200 Words is a daily burst of ideas, thoughts, or impressions on media, film, and filmmaking. The goal is nothing more or less than conversation. 11/20/09 In an IBM research center, there sits a supercomputer that was recently benchmarked, computating a simulation of the human visual cortex. This equates to somewhere around 1.5 billion neurons … Continue reading
So it was with bated breath and rabidly clawing fingers I purchased the debut collaboration between Josh Homme, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl the morning it came out. I was at work but the first chance I got I took a spin on that sucker and… Hell Yeah!!! Cheesy reaction? Maybe. But a more … Continue reading
So here it is, the completely unwanted blog that none of you have been waiting for! (Who is it by? that guy with the weird username with the “@” at the end of it? Him? Why?) If I ramble on in a strange fashion that’s merely because I’m fairly nervous and I’m having some trouble … Continue reading
Look. Tonight, Thursday Nov. 19th, 2009 is a big game as the Carolina Hurricanes battle the Toronto Maple Leafs for the worst team in the NHL. Both teams have 11 pts total. The Hurricanes have a 3-12 record. The Leafs have a 3-11 record. Obviously, the Hurricanes have the worse record. But will the NHL … Continue reading
So, Twilight:New Moon (Not to be confused with Twilight:Newman) comes out tomorrow. It may not be cool to say so, but I’ll probably be checking it out in the theater. Maybe the dollar theater, since I’m not in a frenzy for it. I was introduced to the Twilight phenomenon the same way I’m introduced to … Continue reading
200 Words is a daily burst of ideas, thoughts, or impressions on media, film, and filmmaking. The goal is nothing more or less than conversation. 11/19/09 The Adventures of Kip Thunder and Jeff represents the most effort I’ve ever put into… well, anything really. Originally slated only as a Producer, it was standing in a … Continue reading
200 Words is a daily burst of ideas, thoughts, or impressions on media, film, and filmmaking. The goal is nothing more or less than conversation. 11/18/09 Videodrome is a film that is simply crying out for the Internet. Representing the very height of cynicism towards TV, the poetically revolutionary tone is a war-cry against passive … Continue reading
Because I said I was going to pimp Kathryn and Legacy hardcore, here’s their fabulous Paso Doble from this week’s Top 14 performance show. I hope the video’s not taken down for posting it here. Please don’t take it down! Note: Video taken from rickey.org. Thanks Rickey!
With 2010 looming, Empire, the best movie magazine in the world, has just released their Icons Of The Decade issue. This is a list of the ten movie characters that have loomed largest in the consciousness of film fans since the year 2000. Empire also included the next ten runner-up characters in their feature. … Continue reading
Dear, sweet, gentle, general public, Occasionally I find something that I think is the best thing in town and then I decide to write about it for you. It’s also been a while since I’ve embarrassed myself on this forum. In the past, I proclaimed my love for cramming handfuls of Jelly Belly jelly beans … Continue reading