October 25, 2011
Movies have played a huge role in giving my face that incredulous expression while watching the panorama of the world around us. Who wouldn’t get charmed by the scenes shot in the south of France in ‘The Good Year’? If you love movies and just want to travel to some of the beautiful places they showcase (it’s called movie tourism these days), hop on to these ten sites which are all about places where movies where shot.
January 29, 2010
My earliest recollection of trips to the video store usually ended with drumming my fingers. I did that while the guy behind the counter filled out the pink index card with the borrower’s details. Why couldn’t he be quicker about it? My frets didn’t speed him up. But any of today’s open source movie organizer [...]
November 22, 2009
There are some movies where actions speak louder than words. Then there are some movies where words are all that matter. Most of us have pretty good ears, but even then subtitles help us understand some language nuances better. Clint Eastwood’s drawling sarcasm is sometimes hard to catch in those classic westerns. And if you [...]
June 12, 2009
Is the browser the new idiot box? With convergence as a mantra, movies are finding homes in new places. Correct me”¦ I should say “˜old’ because watching movies on our computers is already passé. It’s maybe the iPod now. But still, the internet remains a favorite source and the computer screen, the sink pit for [...]
December 26, 2008
Winter time is movie time. Heading out to the movies with friends in the afternoon, getting some popcorn, nachos, coke and then snuggle into the seat as the story unfolds in front of you. But will you enjoy the movie? How did you pick? Did you pay attention to the trailers last time? While movie [...]
December 6, 2008
OK so let’s start with a quiz – what happens when you combine the power of BitTorrent with the power of something like Greasemonkey (user) scripts? Yeah! I can feel some gloating right there and can bet you are already thinking of the possibilities. Let’s just unravel some of them here. Be warned though that [...]
