date:20100329

Found a couple more yesterday.

In Dangerous Ground, there's a scene in which Liz Hurley's character goes
to a window in an apartment and takes off her shoes, in order to climb out
and walk the ledge to get into an next-door apartment, while Ice Cube waits
outside. A few seconds after she gets in, there's shouting, and a man bursts
out of the apartment, Liz on his heels.

She's wearing kitten-heel patent leather boots.

I thought that she might've taken the time to put them on once she got
inside, as she did have the time. But, in the shot immediately following, as
she goes back into the second apartment with Cube, she's barefooted again.

The other was from one of Keith's must-sees, the M Bay Epic Pearl Harbor
[?][?][?] In it, Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck's characters are, after Pearl
Harbor, promoted to captain, yet they continue to wear 1st-lieutenant's
bars. Only near the end, after Hartnett's character dies and Affleck's
returns to pearl, is Affleck seen wearing captain's bars.

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

 Caught one not long after replying to this.

 I was watching Flash Point, and there's a scene in a hospital, when one
 of the cops has been brought in after being five-ironed by an SUV driven by
 the Big Bad. His girlfriend comes racing in, and begins whaling on the
 co[p's partner, thinking him to be a Triad guy. When she begins to do so,
 she's makeup-free. After the captain pulls her off him, she's done to H'Wood
 red-carpet perfection.

 On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 3:06 PM, angelababycat 
 asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote:



 Good call. The other error in that scene, however, is that a rich guy
 who's up to something wouldn't have a security guard to stop the dude from
 getting to the front door in the first place.

 But more direct to your question:
 - There's an scene early in Children of Men where the main character is
 talking to that old hippie guy. He's sitting on the sofa holding a
 sleeping/very relaxed cat. The frame quickly switches to the hippie as he
 says something, then quickly back to our main man. The cat is now sleep in a
 different place and facing the opposite way. I may not be remembering it
 absolutely correctly, but whatever detail it was that changed, it really
 stood out that two different takes had been spliced together for that scene.

 - What was that movie from about 5 yrs ago about black plant workers at a
 chemical factory in Africa? Good movie, but all I remember is that in one
 scene the address number on the guy's shanty house is backwards, as in a
 mirror image. Why? Probably because the driver of the car in front of the
 house is headed to the factory which the audience already knows is down the
 road to the left of the screen. But the car must have originally headed
 screen right, so they flipped the frame to make the car go in the right
 direction.

 I'd have to think of others.

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Mr.
 Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
  I am watching this week's episode of Flashforward and there are a couple
 of
  glaring errors that I found in this episode. Nothing to do with the
 overly
  fantastic premise of the series so far, but simple mistakes that stuck
 out.
 
  In this week's episode the father of the war vet goes seeking
 information
  from a rich guy who seems to be up to something. He drives over to the
 rich
  guy's house and turns off the power. A moment later, he goes to the door
 of
  the house and presses the doorbell. If there is no electricity in the
 house
  (which they showed) how could the doorbell work?
 
  Have you caught any logic errors like this on the shows you watch or in
  movies that you have seen?

 
  --
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  Mahogany at:
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Re: [scifinoir2] Sleep Dealer

No, Tracy. Haven't seen that, but I will be looking for it now, even if the
premise is a GOP wet dream.

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote:



 Hello everyone,
 I just watched a movie called Sleep Dealer.  It's about technology that
 allows the labor to be imported without moving the actual people.  Drone
 warfare technology also makes an appearance.  If anyone has seen it, I'd
 like to know what you think.

 Here's a link to a trailer:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTZv6oxa2KI

 It's misleading though because it makes the movie seem fast-paced when it
 is mostly deliberate.  Also, the voice-over isn't used.  The actual movie is
 in Spanish with available subtitles.

 Tracy

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1

I saw Alice and I was powerfully underwhelmed.  Unlike my Avatar 
experience, the glasses was large and clunky and whole thing felt like watching 
a movie through one of those old View-masters.  The colors and 3-D were also 
reminiscent of View-master viewing.

Oddly, I was more enchanted by the flashbacks featuring Alice first Wonderland 
visit as a young girl.

I will say Helena Bonham Carter is a big-headed hoot as the Red Queen and 
Crispin Glover is appropriately dastardly as her wicked knave.

~(no)rave!

