Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

It's Oscar season; presented for your consideration: A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever -- powered by Cracked.com Personally I think it is a shame they missed out the female lead's gay male best friend who gives invaluable relationship advice and it really needs at least one dog. No related posts. Related ...

The Aliens Rap

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Following up on the epic 10 minute rap summary of Robocop, the same team has released Aliens: open at youtube.com Watching this reminds me what a great film Aliens turned out to be and how Avatar (by the same director) pales in comparison. It's not that Avatar was terrible but nobody ...

Film Review : Avatar

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

James Cameron has always been an interesting film maker. Although on one level most of his films could be classified as pulpy genre-related fare, they usually have a more interesting subtext lurking below the explosions. Previous Cameron films have investigated such themes as mother/daughter relationships, humanity's fear of the unknown, ...

The Phantom Menace Was Not a Very Good Movie

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

I own all of the Star Wars DVDs except for one - The Phantom Menace. Even the weakest of the others have a certain charm, but TPM was stupid through and through. Even the title is stupid! I have yet to work out exactly what the titular menace actually was. ...

Pacman

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Remember kids - winners don't do drugs. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Wellington Podcast

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Bevan McCabe, raconteur and man-about-town, is producing a podcast about this fair city. The first episode has just been released and it turned out rather well. There is more information at the associated Wellington Podcast Blog, but the daring amongst you can just downloaded it directly (16Mb mp3), or subscribe to ...

500 Impressions in 2 Minutes

Monday, October 19th, 2009

View at YouTube This guy is incredible, how does he do that? Also worth watching, from the same guy: Wolverine in 30 Seconds Unemployed Hitman Terminator Salvation in 60 Seconds StarTrek in 47 Seconds Related posts:The Aliens Rap Following up on the epic 10 minute rap summary of...The Phantom Menace Was Not a Very Good Movie I ...

Film Review : Moon

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Think your job is monotonous? Spare a thought for Sam Bell who comprises the entire crew of the lunar base that supplies the Earth with Helium3. Sam looks after the giant automatic mining machines that rove the Moon's surface, sending back the recovered fuel to a world he hasn't seen ...

Roller Derby

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Wellington is truly the cultural capital of NZ. Last weekend I attended the first art exhibition I have ever had to queue to get into; this weekend: Roller Derby! No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

An Ad in The Economist

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Being an Important Publication, The Economist has Important Ads for Important Job Openings or Important Services used by Important People. "Hello, D&D Lawyers. How may we help you today?" "My 3rd level fighter was dissolved by a Gelatinous Cube because the cleric wouldn't use his last healing potion on me. My damages ...

Public Health Does Not Suck

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

As the song goes, we don't know how lucky we are in this country and one of the things we take for granted is our public health system. It may not be the most well-oiled machine, but if something needs doing then it gets done in a timely manner and ...

I’m voting Yes

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

“Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?” Almost everyone I talk to about the 2009 Citizens Initiated Referendum agrees that the question is completely stupid to the point of being dishonest. The main problem is with the word Good, by including a ...

Film Review : Paper Solder (Bumazhnyy Soldat)

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The New Zealand Film Festival is on at the moment, giving us all the chance to see exciting, stimulating cinema from around the world; and also this film. Paper Solder is a Russian production set in the weeks before the launch of Yuri Gagarin's famous day trip. The story focuses on ...

Book Review : Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Hyperionby Dan Simmons After years of hearing "Hyperion is the bestest book evar!", I finally managed to read it. And frankly, it is pretty good. Set in the far future where humanity has created The Hegemony of Man, a culture that spans many planets thanks to portals ("farcasters") that have openings many ...

Opening Lyrics Quiz

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Last months Opening Narration Quiz was a minor success, so here is the sequel, this time with the lyrics to opening (or closing) theme songs. Guesses in the comments, no cheating. It's like you're always stuck in second gear, Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your ...