAAArM/HDuXVNmAdVc/s1600-h/facebook_logo%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="facebook_logo" border="0" alt="facebook_logo" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJeC-W4_7LI/AAAAAAAAArQ/GxXE_NXUqOk/facebook_logo_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="94"></a> I can’t see them making one. But maybe that’s just me. </p> <p>Rumors started swirling over the weekend that Facebook, the popular social network, was working on a mobile phone. All of these rumours were all started by <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/19/facebook-is-secretly-building-a-phone/">TechCrunch</a>, who reported that an insider had given them some information that Facebook was developing their own mobile phone operating system and were apparently working with a third party to create the hardware. All of this has been <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/19/facebook-we-are-not-building-a-phone/">denied officially by Facebook</a>, but it doesn’t really mean that Facebook isn’t working on something. </p> <p>TechCrunch last year was the site that broke the story that Google was working on their own mobile phone and so they do have some credibility when it comes to finding the inside scoop. But I find myself not believing this one. What would Facebook gain from having a phone? </p> <p>Then again, the same could be said about Google creating a mobile operating system and ultimately a phone. Google has worked to get people increasingly into their ecosystem of produces so they can make more money. Could this be Facebook’s motive for a Phone? Given a lot of the changes that have occurred to Facebook over the years, I have to believe they would want to be in more places, so that Facebook becomes a larger experience for people in their daily lives. </p> <p>But one has to think the part of this must be partly involved with Google, and Apple to a lesser extent, trying to build social networks. Just how Google made the move into the Apple dominated mobile business, Facebook maybe set to try and move into Google and Apple’s business space. Well that is assuming the rumours are true. </p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/19/facebook-is-secretly-building-a-phone/">As for the Facebook phone being a low end device</a> that does data, I have to believe that Facebook learned from Microsoft’s mistake. The Kin earlier this year, flopped partly due to the fact that they had expensive data plans attached to them. The Kin phones were great, but no one in the low end market was really interested in spending high end data rates to get the phone. I would have to imagine that the Facebook phone would have a similar challenge as the Kin, since to access Facebook you will need to have data and if a major cell network isn’t willing to cut the cost of the data plan, I can’t see the Facebook phone even having a chance of survival. </p> <p>Then again, maybe with time Facebook may find a solution to the data plan dilemma. Until they do, I’m calling this rumour a bust. What about you? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1075810312202325745?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-29822814832501332722010-09-17T11:21:00.001-04:002010-09-17T11:21:53.789-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJOHj6OW3lI/AAAAAAAAArE/s7w9-fHMP9E/s1600-h/newtwitter1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="newtwitter1" border="0" alt="newtwitter1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TJOHkCpEamI/AAAAAAAAArI/2a-MkpP7Cko/newtwitter1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="271"></a></p> <p>One has to wonder if it’s a bit too late. </p> <p>Chances are if your reading this your probably already a twitter user. But for those that aren’t familiar with Twitter, Twitter is essentially a social networking site were users share everything from what they are thinking to what they are doing at the moment, all in 140 characters. The 140 characters limit by the way first started with the notion that users would be updating their feeds via text messages from their cell phones which had a limit of 140 characters per text message. </p> <p>Since the launch of Twitter back in July of 2006, Twitter always seemed to embrace the idea of being simple and easy to use, and thus resisted the impulse to add new features. In many cases, Twitter has simply been a backbone for third party applications. Because of this, many people access Twitter via their cell phones. I know that I mostly see Twitter via my Blackberry. If I wasn’t blogging I don’t think I would ever go to the website via my computer, but I know that there are a lot of people that still do, so perhaps it’s a good idea for Twitter to start to do something to keep people coming to their main page. </p> <p>The new Twitter is coming pretty loaded. Some of the new features are the ability to embed pictures and video in your feed, as well as, a customizable side bar that you can create for your followers, mini profiles so you can click on a user and see his profile, and an ability to find related content by clicking on an author or story. </p> <p>Personally, I’m excited by Twitters new emphasis on their main page since I always wonder how these guys ever plan on making money. When I log into Twitter I don’t see ads of any kind. Sure they have those sponsored tweets, but I don’t see them too often. And so my question over the years, as the site literally started falling over because of its mass amount of users, how will these guys ever make money. The New Twitter looks like it could possibly answer that question. Well at least I hope it does. So what do you guys think of the new Twitter? </p> <p>*** By the way, those interested in seeing Twitters new ad just view the video below.</p> <p>&nbsp;<object width="500" height="301"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rIpD7hfffQo&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rIpD7hfffQo&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="301"></embed></object></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2982281483250133272?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-64373030151283540792010-09-16T20:24:00.001-04:002010-09-16T20:24:32.380-04:00<p><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500" height="441" id="gorillaPlayer_ci001"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="swliveconnect" value="true"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/ci001.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="wmode=transparent&amp;e=4bffc0037b3a3a49328d685cccfc7c21cc002973d57a44951a38fddf065f5c696a66be9b89ee2d2f0947d4e15d253124c7d296b9a2a5d695fdd446d15f64f11765e48a3169f68736fbc5dc0b05967dbf383ccf85d3b0fcebe03d34a7&amp;width=518&amp;height=457&amp;pid=ci001&amp;autostart=false&amp;allowscriptaccess=always&amp;usefullscreen=true"><embed src="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/ci001.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="gorillaPlayer_ci001" width="500" height="441" allowscriptaccess="always" swliveconnect="true" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" flashvars="wmode=transparent&e=4bffc0037b3a3a49328d685cccfc7c21cc002973d57a44951a38fddf065f5c696a66be9b89ee2d2f0947d4e15d253124c7d296b9a2a5d695fdd446d15f64f11765e48a3169f68736fbc5dc0b05967dbf383ccf85d3b0fcebe03d34a7&width=518&height=457&pid=ci001&autostart=false&allowscriptaccess=always&usefullscreen=true&esnapshot=4bffc0037b3a3a493b90685cccfc7c21cc002973d57a44951a38fddf065f5c696a66be9b89ee2d2f094ccde2702233248cc2a0b6a3bed699f2d44c9a1869fa1f32b8d76936b6c068b683c70a0b8c79a03f3d95da84&trueurl=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Johnny-Depp-Isn-t-Who-They-Think-He-Is-In-The-First-Trailer-For-The-Tourist-20657.html"></embed></object></p> <p>Man this looks good. </p> <p>Johnny Depp is probably by far my favourite actor out there. He seems to have this unique ability to be able to play anyone, but he doesn’t necessarily get the credit for it. This does come partly from the fact that Johnny usually ends up playing similar characters in many of his films from Pirates of the Caribbean to Alice in Wonderland, he seems to like to play a somewhat strange character. So it’s really nice to see Johnny Depp take on a role were he plays a normal guy, which from the trailer it appears he does a really good job of. Paired with Angelina Jolie who also always does a really good job, I think this film will be a real knock out when it’s released in December. Especially if “The Tourist” lives up to its action themes. </p> <p>So what do you think? </p> <p><a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Johnny-Depp-Isn-t-Who-They-Think-He-Is-In-The-First-Trailer-For-The-Tourist-20657.html">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6437303015128354079?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-85887733731016352002010-09-15T11:02:00.001-04:002010-09-15T14:04:05.061-04:00<div style="width: 500px; background: #000000; height: 309px"> <p><embed flashVars="playerVars=showStats=yes|autoPlay=no|videoTitle=Live Action Pokemon" src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/5202128/live_action_pokemon.swf" width="500" height="309" wmode="transparent" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" name="Metacafe_5202128" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> <div style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5202128/live_action_pokemon/">Live Action Pokemon</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">More amazing videos are a click away</a></div> <p>For Live Action anyways</p> <p>Growing up I remember the Pokémon being a show aimed at kids featuring these often cute looking creatures that were capable of doing different things based on their particular species. But there appears to be a move underway to mature our cute friends. </p> <p>Above you will see a trailer for a possible upcoming film for Pokémon. I know that it’s a bit hard to make out, but the poster of this video apparently attended a secret showing of this film trailer and managed to record the last 30 seconds of it. From the trailer you can see some pretty adult violence and our favourite cute looking Pokémon mingled in between. The trail does make for an interesting concept, but I’ll discuss that in a minute. </p> <p>But first, I think I should answer the question as to whether or not if this Pokémon trailer is a fake, which it is. Unfortunately some film sites jumped the gun on this one and reported it as if it could be real, but I took some time to track down the original story (which you can read <a href="http://www.shogungamer.com/news/live-action-gritty-pokemon-movie-trailer-leaked-shogun-gamer-exclusive">here</a>) and found that it confirmed that the trailer was fake. In the Internet age unfortunately fact checking hasn’t become the norm and I’m sometimes guilty of it myself, so I can’t blame anyone for running with this story. </p> <p>Perhaps this rush to report comes from some long time Pokémon fans wanting to see a more mature film. Over on The Movie Blog, Rodney seems to have a slight attraction for the Pokémon and went as far to say that an updated more mature concept like this made sense since the Pokémon audience has grown up. This is true. Anyone that started watching Pokémon when it first started are now adults and so for there to be some mature themes throughout a Pokémon film would make sense since the audience is older now. That being said, I don’t think it’s a good idea to potentially cut off a new audience. By maturing the Pokémon, it creates a situation where parents may not want to bring their kids to see a Pokémon movie, which would a giant oversight by the film’s producers. Family films do very well at the theatre and so for Pokémon to not be a family film, would be a huge mistake. By remaining family friendly, adults that grow up with Pokémon will feel inclined to bring their kids to the theatre to see the new film. Kind of like the way parents may have brought their kids to see Transformers or GIJOE when they recently released their films. </p> <p>So to mature the Pokémon from a marketing perspective is a really bad idea. And besides, how many adults are really interested in continuing to keep up with the Pokémon. It was great when you were a kid, but as you get older you have a lot more concerns that I don’t think most adults will find the time for Pokémon. What about you? </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/09/pokemon-live-action">VIA</a></p> <p>***UPDATE:&nbsp; It has been pointed out to me that the article from Shogun Gamer doesn’t say that this Pokémon film trailer is fake, which I agree it doesn’t.&nbsp; But the fact that the trailer came from a fake e-mail,&nbsp; seems to suggest that it isn’t real.&nbsp; At least it suggest that for me. I’m also supported by the guys over at <a href="http://kotaku.com/5638339/a-live+action-pokemon-movie-would-never-be-this-great">Kotaku</a>&nbsp; who have called the trailer fake as well.&nbsp; Lets face it,&nbsp; Pokémon would never release a mature film like this one.&nbsp; I know older fans would love to see it,&nbsp; but I don’t see it happening.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8588773373101635200?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-43902001846800132572010-09-14T08:38:00.001-04:002010-09-14T08:38:43.823-04:00<p><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tzkkgK_zQHI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tzkkgK_zQHI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p>Many of you may not know this, but yesterday was Super Mario’s 25th anniversary. It was yesterday, 25 years ago that Super Mario first appeared on the Famicom in Japan. Before this Mario had appeared in Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., but it was with the release of Super Mario Bros. that made Mario a household name. Super Mario Bros. went on to selling over 40 Million units in the last 25 years. What is uncertain however is whether Super Mario Bros. sold over 40 million units because of its bundling with the NES systems. </p> <p>One fun little fact is that Super Mario was the best selling videogame ever up until Wii Sports came out and was bundled with the Wii. Perhaps more games should come bundled to the console it does seem to work out for these games. In any case, happy birthday Mario, may you enjoy many more gaming years. </p> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/13/super-mario-bros-25th-anniversary/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4390200184680013257?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-18299714655808335782010-09-13T10:59:00.001-04:002010-09-13T10:59:06.186-04:00<p><object width="400" height="241"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZQTemf043tw&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZQTemf043tw&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="241"></embed></object></p> <p>Well sort of. </p> <p>As you already know, Windows Phone 7 series phones are just around the corner, and with that Microsoft has started to gear up their advertising for this new series of phones. But what you might not know is that Microsoft over the weekend decided to kick it up a notch with an all out iPhone funeral and a Thriller dance. </p> <p>Well technically, this event wasn’t intended to be a marketing ploy. According to an update to the story, Microsoft’s communications VP Frank Shaw, stated that these kinds of parties are common in the tech community and are designed to let employees blow off steam. Thus this aggressive display wasn’t intended to be seen publically. </p> <p>I just have one question then? What happened to the good old days, when you would rent out a bar or dining hall and bring your employees out to dinner or dancing? Perhaps I’m just a little behind the times, but I would much prefer a standard dinner to having to work on choreography to perform an elaborate dance routine. I have to wonder if Microsoft is really trying to soften the blow so that they don’t look so aggressive. Aka Microsoft knew this would become public but they don’t want to publicly seem so aggressive, which a good idea is by the way. </p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, I would like to see Microsoft be more aggressive, but to public state that your phone is the iPhone killer is a really bold statement which you have to deliver on. If Windows Phone 7 is not on par with the iPhone in any way, it would fall below consumer expectations and would be seen as a disaster even if the phone was a really good phone. The fact that Frank Shaw came out to state that this was simply an employee event was a good idea, at least in my opinion. So what about you? </p> <p><a href="http://www.techi.com/2010/09/microsoft-marks-release-of-phone-7-with-iphone-funeral/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1829971465580833578?