tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58392042024-03-13T21:12:14.311-07:00Eddie on...A collection of random (sometimes bitter) musings about U2, Star Wars, comic books, technology and Apple Computer (because not enough people talk about those things...)Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-12175267619807548542008-09-19T12:17:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:20:08.047-07:00The 'Unbreakable' sequel, maybeEddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-49293478319704125512008-09-18T07:43:00.000-07:002008-09-18T08:55:08.258-07:00The Lame Show: Episode 36The funnest episode yet of The Lame Show, in which Noah and I look back at the summer movie season with the person who saw them all—Ray.Episode 36: Summer Movie Season Recap Ray from 2PStart.com returns to recap the summer movie season with Noah and Eddie. If you don’t like the topic, don’t worry, we get off topic at least three times.Lame List nominations are handed out for the death of Don Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-23706767716918872802008-08-25T19:54:00.000-07:002008-08-25T20:05:59.549-07:00New web site and feed for The Lame ShowNoah and I finally got around to making a new (and legitimate) web site and feed for our podcast, The Lame Show. And by Noah and I, I mean Noah.The web site is still at the same location, but the feed is now located at feeds.feedburner.com/TheLameShow. If you've subscribed through iTunes you shouldn't have to change anything. But in the off-chance, here's a link to the latest two episodes, which Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-61501670433737047652008-08-15T07:34:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:36:28.616-07:00WATCHMEN: 900,000 > 300,000 First it was 200K, then 250K, then 300k…now the NY Times reports that 900,000 more copies of WATCHMEN have been printed since the trailer debuted. Thus there will be about one million copies of WATCHMEN in print this year. Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-67518544994029976982008-07-31T07:51:00.001-07:002008-07-31T09:13:37.157-07:00GAME OVER for TRON's first director It's been a week now since that "TR2N" teaser trailer ran at Comic-Con. And Disneyana & sci-fi fans are desperate for additional information about this Summer 2010 release.Guess who's the real power-behind-the-throne (The Master Control Program, if you will) on this particular Walt Disney Pictures production? Would you believe John Lasseter?Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-54247061493813197472008-07-30T17:59:00.000-07:002008-07-30T17:59:01.697-07:00First 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' trailerAdolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort. I'm glad to see (in the photos, not the trailer) that Luna Lovegood is returning.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-30925671864426262022008-07-24T17:35:00.000-07:002008-07-24T17:35:01.548-07:00Roger Ebert's Journal: The balcony is closedI was surprised how depressed I felt all day on July 21, when Richard and I announced we were leaving the "Ebert and Roeper" program. To be sure, our departures were voluntary. We hadn't been fired. And because of my health troubles, I hadn't appeared on the show for two years. But I advised on co-hosts, suggested movies, stayed in close communication with Don DuPree, our beloved Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-18977077518725574512008-07-23T07:38:00.000-07:002008-07-23T08:43:49.433-07:00The Lame Show: Episode 33Noah and I recorded this episode on July 12 and I only now got it online, but I don't think it's stale. In fact, there's definitely some fun stuff going on once we get into it.Copyright and wrong The folks behind Adium lead this week's Lame List nominations, followed by Wikipedia, for reasons obvious and not-so-obvious.Picks for this episode are music albums: one a non-commercial release from Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-92064667044320847472008-07-23T07:30:00.000-07:002008-07-23T08:37:29.325-07:00The Lame Show: Episode 32Josh Pigford joined Noah and I on this episode of The Lame Show, recorded after Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference concluded. It's actually a much funnier episode than you would think from that description. What Would Developers Do? Guest Josh Pigford from The Apple Blog drops by to discuss Apple's announcements at WWDC: the new iPhone, Snow Leopard, Steve Jobs' weight-loss program...But Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-1669231467776971622008-07-23T00:47:00.000-07:002008-07-23T00:49:17.900-07:00Lyons and Mankiewicz To Replace Ebert and RoeperDuring negotiations to extend Richard Roeper's contract for "At the Movies," Disney ABC Domestic Television abruptly ended the talks. Thus Roeper, followed by the show's co-founder, Roger Ebert, left the show. On Tuesday, Disney ABC announced that E! Entertainment critic Ben Lyons and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz are take over hosting duties on a revamped At the Movies aimed at a Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-88971435500159654162008-07-15T07:04:00.000-07:002008-07-15T09:06:58.872-07:00Hellboy and Hellboy on 'Hellboy' In the latest CulturePulp comic, the comics version of Hellboy and the movie version of Hellboy team up to explain the history of Mike Mignola's graphic-novel series (and how it differs from the films).Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-84123438117467198032008-07-07T17:46:00.000-07:002008-07-07T17:46:00.799-07:00Michael Turner 1971-2008 Michael Turner, a leading comic-book artist who was known for the highly stylized covers he created for major titles and for drawing shapely female characters with curves as commanding as their superpowers, has died. He was 37. The saying 'you can't judge a book by its cover' was never more true than when Michael Turner provided the cover art. Rarely was the interior of a comic book as Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-16628567277797552682008-07-03T08:12:00.000-07:002008-07-03T09:13:39.016-07:00Save the PressThe Web is the future. And yet, because online advertising accounts for only about 10 percent of total ad revenue, newspapers are hemorrhaging money. In its present form, and even in best-case projections, the Web format will never generate enough money to keep viable reporting staffs afloat at some of the nation’s biggest papers.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-76253519017875953292008-06-27T12:18:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:26:36.429-07:00Rolling Stone Review of 'The Dark Knight'The haunting and visionary Dark Knight soars on the wings of untamed imagination. It's full of surprises you don't see coming. And just try to get it out of your dreams. Following Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk (and with Hellboy II coming up), it seems 2008 could be the best year ever for superhero movies.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-19588700972739732382008-06-13T17:37:00.000-07:002008-06-13T17:19:52.801-07:00Apple's plan to take over the worldI don't necessarily agree with this analysis/conjecture, but I did get a couple of good laughs, like from this:That's the key to what Steve Jobs does all day: he sits around and asks questions like, "If Porsche made a media player, what would it be like?" That's it -- you are now qualified to replace Steve Jobs at Apple on days when he's away making trouble for Disney.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-7852865045717453432008-06-13T12:53:00.000-07:002008-06-13T13:05:35.623-07:00Beck Brings On 'Modern Guilt'Modern Guilt, according to a press release, explores Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-8524474108703739122008-06-11T11:46:00.000-07:002008-06-11T11:52:37.203-07:00Peter Gabriel song from 'Wall•E'"Down to Earth," one of two new songs by Peter Gabriel in this summer's Pixar film, Wall•E, is now available in the iTunes Store.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-38754487751054583982008-06-09T23:07:00.000-07:002008-06-09T23:08:39.646-07:00Just a Twist (and Tilt) of the Wrist Manufacturers are increasingly embedding accelerometers and other sensors into the machines, which allow them to respond to movement without waiting for their humans to push a button. Game designers and other programmers are jumping to remake user interfaces so that users can direct gadgets with a nudge, a tilt or a shake. Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-56561469344539083052008-06-08T11:50:00.000-07:002008-06-08T12:11:26.454-07:00To spoil or not to spoil? (Don't worry.)Really, what's so difficult about adding a spoiler warning to a review? Ken Tucker, "critic at large" for Entertainment Weekly, is just indignant about the whole ideaEddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-19932268443431599442008-06-03T21:11:00.000-07:002008-06-03T21:13:06.738-07:00The death and life of the American newspaperFew believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and, in some cases, their sense of mission at a pace that would have been barely imaginable just four years ago.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-80920681958077667922008-06-02T19:10:00.000-07:002008-06-02T19:16:17.527-07:00The Lame Show: Episode 31Recorded on Saturday, edited & posted on Sunday and blogged about Monday. Now that's more like it. Here's the fun Episode 31, wherein Ray, Noah and I debate summer movies.Summer Wonders & Blunders Ray from 2Pstart.com returns to debate the 2008 summer movie season with Eddie & Noah. You'll be SHOCKED to hear what they aren't looking forward to.But first is the Lame List, featuring a summer movieEddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-38930185621977174282008-06-02T17:31:00.000-07:002008-06-02T17:31:01.389-07:00Roger Ebert admits: I loved 'Indy'I read this post from Ebert's journal prior to seeing the movie and read his review after seeing the movie. I recommend reading them in that order and agree wholeheartedly with both.Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-81017921829800848082008-06-02T17:24:00.000-07:002008-06-02T17:24:00.403-07:00The Lame Show: Episode 30I forgot to post a blog item about this when it happened, but Noah and I recorded another podcast episode back on May 17 (published May 24). We got some positive feedback about reversing the order of the show, so now it's permanently reversed for your listening pleasure.The New Forward Backward is now the new forward, so things kick off with The Lame List. NBC is the target of ire this episode, Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-90439109510472190092008-05-15T12:33:00.000-07:002008-05-15T14:06:20.497-07:00Apple and EveLOS ANGELES (Fortune) -- In Pixar Films' upcoming animation epic, "Wall-E," the title character is a cute but clunky robot whose centuries of solitude on an abandoned Earth is broken by the arrival of a svelte, futuristic robot named Eve - who is so white, gleaming, and well, pod-like, that she looks like she was born in Apple's design room. It turns out that she was - sort of ...Eddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839204.post-64130388042419257582008-05-14T07:37:00.000-07:002008-05-14T08:45:29.120-07:002P START! Live!I had the opportunity to appear on the latest episode of the 2P START! podcast. I had a good time recording it and, judging by the comments, it was a welcome addition for the listeners. Enjoy 30 minutes and 16 seconds of fun!m4a: Listen or Subscribemp3: Listen or SubscribeSubscribe in iTunesEddie Hargreaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361891226508012698noreply@blogger.com0