Technology & Pop Culture

Hilarious J.J. Abrams Interview Brings Up Spoilers

Posted by Bradley under Movies, Personal, Television

If you have half an hour to kill and are as entusiastic about J.J. Abrams as me you should check out this fun and quirky interview from the BBC’s The Chris Moyles Show.

Spoilers, plot devices and what to look out for in Star Trek, Cloverfield, Fringe and Lost all-in-one.

HAM SANDWICH!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chrismoyles/la/2008/video/video16.shtml

[via fringetelevision.com]

Tags: BBC, Chris Moyles, Cloverfield, Fringe, Interview, J.J. Abrams, LOST, Star Trek, Video

FOX TONIGHT: Fringe Returns To Prime Time

Posted by Bradley under Television

The X-Files Fringe returns tonight on FOX.

It all goes down at 8:01 PM CST.

Watch it or Cloverfield will eat you!

http://www.fox.com/fringe/

Tags: Cloverfield, FOX, Fringe, J.J. Abrams, ROAR!

Large Hadron Collider Webcams Are Entertaining

Posted by Bradley under Science, Technology

It’s been three days since the Large Hadron Collider came online.

No black holes.

No Cloverfield attack.

And in response to increasing public curiosity about the experiment the LHC team has setup two webcams for your viewing pleasure.

I totally spotted the Cigarette Smoking Man.

http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

[IMG via www.cyriak.co.uk]

Tags: Cigarette Smoking Man, Cloverfield, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, Webcams

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

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

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

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