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-63431373303978363762010-09-09T11:04:00.001-04:002010-09-09T11:04:50.201-04:00<p><object width="400" height="241"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YgFh6IAQoDA&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YgFh6IAQoDA&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="241"></embed></object></p> <p>In case you missed all of the excitement yesterday, Google officially updated their search yesterday with Google Instant. Well perhaps not too exciting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to have a faster search engine, but what I find is more important is being able to find what you’re looking for. </p> <p>Google in one of their press videos stated that you be able to redefine your search based on what your results are, as you type in your request, but I still don’t see how that may help me to find more obscure items. </p> <p>Hopefully once Google Instant goes live here in Canada, I’ll be proven wrong about the service and it will be amazingly easy to find what you’re looking for, but I just don’t see it. </p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5633666/music-videos-created-from-google-instant-will-keep-us-entertained-for-now">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6343137330397836376?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-14257912602011926092010-09-08T09:59:00.001-04:002010-09-08T09:59:25.102-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TIeWuMF6UFI/AAAAAAAAAqw/Y7XrbknGvnY/s1600-h/Apple_TV%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Apple_TV" border="0" alt="Apple_TV" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TIeWumGsoRI/AAAAAAAAAq0/uoiabIduoHU/Apple_TV_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="235" /></a> </p> <p>I hope not. </p> <p>As many of you already know, Apple TV received a bit of an upgrade last week at the Apple event. The new Apple TV comes featuring an upgraded UI and no storage. Including no storage into this device is a pretty bold move on the part of Apple. People are use to the idea of owning their own content, but it appears Apple is attempting to sell people on the idea of simply renting it. </p> <p>Sure Apple is not the first to do that, Netflix and other online services have been running streaming services for some time now. But what makes Apples approach different is that they don’t have a subscription model. Certainly the Apple TV can stream Netflix or YouTube, etc., it’s just that Apple themselves have not come up with a subscription model and I have to wonder why. Perhaps Apple isn’t really interested in the content. After all Apple is hardware company and perhaps their interests are in selling the Apple TV itself. Which is kind of what they’ve done with iTunes, were most of the money goes to content creators. </p> <p>That being said, one disappointing feature of the Apple TV is its streaming. Apparently, Apple TV will only stream in 720p. Which is good for most people, and is really not too surprising since I have found that streaming, although its improved over the years, still isn’t as close to what you can get if you have the content locally on the device your playing from. This is why I’m a little disappointed that there is no storage on this device. Apple TV in my opinion has taken a step back, as it seems Apple left out the storage to please content creators that wouldn’t mind you renting their content. </p> <p>Whatever the case, having no local storage and having streaming options do solve one problem. In my opinion, in that most people don’t want to own everything they watch. I have a friend that has “acquired” a lot of movies over the years and so he ended up with boxes and boxes of DVDs, which became a mess to deal with and now that Blu-Rays have come out there is problem as to what to do with all of those DVDs. Not owning the content solves that problem, just as long as the streaming service comes at a decent price. </p> <p>With Apple’s rental service, not owning your content could get really expensive fast. So I’m hoping Apple come up with their own subscription service soon, since other players can stream Netfilx and Youtube too and they also come with built-in storage. Even the Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 can stream Netflix, so I’m not sure why anyone that owns these devices would want an Apple TV. Then again, maybe that’s just me. </p> <p>What do you think? Are you buying an Apple TV? </p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/apple-announcing-new-apple-tv/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1425791260201192609?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-64745685383993872092010-09-07T13:26:00.001-04:002010-09-07T13:26:02.781-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TIZ1prJwSYI/AAAAAAAAAqo/fAq2DzzOdK8/s1600-h/machete_poster_01%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="machete_poster_01" border="0" alt="machete_poster_01" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TIZ1qOcc8tI/AAAAAAAAAqs/p8A06nptgDg/machete_poster_01_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" height="301" /></a> What happened? </p> <p>Back in 2007, Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino got to gather to release their double feature film, Grindhouse. Although it didn’t do so well at the box office many people were impressed with the Trailer for Machete. So it was no surprise when it was soon after announced that Machete would be developed into a feature film which released this past weekend. And if you are like most people, you probably didn’t notice or just didn’t care to see it. </p> <p>Machete unfortunately only made $11.3 million this past weekend to come in at 3rd. My question is what happened? It seemed that a lot of people were looking forward to Machete but when it came out their interest was gone. I had one friend that commented that he felt Danny Trejo is only a side character and couldn’t hold a movie. I know that some reviewers also didn’t like it, but overall it seems the film did hold up as it holds a 71% on Rotten Tomatoes. </p> <p>I have to wonder if Machete suffered from some Scott Pilgrim syndrome, where by the film failed to market itself. Whatever the case, I hope Machete can recover from this bad weekend. But I feel that it is unlikely that it will. </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/don-t-bring-a-knife-to-a-gun-fight-the-american-head-shots-machete-at-the-box-office-11042">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6474568538399387209?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-73684516822835369782010-09-07T12:22:00.001-04:002010-09-07T12:22:41.730-04:00<p><object width="400" height="241"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ROL2_czpW0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ROL2_czpW0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="241"></embed></object></p> <p>But is this a revolution. </p> <p>Yesterday, it was reported on a number of sites that Microsoft had released a teaser for their upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices. And you know what? I’m looking forward to Windows Phone 7. Listening to guys like Paul Thurrott and his Windows Weekly podcast I’m hearing a lot of good things about Windows Phone 7. And, it does help that they are adopting the Zune UI. </p> <p>For those few that managed to get a Zune HD, you will know that it’s actually a pretty good device. At least that is what I’ve heard of the device as its not available up here in Canada, (I’m not mad). </p> <p>Personally, I’m glad to see Microsoft get back in the cell phone game, as Windows Mobile 6 was a bit of a disappointment for many people. Sure it did improve with updates, but the updates came a bit too late in the game. And Apple was allowed to run away with the market. </p> <p>In any case, if the rumours are true we should be seeing some Windows Phone 7 devices arriving in the next few months and so I’ll leave any judgement of the phones until they come out. What about you? Are you looking forward to Windows Phone 7? </p> <p><a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/09/06/video-windows-phone-7-official-teaser-ad-says-the-revolution-is-coming/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-7368451682283536978?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-61121160188488543502010-09-03T11:52:00.001-04:002010-09-03T11:52:51.521-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TIEZ0ZgI91I/AAAAAAAAAqg/1sgWWMv4IYI/s1600-h/toystory3%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="toystory3" border="0" alt="toystory3" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TIEZ0m-4biI/AAAAAAAAAqk/sRBSFVKYizI/toystory3_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="232" height="272" /></a> I’m not quite sure what to make of this. </p> <p>Sure Toy Story 3 was a great film, probably even one of the best films that were released this year and I won’t mind even seeing it again. But I have to wonder about this new trend in Hollywood to re-release films. Is re-releasing a film really a good thing? Certainly many families may decide this weekend to take the opportunity before their kids go back to school to go and see Toy Story 3 again in the theatre. </p> <p>Although there is a bit of a question as to whether or not families are willing to go and see Toy Story 3 this early after its theatrical run. With Avatar there was a period of months between its re-release and its theatrical run, but some theatres just stopped showing Toy Story 3 and some never stopped. </p> <p>From a business stand point I can understand film studios wanting to squeeze every dime out of a film, but for use film goers I have to think that it’s not a good trend. After all, every time a film is re-released it takes up valuable theatres for its re-release, meaning that there is another film that doesn’t make it into that theatre, or another film is bumped. </p> <p>Truth be told, I’m not against re-releases. I enjoyed seeing the Dark Knight re-release last year around January. I just don’t necessarily like the timing of this batch of re-releases and I would hate to see a re-release compete for theatres with new films. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/09/toy-story-3-returns-to-cinemas-on-labour-day-weekend">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6112116018848854350?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-25884844400601019462010-09-02T12:45:00.001-04:002010-09-02T12:46:34.770-04:00<p> Or should I say FailExpo 2010. </p> <p>Personally I would love to tell you how much fun I had this year at the convention, but the truth is my weekend got a bit messed up, and so, I’m still a bit raw and angry about it. So you may see that coming through as I do this report. Sorry about that. </p> <p><u>Day One</u> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_Ug6rTulI/AAAAAAAAAp4/P2ry7gsgqGs/s1600-h/PICT0460%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="PICT0460" border="0" alt="PICT0460" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_Uhapd6tI/AAAAAAAAAp8/wflzfY7xIVw/PICT0460_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> Day One of the convention actually didn’t go to badly although it got off to a late start. On Friday, those that bought a deluxe ticket in advanced were supposed to be allowed to get in at 2pm, 2 hours before the actually event opened to the rest of the people. That unfortunately didn’t happen as I got in around 3:30 pm, which wasn’t bad. In years past, the convention never use to get started on time, and so I was used to having to wait a bit longer than the normal starting time. </p> <p>Once inside the convention I spent my time walking around to get the lay of the land, as there weren’t any really interesting panels going on that evening. At least there weren’t any panels I was interested in seeing. But one thing I picked up on was the fact that we might have some problems on Saturday with overcrowding, as it was evident that there were congestion issues starting to happen. </p> <p>Saturday typically is a big convention day as most of the panels and guest are there on Saturday, so I was a bit worried that the convention might get shutdown this year. I took a picture Friday evening of the convention which you can see below. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_Uh8AZFkI/AAAAAAAAAqA/z4uRf2jZuO0/s1600-h/PICT0509%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="PICT0509" border="0" alt="PICT0509" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_UibD8aoI/AAAAAAAAAqE/ugAV3VdaN1k/PICT0509_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="358" height="272" /></a> As you can see there were a lot of people already there on Friday evening. </p> <p><u>Day Two</u> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_Ui-cDRnI/AAAAAAAAAqI/8-XSTs0WFzU/s1600-h/PICT0482%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="PICT0482" border="0" alt="PICT0482" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_UjbO7icI/AAAAAAAAAqM/nhZEl7BdV-k/PICT0482_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> Day Two of the convention started off well enough, but it unfortunately turned for the worse. I arrived at the convention around 11:30 and began to line up for the Tron Legacy preview, which was awesome I might add. The Tron Legacy preview was a bit of a commercial for their upcoming games, as they had one of the producers for the game come down to promote the games. Following the game demos, we had the opportunity to watch a couple of trailers for Tron Legacy and view a scene from the film in 3D. For those interested the scene showed what happens to Sam Flynn when he first enters the Tron universe. It was a quite impressive scene that showed some of the expansiveness of the Tron World. After the clip, they brought out Actor Bruce Boxleitner for an interview and Q&amp;A with the guys from the Space channel’s Inner Space as moderators. </p> <p>Following the Tron Preview, I headed to the Stan Lee Q &amp; A, which was a very interesting panel, as Stan Lee can be quite a personality. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_Uj5ta2UI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/KrZ0tWyZlVE/s1600-h/PICT0011%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="PICT0011" border="0" alt="PICT0011" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_UlHIdKzI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Qm8dY-RwmD0/PICT0011_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="369" height="281" /></a> After the Stan Lee Q &amp; A the trouble started. The convention volunteers wanted us to exit the hall since there was a Adam West &amp; Burt Ward panel happening in the same room afterwards and because of this there was already quite a big line waiting to come in. Once outside the hall I realised nothing was moving. This was a bit of a problem as we were on the basement level and had nowhere to go. I started to think to myself that if anyone started to panic this could become a bad place really fast, as there was probably a crowd of around 100 or more people going nowhere all confined in a hallway. I tried to go through into another convention hall when I saw a FanExpo employee came out and he kind of pushed me back. (Which wasn’t really cool.) He was however nice enough to inform me that they weren’t letting anyone go upstairs. </p> <p>When they finally starting to allow people to leave the basement, I remember looking outside and seeing a bunch of people pressed up against the glass wanting to get in. It looked like something out of a zombie invasion. As I went outside to give my friend his pass which I had bought for him on Friday so that he wouldn’t have to wait in line. As I exited, I was never told what was going on. Apparently the convention had reached capacity and thus they were not letting anyone in. So when I exited I was stuck outside, regardless if I had paid. I ended up waiting outside for about 2-3 hours to get back in. My friend who had a day pass never got in until 5:30pm even though the convention was supposed to close at 7 pm. I missed all of the panels I wanted to see in the afternoon and my friend missed seeing Stan Lee, who he came specifically to see. All in all, we were really disappointed at this year’s convention. The extra hour they announced that the convention was going to be open for did not help us out in the least. </p> <p><u>Day 3</u> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_Ulhlm6_I/AAAAAAAAAqY/Qy4CBPnmHD0/s1600-h/PICT0060%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="PICT0060" border="0" alt="PICT0060" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TH_UmKWuXYI/AAAAAAAAAqc/Y-Pio3NiP1I/PICT0060_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> Day 3 was a slow day, as most of the big panels happened on Saturday. I attended the Sendhil Ramamurthy and the Micheal Dorn Q&amp;As as well as the Udon 10 year panel. All in all, it was a nice way to end the convention. </p> <p>As for whether or not I will return next year to the convention. That all depends on what Hobbystar (the company behind the convention) decides to do about what happened to me Saturday and what changes they decide to make in the future to prevent Saturday from happening again. