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Movie Review: Dead Reckoning

2008-07-14T02:30:50Z

I enjoyed Dead Reckoning via my Roku Netflix box last night. A solid Bogart film noir, it featured some snappy dialog, a femme fatale and nicely ambiguous ending. Bogart plays Capt. Rip Murdock, fresh from the paratroops in WW II, trying to figur...

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Starship Tides

2008-07-07T13:33:21Z

A couple of movies have been watched around here, although the craziness that is summer kind of cuts down on the viewing time: Rivers and Tides : An pretty amazing documentary about Andy Goldsworthy, a British artist who does ephemeral sculptures...

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I Am Helvetica

2008-06-25T12:00:57Z

I have recently viewed a couple of movies that could not have been more different! First up was the documentary Helvetica on the Netflix Roku box and yes, it's all about the font. Actually, it was about the ubiquitous typeface and a whole lot mor...

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Good Danger

2008-06-16T14:04:15Z

I have watched a few movies using my Roku Netflix player , although mostly I have been sampling some series viewing and concert listening. Despite the relatively weak audio performance (just stereo), it works pretty well playing in the background ...

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Roku Love

2008-06-02T21:06:43Z

My Roku Netflix Player showed up Thursday evening and I of course immediately set about installing it. I ordered the cable package with it, as an HDMI, optical audio and component video cable, all for US$20, was a pretty good deal. Of course, I o...

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Movie Review: The Big Kahuna

2008-05-27T14:59:43Z

My long weekend viewing was fairly limited. We kept busy - went out for a magnificent "chef's tasting" dinner at Lumiere (we're definitely going to have to try chef Michael Leviton's new restaurant, Persephone), did a day trip to Cape Cod, and got...

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Movie Review: Focus

2008-05-23T15:16:31Z

It's funny - just a couple of days before I ordered my Roku Netflix Player, I sat down in front of my computer to watch a movie. Not sure why I felt like watching an Instant movie instead of the two Netflix DVDs I have, but there ya go. And so I t...

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Movie Review: The Exorcist

2008-05-19T00:16:28Z

I finally got around to watching The Exorcist, a Netflix rentals I have had lying around for over a month. And, to top that off, I don't think I have ever watch it from start to end. I read the book oh so many years ago, but that's about it. For s...

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Bonded Again

2008-05-09T00:37:20Z

I also finally watched Casino Royale, the 2006 version that introduced new Bond, Daniel Craig. It was a darker, more serious Bond film than I am used to, although I have to admit to having never seen any of the Pierce Brosnan ones, so I'm not sure...

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All a-twitter

2008-05-02T15:12:54Z

I've been pretty quiet here at Trifle for a couple of reasons. First off, work has been pretty hectic, as we try to get a version together for a BIG customer. While my company is very very good at resisting long, involved changes for the sake of o...

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