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:

 Wow, at 2nd place Alice is still about to hit the three hundred mill mark! 
 Anyone whose seen it: is it worth it? 
 I'll probably try to catch Dragon next weekend. Like I said earlier, i'm 
 not a big Dreamworks fan, but something about the trailers for this film has 
 me interested. Although, I'm not sure how the five-dollar theatre near me can 
 accommodate both Dragon and next week's Clash of the Titans, as it only 
 has one 3D screen. 
 
 Anyone see Hot Tub Time Machine? It could be stupid, camp fun, but I'd like 
 to know that before dropping my dwindling dollars on it... 
 
 *** 
 
 
 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1 
 'Alice' slips to second place with $17.3 million 
 
 
 By Gregg Kilday 
 
 March 28, 2010, 11:41 AM ET 
 
 
   
 hr/photos/stylus/132475-dragon_341x182.jpg
 
 How to Train Your Dragon 3D's rising star got another boost at the North 
 American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of DreamWorks 
 Animation's How to Train Your Dragon flew to the top spot, and Disney's 
 Alice in Wonderland held on to enough screens to emerge a solid number two. 
 
 Co-existing on the available 3D screens, Dragon bowed to an estimated $43.3 
 million, while Alice, in its fourth weekend, lost 49% of its audience as it 
 took in another $17.3 million, bringing its domestic total to a whopping $293 
 million. 
 
 MGM's Hot Tub Time Machine, which relied on R-rated comedy instead of 
 flashy effects, debuted more modestly as it collected $13.7 million. 
 
 Close behind was the second weekend of Sony's battling rom-com The Bounty 
 Hunter. The Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler teaming fell by just 40% as it 
 brought in $12.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $38.8 million. 
 
 In fifth place, Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, also in its second weekend, 
 declining by 55%, brought home $10 million as its cume rose to $35.8 million. 
 
 While the weekend's top ten amassed $111.9 million, about on par with the 
 $110.7 million that the top ten collected last weekend, this frame's top ten 
 gross was down 18% from the top ten in the comparable weekend last year when 
 DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens debuted to $59.3 million. 
 
 The Dragon launch did provide further evidence of the appeal of 3D. The 
 movie bowed in 4,055 locations, but ticket sales from its 2,178 3D theaters, 
 a number that raised prices this weekend, accounted for 68% of the movie's 
 weekend gross. Imax alone -- Dragon is playing in 185 Imax theaters -- 
 contributed 11.5% of the total, up from the 10.5% of gross that Imax theaters 
 contributed to Alice's opening weekend. That shows we're accumulating more 
 fans, as we go along, who chose Imax as a venue, said Greg Foster, president 
 of filmed entertainment at Imax, which will be hosting Dragon for six weeks 
 until Iron Man 2 comes along. 
 
 Dragon didn't explode out of the gate like Monsters last March. But with 
 a Cinemascore of A, and 97% positive reviews on the RottenTomatoes Web site, 
 it should play well over the spring holidays. 
 
 It's a different competitive environment, said Anne Globe, DreamWorks head 
 of worldwide marketing. The demos were very evenly split, so the movie is 
 playing broadly. The reviews have been tremendous. And we're anticipating 
 very strong playability over the next few weeks. Exhibition is really 
 committed to 'Dragon' and to DreamWorks Animation. 
 
 The movie's opening weekend audience bridged the age gap: 49% of moviegoers 
 were under 25, and 51% older. And it skewed slightly more female by 55%. 
 
 Hot Tub, meanwhile, played more to older (62% were over 25) males (58%). 
 Its $13.7 million opening from 2,754 locations was on the lower end of 
 expectations for the time-travel comedy, produced for about $35 million and 
 starring John Cusack and Rob Corddry. 
 
 While Cinemascore's polling awarded it a B, MGM reported the movie received a 
 definitive recommend of 85% from young males, so the embattled studio, which 
 hasn't had a movie in the marketplace since last fall's Fame, is hoping 
 they spread the world. 
 
 Filling out the top ten, Paramount's teen comedy She's Out of My League 
 ranked sixth with $3.5 million; Universal's Iraq-set Green Zone was seventh 
 as it eked out $3.4 million; Paramount's Shutter Island, with a cumulative 
 domestic haul of $121 million, was eighth with $3.2

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1

2010-03-29 Thread Keith Johnson

Thanks, that's been my concern about the recent resurgence in 3D. I'm not at 
all quite sure when I can trust that the movie will really be good and 
*necessary* in 3D. It's easy to throw out gimmicks with the effect, but if 
they're not well done, they're just bad distractions. Cameron did it 
masterfully, really integrating the effect into the movie so that it was a 
constant presence, but like real life, not something you kept dwelling on all 
the time. 
I haven't done much research into 3D, but I'd like to understand the process of 
how it's done. I get the overall principle, but do the directors really shoot 
the whole thing with an eye to 3D, or just slap some extra cameras in as an 
almost afterthought? Again, Cameron truly thought about the 3D, integrated into 
the movie, made decisions based on making sure it enhanced, not distracted. But 
I think some directors aren't taking that time and care. 

