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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-15
- Off to the post office to mail out discs for review http://t.co/mwGeyUQ2 #
- Finally picked up my pull list from Guapo Comics. Adventure Time & Before Watchmen http://t.co/93LSchdG #
- Only 1 hour left to get the Forever Marilyn Blu-ray Collection for $41.99 (58% off). http://t.co/8NKasqgv #
- This is just silly now: you can get the Sam Fuller Eclipse set for $10.49. http://t.co/sANnfE65 #
- The second half of Titanic is so much better than the first. #
- "The Making of James Cameron's TITANIC" http://t.co/8zhwtvPO #
- The Incomparable #107 A Little Obsessed With Kirk http://t.co/bcVq43HN via @jsnell #
- There Be Dragons is now available on Netflix Watch Instantly http://t.co/iPb0uCab #
- "Recap: Doctor Who's 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship' Is A Perfect Episode For New Whovians" http://t.co/jPeae5ss #
- "The rush to exploit an increasingly ice-free Arctic" http://t.co/tDcNpcRd #
- "10 Awesome Bookstores Repurposed from Unused Structures" http://t.co/ntubJbZb #
- Seriously considering getting the Louis Malle Eclipse Set, now that @CriterionRefs' latest Eclipse Column is up. http://t.co/BakgAvuf #
- The nominations for the Podcast Awards open on October 1st. http://t.co/LoSlVCpk #
- I wonder what this year’s ridiculously cheap Black Friday Blu-ray deal will be on Amazon. (Like the $3.99 Pulp Fiction Blu) #
- Storyboards for the opening scene of the live action Akira (PDF) http://t.co/DzmEf3v3 #
- We think Miranda might have an imaginary elephant friend. #
- Going through the supplements on the Titanic Blu-ray. #
- Miranda is totally into this documentary http://t.co/5SRFgR3u #
- "Are You Looking For The Best Free WordPress Magazine Themes?" http://t.co/tlYxDyHB #
- Is there anything worth watching on Sunday nights now? #
- "DreamWorks Animation Ambition: 12 Features in 3-1/2 Years" http://t.co/gInNCPWy #
- Busting out the 3D glasses to watch the new 3D Blu-ray of Ghosts of the Abyss http://t.co/zyCzmUHb #
- "Dumbo Takes a Bath" http://t.co/zmfifINv #
- "'Little Kaiju' by Jonathan and Josh Baker" http://t.co/TCeW1ypy #
- "Warby Parker raises $36.8M to expand fashion eyewear brand" http://t.co/Q7PIEi14 #
- "Intuit announces QuickBooks for Mac 2013" http://t.co/eUA5yJXt #
- "A Big List of 375 Free eBooks for Your iPad, Kindle, Nook and Other Devices" http://t.co/eIx5oKr7 #
- "DC Listens To Internet Criticism, Fixes 'Catwoman' Zero Cover" http://t.co/jUjEpNoU #
- "A Guide To iOS SDK For Web Designers" http://t.co/yQnZDSMk #
- Agreed. “@willbrooker: @ryangallagher @thecinemadoctor to be honest both covers are ugly, sexist and anatomically weird” #
- "Film Is Dead? Long Live Movies" http://t.co/t5PBXpcf #
- Great deal on the "Flight of the Conchords: The Complete First and Second Seasons w/CD" for $14.79 (75% off) on Amazon. http://t.co/IYfjoTPm #
- "Digital HD Copies of Fox Movies Launching Earlier and Cheaper than Blu-rays" http://t.co/yV7Pg5JT #
- "Film without words: the 70mm story of life, death, and rebirth in 'Samsara'" http://t.co/RzcR2Sfe #
- "Wall-E And EVE Reimagined As Total Badasses" http://t.co/2PeyzpMV #
- "How To Get Banned From Instapaper" http://t.co/jhDTxpoJ #
- "Adorable kaiju birthday party has five-year-olds smashing a cardboard city" http://t.co/nCY6T0VL #
- Jonathan Rosenbaum on A.I. Artificial Intelligence http://t.co/cAqSFRMw #
- "UltraViolet movie format to use Dolby Digital Plus encoding, keep sound thumping across platforms" http://t.co/ahpwxx1i #
