The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:
(more…)Category: Movies
Chris Marker
(via Wired.com) Chris Marker (29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) His best known film (at least in the USA) was La Jetée.
Cinematic Titanic on Hulu
(via Satellite News) Cinematic Titanic is now on Hulu.
Mrs. Doubtfire
For those of you who think Mrs. Doubtfire is a little bit creepy:
(more…)The Avengers
More Train Stuff
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
— http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/03/ephemera-2009-7.html
Titanic Redux
SPOILER: The ship sinks…
(more…)John Carter: The Movie Novelization
John Carter: The Movie Novelization: Seems like Edgar Rice Burroughs already wrote such a book a hundred years ago.
One could simply get this:
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John Carter of Mars: The Collection – A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; The Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessmen of Mars – Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Or one could simply download the books from Project Gutenberg.
Star Wars – Free Online
Still More Newtonian Swag
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Manifold: Space – Stephen Baxter |
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The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable – Terry Pratchett |
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A Fistful of Fig Newtons – Jean Shepherd |
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Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century – Hunter S. Thompson |
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A Deepness in the Sky – Vernor Vinge |
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Larks Tongues in Aspic – King Crimson |
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Liquid Tension Experiment 2 – Liquid Tension Experiment |
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Neon Mirage – Stan Ridgway |
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Drama – Yes |
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The Torture Never Stops – Frank Zappa |
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Donnie Darko |