Archive For April 29, 2013
Westworld was written and directed by Michael Crichton, relatively early in his career. Previously he had written books that were beginning to be adapted into films (such as The Andromeda Strain) and begun to dabble in filmmaking himself, adapting one of his own novels and directing it for television. Westworld was his first film written…
Here are the kids eating breakfast yesterday morning: After breakfast my youngest son turned into The Shark Princess:
More casual comic fans will barely recognize The Inhumans, Marvel’s race of genetically altered humans that through the ages have kept to themselves and carried on the “tradition” of enhancing their DNA. Led by Black Bolt, they live in Attilan, a city that has throughout Marvel history, changed locations. At one point it was located…
Did Jurassic Park need to get remastered and rereleased in 3D? No. Is it worth it? Sort of. Let me crack into the case a little. We get a 3 disc offering, with the first disc being a Blu-ray of the 3D version of the film. Then we get a second Blu-ray disc featuring the…
This blog post is directly inspired by this tweet: Sweet! Emma & I will be adding another state to the list next month. How many states and/or countries have you been in? — Britt Reints (@missbritt) April 24, 2013 This can sort of be seen as a companion to an earlier blog post…
Once Upon A Rhyme is the latest DVD compilation release from Nick Jr. – containing over 2 hours of pre-school oriented entertainment (and light education). This time around the theme centers around storytelling and fairy tales. Here’s the episode listing: Bubble Guppies – Who’s Gonna Play The Big Bad Wolf? Team Umizoomi – The…
The television series of “Curious George” is based on the 2006 movie, which in turn is based on the children’s book. The deviation from the source material could have been a bad thing, but the spirit of the curious little monkey is captured very well in this PBS series. Switching back and forth from urban…
The more I watch “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” the more I am getting drawn in to it’s world of whimsy, friendship, magic, and fun. While largely appealing (and geared) towards girls, the way it is written has generated a much broader appeal. Sure many of the characters are fairly stereotypical, but there are…
I don’t celebrate Earth Day. Does that make me a jerk? Maybe, but I’m comfortable with what I do and who I am. Allow me to explain. To me, one day isn’t effective. I was in Fred Meyer this morning and they turned off some of the lights “in honor of Earth Day.” Why not…
It’s been a couple of weeks, I know, but nothing much has happened. Life is normal, so much so that as soon as Spring Break ended and the kids went back to school I took 2 of them to the doctor’s office that morning. Nothing serious, but it’s just life. Here’s a silly picture of…