- "Toronto 2012: IFC Takes Olivier Assayas' 'Something in the Air' For U.S." http://t.co/AmQjDOdy #
- "'Hero Complex' Reporter Geoff Boucher to Leave L.A. Times" http://t.co/1TaB8Wdw #
- "IFC Films taking 'Breaking the Girls'" http://t.co/7KwBZVSZ #
- With Boucher leaving, I vote for the Times to get someone like @EricVespe to take over. #
- "MPAA Highlights Home Entertainment to Congressional Candidates" http://t.co/eSkJyk97 #
- Looks like Amazon has fixed the Sam Fuller Eclipse set pricing. Hopefully everyone who ordered one will get it at that price. #
- This Jaws book is the real deal. http://t.co/mI6jlJLA #
- "Explore the new Hulu Plus on PlayStation 3" http://t.co/2bkvmXkN #
- Some more screenshots from the Titanic Blu-ray (that I didn't use in my review) http://t.co/NBWxCWaa #
- Have these Jaws shirts ever been reprinted by anyone? http://t.co/uSCtXiFh #
- Joker http://t.co/TlW9avdt #
- I'm in a screenshot mood. Which older Criterion Blu-ray should I grab some from tonight? #
- Smile, Joker http://t.co/bL2OK61Z #
- Santa Ryan strikes again! “@DrWestAnthony: Hot dog! A package of stuff has arrived!” #
- Some screenshots from the out of print Criterion Blu-ray of The Third Man http://t.co/UUfY7Isc #
- I'm going to attempt some Lone Wolf And Cub screen shots now. This might take some time. #
- Ron Taylor Dies at 78; Filmed Sharks for ‘Jaws’ http://t.co/Fs1KUqY8 #
- "YouTube launches its own iPhone application, iPad app coming next" http://t.co/PThnWCle #
- Terra Nova is now available on Netflix Watch Instantly. (maybe we'll finally watch it through, now that it's canceled) http://t.co/BrB8kEkO #
- Elles has also hit Netflix Watch Instantly today, thanks to @KinoLorber http://t.co/qf63TG6X #
- "A roundup of great icon fonts" http://t.co/csaom3oA #
- "What Ate the Periodical? A Primer for Web Geeks" http://t.co/V2ieQIb6 #
- "Jamie Lee Curtis To Attend First (And Last) Horror Convention" http://t.co/HBlYCcdT #
- "Introducing a new YouTube app for your iPhone and iPod touch" http://t.co/UKQBoptr #
- "Masters Of Cinema Bringing Kubrick's FEAR & DESIRE To UK Blu-ray" http://t.co/LZbJh8tG #
- People, saying thank you will not kill you. It also makes others feel like their hard work was worth it. #
- Apparently I missed when the Press Accreditation page for SXSW 2013 went live http://t.co/dXAkLVB9 #
- "RSS in JSON, For Real?" http://t.co/XP4mS8Hg #
- If you're a nerd about making websites, watching movies, or collecting gadgets, you should listen to The Backlot http://t.co/9RTpWhzG #
- "News Notifications Adds RSS Feeds to Mountain Lion's Notification Center" http://t.co/0tiXbii1 #
- Johnny Greenwood's soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master is now available for purchase http://t.co/3u6l5OPP #
- "Here comes Opus: a new, open audio codec" http://t.co/hjKLRA5e #
- "Amazon Has 'Titanic' Set" http://t.co/cnErV3F2 #
- "These action figures give Monsters Inc. a totally unnecessary gritty reboot" http://t.co/J2Mhuom7 #
- "Toronto Review: Why 'To the Wonder' Is Terrence Malick's Most Accessible Work in Years" http://t.co/7pvvpcSL #
- "The Theme That Connects All of Paul Thomas Anderson's Movies" http://t.co/1AMNilbY #
- "IFC Picks Up Neil Jordan's 'Byzantium,' Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Nab 'Thanks For Sharing'" http://t.co/fi0QA6Im #
- "Oscilloscope Proceeds Full Steam Ahead, Says Owner Dechen Yauch" http://t.co/sHxGbAsQ #
- Just updated the Hulu app on the PS3 to the new interface. Browsing @Criterion A-Z like this is a dream come true http://t.co/8JrmyTe5 #
- Watching Les Visiteurs Du Soir on the Criterion Hulu Plus channel http://t.co/laXskUHx #