- Original Message - 
From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:22:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1 






I saw Alice and I was powerfully underwhelmed. Unlike my Avatar experience, 
the glasses was large and clunky and whole thing felt like watching a movie 
through one of those old View-masters. The colors and 3-D were also 
reminiscent of View-master viewing. 

Oddly, I was more enchanted by the flashbacks featuring Alice first Wonderland 
visit as a young girl. 

I will say Helena Bonham Carter is a big-headed hoot as the Red Queen and 
Crispin Glover is appropriately dastardly as her wicked knave. 

~(no)rave! 

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: 
 
 Wow, at 2nd place Alice is still about to hit the three hundred mill mark! 
 Anyone whose seen it: is it worth it? 
 I'll probably try to catch Dragon next weekend. Like I said earlier, i'm 
 not a big Dreamworks fan, but something about the trailers for this film has 
 me interested. Although, I'm not sure how the five-dollar theatre near me can 
 accommodate both Dragon and next week's Clash of the Titans, as it only 
 has one 3D screen. 
 
 Anyone see Hot Tub Time Machine? It could be stupid, camp fun, but I'd like 
 to know that before dropping my dwindling dollars on it... 
 
 *** 
 
 
 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1 
 'Alice' slips to second place with $17.3 million 
 
 
 By Gregg Kilday 
 
 March 28, 2010, 11:41 AM ET 
 
 
 
 hr/photos/stylus/132475-dragon_341x182.jpg 
 
 How to Train Your Dragon 3D's rising star got another boost at the North 
 American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of DreamWorks 
 Animation's How to Train Your Dragon flew to the top spot, and Disney's 
 Alice in Wonderland held on to enough screens to emerge a solid number two. 
 
 Co-existing on the available 3D screens, Dragon bowed to an estimated $43.3 
 million, while Alice, in its fourth weekend, lost 49% of its audience as it 
 took in another $17.3 million, bringing its domestic total to a whopping $293 
 million. 
 
 MGM's Hot Tub Time Machine, which relied on R-rated comedy instead of 
 flashy effects, debuted more modestly as it collected $13.7 million. 
 
 Close behind was the second weekend of Sony's battling rom-com The Bounty 
 Hunter. The Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler teaming fell by just 40% as it 
 brought in $12.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $38.8 million. 
 
 In fifth place, Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, also in its second weekend, 
 declining by 55%, brought home $10 million as its cume rose to $35.8 million. 
 
 While the weekend's top ten amassed $111.9 million, about on par with the 
 $110.7 million that the top ten collected last weekend, this frame's top ten 
 gross was down 18% from the top ten in the comparable weekend last year when 
 DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens debuted to $59.3 million. 
 
 The Dragon launch did provide further evidence of the appeal of 3D. The 
 movie bowed in 4,055 locations, but ticket sales from its 2,178 3D theaters, 
 a number that raised prices this weekend, accounted for 68% of the movie's 
 weekend gross. Imax alone -- Dragon is playing in 185 Imax theaters -- 
 contributed 11.5% of the total, up from the 10.5% of gross that Imax theaters 
 contributed to Alice's opening weekend. That shows we're accumulating more 
 fans, as we go along, who chose Imax as a venue, said Greg Foster, president 
 of filmed entertainment at Imax, which will be hosting Dragon for six weeks 
 until Iron Man 2 comes along. 
 
 Dragon didn't explode out of the gate like Monsters last March. But with 
 a Cinemascore of A, and 97% positive reviews on the RottenTomatoes Web site, 
 it should play well over the spring holidays. 
 
 It's a different competitive environment, said Anne Globe, DreamWorks head 
 of worldwide marketing. The demos were very evenly split, so the movie is 
 playing

Re: [scifinoir2] Sleep Dealer

2010-03-29 Thread Tracy Curtis

The premise is frightening, and we're only a few steps away from it.  I read
a few years ago about remote labor on Second Life operating in a way that
had everything the movie has except the physical connection.

But the movie doesn't prop up the premise.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 No, Tracy. Haven't seen that, but I will be looking for it now, even if the
 premise is a GOP wet dream.

