After a long day working yesterday, i decided that i wanted to be entertained, so i went and saw Tomb Raider. Now I have to admit that I read a couple of the negative reviews, but i went and saw it anyway. It got panned by critics, but it was never intended to be a deep and complex movie. I agree with ebert, it was a popcorn movie and good for it’s entertainment value. I wasn’t really in the mood to think excessively last night, so it was perfect. It was fast-paced, much like playing a videogame and it had some pretty cool action sequences and amazing sets. All in all, i enjoyed it.
Month: June 2001
A.I is based on a
A.I is based on a short story by Brian Aldiss called Supertoys Las All Summer Long. I found a transcript of the story in an old issue of Wired. There’s also an article about the movie and some of Kubrick’s plans. I probably came accross this stuff a couple years ago when I was doing a project on Kubrick, I remember reading about A.I. back then.
Time magazine has one of
Scientists successfully place a fish
Scientists successfully place a fish in suspended animation. That means we’re step closer to shooting outselves into space to colonize distant worlds.
Sad people do their jobs
Sad people do their jobs better.
I watched Galaxy Quest this
I watched Galaxy Quest this evening. If you are a fan of star trek or have ever been a fan, you’ll find that it’s a pretty damn funny movie. Otherwise, I’m not really sure. Suffice it to say that as a computer geek, i’m an obligatory fan, so I found the movie quite entertaining.
The new issue is up
The new issue is up at suffocate. The topic is chaos/insanity, go check it out, it’s pretty good. I might try to get a piece in if I have some time.
Notes notes notes. I got
Notes notes notes. I got a call back today and was hired for the job i had an interview for on tuesday. It’s essentially the same job I had last summer as an assistant computer camp counsellor, although this time I will be the lead. In other job related info, I started training for my job at tim horton’s today. I’ll have to talk them tomorrow and see if they want to keep me on to do some weekends over the summer, if not, there’s no really point in me finishing my training. The new job also means that i’ll be moving back to brockville for the rest of the summer. I’m going to have to get my parents to invest in some highspeed internet.
I received a copy of amnesiac by radiohead and a copy of the first weezer album through the mail today. I picked them both up from the future shop for under $10 each. I also picked up a new trackball yesterday. I ended up shelling out the couple extra bucks for the logitech cordless trackman, which I got for $30 less than they have listed on their site.
Miniputt online is pretty damn
Miniputt online is pretty damn cool.
Well, i’m back in kingston
Well, i’m back in kingston right now and i imagine i’ll be here for a little while. It all depends on the job I had an interview for in brockville this week. If i get accepted for that, i’ll probably be moving back. Beyond that, I have to get to bed so i can be up early tomorrow.
I just read an interesting
I just read an interesting article about some of the processes involved in converting movies to various television sizes. A lot of people never stop to think about the parts of the picture that they’re losing when they watch a movie at home.