- "The LA Times Loses Geoff Boucher, Keeps Hero Complex, After Blowout with Editor" http://t.co/pAa3gR5T #
- "Sinister Movie Poster #4 quot; http://t.co/yrEMDzrT #
- Criterion missed a HUGE opportunity by not pushing The Game back to the 25th, which is Michael Douglas' birthday. #
- Okay nevermind, @Criterion scores huge nerd points for releasing The Game on Michael Douglas' birthday. (Amazon lists the 18th) #
- It's weird that Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have the same birthday, right? #
- The new DCP of the directors cut of The Tin Drum is hitting the Film Forum on Friday the 21st (from @janusfilms) http://t.co/fEaaGXBk #
- I was offered a project today that you'll know about in a few weeks, and I already have a whole outline completed. #OCD #
- "Take Screenshots At 1x and 2x Resolutions Simultaneously On Retina Macs" http://t.co/AatoSAW5 #
- "Tokyo Metro posters implore passengers to 'please do it at home'" http://t.co/tZwRpU5l #
- "10 Auteurs and the Typefaces They Love" http://t.co/j9az6RZx #
- "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'Time To Be Clear'" http://t.co/OcPBGej5 #
- "Chuck Jones 100th Birthday Events" http://t.co/WaFWbw5x #
- If you heard the Notebook On Cities And Culture episode with @KarinaLongworth, here is the Kim's Video piece she teased. (via @poritsky) #
- The Grey is now available on Netflix Watch Instantly. http://t.co/3CyXbViR #
- Trailer for Marcel Carne's Port of Shadows (OOP @Criterion), digitally restored at the Film Forum this Friday. http://t.co/70g3bw6o #
- "A New Movie Streaming Service Has Commitments From Studios" http://t.co/ZkMaSThM #
- "'iPhone 5', 'New iPod Touch and Nano' Appear On Apple’s Website" http://t.co/4BiqV2FQ #
- Getting coffee at Public Domain downtown in-between buses (@ Public Domain) [pic]: http://t.co/c4U0U75G #
- "Get the Brand-New Indiewire App" http://t.co/FTfarPYG #
- "Keep Track of Your Grocery Shopping Total by Writing the Price Next to Items Instead of Crossing Them Off" http://t.co/Iode7401 #
- "Jupiter Has Taken a Massive Meteor Hit (So Earth Didn't Have To)" http://t.co/og8YXqdS #
- "Crappy YouTube trailer leads to death of US diplomat and others in Mideast" http://t.co/rMzHzuaZ #
- "Miles Tsang’s Odd Future Poster (Onsale Info)" http://t.co/v8YwZhYe #
- "'God Save The Queen' Art Print by Shepard Fairey (Onsale Info)" http://t.co/Vwgp9RZo #
- "Graham Erwin’s Children Hospital Poster (Artist Copies Onsale Info)" http://t.co/lsfJXprR #
- "Why Success Is Never Final And Failure Is Never Fatal" http://t.co/o4jZuoWB #
- "In David Cronenberg's COSMOPOLIS, the language can't keep up." http://t.co/0QW03Qlp #
- "Go See ‘Samsara’ For Free This Weekend" http://t.co/D46QCLXj #
- "‘Citizen Hearst’ Offers Peek Inside Castle" http://t.co/ANOdWKHz #
- "Christian Slater Joins Cast of Lars Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'" http://t.co/jsEkxcwk #
- "Secrets Of High-Traffic WordPress Blogs" http://t.co/WnkfTdch #
- "Visualized: Quentin Tarantino’s shooting locations" http://t.co/1xoy4h3L #
- Listening to TWiT's live coverage of the Apple announcement via their iPhone app. #
- "FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES FINAL WAVE OF FILM PROGRAMMING" http://t.co/d87hoIy4 #
- Just checked the Apple Store App. I qualify: http://t.co/v854pvPJ #
- Not having much luck getting the @5by5 Radio app to stream. #
- "Who's Hurt Most by the TriMet Fare Hike?" http://t.co/j6uxjopK #
- "Freelance Journalism Job Offers to Pay $6 Per Day, If You're Lucky" http://t.co/jFFQD3wp #
- The Street Fighter (and Return Of The Street Fighter) are now available on Hulu http://t.co/APXQ1VF5 #