 On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.comwrote:



 Hello everyone,
 I just watched a movie called Sleep Dealer.  It's about technology that
 allows the labor to be imported without moving the actual people.  Drone
 warfare technology also makes an appearance.  If anyone has seen it, I'd
 like to know what you think.

 Here's a link to a trailer:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTZv6oxa2KI

 It's misleading though because it makes the movie seem fast-paced when it
 is mostly deliberate.  Also, the voice-over isn't used.  The actual movie is
 in Spanish with available subtitles.

 Tracy

[scifinoir2] Harry Potter Park to open June 18

Wizardry mecca part of Universal's Orlando complex.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-03-25-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-opening-date_N.htm

ORLANDO  The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will open to Muggles 
for the first time on June 18. The Three Broomsticks Inn, Honeydukes sweets and 
all the other quirky shops in Hogsmeade village will open then too.

That's when the non-wizarding public will be allowed to step into The Wizarding 
World of Harry Potter, the much-anticipated new attraction inside Universal 
Orlando's Islands of Adventure park that brings to life the weird and wonderful 
realm of the famous boy wizard.

And all those Potterphiles who've been waiting for the day they could peer into 
the Gryffindor House common room, soar on Harry's broomstick or quaff a butter 
beer in the Hog's Head pub will not be disappointed.

Re: [scifinoir2] Sleep Dealer

A shame to hear that, Tracy. I'll still give it a view, though, if for no
other reason than to send a message to H'Wood to state my preferences for
viewing.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote:



 The premise is frightening, and we're only a few steps away from it.  I
 read a few years ago about remote labor on Second Life operating in a way
 that had everything the movie has except the physical connection.

 But the movie doesn't prop up the premise.


 On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 No, Tracy. Haven't seen that, but I will be looking for it now, even if
 the premise is a GOP wet dream.

 On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.comwrote:



 Hello everyone,
 I just watched a movie called Sleep Dealer.  It's about technology that
 allows the labor to be imported without moving the actual people.  Drone
 warfare technology also makes an appearance.  If anyone has seen it, I'd
 like to know what you think.

 Here's a link to a trailer:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTZv6oxa2KI

 It's misleading though because it makes the movie seem fast-paced when it
 is mostly deliberate.  Also, the voice-over isn't used.  The actual movie is
 in Spanish with available subtitles.

 Tracy

Re: [scifinoir2] Harry Potter Park to open June 18

Well... I now know where my niece will want to go this summer. Unless they
crack open a Twilight-themed place before then...

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:



 Wizardry mecca part of Universal's Orlando complex.


 http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-03-25-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-opening-date_N.htm

 ORLANDO — The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will open to
 Muggles for the first time on June 18. The Three Broomsticks Inn, Honeydukes
 sweets and all the other quirky shops in Hogsmeade village will open then
 too.

 That's when the non-wizarding public will be allowed to step into The
 Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the much-anticipated new attraction inside
 Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure park that brings to life the weird
 and wonderful realm of the famous boy wizard.

 And all those Potterphiles who've been waiting for the day they could peer
 into the Gryffindor House common room, soar on Harry's broomstick or quaff a
 butter beer in the Hog's Head pub will not be disappointed.

[scifinoir2] Should Ronald McDonald be given a pink slip

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-talk-ronald-mcdonald-retire-0329-20100329,0,5731460.story

Can Ronald McDonald be forced into early retirement?

Advocacy group wants McDonald's to let go of spokesman in light of childhood 
obesity crisis

By Julie Wernau, Tribune reporter

March 29, 2010


A coalition of health professionals, parents and corporate accountability 
advocates is calling for Ronald McDonald to retire as a spokesman for the 
nation's largest restaurant chain, saying he has too much influence on kids.

Corporate Accountability International, which has waged campaigns against 
bottled water companies and tobacco companies, wants to stop the Oak 
Brook-based chain from gearing its advertising toward children in light of what 
they called a fast-food-industry childhood obesity crisis.

The group will release the results at a lunchtime retirement party Wednesday 
for McDonald's Chief Happiness Officer, a 50-year veteran of the company, at 
the McDonald's restaurant at Chicago Avenue and State Street.

The group  which was also behind the effort to retire Joe Camel from Camel 
cigarettes  will invite Chicagoans to sign retirement cards at the McDonald's. 
The event is one of nearly two dozen to be held at McDonald's restaurants and 
colleges across the country that day, according to group spokesman Nick Guroff.

