Monthly Archives: February 2009

Movieland First Impressions

So Val and I never made it to the grand opening (circumstances as they were), but this evening we watched our first film at Movieland. We saw Frost/Nixon (4 out of 5, by the way), and were generally impressed by … Continue reading

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A Bow-Tie Affair

Tonight’s the night that Bow-Tie Cinemas’ Movieland at Boulevard Square opens. Valerie and I are still debating which movie to see and when, but I’m currently lobbying for tonight’s 7:20 showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I think … Continue reading

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Basil for Dinner

I finally got push processing to go my way

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Space Invaders

Dig this sweet Space Invaders-in-real-life style video from Röyksopp for their latest single: Happy Up Here from Röyksopp on Vimeo. (via kottke, from whom I rarely re-post because he’s so widely read, but I couldn’t help myself with this one)

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Andy Richter is the new announcer for The Tonight Show!

Holy smacintosh, this is awesome news: Andy Richter, Conan’s original sidekick on Late Night, will rejoin the red-headed pale man as The Tonight Show‘s announcer on June 1st.

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I promise…

If only I could get everybody who sends email in my office to sign one of these… (via swissmiss) UPDATE: Ack…fixed the link.

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Radiohead + Dave Brubeck = AWESOME

This is seriously one of the coolest musical experiments I’ve yet heard, and I’ve been listening to it repeatedly: (via waxy)

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Food Fail Around Richmond

There’s a new website for food in the Richmond area called Food Around Richmond. I’m going to gently dismantle it today. The first thing that slaps me in the face is something I can’t say too much about, but it’s … Continue reading

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Kodak’s New Film Stock in Medium Format!

Well it seems that Kodak is responding to popular demand by planning to offer Ektar 100 in medium format! Just look at what the great Tommy Oshima can do with the 35mm, and you’ll see why I’m pumped about getting … Continue reading

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Smoke Out

WOOHOO!!! The smoking bill now heads to Governor Kaine’s desk for his signature! And the dopey exclusion for times when minors weren’t present has been removed. The original exclusions for private clubs and physically separate smoking areas with independent ventilation … Continue reading

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