Seen that Scene?

Source: Wired Magazine, April 2010

It is alright, it happens to the best of us. You are sitting there and you start to think
of that scene from that movie and then it occurs – you draw a blank. Fear not, for
now there is help for all you would be Dirty Harrys and halftime pep-talkers in a
couple of curious little sites that specialize in knowing who said it, what they said and
what film it the words were immortalized in.

The first of these is Movieclips.com, still currently in beta this site provides the invaluable service of covering your ass when your memory fails you. It features a clever search
engine that allows you to input the little information that you can recall about the scene in question, such as production dates, directors and actors along keywords and in return it sifts through its database of over 12,000 movie clips to find the one that will allow
you to move on with your life.

Feeling non-conformist, there’s a site for that! If you have a flair for independent or just dig public domain flicks Anyclip.com is right up your hipster alley. This site features a more eclectic collection of fare, from late night classic Reefer Madness to Elf it has the dialog you crave.
It features a more simplistic search engine but very effective none the less. You can enter
events, titles, actor names and partial quotes and it will hunt through over 2,000 movies now cataloged and return with that quote, by that one dude in that film.

Nota Bene: I tried to fool the system by searching for popular misquotes, and both sites caught my mistakes and directed me to the correct movie any way ... impressive.

Wii would like to watch!

Source: Netflix

Good news for Wii owners, Netflix will be coming your way soon. The service that has been available to both the X-Box and PS3 will now finally available for all three videogame consoles. The Netflix brass assure us that they are in the final phase of getting ready for the launch, and initial feedback was all positive.

So what does this mean? It means the Wii will now be able to stream movies and televison shows straight to their home and all for nothing more than the $8.99 a
month Netflix Unlimited account, an internet connection and a software disc provided by Netflix. Finally; some good news to all of you Wii faithful out there that have been dying to watch The Super Mario Bros Show but didn’t have access to it until now.

Welcome to the Netflix club Wii, better late than never.

And You Thought it was a Gimmick!

Source: Wired.com

3-D may be seeping into the home theater market sooner than you thought! While there have been various attempts to bring the home viewer into the next dimension for years it is safe to say the powers that be didn’t back the format with full force. That has changed with Sony’s next generation of Bravia TVs.

Due out this summer the Sony Bravia 3-D TVs, combined with a special set of glasses equipped with lenses will flicker in synchronization with what is being seen on screen, promises an un-paralleled visual experience for home viewers.

This news may not come as a huge shock to you, but 3-D is a format that will be sticking around for awhile for better or worse. And Sony has placed itself on the forefront of implementing new technology to support new formats such as Blu-Ray and even though the home 3-D push may be gamble Sony CEO Howard Stringer vows “I’m going to get 3-D right, one way or another, and then I can make life miserable for the competion.”

Nota Bene: Sony also promises to offer consumer grade 3-D cameras, just the extra punch my home movies need!

The Saga Begins:

So here is the deal. I like movies ... no I love movies, and just about everything about them. Film history is a hobby (read: addiction) of mine and I am constantly gobbling up what tidbits I can manage to get my hands on. While I find much enjoyment out of looking into cinemas rich past I also know that there is only one way for film to go, forward. To go forward in today's film industry invariably means to test and embrace new technologies, most will sink, some will float and others will soar but one thing is for certain film is ever evolving.

My hope, my mission, with this blog is scour the web and bring to you the cream of the crop and inform you on what is just on the horizon. It may be eclectic at times, I will not discriminate between different film mediums. I will discuss everything from movies, tv, home theaters, Blu-rays, 3-D ... and just about whatever else I am compelled to tell you.

I hope for a long and successful journey, and I would be honored if you decided to join me.