Archive for the 'Movies / TV' Category

Commercials

October 24, 2009

It’s amazing to me how bad some commercials can be. I think it started with the Encyclopedia Britannica boy commercials in the 80’s… Now we have modern day stinkers…Like these… up there forĀ some of the most annoying commercials to dateĀ are the ask.com commercials:

Let’s make up for it [...]

House and Elbow

August 20, 2009

If you’ve seen the promo for the new House season (which looks awesome) you’re probably wondering the name of the song that plays during it. The song is called “Grounds For Divorce” and it’s by a band called Elbow. They are opening up for Coldplay right now and I was lucky enough to see them [...]

Fringe and the Fibonacci Sequence

May 6, 2009

I did my Masters research paper on the Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci Sequence. I’m a math teacher and math enthusiast. I’m also a huge fan of the show Fringe. There was a “geek” moment when I noticed that on the commercials (every one of them) for Fringe episodes they would show the Golden Rectangle [...]

Lie To Me

January 28, 2009

On tonights episode of Lie To Me (new show right after American Idol) you’ll be able to hear Ryan Star’s new song “Brand New Day” as the shows main theme song. I’ve only heard the acoustic version of it and it is awesome (just like the rest of his stuff). I’m anxious to hear the [...]

Scrat : The Movie

January 13, 2009

PLEASE MAKE IT!… Why the “Ice Age” developers (20th Century) haven’t made a movie with just Scrat in it is a downright shame. Scrat is undeniably one of the greatest digital characters ever. It would be the highest grossing silent-film ever. All you need is the squeeks, grunts, beeps, screams, etc. I went to see [...]

Christmas Movies: The Top 5

December 3, 2008

Here are the correct answers for the recent poll of the Top 5 Christmas Movies of ALL TIME:
1. It’s a Wonderful Life: The Black and White version is the only version. If you like the color version better you’re a moron. Plain and simple. It doesn’t get any better than this. This may just be [...]

Book Recommendation

September 9, 2008

“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy:

This is an extremely powerful book of survival and hope. Viggo Mortensen will be starring in the movie based on the book which will be released on November 26th, 2008 (tentative date). Do yourself a favor and make sure you read this one!
Here is a still from the movie: