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Breaking the Dish 4 – Apple TV

Posted: 31st January 2011 by Mark in MOVIEs, TV/WEB
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Welcome to the fourth installment of my breaking the dish series, where I report on my experiences with devices I use to take full advantage of the various video entertainment offerings available via my Internet connection.

Today we look at the Apple TV. Out of the box, the apple TV is shaped much like the Roku Player, only smaller. It’s sleek, and black and small, for those who value aesthetics in their electronics, you’ll be pleased.

The Good:   The Apple TV emulated its brothers and sisters from the ease-of-use standpoint.  It was easy to set up – a few questions answered and I was up and running – all in, I was watching a television show in roughly 9 minutes. For those who know Apple products, Apple TV was no slouch when it came to interoperability (especially with other Apple products).  A few clicks on my Windows system and iTunes was set up for “home sharing” which provided a direct link to all the media accessible in my iTunes account.  A quick download from Apple (took a bit of searching on the App store) – turned my iPhone into a handy remote.  The $99 price tag was reasonable.

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Henry Cavill Is Snyders Superman

Posted: 30th January 2011 by Jon in MOVIEs
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Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Henry Cavill has won the coveted role of Superman, the iconic superhero.

The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen. I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry. He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.”

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film. The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers. Cavill recently wrapped production on “The Cold Light of Day” and stars in the upcoming “Immortals,” opening this fall.

Targeted for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

I still wish it had been Jon Hamm….but i guess who the hell am I

Prometheus still an Alien Prequel?

Posted: 29th January 2011 by Jon in MOVIEs
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It turns out that Ridley Scott’s recent comments that Prometheus would be a departure from the Aliens series are somewhat misleading.

An exclusive source has told us that not only are HR Giger’s classic aliens in it, but that they’re integral to the plot.

Mere hours after the announcement that Michael Fassbender is locked in to play an android with rumored links to Aliens’ Bishop series, our insider sources have revealed that he’s not the only one with strong links to the series’ past.

“They’ve built the ‘space jockey’ cockpit at Pinewood as seen in the original Alien film, so it definitely takes place in the same world as Alien”, they told us. (more…)

UNDEAD PELOSI FRIDAY

Posted: 28th January 2011 by Jon in IMAGES, UndeadPelosi
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To sum up what I’ve missed this week

Posted: 27th January 2011 by Jon in COMICS/Books, GAMEs, MOVIEs, MUSIC, NEWS, TV/WEB
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As it turns out this week has been chock full o’ work and after numerous 14 hour days I have had no time to cover all of the news pouring out. So I write to you from an undisclosed location in the future where I am able to at least sum up the busy week in the news. No really it’s true; I have transmitted my thoughts through this futuristic temporal thought transmitter. So here it goes:

First and foremost the Oscar nominations were released and I just managed to get them posted. Unfortunately I did not find the time to analyze and post my thoughts on them… (This being the future they have now been completed, but you won’t see them for at least another day). The only thing I can say about them right now is that Nolan was robbed once again not being nominated for best director.

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