March 22, 2011
The Move
Missing all your favorite posts? Or missing posts in general? That's because the Contingency.Arc has now officially been moved to [1amgeek.com/blog]. What will happen to the C.A I'm not entirely sure, but you can still get your fix so no worries.
March 20, 2011
The Week (of 3.20.11)
On to week 12 and Zack Snyder's anticipated original film Sucker Punch gets released. On top of that, Castle and How I Met Your Mother return this Monday, a few trilogies get HD remakes for the PS3. Lastly, if you're still in an alien invasion mood since you saw Battle: Los Angeles, you can always pick up Skyline on Blu-Ray or DVD this Tuesday. Plus there's plenty of other things to look forward to this week. We're almost a quarter of the way through the year folks. Imagine that.
March 19, 2011
The Rhythm (12)
While it may have been a long and slow week for some of us, the rest of the world keeps spinning. This week's Rhythm is a bit light thanks to certain upgrades that are being worked on and hopefully be in place sometime in the coming week. For now, check out how gamers can support Japan, what the economy is doing to hurt geeks, and an early review for the 3DS. Plus, rumors about NGP pricing.
The Rhythm: following Nathan Fillion on Twitter since 1971.
The Rhythm: following Nathan Fillion on Twitter since 1971.
The Review (Rango)
My background: I've never been a huge fan of westerns, in fact the only one I own is Back to the Future Part III and that is seriously pushing it. However, I am a fan of Johnny Depp and I used to be a kid so I can stand to watch a Nickelodeon film. Let's get to the review.
Review: Cliché human story makes fun animated story. Eastwood might laugh.
Verdict: worth it.
Also, I was totally fooled by Timothy Olyphant as the Spirit of the West (a.k.a. the Man with No Name).
Dream on.
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Review: Cliché human story makes fun animated story. Eastwood might laugh.
Verdict: worth it.
Also, I was totally fooled by Timothy Olyphant as the Spirit of the West (a.k.a. the Man with No Name).
Dream on.
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March 18, 2011
The Trailer (Hanna)
Now, this is by no means a new trailer, but it is for a movie that is expected to drop on April 8 (and I'm a bit behind on my posting today). Same old, same old here. A girl who appears to be genetically abnormal is trained by her father to be an assassin and ends up being hunted down by Galadriel across Europe. Yeah, I know, nothing new right? Check out the trailer for Hanna starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, and Cate Blanchett.
It seems more techno-ish bands seem to be getting into the soundtrack game, so even if you're not interested in the plot (which is lame because it seems interesting) then it seems like the Chemical Brothers could be putting together a worthwhile soundtrack. I've actually previewed some of it and does seem pretty good, but I'll wait for the whole thing to come out before I reserve total judgement and compare it to Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy. Be on the look out for this girl assassin April 8.
Dream on.
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It seems more techno-ish bands seem to be getting into the soundtrack game, so even if you're not interested in the plot (which is lame because it seems interesting) then it seems like the Chemical Brothers could be putting together a worthwhile soundtrack. I've actually previewed some of it and does seem pretty good, but I'll wait for the whole thing to come out before I reserve total judgement and compare it to Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy. Be on the look out for this girl assassin April 8.
Dream on.
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March 17, 2011
The Trailer (Attack The Block)
While Americans may be fighting the good fight against alien invasion on the shores of LA in Battle: Los Angeles, a similar fight rages on in South London. Though instead of marines and heavy artillery, London's taking them on with teen gangs and super soakers. Check out the trailer for Attack The Block starring Paul (coming to theaters this Friday) and Shaun of the Dead alum Nick Frost.
The 2011 Moviegeddon is seriously in love with aliens. Maybe there should be a movie where we just give up the planet. Not necessarily lose, but just leave instead. I hear Mars is nice this time of year. Anyway, Attack The Block lands in the UK on May 13, but no word as to when it hits the shores of the US.
Dream on.
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The 2011 Moviegeddon is seriously in love with aliens. Maybe there should be a movie where we just give up the planet. Not necessarily lose, but just leave instead. I hear Mars is nice this time of year. Anyway, Attack The Block lands in the UK on May 13, but no word as to when it hits the shores of the US.
Dream on.
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The Science
Here's a little 1amscience preview.
Do you know anything about particle physics? Astrophysics? Physics? Well, even if you don't, if you're at this site you probably know a little bit about time travel (if not I'll direct you to Back to the Future, Flight of the Navigator, or any of a few thousand time travel films, but not Primer. At least not to start). If you haven't heard about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) I'll do my best to sum up what it does in a few words: it's a big ring that smashes atoms that move very very very fast at each other. Accelerating protons up to a very small fraction below the speed of light is pretty awesome, but just don't stare at the picture of the LHC below for too long because it looks like it might swallow you whole.
Do you know anything about particle physics? Astrophysics? Physics? Well, even if you don't, if you're at this site you probably know a little bit about time travel (if not I'll direct you to Back to the Future, Flight of the Navigator, or any of a few thousand time travel films, but not Primer. At least not to start). If you haven't heard about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) I'll do my best to sum up what it does in a few words: it's a big ring that smashes atoms that move very very very fast at each other. Accelerating protons up to a very small fraction below the speed of light is pretty awesome, but just don't stare at the picture of the LHC below for too long because it looks like it might swallow you whole.
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