Hmm.
Mar 24 2008
A recent pondering on Twitter where I stated “Did our vision of the future ever involve so much advertising? Aside from Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, not much sci-fi reflects it.” lead to various replies disputing this fact citing such films as Minority Report (popular response), 2001, 1984 and Brazil. These films are all relatively iconic films in giving us a vision of the near future.
Feb 24 2008
There’s a growing feeling that I’ve had and shared with my peers in numerous conversations lately. It’s a desire to see another dot-com bust of sorts. A mini-bust if you will. I don’t mean this with any menace — rather, a desire to see the fat get trimmed, the cruft erased and for there to be more of a lean and mean Internet.
The fact is, my friends, there’s gluttony going around.
Apr 05 2007
Around the time Christopher Nolan’s restart of the Batman franchise, Batman Begins was coming into theaters, I discussed with some friends the notion of opening weekends, DVD’s, film piracy and what the future of movie-going could be like.
I suggested then, the idea of having movies be released on DVD or on demand cable. Soderbergh did something very similar with Bubble in 2006.
Some background: I used to be an opening-night junkie.
I’m not anymore and as I grew weary of getting tickets and standing in line for an hour before the movie started so we could get good seats, I grew to like the idea of having a movie accessible on opening night right in your own home.
Aug 01 2006
The web was abuzz yesterday and the day before with the latest product announcement from Motorola: The MOTOFONE. It’s sleek, sexy looks have no doubt won the aesthetic hearts of many but more importantly and as pointed out by Greg Storey, “Finally, a cell phone that’s a phone.”
If you’ve known me for a while, you’ll know that I was reluctant about having a cell phone. For a while I fought against having one, preferring the solid connection of a land line and the privacy that came with not being able to be reached anywhere and anytime. A few years ago, I had a cell phone, gave it up for a year and then got one again, which I’ve had ever since. There are quite a few reasons why I’ve come round to it, some of which are obvious and others not so.