- "Apple Posts September 12 Keynote Video" http://t.co/nxrQ6Ix5 #
- "Exit Through The GIF Shop: Banksy Gets Animated" http://t.co/51LB1eI5 #
- "Giant head of Klaus Kinski" http://t.co/ukW9brZ9 #
- "Krang Pregnant Lady Belly Painting" http://t.co/InXAuX2o #
- "Vintage Celebrity Mugshots" http://t.co/wEXFBp0f #
- "Seriously, What the @#$% Is Happening with Dark Knight Returns" http://t.co/onsR7Vei #
- "Developers, Apps, And The iPhone’s Taller Screen" http://t.co/CPRmXHv4 #
- So with the iPhone 5 you can take stills while shooting video. Are the stills at 1080p or at the full camera resolution? #
- Six dollars well spent http://t.co/2sbgc1V7 #
- I can't help but read @DrWestAnthony's reviews with his voice in my head. #
- Check out @DrWestAnthony's reviews of Damon And Pythias and Hercules, Samson And Ulysses http://t.co/1hkEJ6Ny (cc @WarnerArchive) #
- This Top Shelf sale has some amazing deals. http://t.co/fRkLijEI #
- The Octopi & The Ocean is only $3. You need this book http://t.co/6Li90aiv #
- You can get @EricSkillman's Liar's Kiss on sale for $3! http://t.co/gLwOMOx3 #
- If you listen all the way to the end of tonight's Backlot, you will hear me read Apple PR text as though it were a kid's book. #
- "Streaming media could have larger carbon footprint than plastic discs" http://t.co/7h7OiKEs #
- In tonight's episode of the Backlot, @poritsky and I talk about The iPhone 5, kindles, director's cuts, and more! http://t.co/kv7ggWvq #
- I just dropped $75 on this @topshelfcomix sale. Groceries schmoceries. #
- "'Cinema Ninjas' Hired by Movie Theater to Discipline Patrons Who Talk During Film" http://t.co/ND1Cyksm #
- "Punch-Drunk Taxi Driver" http://t.co/fuLUL3Sh #
- Is @oscopelabs not releasing the Samsara Blu-ray? Amazon lists MPI… #
- Criterion has added David Lynch's Dumbland shorts to their Hulu Plus channel http://t.co/FyA72PZq #
- "IFC FILMS TAKES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO MIRA NAIR’S THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST" http://t.co/vR9L5UfH #
- "Kent Jones and Robert Koehler Will Replace Richard Pena at the NYFF and the Film Society of Lincoln Center" http://t.co/E5zMR3d6 #
- "ADD = Analog, digital, dreaming" by David Bordwell http://t.co/PkhNJv6x #
- Listening to podcasts from yesterday. @leolaporte, @danbenjamin, & @jsnell all made the Thunderbolt & Lightning / Queen joke on their shows #
- So if the iPhone 5 headphone jack is now on the bottom, & lightning doesn't have audio-out, will that prevent any docks from playing music? #
- Any Portland friends going to @xoxo this weekend? #
- Asking Price for Variety? $30 Million http://t.co/KSu65rtQ via @newyorkobserver #
- "Third Hobbit movie trailer rated as PG and 2:25" http://t.co/7M6vXUXC #
- Just joined. "Retail reinvented for men, don't miss the @FrankandOak revolution" http://t.co/igJ6MC06 #
- "Two in a Million – The city romance of Paul Fejos's Lonesome" http://t.co/kyVu3B8R #
- "Amanda Palmer brouhaha exposes the dark side of crowdsourcing" http://t.co/dbgGEom6 #
- "New http://t.co/kgSaqUIp Notes and Reminders web apps now live" http://t.co/3DxRZ29e #
- "Download Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to the Pharcyde" http://t.co/yVjRgLUk #
- "One of Chip Kidd's failures" http://t.co/bKUAXfCF #
- "The New TriMet Day Pass: It's Kind of a Big Deal" http://t.co/U0jXcZs3 #
- "Netflix’s New Aim: Exclusives" http://t.co/VvE1RkQh #
- "Fujifilm to cease production of cinema film as digital continues to take over movie industry" http://t.co/72huFIEe #
- So which iPhone 5 are you pre-ordering tonight?
