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Sizzle: Framing :: Hit-With-A-Brick: Stabbed-With-A-Fork

I’ve been somewhat decoupled from blogdom in general recently, as I’ve been busy working on the book and getting ready for FutureBaby. It’s also been a useful mental health break, though, as I’m a little less worked up about stupid stuff than I was a few months ago. Every now and then, I catch the… Continue reading Sizzle: Framing :: Hit-With-A-Brick: Stabbed-With-A-Fork

The Dark Knight

We’ll keep this short and spoiler-free: Kate and I went to see The Dark Knight yesterday afternoon. The verdict: It was an excellent entry in the “gritty comic-book adaptation” genre, and a very solid follow-up to Batman Begins. Heath Ledger as the Joker was excellent. I see here in my blogger guidelines that I’m supposed… Continue reading The Dark Knight

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Sizzle: No Such Thing As Bad Publicity?

As you have no doubt noticed, my early-morning review of Randy Olson’s Sizzle was part of a concerted effort to get blogs to review the movie all on the same day. It’s an experiment of sorts in using blogs to promote the movie. Unfortunately for Olson, it seems to be an experiment designed to test… Continue reading Sizzle: No Such Thing As Bad Publicity?

Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy, by Randy Olson

The forthcoming Sizzle, Randy Olson’s follow-up to the well-received A Flock of Dodos, is a movie that’s trying to do three things at the same time: 1) provide some information about global warming, 2) make a point about how scientific information is presented to the public, and 3) experiment with new ways of presenting scientific… Continue reading Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy, by Randy Olson

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

What Kate said, basically. The visuals are spectacular, the plot is pretty silly, the gender politics are kind of irritating. The director, Guillermo Del Toro, is supposedly going to direct The Hobbit, and given the impressive look and feel of this movie, I’m sure he’ll do cool things with Middle-Earth. Kate remarked on the way… Continue reading Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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Recent Movie Round-Up

For the first time since I don’t know when, Kate and I have gone to see movies in a theater on two consecutive weekends. I’m pretty sure this hasn’t happened in at least two years. Anyway, before my general (spoiler-free) movie comments, some trailers: You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. Seriously, this is a movie?… Continue reading Recent Movie Round-Up

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Sigma Xi Film Festival: Short Films About Water

Speaking (as we were) of pro-science film festivals, Sigma Xi (the scientific research honor society– think Phi Beta Kappa for science nerds) is announcing a student film competition: In conjunction with a year-long focus on the issue of water, Sigma Xi is sponsoring a competition for three-minute student films on aspects of this precious and… Continue reading Sigma Xi Film Festival: Short Films About Water

Film Festival Query

Having suggested an on-line pro-science film festival a little while ago, I should report that there are discussions underway (or at least in the works) about trying to make something happen. If it goes anywhere, it may look different than the original suggestion, but I’m kind of curious about one aspect of the original idea.… Continue reading Film Festival Query

Science Movies

Inspired by the suggestion of a pro-science film festival, the Seed editors have launched a poll asking about science movies. They’ve narrowed it to four, all with both pros and cons: Contact Pro: Arecibo is way cool. Con: woo-woo ending is even less compelling than in the book. Gattaca Pro: Believable human interactions between characters.… Continue reading Science Movies

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