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2588484440060101946?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-23257275110760432072010-08-27T10:41:00.001-04:002010-08-27T10:41:34.906-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/THfOnZ2F7qI/AAAAAAAAApo/Qp5JbSinLgE/s1600-h/FanExpo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="FanExpo" border="0" alt="FanExpo" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/THfOnt0tK0I/AAAAAAAAAps/nB2Kj105mWQ/FanExpo_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="179" /></a> Hey guys. I’ll be heading down to the Fan Expo this weekend.&#160; For those that don’t know the FanExpo is a large comic book, Sci-Fi, Anime and Gaming expo that takes place in Toronto each year.&#160; I’ve been going there now for maybe close to 10 years and I’ve watched it grow from a much smaller convention to the massive convention this year.</p> <p>For those that are interested there are a great number of guests coming down from Felicia Day to Stan Lee to Adam West will be down there this weekend and I hopefully will get the chance to meet some of these people.&#160; </p> <p>In any case I hope to put up a post next week about what I saw down at the Expo.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2325727511076043207?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-4786475916283165232010-08-25T11:58:00.001-04:002010-08-25T11:58:56.670-04:00<p><object width="400" height="243"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4RsZErYEXz8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4RsZErYEXz8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="243"></embed></object></p> <p>I must say I like these Mash-Up videos. </p> <p>For anyone wondering, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is actually a pretty good movie. I few weeks ago, I was a bit sceptical that Scott Pilgrim would be any good, but all of the reviews gave it good reviews. So I went last week to see it and it was quite funny. </p> <p>So if you haven’t yet gone out to see Scott Pilgrim, make sure you see it before it leaves the theatre. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-478647591628316523?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-47269685589382168092010-08-24T11:20:00.001-04:002010-08-24T11:20:54.845-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/THPjVahAP-I/AAAAAAAAApg/-DYa_LhEfC4/s1600-h/71indianajones%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="71indianajones" border="0" alt="71indianajones" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/THPjVsJ_sqI/AAAAAAAAApk/-9MT2cTIreQ/71indianajones_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="176" /></a> I think so. </p> <p>Last weekend, <a href="http://movies.ign.com/articles/111/1114845p1.html">IGN</a> put up an article questioning if we need another Indiana Jones film? I happen to think so, but I do have to agree with this line of questioning. Let me explain. </p> <p>As the post points out, the last Indian Jones wasn’t exactly the greatest of the series. In many ways the film did not live up to the Indy name. Sure as an action film it was ok, but given the high standard set by the original Indy films, Indian Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull fell short of the series expectations. And so it’s reasonable for anyone to ask if it’s a wise idea for Spielberg and Lucas to continue making Indy films if they don’t live up to the originals. </p> <p>Certainly, George Lucas and Spielberg do have the right to make Indy films, I just wonder if it would be a better idea to do a reboot and reinvent the character. By doing a reboot the fans that grow up with Indy can have their series of films and the new generation can have their own series of Indy films. </p> <p>But I must admit that I would love to see another “good” Indy film. What about you? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4726968558938216809?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-27611376879094258212010-08-23T11:13:00.001-04:002010-08-23T11:13:34.124-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/THKQHOtSn5I/AAAAAAAAApQ/xeGH4lhdlgg/s1600-h/iPhone%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="iPhone" border="0" alt="iPhone" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/THKQHWmY9eI/AAAAAAAAApU/q-Yn6mTJo60/iPhone_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="224" /></a> Don’t you feel safer? </p> <p>Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/21/apple-attempts-to-patent-kill-switch-that-roots-out-unauthorized/">Engadget</a> reported on a new and disturbing security software that Apple has filed a patent for. According to this new patent, Apple’s new security software is aimed at protecting consumers phones that have been stolen. Apparently, this new security software will be able to detect unauthorized users by detecting if there is a different face or voice using the phone, etc. Carriers using this new security software will be able to perform a remote wipe of a phone or shut it down. </p> <p>If that wasn’t bad enough, the new security software will be able to detect if the phone is jail broken. Now I find this to be a little interesting given the timing of this new security software. Recently, it was declared to be legal to jail break your iPhone, while previously Apple threatened those who jail broke their iPhone’s with legal action, as they said it violated the DMCA copy right laws. Could Apple be using this new “security software” to prevent people from jail breaking their iPhones? The truth is we can’t be certain. </p> <p>All in all, I find this new security software to be a bit creepy. Hopefully it will be strictly opt in and won’t be forced onto iPhone users. Since I can’t help but feel that this new security software will lead to some abuse by the carriers using it. </p> <p>What do you think? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2761137687909425821?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-15410919074052294602010-08-18T11:54:00.001-04:002010-08-18T11:54:33.209-04:00<p><object width="400" height="214"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/24411"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/24411" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="214" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object></p> <p>As some of you may know, I haven’t really been a huge fan of M. Night Shyamalan as of late. The truth is I haven’t really been interested in many of M. Nights films and those that I might go out to see, were severally slammed by critics and from friends that had seen these films, and so the end result was I haven’t seen many of M. Night’s films. </p> <p>Other than The Sixth Sense, Signs and Unbreakable none of M. Night’s directed films have done well critically, which is kind of sad. M. Night has had a ton of upfront success critically and then has been slowly sliding off into obscurity. </p> <p>This brings me to yesterday, were I finally had a chance to sit down and watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which by the way is a great movie. As is the custom, before the film started they showed trailers for upcoming films and the trailer for “Devil” came up. Devil’s trailer started off interesting enough, but as they went into the concept of the film, I started to hear people heckling or laugh at the trailer, someone behind me said the film was garbage. As the trailer went on and they dropped M. Night’s name as is the custom with all of M. Nights films I found myself losing interest. Which lead me to the question of whether or not M. Night’s career was over? Or at the very least, over in the eyes of the audience? </p> <p>The truth is, M. Night still has some box office numbers, but you can see a bit of a downward slide over his last several films, other than The Last Airbender which came with a built in audience. M. Night is still profitable, but his profitability is declining. </p> <p>Personally, I think M. Night needs to take a break and do some smaller films and then come back and do a big budget film.&#160; Then again,&#160; I could be wrong. So what do you think?</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1541091907405229460?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-37021971131674188952010-08-16T11:30:00.001-04:002010-08-16T11:30:52.174-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TGlZqS0BT-I/AAAAAAAAApI/qsfDUnz_Cew/s1600-h/the-expendables-2010%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="the-expendables-2010" border="0" alt="the-expendables-2010" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TGlZq8eVwhI/AAAAAAAAApM/7Qo6jj0kyjY/the-expendables-2010_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="198" height="369" /></a> Yes. </p> <p>As many of you already know, this past weekend saw the release of “The Expendables”, “Eat, Pray, Love” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”. All of these films were, at least I thought, quite high profile films and thus I assumed that by the end of the weekend it might be kind of close in terms of which film would win this 3 legged race. But clearly things didn’t turn out the way I thought they would. </p> <p>When the dust finally settled this weekend, The Expendables clearly cemented themselves at the top of the Box Office with an estimated $35 million followed by Eat Pray Love with $23.7 Million. Yes the men have reclaimed the theatre, or so I think. The weird thing about this weekend is that none of the women I know went to see Eat Pray Love, all of them saw The Expendables so maybe us men aren’t quite as victorious. </p> <p>The big surprise of the weekend was that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World bombed with about $10.5 million. I seriously thought that Scott Pilgrim would win this weekend, since Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was the film that a lot of people were talking about. Scott Pilgrim even had midnight showings at a bunch of theatres. The fact that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World only brought in $10.5 million is a big disappointment. In any case, I feel that once word of mouth about the film gets out the numbers will pick up. </p> <p>So what film did you see this weekend? </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/expendables-blows-up-the-box-office-with-a-1-debut-10834">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3702197113167418895?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-44546244791033571042010-08-13T11:46:00.001-04:002010-08-13T11:46:37.230-04:00<object width="400" height="243"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fncp0sQvBM0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fncp0sQvBM0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="243"></embed></object> <p>Calling all men.</p> <p>Tonight's the night we begin to take back our theatres. Many of you may remember the challenge that The Expendables put forward in the trailer I posted above. This weekend we’ll finally see if that clever piece of marketing will pay off. </p> <p>But, there will be some steep competition this weekend from Eat, Pray, Love and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Personally, I think that Scott Pilgrim will take the box office this weekend, but I want to see The Expendables beat Eat, Pray, Love this weekend, so I’ll be heading out to see The Expendables. </p> <p>So what will you be seeing this weekend? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4454624479103357104?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-87756311283747115002010-08-12T10:28:00.001-04:002010-08-12T10:28:36.755-04:00<p><object width="400" height="241"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-BBOW-5ga64&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-BBOW-5ga64&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="241"></embed></object></p> <p>The truth is I don’t know. </p> <p>As many of you may have heard Matthew Vaughn, the director of the upcoming X-Men First Class, has publically stated that he believes that the Superhero genre is near death. As you can see from the above video the panel feels that Matthew Vaughn is wrong. But perhaps, Matthew Vaughn is right. Let me Explain. </p> <p>Matthew in his statement said that he felt that he would probably only have the opportunity of directing a Superhero film about “2 or 3 more times”. Considering the fact that many of these big budget movies usually require between 2 to 3 years to produce were are talking about a time scale of about 6-9 years. In such a time scale, a lot of things could happen. Well that is assuming that Matthew doesn’t work on films concurrently. If that were to happen, we could be talking about a death in maybe 2-5 years. </p> <p>Could the Superhero genre be dead in 2-5 years? The truth is I find it hard to believe, yet I feel that it could happen. In the land of Hollywood they have a habit of beating things to death. Superheroes are hot in Hollywood right now and so there is a ton of Superhero films coming out each and every year. With so many films in this one genre it could possible happen that people will get fatigued by these films. </p> <p>Now mind you, many of these Superhero films have been pretty good, and in general good films can keep an audience. If the Superhero films were to go the way of say the 3-D films were there are a lot of bad films released, I could believe that the Superhero genre could die, but until then, I think the Superhero genre will be around for a little while longer. How much longer will be determined by whether or not Hollywood continues to produce good movies in the Superhero genre. </p> <p>So what are your thoughts on this? Do you think Superhero films are dead? </p> <p><a href="http://www.amcentertainment.com/Script_to_Screen/Video__Film_Pundits_Discuss_Matthew_Vaughn_s_Comic_Movies_Demise_Comments/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8775631128374711500?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-34683903789387038482010-08-10T10:08:00.001-04:002010-08-10T10:08:55.568-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TGFddZdFI0I/AAAAAAAAApA/IeyAzySs22w/s1600-h/spiderman-lizard%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="spiderman-lizard" border="0" alt="spiderman-lizard" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TGFddkZio8I/AAAAAAAAApE/Da2frI0CNQY/spiderman-lizard_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="244" /></a> Well that is if the rumours are true. </p> <p>As many of you already know, Spiderman under the helm of Sam Raimi was cancelled earlier this year, and the decision was made at that point to recast and start the Spiderman series over again. If the rumours are true Dylan Baker has been a casualty of this great fall out. You may remember that Dylan Baker played Curt Connor, Lizard’s alter-ego in the 3 previous Spiderman films. And there was speculation before Raimi’s departure, that he would in the fourth film finally become the Lizard. </p> <p>But alas, according to the new rumours Christoph Waltz is now in talks to play Curt Connors. Which by the way, I don’t really mind? I think Christoph Waltz is an amazing actor and he would definitely be a great addition to the Spiderman franchise. It just sucks for Dylan that he won’t get a chance to play the Lizard. But I guess that’s just Hollywood. </p> <p>Whatever the case, we’ll just have to wait and see if the rumours are true. After all, 9 times out of 10 these casting rumours turn up empty. Let’s just hope they are true this time. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amcentertainment.com/Script_to_Screen/Could__The_Jew_Hunter__Now_Be__The_Spider-Man_Hunter__/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3468390378938703848?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-53344791358161005242010-08-10T09:50:00.001-04:002010-08-10T09:50:58.026-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TGFZP-v5JYI/AAAAAAAAAo4/2v8GpHCR-fc/s1600-h/Killer_Croc%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="Killer_Croc" border="0" alt="Killer_Croc" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TGFZQXkZ8wI/AAAAAAAAAo8/geXE1Dz75cU/Killer_Croc_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="209" height="300" /></a> I’ll admit it’s a very small chance. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/08/batman-3-might-shoot-in-new-orleans">The Movie Blog</a> is reporting that Batman 3 could possibly be shot largely in New Orleans. According to <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Batman-3-May-Do-Almost-Half-Of-Principal-Photography-In-New-Orleans-20057.html">CinemaBlend</a>, there is a deal in the works to have a large portion of the Dark Knight sequel shot in New Orleans due to the tax incentives that New Orleans is offering for film productions. </p> <p>Now this I know doesn’t mean anything, since if they chose their locations right, they can make New Orleans seem just like any city. But I was just wondering if Christopher Nolan might make the decision to through in Killer Croc as a villain for the third Batman film? Personally, I think it would be kind of cool to see just how Nolan would handle a character like Killer Croc. But alas, if the rumours are true The Riddler may already be on tap as Batman’s next villain, and so Killer Croc may not make a good fit. </p> <p>Then again, I guess will just have to wait and see. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-5334479135816100524?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-59933918616663446292010-08-06T11:15:00.001-04:002010-08-06T11:15:17.586-04:00<p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5605970/did-apple-include-an-existing-third+party-app-in-a-patent-application">Gizmodo</a> is reporting that it appears Apple has filed for a number of patents for applications that seem oddly similar to Third Party Apps they already carry in their App store.</p> <p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="whereto-patent" border="0" alt="whereto-patent" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFwnBDigjaI/AAAAAAAAAo0/RxD76D_PsHY/whereto-patent_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="379" height="349" /></p> <p> Above you will see a picture of a side by side of the “Where to” App from Apples app store, with a picture from their patent filling. Looking at this with the naked eye it seems that they are pretty much the same application, so one has to wonder why Apple would try to patent an already existing application made by a third party? Is it simply a case where too people thought up the same idea around the same time? Sadly, it doesn’t seem to be the case that Apple slipped up. </p> <p>In an update to the article, Gizmodo referenced a <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/05/apple-patent-diagrams-send-the-wrong-message-to-developers/">TechCrunch</a> article in which they found that Apple had done a similar thing for another App called “Guide You Amsterdam”. Hopefully this is all some huge misunderstanding by some tech journalists, but personally this does look a little suspicious. </p> <p>So what do you think? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-5993391861666344629?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-49749573938352566592010-08-06T11:00:00.001-04:002010-08-06T11:00:06.874-04:00<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1939481&fullscreen=1" width="400" height="300" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1939481&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1939481&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="300" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object> <div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; width: 480px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px">See more <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/videos">funny videos</a> and <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/pictures">funny pictures</a> at <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/">CollegeHumor</a>.</div> <p>I guess you can tell it’s a bit of a slow month. </p> <p>The truth is it’s kind of been a slow uninteresting month, so as you can kind of tell I’ve been slowing down here over on this blog. Other than simply being short on time, there hasn’t been a lot of news to be impressed about lately. A lot of the big films are already out and a lot of the big tech conferences are over. </p> <p>I guess it is to be expected, after all its summer. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4974957393835256659?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-337351485693394442010-08-05T11:53:00.001-04:002010-08-05T11:53:21.085-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFreb6V6YEI/AAAAAAAAAos/S5yx2SKxdNg/s1600-h/google_wave_logo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="google_wave_logo" border="0" alt="google_wave_logo" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFrecIKGxjI/AAAAAAAAAow/wNwJp5tNOkU/google_wave_logo_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196" /></a> Does anyone care? </p> <p>Yesterday, <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/update-on-google-wave.html">Google announced on their official blog</a> that they will stop development of their Google Wave service. For most of you, you probably never even heard about this Google service and you probably won’t care to much that it’s gone. So I’ll try and describe just what Google Wave was. Google Wave was a Twitter like collaboration tool that Google created and released last year, which allowed its users to have conversations in real time, as well as share videos and collaborate on documents, etc. </p> <p>Google Wave for the most part, suffered from the fact that it mostly misunderstood by its users. For those that got what they could do with Google Wave there was nothing but praise, but for most of use, including myself, we really didn’t find much of a use for it. </p> <p>Personally, I believe that if Google did more to educate people on the benefits of the service, more people would use it. But alas, I guess it’s too late. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-33735148569339444?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-46147509771861201272010-08-03T10:31:00.000-04:002010-08-03T10:31:54.974-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFYeXOpfYKI/AAAAAAAAAoc/3bQZJn9Iy4c/s1600-h/images%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="images" border="0" alt="images" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFYeX-WuvXI/AAAAAAAAAog/bT-JK8vvwXw/images_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /></a> Well that’s for BlackBerry anyways. </p> <p>Do you like using your BlackBerry? Do you like how it pushes out your e-mails and messages to your phone? If you do, don’t travel to the UAE or you may be a bit unhappy. </p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/01/blackberry-email-web-and-messaging-banned-in-uae-due-to-securi/">Engadget</a> is reporting that United Arab Emirates’ Telco overseers have decided to ban RIM services. That’s right, no one in the UAE will be able to browse the internet, send messages or e-mail on their Blackberry devices effective as of this October. And for those of you that like BBM, it will be banned as of the end of this month. </p> <p>By now you’re probably asking yourself why the UAE has decided to take this step. Well its actually quite simple. The UAE currently can’t monitor their customers activates on a Blackberry, so they have decided to ban the services in order to try and pressure RIM to divulge user’s activities when needed. So because the various overseers can’t spy on BlackBerry users, they have just decided to ban their services. </p> <p>I really feel sorry for the people of the UAE. Personally, I hope that RIM puts down their feet and decides not to hand over user data. I don’t know much about the laws in the UAE, so it would be awful if someone was punished due to breaking some strange law. </p> <p>Update:&#160; It appears that <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/08/01/blackberry-services-to-be-suspended-in-the-uae-starting-october-11th/">Saudi Arabia doesn't</a> want to be out done by the UAE and will be implementing their own ban on RIM Services.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4614750977186120127?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-14787182237544185752010-08-03T10:23:00.001-04:002010-08-03T10:23:27.015-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFgmW9Wk-TI/AAAAAAAAAok/RAwLc3-e5YU/s1600-h/ruff2%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="ruff2" border="0" alt="ruff2" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TFgmXABnr-I/AAAAAAAAAoo/Elzrcq5NAcc/ruff2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="157" /></a> I don’t know what to think about this one. </p> <p>Many of you might remember me reporting a few of weeks ago, that Marvel had decided to drop Edward Norton as the Hulk due to his less than co-operative nature. Well over the weekend it was announced that Mark Ruffalo will be replacing Edward as Bruce Banner, but I’m just not sure what to make of this. </p> <p>Mark Ruffalo isn’t exactly a lead actor. He probably could be a lead, but everything I’ve seen him in had him in a supporting role. So does this mean that there will be no more Hulk films? There doesn’t seem to be any news to confirm this, either way. </p> <p>Whatever the case, I guess we’re going to have to wait to see what happens. Personally, I would love to see another Hulk film, but I have doubts that it will happen. </p> <p><a href="http://movies.ign.com/articles/110/1109670p1.html">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1478718223754418575?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-19786173442676761332010-07-28T13:15:00.001-04:002010-07-28T13:15:02.756-04:00<p><object width="400" height="241"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fncp0sQvBM0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fncp0sQvBM0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="241"></embed></object></p> <p>I must say that I have not been so thoroughly impressed by a trailer before. </p> <p>As you may already know from reading this blog, I’m looking forward to seeing The Expendables this August 13th. And I must say that after watching this trailer, I feel even more motivated to see this film. </p> <p>According to the above trailer, my very manhood is on the line here. This trailer has issued a challenge to us men to go out and make The Expendables a more successful film than Julia Roberts’ Eat, Pray, Love. If we men cannot succeed we don’t deserve to be called men. </p> <p>Personally I feel that this trailer is probably the most brilliant trailer I’ve seen. Not only was a laughing when I saw this trailer, it did kind of make a lot of sense. I’ve noticed an increasing number of female focused films. Not that it’s a bad thing, but the more male oriented films have been steadily on the decline. Sure there are still a lot of action films, but they have been designed to be appealing to both sexes and not just males. </p> <p>You have to wonder how the people over on the Eat, Pray, Love camp will react to this trailer. It would be interesting to see if they will respond to this challenge with a similar challenge to women. Then again, women are usually a bit more sensible than that, so I think us guys will be pretty well ignored as normal. </p> <p>But it is interesting to imagine that the women care, isn’t it? </p> <p><a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/This-Expendables-Trailer-Challenges-Your-Manhood-19532.html">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1978617344267676133?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-80694323947949922892010-07-27T11:10:00.001-04:002010-07-27T11:10:40.934-04:00<p><object width="400" height="190" id="1890250" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" alt="Trailer for Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch' horror"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/MTg5MDI1MA=="></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/MTg5MDI1MA==" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="190"></embed></object> <br /><font size="1"><a href="http://horror.break.com/sucker-punch/trailer-for-zack-snyders-sucker-punch" target="_blank">Trailer for Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch'</a> - Watch more <a href="http://horror.break.com" target="_blank">horror</a></font> </p> <p>This film looks awesome. </p> <p>I can’t wait to see this film when it releases next year. I have to wonder how someone could even come up with this concept. It has everything from Dragons, airplanes, sword fighting, gun fighting. Zack Snyder has out down himself with this one. I really hope that the trailer lives up to the movie. </p> <p>In any case, we’ll have to wait. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8069432394794992289?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-26867028034992327052010-07-27T10:54:00.001-04:002010-07-27T10:54:25.673-04:00<p><object width="400" height="216"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/24934"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/24934" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="216" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object></p> <p>I have to say I’m intrigued. </p> <p>As you already know, DreamWorks’ Megamind is releasing shortly and features a hero and villain who are constantly engaged in combat with each other. But what would happen if the villain was allowed to win? From the above trailer, it appears that in MegaMind that will be just the case. </p> <p>Personally, I find the idea of evil winning kind of intriguing since it never gets explored in film. For the most part, good always wins in the end. So it will be pretty interesting to see just where this film goes. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/megamind-trailer-online-2">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2686702803499232705?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-84341474898926848052010-07-26T12:07:00.001-04:002010-07-26T12:07:36.407-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TE2yxXlwJvI/AAAAAAAAAoU/B3zf4qbdFF8/s1600-h/thor-20100725041245339%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="thor-20100725041245339" border="0" alt="thor-20100725041245339" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TE2yx6BNvAI/AAAAAAAAAoY/AQsU4E2MoO8/thor-20100725041245339_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" height="244" /></a></p> <p>It would be great if he was. </p> <p>This past weekend, The San Diego Comic-Con took place in San Diego which brought with it a lot of movie news. The most intriguing of which, (well most intriguing to me) is whether or not Thanos will be in the Thor movies. Marvel over the weekend revealed that Odin, Thor’s father, has the Infinity Gauntlet as part of his collection. </p> <p>The Infinity Gauntlet may not ring a bell for many people reading this so I’ll give you a bit of a rundown of this item. The Infinite Gauntlet appeared in the Marvel Miniseries by the same name back in 1991, and was created by Thanos, who during the Thanos Quest miniseries, gathered the Infinite Gems (powerful items) together and put them in a Gauntlet. In the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos sets out to win the love of Death by fulfilling her wish for him to kill half the Universes population. The remaining heroes gather together to take on Thanos and reverse what Thanos has done. </p> <p>The Infinity Gauntlet to this day is still probably one of my favourite Marvel Storylines and Thanos is probably my favourite hero/villain character. If Thanos is, in Thor I know I’m not missing this movie. </p> <p>Thano is a really interesting character that who was not only strong, but had a high level of intelligence. In many cases, Thanos was several steps ahead of his opponents, but he had one weakness, he never really wanted to win. So if he hatched a evil scheme for the most part he would end up sabotaging himself slightly which would lead to his defeat. This not wanting to win at evil slowly led him to eventually become a hero rather than to remain a villain. </p> <p>Personally, I think Thanos would be a great addition to Thor or perhaps the Avengers movie. Whichever the case, I hope he makes it into one of these films since I would love to see him on the big screen. </p> <p><a href="http://movies.ign.com/articles/110/1108431p1.html">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8434147489892684805?