Me: black 16gig from AT&T. #
- "Lightning 30-pin adapter works with analog audio, "iPod Out" doesn't mean what you think it means" http://t.co/QFpzegBO #
- Finally watching Super 8. (on Amazon Prime Streaming) #
- I wish all of these streaming services were forced to provide consistent subtitles for everything. #
- iPhone 5: purchased. #
- That’s how I did it. “@GlennF: iOS Apple Store app accepting orders.” #
- Use the iOS Apple Store App. #
- Great success (fingers crossed that they deliver early again) http://t.co/uSa20ZmD #
- I liked Super 8. Time for bed.
Can I fast forward to next Friday? #
- Screenshots from the Mabuse Blu-ray coming this weekend. #
- I was really excited to try using Launchbar over Quicksilver again tonight, and then I realized that I still hate it. #
- Amazon's Gold Box Deal Of The Day: Save 57% on The Shield. Single season sets (on DVD) for only $11.49 http://t.co/bL0cSugK #
- An interesting history of the zoom lens in cinema history, over on Shadowplay http://t.co/4kRD4PXi #
- "Video: Mapping the Long Take: Béla Tarr and Miklós Jancsó" http://t.co/0gpkslce #
- "Pre-orders for Apple's iPhone 5 sell out in less than an hour" http://t.co/LwnHhbNh via @FortuneMagazine #
- Coffee! (@ Public Domain) [pic]: http://t.co/kJIEYcvd #
- "Mondo's Gallery Show Unveils Today" http://t.co/16MDdeoW #
- My Neighbor Totoro x The Seventh Seal http://t.co/5UpmoHQp #
- "New Andy Warhol film to be released" http://t.co/ZGNSLOFf #
- "Making A Better Internet" http://t.co/xvtFRMkc #
- "Eliza Frye: How to Succeed in Comics, Online and Off" http://t.co/x2gj9fKO #
- “@twilighttimedvd: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990) and ENEMY MINE — available for pre-order today at 4 pm EST at http://t.co/WXJsTsMf” #
- Check out the @Criterion Line-up for All Tomorrow's Parties 2012 http://t.co/PZmvzysy #
- "Moving From iPhoto To Dropbox" http://t.co/Ho0kQZ3b #
- "Warner Bros targets hundreds of Amazon sellers over DVD piracy" http://t.co/YSCPNJbC #
- I definitely want to attend next year. “@alisonhallett: #xoxofest here's what you need to know: http://t.co/mmcvojFY” #
- "‘This Is Responsive’: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Responsive Design" http://t.co/swLsMzsl #
- "The Making of Drugstore Cowboy, Gus Van Sant’s First Major Film (1989)" http://t.co/y4DesFFa #
- "XOXO Fest, An Experimental Tech Conference, Gets Underway" http://t.co/cSi0Crck #
- "Twitter hands over sealed Occupy Wall Street protester's tweets" http://t.co/JYbDMy28 #
- "Amazon begins collecting sales tax in California on September 15th" http://t.co/ECXS6WYo #
- Big thanks to @foxtotally and @DavidBlakeslee for joining me tonight to record a "movie dad" episode of On The Screen. Fun stuff. #
- I love when I don't need to do any editing to a podcast (well, I could have made a few edits), but I'm already exporting the episode! #
- Here is the episode of On The Screen that @DavidBlakeslee, @foxtotally and I recorded tonight http://t.co/fbClQCUQ #
- We chat about movies, kids, and curating what your kids watch http://t.co/fbClQCUQ #
- "Two Box Sets With Elia Kazan Films Coming Up" http://t.co/Elvw0j8g #
- "ROOM 237 (and a Few Other Encounters) at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2012" by Jonathan Rosenbaum http://t.co/9yjBjW4M #
