Thursday, May 8th, 2008
ASCII Star Wars

The other night I was cleaning up an old computer so that I could give it away. On the hard-drive was an old text file with a bunch of websites I has noted down 8 years ago. And of course, I had made sure to record the telnet address of ASCII Star Wars.
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Drunk Man Assaults Jedi

Its good to see that someone is willing to put those uppity Jedi churchgoers in their place. Even if their Darth Vader costume consists of a black garbage bag. This article is pretty funny.
Drunk Darth Vader’s Jedi assault
Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27, from Holyhead, Anglesey, admitted assaulting Barney Jones and cousin Michael with […]

Friday, April 4th, 2008
Muppet Star Wars

On EndorExpress.net they have some links to ‘alternate’ Star Wars toys. There are Muppet version (see below), and Disney-as-Star-Wars characters. Definitely worth 30s of your time.
Muppet and Disney Star Wars

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Obviously Toronto in Film

I scan through the Torontoist blog occasionally, and this time I found one of the worst examples of a movie filmed in Toronto and pretending to be New York. If you are familiar with Toronto at all, the stills from the Short Circuit 2 are worth a look.
Reel Toronto: Short Circuit 2

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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Plan Your Star Wars Trade Route

It seems like it was a long time ago, far away, when I loaded up my wood paneled space wagon with Amway goods and literature to go on a star-hopping sales trip. Woe was me when I didn’t have a friggin map of the galaxy. I’m all set now. Check it out:

Large […]

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
New Street Fighter Movie

This is probably old news for the multitude of Street Fighter fans out there, but in case you missed it: A new Street Fighter Movie is in the works. Yes, I am not shitting you. Apparently someone thought the first one was good enough to make a sequel. Or maybe this is […]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Meet the Spartans Movie Review

Thankfully, I have not seen Meet the Spartans. And I doubt I will. Slate’s review of the movie IS a good read, and probably a lot funnier then the film itself. For a good laugh, and to save yourself the time you might have wasted at the theater, check out the review.
Meet […]

Friday, January 25th, 2008
Ron Perlman is the Greatest Human Ever!

There’s a lot of talk about who may or may not be the greatest this or that, but I can say without hyperbole that Ron Perlman is indeed the greatest human ever to walk the Earth. Not only does he have a really cool voice, stands over 7 feet tall, is a […]

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Post-Apocalyptic Movie Chart

Argument resolver of the day: this handy chart comparing post-apocalyptic movies should provide all the ammunition you need to convince your buddies that On The Beach was a walk in Smurf Village compared to Hell Comes to Frog Town.
Chart Shows Most Post-Apocalyptic Movie Of All Time
The pee-drinking criteria is certainly inspired.

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Monday, December 31st, 2007
Documentary Guide

Kevin Kelly has updated his guide to documentaries (or True Films as he refers to them in the title). Better yet, he is offering it free. Here is his post on his Cool Tools blog:
Cool Tool: True Films eBook
If you are interested in documentaries, or reality film-making, definitely check this out. You […]