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So far 2013 seems to be the year of diverted flights. There was the McNeil family from Canada who got a Sunwing plane diverted to Bermuda because they were rude and were thought to be smoking in the bathroom. Now, it’s the unnamed family from an unspecified location who...
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It’s easily the most quoted line from the 1987 classic The Princess Bride, so much so that some 25 years later the line is popping up on t-shirts everywhere, including an Australia to New Zealand bound Qantas flight. You’d think a shirt with the quote “Hello, my name is...
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Some people love their 3D movies, I like them just fine most of the time as long as they’re not interactive. So far the only one that gave me a headache was Avatar. But I think it’s quite likely that Avatar, would’ve given me a headache even if all...
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While it is completely understandable that people have favorite movies that they really enjoy and it’s totally understandable that people feel passionate about things, I don’t get how someone can get so emotional and over the top about a trailer for a movie. In the video below (and be...
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Angry Birds… in case you haven’t heard of it, it’s the iPhone app that’s become one of the most popular games out there. Talkshow host Connan O’Brian made a life size version of the game and now it’s been given the movie treatment… of sorts… Rooster Teeth Shorts has...
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“Tron:Legacy” Inspired Ice Hotel Hot in Sweden When “Tron: Legacy” hit theaters in December 2010 it’s guaranteed producers were thinking about merchandising opportunities. Action figures, books, maybe even lunchboxes. But it’s highly doubtful they ever imagined the “Tron: Legacy Ice Hotel.” Designers Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas-Jones did. And...
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Imagine how Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings might have turned out if it starred John, Paul, George and Ringo. J.R.R did and apparently did not like what he envisioned....
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Cellphones, despite all the benefits they provide (ie. safety, security, accessibility, enhanced productivity), are still a nuisance to many. Especially anyone sitting within 10 feet of someone using a cellphone during a movie–which is why theaters kindly ask patrons to shut their cellphones off during shows. Most people adhere...
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A 42-year-old Taiwanese man died after suffering a severe stroke that he suffered during a screening of Avatar and a doctor thinks that it is not mere coincidence. A doctor believes that “over-excitement” that he experienced while viewing Avatar was the trigger of the stroke that ultimately killed the...