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-30998058516751966492010-07-22T11:50:00.001-04:002010-07-22T11:50:19.541-04:00<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/S7SSy26VtEI/AAAAAAAAAhA/REY-uWmtpsE/s800/the-hangover.jpg" width="397" height="290" /> Can’t wait. And no I’m not going to Thailand. </p> <p>As you already know from a previous post, The Hangover, the most successful ‘R’ rated comedy ever is getting a sequel, but the only question was, where would The Hangover 2 take place? After all they can’t go back to Vegas again and have it feel as new and original as the first Hangover. </p> <p>So I’m glad that it has been announced that The Hangover 2 (as I call it) will be set to take place in Thailand. As for if all of the original characters will be making the journey to Thailand, that part hasn’t been confirmed. I just hope that they have a great story as for why the guys decided to go to Thailand. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/thailand-confirmed-for-the-hangover-2">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-3099805851675196649?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-4543947239160090232010-07-20T22:01:00.000-04:002010-07-20T22:01:00.241-04:00<p>***Warning this post contains spoilers. Read ahead at your own risk. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEZG9aw3ttI/AAAAAAAAAn4/BhyhsIi8wsk/s1600-h/inception-poster%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="inception-poster" border="0" alt="inception-poster" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEZG96BYvKI/AAAAAAAAAn8/-9ATWBcRGow/inception-poster_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="413" /></a>I guess I’ll need to see it a third time. </p> <p>Unless you missed it, you probably know that Inception released this past Friday and its worked to create a lot of discussion online. It seems like all the film sites and social news sites are obsessed with trying to figuring out Inception and its many mysteries. Inception has been described as Christopher Nolan’s best work thus far which is quite high praise given that Chris has the Dark Knight under his belt, a film that was much loved by fans and reviewers alike. </p> <p>So does Inception live up to the hype? I think so. Not only is Inception a great film, it’s a film that has really caused a lot of thought, as Chris has presented us with quite the paradox in Inception. There are a lot of unanswered questions with this film and they were quite intentional. On the surface Inception starts out with a simple idea, what if people could enter your dreams and steal your ideas? But then the film quickly moves to turn this concept on its head. What if someone instead of stealing your ideas, could instead place an idea in your mind? The film follows Cobb who is the best extractor in the world (someone that can enter people’s dreams and steal their ideas), as he and his team attempt to plant an idea into Robert Fischer Jr. to dissolve his inherited energy empire. </p> <p>Inception brings us very deep into the mind of Cobb, who we find is a tormented soul following the death of his wife, who was a fellow dreamer. Cobb’s wife Mal crops up from time to time throughout the film as Cobb struggles to control his subconscious memory of her. It’s made very clear to us the audience that Mal represents Cobb’s guilt, which leads her to pop up just to sabotage his plans. Mal pops up so much in fact that Cobb has decided sometime before the start of the film, not to be involved in the creation of the environments of the dreams as to prevent Mal from knowing the dream. </p> <p>All in all, Inception is a very masterfully made film that has brought up a lot of questions. Questions that I hoped I could be cleared up with a second viewing. Questions like is Mal real? Does Cobb really have kids? Is the whole film a dream? To be completely honest, I still struggle with these questions and others, so I thought that I would just give my thoughts on these ideas and others. </p> <p>Is Mal real? I think she may simply be a figment of Cobb’s imagination. Why? The film never really gives us any real evidence of her existents other than Cobb’s memories. Now you might point out here that Arthur says he meet her before she died and that she was a very lovely women, I’ll get to that. During the film we find out that Cobb spent a lot of time in Limbo an area that is completely empty other than constructed objects by the dreamer. It is my thinking that Cobb in his loneliness created her. As for if Cobb has kids, I think you probably can guess my answer. I don’t think they are real. If Mal isn’t real then Cobb couldn’t certainly have kids. Also, in the end when we finally get to see the Cobb’s kid’s faces and they haven’t aged nor have they changed clothes. We only see Cobb’s kids in his dream state and at the end were we are left with the question of whether or not if Cobb is still dreaming? I personally think he is still dreaming. Why? We need to remember what the totem was designed to do, tell you if you are in someone else's dream as only you know nuances of your totem, but what the film doesn’t seem to specify and with good reason as for whether a Totem could be useful for telling if you are still dreaming. If you know what the nuances of your totem, can’t you simply recreate it in your own dream, I think so. That is why Mal’s Totem kept spinning when it was used in Limbo. Also, we never actually see the Totem fall. As Cobb draws away from the Totem it seems as if it my fall, but then we don’t actually see it fall. Perhaps it would have fallen if Cobb remained by it, but as he moved away it just kept spinning. In truth, we will never know the answer as Chris decided to cut away as it appears it may fall. </p> <p>Is Inception all a dream? I kind of think so. Why? In Inception we are introduced to the idea that dreams aren’t necessarily very detailed, but they feel real. And that is the impression that I was left with when viewing the story. One thing that you might notice is that every character in this film seems to go by only one name. Just check out <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/">imdb</a>. The only characters that has more than one name is Robert Fischer Jr. and Maurice Fischer. Every other character has one name and each character seems to have a particular meaning as it comes to the subconscious. As <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100714/REVIEWS/100719997">Roger Ebert pointed out Adriadne</a> (Ellen Page) is the name of the women in Greek mythology that helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur’s labryinth. Could Adriadne simply be a product of Cobb’s mind to help lead him out of the dream? Earlier in the film, it was established that Adriadne as an Architect (the person responsible for building the dreams) is to build a labyrinth, to prevent the subjects subconscious from finding them. </p> <p>Then again, perhaps I’m just talking out of my butt. Whatever the case Inception is a complex film that really is worth a few viewings to try and put together your thoughts. So what are your thoughts? Are you as confused as I am? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-454394723916009023?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-24554174408184815192010-07-20T21:38:00.001-04:002010-07-20T21:38:44.209-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEZPocxYeqI/AAAAAAAAAoA/-b5pq4ajOXM/s1600-h/ghostbusters-poster-c10281195%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="ghostbusters-poster-c10281195" border="0" alt="ghostbusters-poster-c10281195" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEZPozArKZI/AAAAAAAAAoE/rnbEuHIyYZk/ghostbusters-poster-c10281195_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="185" height="367" /></a> Why is this news? </p> <p>Over the past months, if not year, Bill Murray has been quoted in a number of sources as saying that he believed that Ghostbusters was a crock, but yet every time he says it, its reported as if its news. Bill doesn’t like the idea of a Ghostbusters 3 film, so much so that he only agreed to be a part of it if they killed him off early on. </p> <p>Yet this time around it appears that Bill Murray may be right. Apparently in a recent interview with <a href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201008/bill-murray-dan-fierman-gq-interview?currentPage=2">GQ magazine</a>, Bill commented on the fact that Harold Ramis’ film Year One which failed at the box office last year, had an effect on whether or not Harold will be give the go ahead to do a Ghostbusters 3. According to Bill, Harold had employed the same writers that wrote Year One to also write Ghostbusters 3, which logically had a negative impact on Ghostbusters 3. </p> <p>If in fact Harold Ramis and the same writers of Year One are working on Ghostbusters 3, I think I’m going to have to agree with Bill here, they need to get some new writers and perhaps change directors. Sorry Harold. Year One wasn’t the greatest film ever. Having seen Year One I would have to put it in the ok pile, which is not what I want in a Ghostbusters film. Ghostbusters 3 needs to really hit it out of the park, or its better off not happening. At lest that is how I feel. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/bill-murray-says-ghost-busters-3-is-a-crock">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2455417440818481519?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-43269126183392343662010-07-20T11:15:00.001-04:002010-07-20T11:16:17.502-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEW9f3dKkFI/AAAAAAAAAnw/6-4I0RwFbOk/s1600-h/taylor-lautner-new-moon%281%29%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="taylor-lautner-new-moon(1)" border="0" alt="taylor-lautner-new-moon(1)" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEW9gV_VIQI/AAAAAAAAAn0/eUrD1JMqwac/taylor-lautner-new-moon%281%29_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Look at that fearsome grin. </p> <p>I know that many of you probably heard of Taylor Lautner and Twilight, the incredibly popular film series based on the book series by the same name. As you know, Taylor has been making some pretty big waves in Hollywood these days playing a werewolf who seemingly doesn’t like to wear a shirt. </p> <p>Certainly Taylor isn’t exactly your Hollywood tough guy, but could he play one, even if it was just for a cameo. Would Taylor be the slightest bit convincing as a Tough guy? Probably not, but this still hasn’t stopped none other than Bryan Singer to suggest that Taylor Lautner could possibly play Wolverine in a cameo for X-Men First Class. </p> <p>Now some of you are probably laughing right now, but apparently this suggestion was no joke. In an interview with <a href="http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=33052">Joblo.com</a> Bryan Singer confirmed his suggestion, which leads me to the obvious question, “Bryan Singer are you crazy?” Bryan Singer is the same director that brought us great films like Unusual Suspects, X-men 1 and 2. But it appears that after Superman Returns he has kind of lost it. I just hope he gets it back sometime soon. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/taylor-lautner-for-wolverine">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-4326912618339234366?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-1193554612965528022010-07-20T10:34:00.001-04:002010-07-20T10:34:43.479-04:00<div><object width="400" height="225"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/movies/player.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="vid=20949223&amp;repeat=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="400" height="225" allowFullScreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/movies/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=20949223&repeat=1&"></embed></object></div> <p>Welcome back Rock. </p> <p>It seems like yesterday that the Rock (Dwayne Johnson) stopped laying the “Smack Down” in the WWE and started acting. (Not that I miss him as a Wrestler.) Dwayne Johnson showed a lot of potential back then, moving into the world of film and actually doing a really great job as an actor. Films like the Rundown and even the cheesy “The Scorpion King” really set Dwayne up to be a big time film actor. But something seemingly went wrong over the years and Dwayne started to fade off into children’s comedy films. For a while I thought that Dwayne might simply drift off into obscurity. But then came the above trailer. </p> <p>I have to say, Faster is looking to be just what Dwayne needs to get his career going. From the trailer, Faster is looks to be an amazing film and if it pans out that way this November when the film releases, maybe we’ll be seeing a lot more of the Dwayne. </p> <p>Let’s all cross our finger that this will happen. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/faster-teaser-trailer">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-119355461296552802?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-15577008912106914902010-07-18T22:55:00.001-04:002010-07-18T22:58:56.082-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEO-u0FMK6I/AAAAAAAAAno/Z2g1Zh8ABZ8/s1600-h/apple-logo1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="apple-logo1" border="0" alt="apple-logo1" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TEO-vuRAysI/AAAAAAAAAns/H4KkQbASJjc/apple-logo1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="205" /></a> Isn’t it great? Well Apple thinks so. </p> <p>On Friday, after weeks of anger at Apple and their iPhone 4’s reception issues, Apple finally decided to hold a press conference to address the issue. As I felt, Apple instead of going with a complete recall decided instead to give everyone a free case. Now I’m not certain that the case will make everyone happy, but it should help out. Whether the free case will be enough to solve Apple’s reception issues, is still uncertain. </p> <p>What is certain is that Apple seems to have decided to cover up their “<a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/17/rim.ceos.accuse.apple.of.deflecting.attention/">self made debacle</a>” as Rim called it, by trying to drag in their competitors. Apple, during their press conference, decided to compare their drop in signal with that of their competitors if their phones are held in a certain way. This has greatly angered Apples competitors (HTC, RIM, etc.) who have all fired back with data of their own proving that Apple was lying about their numbers. </p> <p>Why Apple would pick a fight with its competitors it pretty obvious? Apple wants to try and divert people away from the real issue that Apple decided to ship a phone with problems. This is why Consumer Reports could not recommend the iPhone 4, even though it gave the phone its highest rating. </p> <p>Apple really needs to start minding their own backyard, or this reception issue could really spin out of control if its allowed to do so. I’m starting to think a recall might be Apple’s safest choice. What about you? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1557700891210691490?