Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010
Today in Techland: Where in the world is Techland? Peter and Evan are still at the Game Developers Conference in San Fran, Steve is in D.C. and Lev is too far down the hall for me to see. Still, Douglas had an awesome chat with the hilarious Patton Oswalt while I got to chat up TV exec Ken Biller.
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Funny man Ben Stiller presented last night’s Oscar for Best Makeup with a blue paint job of his own. Though Avatar received very little Oscar love last night, taking home trophies in visual effects, cinematography and art direction only, Stiller at least brought us some Pandora-sized joy with his silly interpretation of the Na’vi. …
Friday, Mar. 5, 2010
Today in Techland: In case you’re living under a rock, actually nope, Disney probably checked there. Well as everyone knows, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland opens today and because we love you, we put together a history of Alice in Wonderland. Yep. You’re welcome. We also talk a bit of Alice on today’s Techland …
I’ve been thinking about writing this note for a long time now. For more than a month, actually. Ever since I wrote up our Freeze Frame feature, about the deep, intoxicating horizons of Avatar.
Back in early February, in response to my commentary about the film’s 3D achievements, commenter grape_crush posted the following: …
James Cameron – the guy who is so committed to his art that he almost died making The Abyss – seems more than a little miffed at Hollywood. Or maybe just annoyed. Or baffled? (Check out our full Cameron interview from December)
Our colleagues at TIME sat down with the director to talk about Avatar, on the eve of the Oscars. They …
Artist Tavis Coburn created these really beautiful vintage posters for the films vying for the top honors of this year’s BAFTA awards.
As we countdown to Sunday’s Oscars, I thought it would be prudent to post them, especially as Avatar contends for Best Picture.
So what say you? Avatar or Hurt Locker?
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Monday, Mar. 1, 2010
Today in Techland: Plants vs. Zombies! Like everyone else on this zombie-lovin little planet, we’re crazy for this game. Lev gives you a plant by plant breakdown to aid your zombie killing skills.
Speaking of mad skills, we put ours down on paper and bickered over chose the hottest witches of all-time. Why? …
I have no way of fact-checking any of this. And frankly I don’t really care to.
I love this story just the way it is.
Apparently in 1988, Bill Paxton – yes, the actor Bill Paxton – created a rock duo with vocalist-guitarist Andrew Todd Rosenthal. It was called Martini Ranch and it didn’t last long. But they recorded one …
I grew up in Wisconsin, and so I know well what a curious, creative lot hails from such counties as Milwaukee, Waukesha, Dade and Eau Claire. There’s a big portion of the state where humor is in short supply. And then there are areas like Madison, where The Onion was founded, where you get some wacky characters who come up with …
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010
Today in Techland: Peter and I wrote about another frustrating week of watching LOST, meanwhile Steve talked a little about James Cameron’s plans for the Avatar novel. He’s right, we won’t bet against Cameron either.
Meanwhile, Gary brought us a guide to bonus content for Resident Evil 5, soon to be …
Point out the flaws in his films, pick at his public relations snafus, but always remember this: Never bet against James Cameron.
The man who launched the Terminator franchise, who rebuilt the Titanic, who dared to make the sequel to Alien – the most brilliant sci-fi horror film ever conceived – and who brought you face to face …
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the lovely Penelope Cruz is in talks to co-star alongside Johnny Depp in Disney’s upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
The men in the office were too busy drooling at the thought to really articulate why this is a great idea, so I’m handling this one:
Where so many large …
