Posts Tagged ‘ movies ’

Media Center Scan to Play [Idea]

  • August 28th, 2011
  • Posted in ideas

[Normally i just write these down or email them to myself, but figured i should start publishing them.] A feature idea for Plex or Xbox or any media center. Physical media are becoming more and more obsolete. Yet many of us still have them sitting on shelves next to the TV, and may keep them [ READ MORE ]

10 Movies in 2009

I was right. I can count the number of times i went to the theater last year on my fingers. As far as i can remember, these are the ten movies i went to see in 2009. Slumdog Millionaire Taken Sin Nombre Star Trek (IMAX) UP (3D) Funny People District 9 9 Fantastic Mr. Fox [ READ MORE ]

We Were Soldiers (2002)

  • January 6th, 2010
  • Posted in on DVD

With countless copies of the DVD around the house, i’m finally sitting down to watch We Were Soldiers. I’m kinda live-blogging this as it plays. This movie is pretty much all musical montage. Noticing a trend in war movies: the leader that makes bad calls right off the top then the lower-ranking soldier steps up [ READ MORE ]

The Hurt Locker (2008)

So i had seen a preview for this probably over a year ago, then i guess i came out in limited release over the summer, but i missed it. It happened to be playing again at a local theater, so i got some friends to check it out with me. One of the most intense [ READ MORE ]

Ong Bak 2 Released On Demand One Month Before Theaters

  • September 25th, 2009
  • Posted in movies

Amazon Video On Demand, and your TV provider’s on-demand service. Then a month from now on October 23rd, you can catch Ong Bak 2 on the big screen. I’m curious to see how successful these rental 2.0 options are compared to traditional theatrical distribution. You can’t beat the at-your-leisure convenience of on-demand video services (as [ READ MORE ]

The Years