Technology & Pop Culture

Cloverfield Monster On Your Desk

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

Some of you have requested I post the link to the Cloverfield Monster toy Hasbro is putting out. Enjoy!

• 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail
• Authentic sound
• 14” tall
• 10 parasites
• Two interchangeable heads
• Statue of Liberty head accessory
• Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging

http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ps_results&product_id=21030

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Technology & Pop Culture Weblog in the form of the Cloverfield Monster Toy can contact me. I’ll design and host your blog indefinitely — or until Central Park is nuked — whichever comes first.

Tags: Cloverfield, Hasbro, Monster, Movie, Toy

X-Files 2 Teaser Trailer Leaked

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

Weee! I really can’t tell what the hell is going on in this trailer but it’s exciting me! July 25.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Is7F0IgRj4g

Tags: Awesome, Movie, Trailer, X-Files 2, X-Files Movie

Review: Janet’s Discipline Delivers the Dance

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal, Pop Culture

Alright, I’m kinda biased to Miz Jackson. However her last album was a stinker. A few hot tracks but nothing to write home about. Well it’s 2008. Strap grandma down. It’s Janet’s latest — Discipline. Woah! It’s definately the soundtrack to the summer. Or my sex life. One of the two. Here are my favorite tracks.

• “Feedback” - The first single… hot hot hot, new sounds for Janet.
• “LUV” - Great beat, screams Pharrell.
• “Rock with U” - MY FAV!! OMG. Ohhh ohh. Strobe lights make everything sexy. Kylie Minogue eat your heart out. This will make you dance!
  
• “2nite” - Powerful, can the radio handle it? Probably not. Love the highs. Although a little cluttered, still good.
• “Greatest X” - 90’s throwback, tear factor
• “Good Morning Janet” - OK, OK it’s an interlude track but it’s techofun
• “Play Selection” - Stop it! Another interlude. Who’s she talking to??
• “The 1″ - Missy Elliot and punchy beats and layering, damn!
• “Curtains” - Soulful, slow and powerful

So bottom line. Listen to “Rock With You” and shake your butt. Janet’s back.

http://www.janetjackson.com/content/jukebox.php

Tags: 2008, Album, Discipline, Janet Jackson

Crystal Skull Trailer Debuts February 14th on Good Morning America

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

Good Morning America will debut the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull February 14th between 8-9 am (EST?). The trailer will also be available immediately following on indianajones.com and Yahoo! Movies. Happy Valentine’s Day indeed.

That’s a sultry looking Cate Blanchett with Shia LaBeouf!

http://www.theraider.net/news/fullstory_indy4.php?id=489

Tags: Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones, Trailer

New Wall-E Trailer Surfaces

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

Pixar your imagery is simply stunning! June 27th.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb5ngHl-vKE

Tags: Pixar, Trailer, Wall-E

Vanity Fair Does 11 Hitchcock Classics (Tastefully)

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Pop Culture

As a Hitchcock fan nut I must say these are very well put together. Look it’s Jodie Foster in the Birds! Jodie Foster!!

Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest (my all time favorite Hitchcock movie) and the like at the link…

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/officially-cool/officially-cool-vanity-fair-re-creates-hitchcock.php

Tags: Celebrities, Hitchcock, Jodie Foster, North by Northwest, Vanity Fair

Spoiler Alert: Pic of Crystal Skull Revealed!

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

Okay, so it’s a picture of the toy, not the actual skull… but from the looks of it, this confirms the alien tie in!

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/02/04/indiana-jones-the-crystal-skull-revealed/ (removed by Paramount)
http://duggmirror.com/movies/Indiana_Jones_The_Crystal_Skull_Revealed_spoilers/ (mirror)

Tags: Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones, Revealed, Spoiler Alert

Cloverfield 2 Confirmed!

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

Director Matt Reeves is in talks with Paramount to direct a Cloverfield sequel! Cloverfield scored $46 million opening weekend.

http://www.variety.com/VR1117979910.html

Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves, Sequel

Burn Things with a Flashlight and Graffiti in 3D Space

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Technology

Today we have some YouTube distractions for your viewing pleasure…

4100 lumen flashlight burning some plastic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsV3-IvS8UA
http://www.i4u.com/article14324.html

Graffiti in 3D space!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhxDpsg2Dk
http://www.freshcreation.nl/comments.php?id=1504_0_1_0_C

Tags: Distractions, Flashlight, Grafitti, Torch, YouTube

A Conversation with Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

io9.com has posted a revealing interview with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. Particularity interesting stuff on making expensive Hollywood cameras look like cheap, auto-focus handheld cameras. This is a great read for fans of the film.

Cloverfield is on track to shatter box office records for movies opening over the MLK holiday. The previous record was set by Black Hawk Down in 2002.

http://io9.com/346501/io9-talks-to-cloverfield-director-matt-reeves

Tags: Cloverfield, Director, Matt Reeves