- "Distributing Your Blog Content: The Best Auto-Posting Services" http://t.co/0kfAgbjk #
- My iPhone 5 order has moved from "processing" to "preparing for shipment" http://t.co/P04SKi6I #
- Is there a way to customize VLC snapshot file names to be [Video Name] + [Time Code] .png? #
- Oh wait, I found it. http://t.co/WqdUXUWD #
- Here we go. http://t.co/O34g4ZDQ #
- Mabuse http://t.co/gb8Dl0Aq #
- Man, VLC is so great. http://t.co/Mxc3cYEB #
- Screenshots from the @mastersofcinema Blu-ray of The Testament Of Dr Mabuse http://t.co/6ht5K2MB #
- Can you set up dlvr.it to use custom short domains? #
- Man, linking to the Digital Bits' column is tough. They really need to get on a new CMS already. #
- The Hitchcock Blu-ray collection has been postponed http://t.co/RzbtYx6b #
- From a couple of months ago: The original Trauner paintings for the two Marcel Carne films out this Tuesday http://t.co/hk3xEnNj #
- "Hulu Plus, HBO Go and Max Go apps for iOS updated with support for closed captions" http://t.co/gt9SFuot #
- From a listener’s email: “Thanks for being the internet people that talk about the stuff I wish the real people I knew would talk about.” #
- Emails like this make it all worth it. #
- "Doc Filmmakers Face Oscar Deadline" http://t.co/MFiQmN3z #
- "Walkabout (Blu-ray Review)" UK Release http://t.co/sK4zOOer #
- Miranda is watching an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba where Jimmy Eat World are flying around on dogs and cats. http://t.co/9NcTSETu #
- I posted some screenshots from the new Mabuse Blu-ray late last night http://t.co/6ht5K2MB #
- "ArtsBeat: Mira Nair on 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' in Toronto" http://t.co/XmLyLkbI #
- "A taste of cinematic Middle-earth: official recipes" http://t.co/QSFqkdCB #
- "Upcoming Hobbit Trailer To Feature Epic Music From 'Quantum'" http://t.co/QreEi1Xk #
- Thanks to @film_girl, now whenever my daughter says “uh oh”, I’m reminded of the days of ICQ. #
- Robocop! http://t.co/a63FXV0y #
- Czech poster for Once Upon A Time In The West http://t.co/7PJFeJa3 #
- Awesome! "Zeitgeist Films to Begin Releasing on Blu-ray" http://t.co/FiuHCxTy #
- "What if Alfred Hitchcock made superhero movies?" http://t.co/085G6fDi #
- Incredible. "Empire Strikes Back In One Massive GIF" cc @siracusa http://t.co/Zs9qYMgr #
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On The Screen – Episode 6
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| In this special episode of On The Screen, Ryan and Travis are joined by David Blakeslee to discuss what it’s like to be a parent and a movie geek, and how you responsibly curate what your children watch. |
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Criterion Line-Up For All Tomorrow’s Parties 2012 Announced
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| The folks over at All Tomorrow’s Parties just posted the Criterion Collection film line-up for next week. |
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iPhone Home Screen 9/12/12
Now that the Google Drive app can edit documents, I’ve moved it to my home screen. If we do get a new, taller iPhone announced today, I wonder how it will affect my home screen placement. I’ve been fiddling around with placing icons at different spots to see if it improves how I use apps.
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