February 2012
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TV is broken
Beatrix: Why did you turn the movie off, Daddy?
Daddy: I didn’t turn it off, honey. This is just a commercial.
Beatrix: Did it break?
Daddy: No. It’s just a commercial.
Beatrix: What’s a commercial?
Daddy: It is like little shows where they tell you about other shows and toys and snacks.
Beatrix: Why?
Daddy: Well the TV people think you might like to know about this stuff.
Beatrix: This is boring! I want to watch Shrek.
Daddy: I know, honey. It will be on in a bit. Just be patient.
VIA: http://minimalmac.com/post/18189678921/tv-is-broken
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Frontline →
…has some of the most reliable video streaming we’ve experienced on slowish internet connections.
One tradeoff, though: there is no still frame when you pause; the video goes black, until you resume.
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Watching the American Experience documentary about the 1911 “Triangle Fire” (2011), wondering when workers in China will unionize.
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Your Guide to Cutting the Cord to Cable TV →
without cutting yourself off from your favorite shows and channels
“a special in-depth report on who’s doing it, why and how”
2012 Edition - by Mark Glaser - MediaShift
(via Mykl.biz)
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After watching the mini-series (1979), curious to see how the movie (2011) captured the complexity of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (1974).
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More than any apocalyptic action movie, stormy nightmares will make you want to “Take Shelter” (2011).
Do you ever wish you could disable the dialog track on beautiful films with stupid stories, leaving just the music and foley tracks playing?
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1. visually fluid. 2. audibly layered. 3. sparingly spoken.
Three hearts, in equal measure.
“3”
Tom Tykwer has erected a remarkably counterbalanced love triangle.
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Just take it as it comes, and will take you for a pleasant ride.
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After the first half dozen episodes, “Dead Like Me” meanders, sometimes stretching, never quite grasping.
Wondering if there’s any point watching the second season.