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-14269491038380163212010-07-15T20:32:00.001-04:002010-07-15T20:32:59.120-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD-ouLBywRI/AAAAAAAAAng/FfOwdnz8HGA/s1600-h/apple-logo1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="apple-logo1" border="0" alt="apple-logo1" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD-ouj0is8I/AAAAAAAAAnk/WNFRE_RgeDk/apple-logo1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="208" height="249" /></a> That seems to be the question. </p> <p>In case you haven’t heard yet, Apple has been having some pretty big problems with their new iPhone 4 and reception. A couple of weeks ago, I put up a post addressing the iPhone issue, whereby if you held the phone in your left hand there was a possibility of seeing your iPhone’s reception drop to zero (well at lest the bars). This issue has blown up incredibly online and in the main stream media resulting in <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/07/12/judge-iphone-class-action/">some class action lawsuits</a>. </p> <p>All of this has lead Apple to hold a press conference tomorrow at 10am PST to address the issue, which is somewhat surprising as Apples reaction up to this point was to simply suggest that people hold the phone differently. Exactly what Apple will do tomorrow is uncertain, but <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7889318/Apple-iPhone-4-recall-would-cost-billions-warns-analyst.html">rumours of a possible recall</a> were enough to send Apple’s stock tumbling. </p> <p>In any case, let’s ask the big question, is this reception issue as big of a deal as its made out to be? No. Anyone that watched or listened to last week’s <a href="http://www.twit.tv/255">Twit podcast</a> already knows about this, but for those that missed that episode I’ll explain. What this reception issue kind of boils down to is how Apple decided to calculate their bars. Apple decided to use a calculation that would show the most possible bars even in normally lower reception areas. So anyone with an iPhone 4 would show full bars until they were in an area that had really poor reception. What aggravated the issue was the fact that because the antenna is on the outside of the phone, which would actually give the phone better reception, it also allowed your hand to be able to interfere with the reception of the phone. This is why a simple piece of tape was enough to fix the problem. </p> <p>Personally, I feel that Apple needs to do something, but if Apple decides to do a total recall it would be a bit much. Apple should give everyone bumpers or some aesthetically pleasing piece that people can place on their phones so that it doesn’t take away from the design of the device. </p> <p>What do you think? Are you angry with Apple? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1426949103838016321?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-10943912042911456982010-07-15T19:06:00.001-04:002010-07-15T20:33:57.309-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD-UWzO706I/AAAAAAAAAnY/LjopWgZrvOo/s1600-h/Gargoyles%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="Gargoyles" border="0" alt="Gargoyles" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD-UXzN-qsI/AAAAAAAAAnc/i41-ymX2zxA/Gargoyles_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="158" height="320" /></a> I hope that it’s the first. </p> <p>Yesterday, to my great excitement, I learned that Disney was planning to create a Gargoyles movie. Now for those that don’t know, Gargoyles was an amazing animated series that took place during the 90s, which featured these mythical creatures that would turn to stone during the day, but would fight crime and evil at night. Gargoyles was a series that I think pretty much surprised everyone, as the show was much more mature in nature than the other Disney animated series of the past. But alas it ended. </p> <p>Yesterday news emerged that Disney was planning to develop a Gargoyles live action film. Personally I’m not a fan of live action films of animated series, but I was prepared to make an exception because it was Gargoyles. Well at least that is what I thought. There appears to be some confusion as to whether or not this Gargoyles film is in fact tied to the animated series or not. </p> <p>According to the <a href="http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/disney-developing-gargoyles-project.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter">Hollywood Reporter</a>, which seems to be the source of these stories, there is no mention of the animated series. And if you take time to read the post, it appears as if there is no link between this project and the animated series or the link is very uncertain. Hopefully in the coming weeks, Disney will move to clear up this confusion. </p> <p>So until then, I’ll just keep my fingers crossed that this film will indeed by my favourite Gargoyles. </p> <p><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/disney-looking-into-making-a-gargoyles-feature-10482">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1094391204291145698?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-28642873890202261802010-07-14T10:35:00.001-04:002010-07-14T10:35:21.216-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD3LJKMGx1I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/iwak1JIO1bE/s1600-h/htc105%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="htc105" border="0" alt="htc105" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD3LJYnN4hI/AAAAAAAAAnU/Qu2HsOOb3-U/htc105_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="262" /></a> </p> <p>Well actually it’s just a concept phone, but it’s pretty. </p> <p>If they would only make this phone I might have no other choose other than to buy it. I’m really liking the minimalism of this design. Phones like these just show you how much the competition has already caught up to Apple’s iPhone. A few years ago, no phone could touch the iPhone, but now every phone is almost like it. It must burn Steve Jobs to see what phones people are coming up with. </p> <p>The whole design of this phone and the UI are amazing. I’m not sure if I like the Alarm clock idea, but I know that people that travel will probably appreciate this feature. In any case, I hope HTC decides to put this phone into production, or creates a phone very similar to this one. </p> <p>What do you think? Do you like the look of this phone? </p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5586021/htc-1-concept-envisions-minimalism-at-its-most-functional">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2864287389020226180?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-1992306666774844282010-07-13T22:54:00.001-04:002010-07-13T22:54:25.629-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD0m3mmWOPI/AAAAAAAAAnI/gOQ_vWOC6Ng/s1600-h/darth-vader%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="darth-vader" border="0" alt="darth-vader" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TD0m4EvOQfI/AAAAAAAAAnM/0Yg9QEsh00g/darth-vader_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196" /></a> Man this is a bad situation. </p> <p>Growing up Star Wars was one of those franchises that had a great impact on my childhood and many others. (And you know what it still does.) Every so often I like to fire up the DVD player and pop in one of the Star Wars films. I have a great level of respect for what George Lucas and those behind the film accomplished. </p> <p>It’s just unfortunate that some clever accounting practises have screwed many of the actors of these films and continues to screw them. Over the years there have been a number of reports from actors, etc. that they do not receive any residuals for any of the films due to the fact that the original films haven’t made any money. (Ya right.) And thus the actors will not receive any residuals. That is what David Prowse commented on in a recent interview with Slash film, which unfortunately appears to have upset Lucas Films so much so that they have now officially banned Dave from all Lucas Events. </p> <p>That is right. Because David commented on his screwed up situation, he got banned from all Lucas film events. I can’t begin to tell you how wrong this is. But apparently <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/04/05/lucasfilm-tells-darth-vader-that-return-of-the-jedi-hasnt-made-a-profit/">these practises are very common</a> in Hollywood, which is disappointing. I hope David gets some better treatment. And I’m not alone. It appears that some people have decided to create a petition to get David unbanned. So if you feel as out raged as me just head over to http://www.petitiononline.com/DProwse1/petition.html and sign the petition. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/darth-vader-banned-from-star-wars-parties">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-199230666677484428?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-18558855455412686202010-07-13T11:49:00.001-04:002010-07-13T11:49:47.178-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TDyLF1NBQNI/AAAAAAAAAnA/KdQXdFm6MPo/s1600-h/clash-of-the-titans-1210sm%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="clash-of-the-titans-1210sm" border="0" alt="clash-of-the-titans-1210sm" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TDyLGarGUzI/AAAAAAAAAnE/DQJS1Hwx0Zw/clash-of-the-titans-1210sm_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> Why? </p> <p>I’ll admit that I actually kind of liked Clash of the Titans. I know a lot of reviews hated it and even some of my friends, but I didn’t mind it. Sure it wasn’t the greatest film ever, but it did the job for me. But now there is talk of a sequel to Clash of the Titans and I have to wonder why. </p> <p>Sure the film was very successful at the box office, but the story ended. There was no sequel to the story ever written, so I have to wonder where the story would go. Spoiler: Hades was defeated, the Krakken was killed, the relationship between man and Gods seemed to have improved slightly from the ending. Where can they go with this character? Sure it makes good economic sense to make a sequel, but I’m not convinced that there is a good story reason to do so. </p> <p>I’m glad to hear that they plan on trying to change Sam’s character up a bit so that he can play someone slightly different, but I still don’t see a point in a sequel other than to make money. </p> <p>What are your thoughts?&#160; Do you want to see Clash of the Titans 2?</p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/07/clash-of-the-titans-2-update">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1855885545541268620?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-5875484004366560342010-07-12T22:53:00.001-04:002010-07-12T22:53:31.299-04:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TDvVKA4eUoI/AAAAAAAAAm4/n9bcpCwhIzU/s1600-h/Incredible_Hulk_Poster_2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="Incredible_Hulk_Poster_2" border="0" alt="Incredible_Hulk_Poster_2" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TDvVKk__nFI/AAAAAAAAAm8/0b8FVwOcx90/Incredible_Hulk_Poster_2_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="162" height="320" /></a> Well that is according to Marvel. </p> <p>Wow this is kind of a surprising turn of events. Anyone that watched the 2008 film Hulk knows that the film was pretty amazing. Hulk was a big step up from Ang Lee’s The Incredible Hulk, but unfortunately it didn’t do as well at the theatre as Ang Lee’s version. It has been the assumption that the Hulk franchise might get cancelled due to how well it had preformed previously at the theatre. </p> <p>That is why we believed that there wasn’t a new Hulk film announced up until now. That is why it has come as a big surprise that the real reason for the delay in the next Hulk film was that Marvel was considering replacing Edward Norton. Even though Edward Norton did an amazing job as Bruce Banner it appears that his off screen antics were what sunk him. It is no big secret that Edward Norton likes to have “some influence” in the way that the films that he is in are produced. But it appears that Edward may have over done it this time. Marvel in their statement said, </p> <blockquote> <p>“We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.” </p> </blockquote> <p>In other words, Marvel felt that Edward Norton's controlling nature would interfere with what they wanted to accomplish with the Avengers so they are removing him. Edward must have been a big enough jerk on set to have them decide to not have him in the Avengers. In many ways, I’m a bit disappointed to see Edward Norton gone from the Hulk. Edward did a really good job, but I do understand Marvel’s decision. </p> <p>What this means for the next Hulk is uncertain. In this statement we at least know the Hulk will be in the Avengers, but will Marvel want to cast another actor for a third Hulk film? Three actors in 3 movies, I’m not sure if that is a great thing, but personally I would like to see if the Hulk could move on without Edward Norton. </p> <p>What do you think? Should Marvel keep Edward Norton? </p> <p><a href="http://www.movieline.com/2010/07/marvel-to-norton-sorry-but-youre-kind-of-a-jerk.php">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-587548400436656034?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-84689935604369880402010-07-12T00:55:00.000-04:002010-07-12T00:55:48.804-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TDqgCw-MhFI/AAAAAAAAAmw/pwnufoB3noM/s1600/SPAIN-VICTORY-HERO-ANDRES-INIESTA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TDqgCw-MhFI/AAAAAAAAAmw/pwnufoB3noM/s200/SPAIN-VICTORY-HERO-ANDRES-INIESTA.jpg" width="152" /></a></div>In case you missed it, Spain won the World Cup. <br /><br />Spain played a pretty close game with the Netherlands this afternoon (which I unfortunately missed most of it due to work), which ended in a overtime victory for Spain. Personally I was hoping that the Netherlands would take it, but Spain pulled it off so I got to give it to them.<br /><br />And just in case you’re wondering, I’m never going to doubt the predictive capabilities of an Octopus again. Congratz Spain.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8468993560436988040?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-61240962893513078382010-07-01T10:19:00.001-04:002010-07-01T10:19:34.867-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCyj8tUUHVI/AAAAAAAAAmo/08KLQNCT9_M/s1600-h/Canada_flag_map%5B3%5D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="Canada_flag_map" border="0" alt="Canada_flag_map" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCyj9cXTvMI/AAAAAAAAAms/il45W30j9vA/Canada_flag_map_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="244" height="208" /></a> Happy Canada Day! </p> <p>To all my fellow Canadians I wish you all a great day. Some of you may be taking a long weekend, and to you I hope you have a great weekend. </p> <p>To my American friends I hope you enjoy your weekend as well. I know your holiday is a few days away, but I’ll wish you a great weekend as well. </p> <p>I’ve decided to take some time off again, so I won’t be posting for the rest of this week and next week as well. So I wish you all a great weekend and a great week. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6124096289351307838?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-59310620522551121502010-06-29T23:04:00.001-04:002010-06-29T23:04:12.641-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCq0KbLhoSI/AAAAAAAAAmg/xeoPAfKjd0w/s1600-h/batman-riddler-poster%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="batman-riddler-poster" border="0" alt="batman-riddler-poster" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCq0KgOIuWI/AAAAAAAAAmk/KPSdKrYu6wc/batman-riddler-poster_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244" /></a> I kind of hope he gets in. </p> <p>I’m not going to hide it, but I’m a huge fan of Robin Williams’ work. Ever since I was a kid I’ve been watching Robin Williams' films and I still do. I think Robin is probably still one of the funniest, if not the funniest actor to be working in Hollywood. Robin Williams has also, on occasion, shown all of us that he is an amazing actor, any one that saw films like One Hour Photo can attest to how great of an actor Robin Williams is. </p> <p>So when news came out that Robin Williams wants to play the Riddler in the next Batman film, it was quite exciting for me. Robin was previously offered the role of the Joker and Riddler in the past series of Batman films, but was ultimately passed up in favour of Jack Nicholson and Jim Carrey. </p> <p>Whether or not the Riddler will be in the next Batman film, is a little up in the air as the script is still being written. But hopefully Christopher Nolan will see fit to put him in, since I think most fans want to see the Riddler in Batman. Maybe Robin will be lucky enough to land the coveted role, after all he has been turned down twice already. </p> <p>So what do you think? Is Robin good for Batman? </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/06/williams-wants-the-riddler-in-next-batman-film">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-5931062052255112150?