rudyamid on February 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm

These days, a parent like me who has a lot of things to do every day and night, would not have so much time to watch any TV, right?  Surprisingly, I do have some time, thanks to streaming technologies like Hulu, Netflix, Torrents, Tivo, and YouTube.   Time shifting becomes much easier.   Granted, I don’t [...]

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rudyamid on November 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

What do popular modern movies look like a long time ago?  Here are some examples: In 1950′s, Ghostbusters trailer: In 1940′s, Forrest Gump done by Frank Capra: In the 1920′s, Matrix done as a silent movie: In the 1880′s, Star Trek as “Steam Trek”: Bonus: Raider’s of the Lost Ark done in 1951:

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rudyamid on October 8th, 2009 at 11:44 am

When my daughter was 2, she didn’t have any interest in any of the Toy Story movie.  Maybe because the movies featured a boy with his toys.  Or maybe there was nothing girly about it (ie. no Princess). Now with the Buzz Lightyear Ride in Disneyland, and the new marketing of the movie, she’s beginning [...]

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rudyamid on May 8th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

Star Trek was one of my favorite childhood TV shows.  I remembered watching Kirk and Spock strutting their stuff on a 12″ TV in the 70′s.  Back then, the ridiculous props, cheesy music, and fuzzy visual effects were captivating to a little boy, like me. Now, they’ve upped the ante with the latest Star Trek [...]

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rudyamid on May 3rd, 2009 at 11:49 am

I have plans to see Star Trek in an IMAX theater this week. I’m already looking forward to the other two big action flicks: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (Release June 24 2009 – in IMAX!) GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Release August 7 2009 – hopefully in IMAX) G.I. JOE trailer in [...]

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