Turn to channel 3!

broderic on March 5, 2008

"So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I
started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day
before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's
on the worst day of my life."

March 5, 2008

broderic on March 5, 2008

It's been a while since I posted. Can't find anything to say. Haven't seen any movie that needs a shout out. (Although, I saw Surf's Up and must say that that film was made by
people who love surfing). Here's a bunch of links of sites, I've been reading lately.http://www.thatsfit.com/
http://www.slashfood.com/
http://io9.com/Here's a story on Brett Favre retiring. Damn fine quarterback. I'm not
a Packer backer, but as a fan of the NFL he's probably the most fun
athlete to watch. And he was in Something About Mary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/sports/football/05favre.htmlShare with us any interesting links you may like…

Leap Day

broderic on February 29, 2008

Hey! It’s leap day. I missed it the last time round.

Maybe you’ll be reading another post here on the next one.

Enjoy the extra day!

Be Kind Rewind

broderic on February 26, 2008

Be Kind Rewind is a paean to creativity and to those that inspire it in ourselves. It can be just a simple bedtime story or the films we watch. Whatever it is it can inspire.

This film follows the path of Cloverfield in making concrete the ideas of the YouTube generation. It is inspired and has inspired other ‘sweded’ films. You can catch a majority of them on internet video sites. Done by creators for simple, simple reasons. Unlike Cloverfield, it does posit that something magical happens when stories are meant to inspire. Cloverfield as a thesis for the YouTube generation inspires people to film their nuts getting kicked; Be Kind Rewind wants you to make your own movie about your nuts getting kicked.

3 of 5 stars.

Oscar results

broderic on February 25, 2008

Well, the votes have been tallied and the awards have been handed. The curtain has closed on the 1st Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool. And the winner goes to… riss! Congratulations. Now you have to contact me in order to receive your prize.

Thanks for everyone who participated. Watching was fun. Cheering and booing for my picks. Made the show even better.

1st Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool Official Thread

broderic on February 24, 2008

Read the rules. Please post your predictions in the comments to this thread only. Here’s the list. If you want to see an official looking one with actual people’s names, try here or here. Don’t forget that some predications account for more points!

  1. Best Picture: (3) Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood

  2. Actor: (3) George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Johnny Depp, Tommy Lee Jones, Viggo Mortensen

  3. Actress: (3) Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, Laura Linney, Ellen Page

  4. Supporting Actor: (3) Casey Affleck, Javier Bardem, Hal Holbrook, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Wilkinson

  5. Supporting Actress: (3) Cate Blanchett, Ruby Dee, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Ryan, Tilda Swinton

  6. Director: (2) Julian Schnabel, Jason Reitman, Tony Gilroy, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Paul Thomas Anderson

  7. Foreign Film: Beaufort, The Counterfeiters, Katyn, Mongol, 12

  8. Adapted Screenplay: (2) Christopher Hampton, Sarah Polley, Ronald Harwood, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Paul Thomas Anderson

  9. Original Screenplay: (2) Diablo Cody, Nancy Oliver, Tony Gilroy, Brad Bird et. al., Tamara Jenkins

  10. Animated Feature Film: (2) Persepolis, Ratatouille, Surfs Up

  11. Art Direction: (2) American Gangster, Atonement, The Golden Compass, Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, There Will Be Blood

  12. Cinematography: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Atonement, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood

  13. Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum, No Country for Old Men, Ratatouille, 3:10 to Yuma, Transformers

  14. Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum, No Country for Old Men, Ratatouille, There Will Be Blood, Transformers

  15. Original Score: Atonement, The Kite Runner, Michael Clayton, Ratatouille, 3:10 to Yuma

  16. Original Song: Falling Slowly from Once, Happy Working Song from Enchanted, Raise It Up from August Rush, So Close from Enchanted, Thats How You Know from Enchanted

  17. Costume: Across the Universe, Atonement, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, La Vie en Rose, Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  18. Documentary Feature: No End in Sight, Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Sicko, Taxi to the Dark Side, War/Dance

  19. Documentary (short subject): Freeheld, La Corona (The Crown), Salim Baba, Saris Mother

  20. Film Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Into the Wild, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood

  21. Makeup: La Vie en Rose, Norbit, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End

  22. Animated Short Film: I Met the Walrus, Madame Tutli-Putli, Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven), My Love (Moya Lyubov), Peter & the Wolf

  23. Live Action Short Film: At Night, Il Supplente (The Substitute), Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets), Tanghi Argentini, The Tonto Woman

  24. Visual Effects: The Golden Compass, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Transformers

TIE BREAKER: The official number of people watching the telecast in the US. Get as close to, but not over that number!

Good luck.