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-12153346121197086342010-06-28T09:32:00.001-04:002010-06-28T09:32:51.851-04:00<p><object width="400" height="241"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fcnQ72sPZAI&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fcnQ72sPZAI&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="241"></embed></object></p> <p>Don’t try this at home. </p> <p>This video definitely goes in the Will it Blend category. I’m just wondering why these guys decided to do it. Perhaps it was to get more subscribers to their YouTube channel. </p> <p>Whatever the case, if your frustrated at the iPhone signal issue, this video will definitely be some fun for you. </p> <p><a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/06/28/video-iphone-4-takes-on-a-50-caliber-sniper-rifle/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1215334612119708634?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-64709829287889366742010-06-27T23:16:00.001-04:002010-06-27T23:17:54.290-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCgT79LjG8I/AAAAAAAAAmY/La__gPvvQaY/s1600-h/hobbit%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="hobbit" border="0" alt="hobbit" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCgT8D3ZE1I/AAAAAAAAAmc/ubVz83jkhRw/hobbit_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="200" /></a> Good news, bad news I’m not sure. </p> <p>Well this is an interesting turn of events. Many of you may remember that a few years back many of us were wishing the Peter Jackson would take on The Hobbit films, but ultimately Guillermo del Toro won the directing job. Just as we became comfortable with the idea of someone else directing The Hobbit films, del Toro was forced to drop out due to his previous commitments and the continuing delays on filming. Following del Toro’s departure, Peter Jackson was viewed as a likely choice to take up the directing reins, but he apparently didn’t want them. </p> <p>But now there are reports that came out on Friday that Peter Jackson is currently negotiating to direct the Two Hobbit films. Which really leads me to ask what has changed? Why the sudden about face? Perhaps Peter was worried the project would be cancelled without a director, and thus wants to direct to insure the project moves forward. But then again, there are probably other reasons. </p> <p>Let’s face it. Peter Jackson since he left Middle Earth hasn’t been exactly hitting it out of the park with the films that he has been producing. Can Peter Jackson make a comeback into the world of directing? I believe he could. And the Lord of the Rings could be just the thing to get him back into it. Perhaps a good Hobbit film could help people forget the films that followed. </p> <p>Whatever happens, I would like to wish Peter luck. He still has a talented filmmaker in him and I would hate to see him go off into obscurity. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amcentertainment.com/Script_to_Screen/Peter_Jackson_To_Direct__The_Hobbit_/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6470982928788936674?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-8493158483768454132010-06-25T12:11:00.001-04:002010-06-25T12:11:29.621-04:00<p><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="243" id="viddler"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/7b46383e" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="fake=1" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/7b46383e" width="400" height="243" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="fake=1" name="viddler"></embed></object></p> <p>I can’t believe that we really need to talk about this. </p> <p>Many of you probably have one and from most of the opinion polls and customer requests at my store, you probably love your iPhone. But are you holding it the wrong way? Many people have reported issues of having poor reception with their iPhone. Typically they have blamed their provider (AT &amp; T) for the issues, but it appears it could all just boil down to how you’re holding your phone. </p> <p>The above video from <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/some-iphone-4-models-see-signals-drop-to-0-when-held-left-handed/">Engadget</a> demonstrates the problem and also shows how you should be holding your phone. Clearly, as demonstrated, people who like to hold their phone in their left hand are out of luck, but those that use their right hand are ok in doing so. It appears Steve Jobs designed the iPhone to be a right handed device. Those that want to use the device in their left hand will probably need to petition Apple for a left-handed device. </p> <p>All of this leads me to the question of why Apple would design a device that if you hold it in the wrong hand you risk losing your reception. It just doesn’t make sense to me, but they’ve managed to sell millions of these phones over the years all with no complaints towards Apple. Perhaps it’s not as big a deal as we think, then again maybe it is. I’m just surprised that no one figured this out before. </p> <p>Based on an e-mail response that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/apple-responds-over-iphone-4-reception-issues-youre-holding-th/">Engadget</a> received, a fix may not be coming soon. In the e-mail response Steve Jobs simply says “Just avoid holding it in that way.” I guess it is a temporary fix for the problem, but it shouldn’t be viewed as a permanent solution. Hopefully Apple takes this seriously and fixes the problem. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-849315848376845413?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-56788346855714250742010-06-23T19:26:00.001-04:002010-06-23T19:26:46.531-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCKYNPdZtzI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/7JZM4yXFmFs/s1600-h/hobbit%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="hobbit" border="0" alt="hobbit" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCKYNbTSfVI/AAAAAAAAAmU/05Wj4zoJEAw/hobbit_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="329" height="218" /></a></p> <p>Not too big of a surprise. </p> <p>For those that don’t know, sometime last week a rumour started to circulate around the internet, that Neil Blomkamp was in talks to direct the Hobbit. I decided not to report on the issue, but to instead wait and see just how it would turn out. Today I got my answer and I was right in waiting. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/06/neill-blomkamp-will-not-direct-the-hobbit">The Movie Blog</a>, as well as, a number of other sites are confirming that Neil Blomkamp will not be directing the Hobbit. Not only is Neil not directing the Hobbit but, according to sources in his agency, Neil wasn’t even approached by the studio to direct. This does make a lot of sense give the uncertainty of the film project given MGM’s money woes. Why approach a director when you don’t even know if you can give him the film? </p> <p>All of this kind of leads me to wonder how these rumours started in the first place. For the short time I’ve been doing this blog I’ve noticed that casting rumours seem to have a very low chance of being right, yet they are always reported regardless of their accuracy. Perhaps it’s because it’s the Internet so we’re not interested in having completely accurate information, just as long as we are on the cusp of the information coming in. And I’m guilty of reporting these rumours myself, since no one wants to be the guy that isn’t reporting on these rumours. </p> <p>Whatever the case, I hope we come to some kind of resolution where by accurate information is always getting put out. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-5678834685571425074?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-13176435961627937312010-06-23T12:32:00.001-04:002010-06-23T12:32:12.229-04:00<object id='vid_3244705' width='400' height='225' data='http://media.ign.com/ev/embed.swf' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'><param name="movie" value="http://media.ign.com/ev/embed.swf" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="flashvars" value="vgroup=Predators_Intl_OnlineTrailer_062310&amp;object=429477" /></object> <div><a href="http://movies.ign.com/objects/429/429477.html">Predators at IGN.com</a></div> <p>Have I ever said, I’m really looking forward to this film. Well I’ll say it now. </p> <p>I’m a huge fan of Robert Rodriguez and just what he has done with film. From Desperado to Sin City, Robert has always brought his A game to the films that he directs. That is why when it was announced that he would be directing Predators, I was all for it. And looking from the trailer above, it looks like my confidence in Robert is well placed. </p> <p>Certainly, I would love to see a Predator were a single predator goes around stocking his prey, but a group of them isn’t bad either. I just hope that Robert keeps the film somewhat logical in explaining how this group of humans could overcome these Predators. That is assuming that any of these guys make it off the planet alive. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amcentertainment.com/Script_to_Screen/New_International__Predators__Trailer_Brings_on_the_Heat/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1317643596162793731?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-51321792286578602622010-06-22T11:18:00.001-04:002010-06-22T11:18:15.554-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCDUMHzW-3I/AAAAAAAAAmI/FEMtmt831vk/s1600-h/google%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="google" border="0" alt="google" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TCDUNADXMbI/AAAAAAAAAmM/08z-rkQGJ3E/google_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="173" /></a> This is one of those stories that just makes me wonder what Google is up to. </p> <p>Google over the years has created a number of services from e-mail to search all for the benefit of our online lives. But, it now appears Google is not content with the services they currently have and are looking to add a few more. According to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/google-setting-up-music-store-later-this-year-looking-for-searc/">Engadget</a>, Google also wants to be the company that you use to buy your music. That’s right. According to the newest rumours, Google is looking to open their very own music store. </p> <p>Now an app store does make a lot of sense given that Google has ventured into the mobile operating system market, but music? I have to wonder if a music store is just a bit much. Sure Microsoft and Apple have music stores, but they also have music devices, something Google lacks. Perhaps these rumours are only a prelude to Google releasing a portable music player. That would be a story if Google did release a music player, but I would still have to question why. Google’s focus has been on the Internet for the longest time, as that is where they are currently making their money. Everything about Google has been up to this point, to get us to use the internet more so they could make more money off their ads. Perhaps a music store, assuming the rumours are true, signifies a shift in Google’s strategy. </p> <p>I strongly believe that a company like Google which essentially makes all their money off of a single product does need to diversify their portfolio, but I have to wonder if music is the right direction for that. Then again, I’m not a business person. Perhaps someone out there will be able to set me straight on just why this move could make sense. Until then, I guess I’ll just have to speculate. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-5132179228657860262?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-79546319065584100842010-06-20T23:03:00.001-04:002010-06-20T23:03:55.495-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TB7WkylvSaI/AAAAAAAAAl4/IA9On4Vb1NE/s1600-h/new3ds%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="new3ds" border="0" alt="new3ds" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TB7WlqiWEzI/AAAAAAAAAl8/SiwheoSmL9w/new3ds_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="185" /></a> </p> <p>Nintendo seems to think so. </p> <p>I have to admit that last week, I missed the Nintendo press conference due to work. Since then, I’ve made an effort to watch the press conference on Nintendo.com. But, today I finally had the opportunity to see the end of the Nintendo press conference, which had a very strong emphasis on the New Nintendo 3DS. According to Nintendo, the new 3DS will be a revolution in gaming, but will it really be? </p> <p>Many of you may remember that a number of years ago, Nintendo placed a stack in 3D portable gaming with the release of their Virtual boy console back in 1995. Now for those that can remember, the Virtual Boy never really sold well and was very quickly abandoned by Nintendo in 1996. Some of the complaints that people had about the console was that it would cause headaches, and that it was an ugly<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TB7WmP2jLNI/AAAAAAAAAmA/LAgW-Yc4Muo/s1600-h/virtualboy%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="virtualboy" border="0" alt="virtualboy" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TB7WmtfKPAI/AAAAAAAAAmE/n3mGKz7pMOE/virtualboy_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="244" /></a> console which was reaffirmed in 2007 when PC World listed it at number five on their “Ugliest products in History List”. Could the new 3DS suffer the same fate as the Virtual Boy? </p> <p>I have to think that the 3DS will do very well when it releases. In many ways I’m disappointed that Nintendo has announced a new portable console so quickly after releasing a new iteration of their DS hand held in the DSi XL. But other than that, I think that console will have a strong adoption rate by consumers, especially if the console lives up to the hype. From many of the hands on reports that I’ve read, many of the reporters are impressed by just how the images on the console look. It is really impressive to see that Nintendo is at the cutting edge of the portable gaming space. </p> <p>What I find most interesting with the 3DS is that it will support video playback and has a strong connectivity emphasis. Before the 3DS, Nintendo has pretty much overlooked online play and video playback on any of their consoles. But now it seems that the light has finally gone on for Nintendo, which makes me interested in seeing how these two features may be integrated into the Wii or perhaps a new console. </p> <p>Clearly, Nintendo must be feeling a little heat not just from Sony and Microsoft, but also Apple. Ever since Apple opened their app store more and more games have been making their way over to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. But now with the new iPhone on the way and the iPad, Apple will increasingly have a foot in the gaming world. The 3DS may be a move by Nintendo to try and maintain their lead in the portable gaming world. Whether the 3DS will be enough to ward off its competitors, only time will tell. </p> <p>As for whether or not the 3DS is the revolution that Nintendo wants it to be, it’s still a bit uncertain at this time. Certainly Nintendo has managed to Wow a number of journalist by the new console, but will the general public be as enthusiastic. I have a strong feeling that people will be impressed, but that too will have to wait. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Nintendo announced just when this new console might be releasing, but you can be certain that I’ll be keeping my eye out for this one. </p> <p>What about you? Are you going to buy a 3DS? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-7954631906558410084?