If All Movies Had Cell Phones...

This is a good video that explores the concept of if all your favorite movies had cell phones in them. I noticed that as we've advanced in this immediate technology that movies have either compensated by allowing the characters to go beyond today's technology (CSI with their 'enhancing' of video as an example) or they go out of their way to explain that something is blocking the transmission.

This video explores something that I think about from time to time when I read a book. One of my favorite books, Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp by C.D. Payne, was written in the early 90s and set during that time. As a result, a lot of the book revolves around outdated technology road blocks. The main character, Nick, a horny teen looking to woo a girl he meets during summer vacation, is constantly has roadblocks. His girlfriend sends him letters, which are torn up by his Mom. He accepts a lot of collect calls that run up several phone bills. He and his friends have to speak in code to avoid prying parental ears.

If the book was set today, there are cell phones, which he might not have automatically. He does have a computer in the book, so instant messaging would be a natural work-around.

The movie based on the book is coming out this fall staring Michael Cera, so it'll be interesting if they set it in the present, which might actually speed the story up because a lot of it is Nick anxiously waiting for a letter or a phone call.

Auto-tune the News #3

The news set to a beat with the Auto-tune effect on the pundit's voices.

Trekkies bash film

I've seen the new Star Trek movie twice now. I wasn't really enthused to see it before it came out because I wasn't really a fan of the series or movies. I then saw the movie. I liked it, but a lot of Star Trek fans that I work with didn't think it was so good. Here's a video from the Onion that reminded me of it.


Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'

Print media gets a lifeline....

What with the newspaper industry slashing jobs left and right, this video shows what happens when a blog hires some old-timey newspaper workers. Pretty funny.