There's a good article floating around on theplaylist.com which summarizes a recent article written by Steven Soderbergh which essentially smacks the cable companies in the face in an effort to demand satisfaction. His gripe is basically over the cropping of super-widescreen movies. Confusion follows...This is a 2.40:1 movie (Superwide):And this is the same image cropped to fit a 1.85:1 ratio (widescreen TV ratio):With the "less" rectangular shape of the 1.85 image size there is less of a horizontal scope. This is achieved by cropping...

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I got a laugh out of this...The Amerikin' version of the theme from Disney's release of Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo.They managed to get a Jonas and a Cyrus on the track! Seriously though, it's pretty damn catchy, and the kiddies sound great with Autotune vocals. Most of the melody and lyrics from the original Japanese version are included, which will surely go unappreciated by grumpy Ghibli fans.Here is the original version of the song...I don't know, the Disney version seems to lack the innocence and timelessness of the original. Whatcha...

Once is really, really fantastic. I'd heard about when it was first released in '07 but never had the opportunity to check it out.My interest was peaked when I found out it was a film about music! Some of you might not know, but, I love music.I came across the dvd today. And for a real bargain too: $9.99. I took a chance.I was not disappointed. I rarely am, actually.The story, put simply, is about a friendship that grows out of two strangers love of playing music. They come across each other one night in Dublin. The lead male character,...

Not that you'd care, but this is a blog after all. Since it's summer and I recently finished school, I've had plenty of time to enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew (pardon the Simpsonsism). Let's go down the list shall we?First: Old GamesI've been playing a lot of Battlefield 1943, trying to level up my character, I'm at level 24/50. This game has become increasingly enjoyable since I've become adept at capturing bases. I've been playing sniper more often than not which really affects your close range game if you haven't had...

Reminder: On slow news days/weeks publish posts about top ten lists or video game cakes. I stumbled across this on Hackaday. These tiny little Arcade cabinets give new meaning to scrounging through your pockets play coin-op. They're pretty cute, I wish they had a six button layout, but hey they're Neo-Geo!! You can see some the production stuff he...