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-25864099655692221062010-06-20T21:32:00.000-04:002010-06-20T21:32:39.955-04:00<object id='vid_856541' width='400' height='225' data='http://media.ign.com/ev/embed.swf' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'><param name="movie" value="http://media.ign.com/ev/embed.swf" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="flashvars" value="vgroup=re_afterlife_trl2_061810&amp;object=856541" /></object> <div><a href="http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/856541/resident-evil-iv/videos/re_afterlife_trl2_061810.html">More Resident Evil: Afterlife Videos</a></div> <p>Now this looks awesome. </p> <p>This is how a movie should look. Obviously this trailer doesn’t say anything about how Resident Evil: Afterlife will end up, but at the very least it seems these guys know what the audience wants to see. The only thing that I continue to worry about is how the 3-D is going to be. In some of the earlier trailers, the 3-D in RE: Afterlife was looking a bit gimmicky, but if the gimmicks are a small part of the movie I don’t mind. </p> <p>What about you? Did you like the previous Resident Evil films? Are you looking forward to this one? </p> <p><a href="http://www.amcentertainment.com/Script_to_Screen/New__Resident_Evil__Afterlife__Trailer/">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-2586409965569222106?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-83642658953811691472010-06-18T11:08:00.001-04:002010-06-18T11:08:47.886-04:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBuL_Cf0vDI/AAAAAAAAAlw/OeUirsWBQZk/s1600-h/fraggle_rock%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fraggle_rock" border="0" alt="fraggle_rock" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBuL_Q_ra0I/AAAAAAAAAl0/P5qV3Vdo2ok/fraggle_rock_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="204" height="241" /></a> When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of Fraggle Rock. With Jim Henson at the helm back in those days, the show was just amazing. Now with a film in production, I find myself feeling a bit interested to see what they will end up doing to update this franchise. </p> <p>But alas, there appears to be trouble on the horizon for Fraggle Rock. According to Fraggle Rock’s current director/writer, Cory Edwards, the Weinstein Company has not only rejected his script because they felt it wasn’t edgy enough, but they have also moved to hire a new writer, all without consulting him. </p> <p>Now I don’t know about you, but when a film company starts to make decisions about your film project without consulting you about those decisions while you’re in charge of the film project, I think it’s fairly safe to say that you’re not in charge. At least you’re not in charge any more. I have to feel sorry for this guy since you can tell from his post that he feels quite angry and confused by what the Weinsteins are doing. Certainly the Weinsteins are within their rights to replace him as writer and as director if they feel that he isn’t up to the job, but we would just hope that the Weinstein Company would handle it a bit better. </p> <p>One has got to wonder just how bad was Cory’s script that the Weinsteins had to make this decisions? Or do the Weinsteins just not have a clue? Whatever the case, we probably will never know the answer to this one. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/06/fraggle-rock-script-is-not-edgy-enough#comment-254415">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-8364265895381169147?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-64450163740553570522010-06-17T12:14:00.001-04:002010-06-17T12:14:12.137-04:00<object width="400" height="215"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/23381"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/23381" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="215" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object> <p>Now this looks awesome.</p> <p>I’m glad that Chronicles of Narnia will continue even though the series has switched hands from Disney this time around.&#160; But taking a look at this trailer.&#160; I don’t mind.&#160; </p> <p>Do you?</p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/06/the-chronicles-of-narnia-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader-trailer-online">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6445016374055357052?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-70009611729006154982010-06-16T19:02:00.001-04:002010-06-16T19:03:07.543-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBlXVocPNSI/AAAAAAAAAlo/rTEBYVxjPiU/s1600/nintendopress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBlXVocPNSI/AAAAAAAAAlo/rTEBYVxjPiU/s400/nintendopress.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Tat is that big question.<br /><br />Yesterday as you well know, both Nintendo and Sony had their press conferences which included a slew of new games and some hardware in the case of Nintendo's 3DS. Personally, I'm quite happy with what Nintendo announce, but was it enough?<br /><br />Nintendo was in an interesting spot this year, having had the lead in the console wars over the last several years, Nintendo is now faced with the threat of being supplanted by its competitors new motion control solutions. So the question was, does Nintendo have what it takes to combat both Microsoft and Sony to maintain their lead? And what new technology my they announce to help them with that goal? Truthfully, I was prepared to make a bold statement that Nintendo would be announcing a new console, like a Wii HD. But that didn't quite happen. <br /><br />What did happen was what Nintendo should have done 2 E3's ago. Nintendo showed off games that the people that go to E3 actually care about. Over the last couple of E3's Nintendo has concentrated to its detriment on the casual gamer and thus everyone at the convention went away from Nintendo's press conferences feeling like they were robbed. This year however, Nintendo came ready to play ball, announcing everything from a new Zelda, to a new Goldeneye remake and all of it with playable demos. But were these announcements enough?<br /><br />Sony followed Nintendo's press conference with an impressive line up of games and demos. Sony even introduced their new Playstation Plus service which would give gamers access to free games and content. Personally I'm glad that Playstation owners have something comparable to Xbox Live. I don't have a PS3, but I watched my friend play Modern Warfare 2 and his games are always lagging out or dropping. Hopefully this new service will give PS3 owners some stability.<br /><br />The one big surprise of the Sony Press conference was that they managed to get Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve, to come out and announce Portals 2 as an exclusive of the PS3, as well as, the addition of Steam to PS3s. Now for those that don't know, Gabe Newell back in October of 2007 called the PS3 "a waste of everyone’s time" in an interview with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/11/gabe-newell-calls-ps3-waste-of-everybodys-time/">Next-Gen</a>, so to get him to change his mind was quite a large feat.<br /><br />In any case, I’ll get back to the question. Who won E3? The truth is I'm kind of leaning towards Microsoft a little. Why? Personally I'm excited to see what directions developers will take Kinetic in. Sure Microsoft made a mess of their presentation with all of the Wii rip off games, but I really feel Kinetics has some promise. Nintendo for me was seconded since they gave everyone finally what they wanted and that was good games to look forward to and new hardware in the 3DS. Everyone that has seen the 3DS has been impressed by it and so I know it’s going somewhere. As for Sony, I’m kind of indifferent. I don't own a PS3 or a PSP and I haven't really seen anything that would pull me over towards Sony in their presentation. Certainly that means I'm biased, but in truth I'm probably in a good position to really judge Sony since these press conferences are designed to inform you of upcoming products and to try and sell you on them. I'm not sold yet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I know that some will disagree with me. As I've taken a look at <a href="http://e3.ign.com/">IGN's poll</a> asking this question, Nintendo is in the lead, followed by Sony and Microsoft is far behind. And I can understand where people are coming from since Microsoft essentially copied Nintendo’s presentation from 2 years ago, as it came to Kinetic, but Kinetic does represent new gaming possibilities beyond those of Nintendo or Sony and that is what I'm looking forward to.<br /><br />In any case, what do you think? Who do you think Won E3?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-7000961172900615498?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-9056039037795015212010-06-15T08:46:00.001-04:002010-06-15T08:46:21.335-04:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBd2GBZ_YtI/AAAAAAAAAlg/cjzVKxi78SU/s1600-h/E3-logo%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="E3-logo" border="0" alt="E3-logo" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBd2GkP3fxI/AAAAAAAAAlk/kwqOGZtKVco/E3-logo_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="199" height="233" /></a> In case you've been living under a rock or just have no general interest in video games, you probably missed the fact that E3 started yesterday and thus the first round of announcements of new games and hardware. Yesterday, E3 was all about Microsoft, who was the first of the three console companies to have their press conference and they didn't disappoint. Then again, maybe it may depend on who you talk to. </p> <p>Microsoft definitely had many big announcements at this year’s press conference, the biggest of which was the unveiling of Kinetic, which was formally known as Project Natal, as well as a raft of new games that will be coming out for this new device. Some of the more hard core titles looked impressive, like the new Metal Gear Solid game, but then there were also a ton of games that just made little sense to me other than to try and copy Nintendo. Mainly, the new Kinetic Sports which is a complete knock off of Nintendo's Wii Sports. Everything about Kinetic Sports looks ripped off from the character models that look like Mii's, to many of the sports themselves. </p> <p>But Kinetic wasn't all bad. Kinetic has some cool features like their recognition features which can recognize who you are when you walk into the room. Kinetic also has an ability to measure your dimensions which will demonstrate its usefulness in Ubisoft's new fitness game for Kinetic. Finally, the way that you navigate menus with your hands does look kind of interesting. So I do feel some optimism about Kinetic, as long as it works as demonstrated. There was one hiccup with one of the demos, so I hope it was simply just the lighting that affected how Kinetic was working. </p> <p>One surprise announcement that Microsoft made was their new Xbox 360, which is much slimmer than the original and has built in Wi-Fi and a 250G hard drive. Ok, maybe it’s not too surprising of an announcement since on the weekend Microsoft's new console was accidentally outed by a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/13/xbox-360-slim-outed-by-italian-ad/">new Italian ad</a> featuring the console. One question that I wished was answered at the press conference is, will this new Xbox 360 red ring? But for some reason that question was skipped. </p> <p>All in all, Microsoft's press conference was very impressive, which makes me wonder just how Nintendo will top Microsoft. In any case we will have to wait till tomorrow to find out. So what do you think? Is Kinetic everything that you were looking for? Or do you not care about Kinetic? </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-905603903779501521?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-66502976529341230512010-06-11T11:13:00.001-04:002010-06-11T11:13:30.031-04:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBJSlzn_bNI/AAAAAAAAAlY/7jMCYuFftow/s1600-h/taken_ver5_xlg%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="taken_ver5_xlg" border="0" alt="taken_ver5_xlg" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ajkAGEOMszc/TBJSmW35yXI/AAAAAAAAAlc/wtx-HHUuEpg/taken_ver5_xlg_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="167" height="320" /></a></p> <p>Now this is good news. </p> <p>Personally, I think that 2008’s Taken was a much underrated movie. Taken was an amazing film that really surprised me, as going in to it, I never thought that it would be as good as it was. But now, there is word from none other than Liam Neeson that he is speaking with producer Luc Besson about the possibility of a Taken 2. This is good news, but I have to wonder how they will accomplish this. </p> <p>Anyone that watched Taken knows the story revolves around Brian Mills' daughter getting kidnapped and Brian (Leam Neeson) going to save her. What I’m wonder is just what Taken 2 would be about. It would be a bit cheesy if Brian’s daughter got kidnapped again, so there would have to be another motivation for Brian to get involved. </p> <p>Whatever the case, I’m glad they are considering a sequel. What about you? Did you like Taken? Are you looking forward to a sequel? </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/06/taken-2">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6650297652934123051?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-13967780687563753162010-06-10T14:46:00.001-04:002010-06-10T14:46:43.904-04:00<p><object width="400" height="243"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9_MqZn7E-mk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9_MqZn7E-mk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="243"></embed></object></p> <p>This trailer is just awesome. </p> <p>For a long time now the Mortal Kombat franchise has been a bit of a joke, with cheesy film after cheesy film, and bad game after bad game. It’s good to see that Mortal Kombat’s luck may be turning around. </p> <p>The above video was making the rounds yesterday, with everyone wondering just what this trailer was for. Was it a game trailer or a film trailer? Well according to <a href="http://movies.ign.com/articles/109/1095919p1.html">IGN</a>, it’s actually a film trailer. Jeri Ryan via Twitter confirmed that this video was in fact a trailer for a Mortal Kombat film, which was made to sell WB on the director’s vision for a re-imagining of the Mortal Kombat franchise. </p> <p>What amazes me is that this short was filmed for <a href="http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/kevin-tancharoen-interview-mortal-kombat-rebirth-feature-film/">about $7,500</a> since most of the work was done for free. I guess it just shows you that you don’t need a lot of money to make a film these days. In any case, I wish the director, Kevin Tancharoen, luck on selling his vision to WB. Hopefully we will be seeing something soon. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-1396778068756375316?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533365742741985574.post-61330384021422136552010-06-10T11:48:00.001-04:002010-06-10T11:48:54.557-04:00<object width="400" height="256" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=c8ad4aa802" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="400" height="256" flashvars="key=c8ad4aa802" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> <div style="text-align: center; width: 512px"><a title="from Ralph Macchio, Todd Holland, Molly Ringwald, Kevin Connolly, Pat O&#39;Brien, Michael Lerner, chad_carter, FOD Team, Chris Kula, Antonio Scarlata, June Diane Raphael, and Shauna O&#39;Toole" href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c8ad4aa802/wax-on-f-ck-off-with-ralph-macchio">Wax On, F*ck Off with Ralph Macchio</a> from <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/ralph_macchio">Ralph Macchio</a></div> <p>With the new Karate Kid film just a day away from releasing, many people are wondering just what happened to Ralph Macchio. Sure he had a recent stint on Ugly Betty, but other than that he has been missing in action. </p> <p>The above mockumentary looks into the question of just what happened to Ralph, and I have to say, it’s pretty funny how things turned out. I think they were right in many ways; Ralph does look like too nice of a guy. Would it stop you from hiring him, I don’t think so, but it’s funny to just speculate. </p> <p>Also, it was a nice touch for them to have Molly Ringwald from Sixteen Candles fame appears in this video. Perhaps they will also release a mockumentary on her. Ok maybe not. </p> <p>In any case, this video gets a definite two thumbs up from me. So enjoy. </p> <p><a href="http://themovieblog.com/2010/06/ralph-macchio-wax-on-fuck-off">VIA</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8533365742741985574-6133038402142213655?l=www.chriseverything.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619415548644108821noreply@blogger.com0