Category Archives: Movies
iTunes movies contain AC3 Surround 5.1
Occasionally I buy/rent movies from iTunes, if I really want to see them there and then and think it’s worth forking out money for protected content. But a lot of movie connoisseurs don’t like iTunes because the audio quality is … Continue reading
Mac OS X: Snow Leopard, QuickTime, Perian, MKV issue
QuickTimeX is an awesome new version of QuickTime. It does what it’s supposed to – without all the tiggely bits. However, it (or Perian) currently has an issue opening MKV files. I’ve just found a fix via foolrulez – and … Continue reading
iTunes 9
Apple have just released iTunes 9 for download and they have finally fixed the annoying and inconsistent green button. The green button now functions like every other app, expanding the window to its maximum (instead of toggling the mini player). … Continue reading
Movie of the week: The Hurt Locker
Just saw this movie, and was blown away. It’s a movie about the lives of a bombsquad working in Iraq (2008) disarming cluster/roadside bombs. The story is well told, and directed to screen. It shows what it must be like … Continue reading
Awesome new movie trailer
I love this kind of stuff. Science fiction ftw! Don’t really have any details about this, nor can i find any. All i know is that it’s created by Matthew Santoro. O F F L I N E from Matthew … Continue reading
NIN encourage community production
NIN are famous for their industrial music and their independence from mainstream record companies. A couple of years ago Trent Reznor bought out the rights to most of his songs and paid off his former record company due to conflicts … Continue reading
Speaking of worst movies…
Great game, Max Payne bust out on the computer screen in 2001. A third-person shooter (probably the first?) set as a comic-book movie – with sketch frame animation for cut scenes. The game play was the first to utilise “bullet … Continue reading
Worst movie of the week: Resident Evil 2, Apocalypse
I felt compelled to mention this movie as the worst movie of the week, because an unprecedented amount of video game slash comic book gone-movies are being excreted out of hollywood these days. These story lines were originally made for … Continue reading