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Shelf Life: Titanic {Cinematical}
Sep 3rd 2009 9:34AM Cool feature idea. I remember the romance part to be really well-done while the disaster part was hokey and clumsy. Maybe sitting down to watch it again is in order.
'Hancock' Will Fly Again in a Sequel {Cinematical}
Aug 25th 2009 10:43AM It depends on what version of Hitchcock they go with in the sequel. The very clever, interesting, fun spirit from the first 2/3 of the film? Or the ridiculous, half-assed, nonsensical last third that completely destroyed the original?
Girls on Film: The Wrath of Madeline Kahn {Cinematical}
Aug 17th 2009 11:44PM She was even great on Cosby
Tuesday Travel Trivia (Week 37) {Gadling}
Jul 7th 2009 11:30AM wow I may actually know all of these
1. Orson Welles
2. Cancun
3. Israel
4. K2
5. June
6. Greenland
7. Houston
8. Spain
9. Machu Piccu
10. Cheese
though 5 is more of a guess
Discuss: When Actors Fake Musical Prowess {Cinematical}
Jul 1st 2009 10:08AM Marion Cotillard didn't sing in La Vie en Rose but it was seamless. Though singing on screen would be different than playing an instrument.
Layover: Washington DC (Reagan) {Gadling}
Jun 29th 2009 10:40AM If you have a shorter layover I'd suggest just checking out the airport. The terminals themselves are totally blah, but if you walk between the new section and the old section of the airport it's like stepping back in time. The long, mostly empty hallways between terminal A and the newer section feel like they haven't been updated since the 50s. There are old photos and a small set of displays (probably too small to call a museum!) Plus at one point you get a great view of the runway.
But it's a long walk. There's a reason they run shuttle buses between the terminal A and the other terminals.
Academy Expands Best Picture Nominees to 10 {Cinematical}
Jun 24th 2009 3:38PM Besides the issue of whether this devalues a nomination too much (why 10 noms instead of 7 or 8?), I'm concerned that the balloting procedure could result in some very weird nominees.
Everyone nominates five movies in ranking order. As a ballot's number 1 movie is eliminated, that ballot then becomes a vote for the #2 choice and so on.
What will end up happening is the 9th or 10th movie in could be ranked #1 by like 0.5% of the voting group.
Tuesday Travel Trivia celebrates Week 30 by giving away $400 in prizes! {Gadling}
May 19th 2009 3:20PM 3. 747
5. Memphis
6. False
8. Bill Bryson
9. Canada
I won't pretend like I know the other answers!
Global warming has a reverse effect on Alaska's state capital {Gadling}
May 19th 2009 3:07PM I played on the golf course in Gustavus mentioned in the article. The guy's deed from the state says his property goes to the water; as the land rises his property greatly expands. Why not build a golf course?
Apparently it causes some pretty nasty land disputes.
Test driving Clear Security {Gadling}
May 5th 2009 12:08PM If you have to go through security anyway what's the point of the biometric stuff? You pay for the privilege of shorter lines, fine. But the extra security seems unrelated. Is it just marketing, that it would be too unseemly to allow the rich to pay their way to shorter lines?
