Technology & Pop Culture

On Cloverfield

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

J.J. Abrams’ Cloverfield is a modern day monster movie for the You Tube generation. A well executed tease brought to you by Nokia, Sephora, and Mountain Dew. Heavily watermarked which most people won’t notice. I digress.

I felt a connection to the no-name actors — they could be my friends or yours. Which was effective. The hand held camera point-of-view worked up to the point where I began to ask myself why our witty cameraman (Hudson) didn’t put the damn thing down. And then he did…

The creep factor was there. The monster was like nothing I’ve ever seen. The visual effects were deliciously understated. All without a soundtrack.

Ultimately Cloverfield delivers. A new era of systematically casual, digital film making.

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Tags: Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams, Monster, Movie Review, Slusho

WARNING: Huge Load o’ Spoilers… One Week to Cloverfield!

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Pop Culture

With Cloverfield one week away it’s time for some spoilers. Strategically leaked most definitely!

1. Interwoven storyline of Rob and Beth’s relationship prior to invasion Monstertown
2. Rob’s friend is unknowingly taping over the evidence of said prior relationship
3. Taped evidence is of intimate moments
4. Film begins with footage from the tape
5. Footage is interspersed throughout the rest of the film
6. Monster known as “Clover”
7. Monster has “spooked” sensibility, disorientated and agitated
8. Monster has been living under the water for “thousands and thousands” of years
9. Monster first seen scratching back against building
10. Monster’s scratching destroys said building
11. Monster’s scratching releases parasites stuck to Monster’s back
12. Parasites are “dog-sized” creatures
13. Parasites can stick to things and climb walls
14. Parasites have a “voracious, rabid, bounding nature, but they also have a crab-like crawl”
15. Parasites have the “viciousness of a dog”
16. Parasites move more rapidly than the Monster
17. Parasites are “like little whirling dervishes that just destroy anything in their path”
18. Parasites are “totally deadly”

Awesome! These tidbits make me want to see Cloverfield that much more now!

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/09/cloverfield-building-a-better-monster/

Tags: Cloverfield, Monster, Parasites, Spoilers

Dexter + CBS = February 17th

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

WOAH! Birthday surprise for my sister and I. Showtime’s sadistically addictive cult phenomenon Dexter will air it’s entire first season beginning February, 17 on CBS. (A great day for a premiere!)
In a nutshell Dexter is a serial killer who also works for Miami homocide as a blood splatter analyst — or vice versa.

This show comes with my personal recommendation. Brilliant cinematography, colors, locations, art direction and psychological screen writing. If you need something new to watch this show will captivate.

Dexter is Michael C. Hall of HBO’s Six Feet Under fame where he played a homosexual mortician/funeral director.

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/01/dexter-to-bow-o.html

Tags: Birthday, CBS, Dexter, Showtime, Twins

Is this the Cloverfield Monster?

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

Some hilarity for your Sunday. This is NOT the Cloverfield monster!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22116941@N06/2169050955/

However this might be…

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/real-cloverfield-monster-concept-art-revealed-maybe.php

Tags: Cloverfiled, Monster, WTF

Totally Bad Ass Pyrotechnic, Transforming Honda Float

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Pop Culture, Technology

It’s about time someone figured out how to build a vehicle powered by Pink Floyd and smoke machines. Now if only we could get Trent Reznor involved…

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=f26b2b02-5ff4-40f4-a44b-631ebc285647

Tags: Float, Honda, Pink Floyd, Rose Parade, Transforming, Trent Reznor

LOST Season 4 Trailer #2… Thursdays on ABC

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

http://www.movieweb.com/video/V07LaxVWQLM4Zi

THURSDAYS??? What will we do on Wednesdays? Check out Jack’s Beard at the end lol.

Tags: LOST, Premiere, Season 4, Thursdays

Timeline 2007: Demise of the Record Industry

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Pop Culture, Technology

MTV, in a three part series, has outlined 2007 and the things that will lead to the eventual death of the record industry as we know it. Highlights include Madonna, Trent Reznor and Radiohead. Parts two and three show us how artists make money in other ways and the future of music distribution.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576538/20071214/madonna.jhtml?src=rss

Part Two
Part Three

Tags: 2007, Madonna, MTV, Radiohead, Record Industry, Trent Reznor

New Dark Knight Trailer

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

In case you missed it before “I Am Legend”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaIR9dAZRR0

Tags: Batman, The Dark Knight, Trailer

LOST Season 4 Trailer Released, Spoilers Abound!

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

OMFG Lost! Get your pause button ready — there is much to discern from these images. “The Beginning of the End” premieres February 4, 2008 January 31, 2008! (According to my reasonable sources that is.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbY_dWObLho

Tags: LOST, Premiere, Season 4

New Indiana Jones Movie Poster Revealed Today

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, News

Nuff said! High resolution zip file available from http://www.indianajones.com/.

Tags: Indiana Jones, Movie, Poster