The other day I picked up an iPod shuffle, the 4th iPod I’ve owned. Do I really need it? Absolutely not, but the iPod shuffle has been irresistible to me ever since it was first introduced in it’s stick-of-gum form. So why would I want an iPod with a small fraction of the capacity and features of my 60GB 5th generation iPod Video? The shuffle’s appeal is in how it compensates for the issues I have with my other iPod.
Monthly Archive for June, 2008
This is an idea I picked up from Alex King’s blog. It’s a simply a collection of random interesting bits I find on the internet. Enjoy.
In the style of Batman’s Gotham Cable News viral marketing campaign, Pixar created Buy n Large. Unlike Batman’s viral efforts however, I wish this one was for real; I could definitely use a robot to vacuum or repair things or whatever. Wall E has received rave reviews so far so I’m excited to see it tomorrow. Don’t forget to check out the extended trailer after the jump.
Here’s the latest trailer for the upcoming Dark Knight movie. Enjoy
I saw Get Smart the other day. It was moderately amusing I suppose but nothing to write home about. I think the movie everyone has been waiting for (besides The Dark Knight) is Wall E. Interestingly enough, besides being an awesome looking Pixar movie in it’s own right, Wall E also appeals to my inner Apple fanboy.
It’s pretty hard to deny that director Chris Nolan’s iteration of DC’s superhero Batman, in his film Batman Begins was absolutely fantastic. It seems that the recent flux of comic book hero based movies are only getting better and more appealing to audiences besides comic nerds. While Marvel turned it’s popular Spiderman into a joke with Spiderman 3, it certainly scored major hits with lesser known Iron Man and Hulk remake.
The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins, looks only to continue the trend of super heros scoring big at the box office. In an effort to hype the film further, the producers created a website for Gotham Cable News which features Dateline style news clips from the metropolis of Gotham. They’re fun to watch and help set the story for those who may not have seen Batman Begins. Though unrelated to the film, the one bit if disappointing news is that Gotham Cable News is a Comcast network; but a clever marketing ploy for Comcast nonetheless. For those of you who just can’t get enough of Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, be sure to check out this Wired article about the making of the film. It’ll be interesting to see how the slated superhero films do once they’re released leading up to 2011’s Avengers film.
We’ll see if The Dark Knight can top my current superhero fav, Iron Man. What’re your favorite comic book to film adaptations?
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