A spokeswoman for McDonald's said the company wasn't invited to the party, but 
said Ronald's role as a brand ambassador hasn't changed. It's to bring out the 
fun side of having meals with family and to promote an active lifestyle, she 
said.

He is the heart and soul of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which lends a 
helping hand to families in their time of need, McDonald's told the Tribune in 
a written statement.

Ronald also helps deliver messages to families on many important subjects such 
as safety, literacy and the importance of physical activity and making balanced 
food choices, the company said.

 Julie Wernau

Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune

[scifinoir2] 100 percent of senior class goes to college

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/happynews/ct-met-urban-prep-college-20100305,0,3299917.story

Four years ago, Bryant Alexander watched his mother weep.

She stared down at a muddle of D's and F's on his eighth-grade report card and 
threatened to kick him out. He had barely passed elementary school, and high 
school wasn't even on his radar.

Something just clicked, Alexander, now 18, said. I knew I had to do 
something.

On Friday, Alexander proudly swapped his high school's red uniform tie for a 
striped red and gold one  the ritual at Englewood's Urban Prep Academy for 
Young Men that signifies a student has been accepted into college.

[scifinoir2] Re: 100 percent of senior class goes to college

I know what is possible.  There are 800 African-American students out of 40,000 
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and my son and daughter are two of them.

~rave!

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:

 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/happynews/ct-met-urban-prep-college-20100305,0,3299917.story
 
 Four years ago, Bryant Alexander watched his mother weep.
 
 She stared down at a muddle of D's and F's on his eighth-grade report card 
 and threatened to kick him out. He had barely passed elementary school, and 
 high school wasn't even on his radar.
 
 Something just clicked, Alexander, now 18, said. I knew I had to do 
 something.
 
 On Friday, Alexander proudly swapped his high school's red uniform tie for a 
 striped red and gold one  the ritual at Englewood's Urban Prep Academy for 
 Young Men that signifies a student has been accepted into college.

Re: [scifinoir2] 100 percent of senior class goes to college

This is great!

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:


 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/happynews/ct-met-urban-prep-college-20100305,0,3299917.story

 Four years ago, Bryant Alexander watched his mother weep.

 She stared down at a muddle of D's and F's on his eighth-grade report card
 and threatened to kick him out. He had barely passed elementary school, and
 high school wasn't even on his radar.

 Something just clicked, Alexander, now 18, said. I knew I had to do
 something.

 On Friday, Alexander proudly swapped his high school's red uniform tie for
 a striped red and gold one — the ritual at Englewood's Urban Prep Academy
 for Young Men that signifies a student has been accepted into college.



 

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[scifinoir2] RNC's Michael Steele spends $1621 at Bondage Club?

http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/michael-steele-drops-big-bucks-on-bondage-club/

Once on the ground [in California], FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in 
style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099 stop 
at the Beverly Hills Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons, and 
$1,620.71 spent at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub featuring 
topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/high-flyer-rnc-chairman-steele-suggested-buying-private-jet-with-gop-funds/

Re: [scifinoir2] RNC's Michael Steele spends $1621 at Bondage Club?

Trust me, that is not a bondage club. That's a strip club. I guess they
worded it that way so it sounds racier.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:


 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/michael-steele-drops-big-bucks-on-bondage-club/

 Once on the ground [in California], FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in
 style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099
 stop at the Beverly Hills Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons,
 and $1,620.71 spent at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub
 featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.


 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/high-flyer-rnc-chairman-steele-suggested-buying-private-jet-with-gop-funds/





 

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1

One of the things that has been bugging me is that there isn't a set
standard yet for the glasses. Every company out there has their own glasses.
Right now there are at least 30 different companies with their own version
of the glasses.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 Thanks, that's been my concern about the recent resurgence in 3D. I'm not
 at all quite sure when I can trust that the movie will really be good and
 *necessary* in 3D. It's easy to throw out gimmicks with the effect, but if
 they're not well done, they're just bad distractions. Cameron did it
 masterfully, really integrating the effect into the movie so that it was a
 constant presence, but like real life, not something you kept dwelling on
 all the time.
 I haven't done much research into 3D, but I'd like to understand the
 process of how it's done. I get the overall principle, but do the directors
 really shoot the whole thing with an eye to 3D, or just slap some extra
 cameras in as an almost afterthought? Again, Cameron truly thought about the
 3D, integrated into the movie, made decisions based on making sure it
 enhanced, not distracted. But I think some directors aren't taking that time
 and care.


 - Original Message -
 From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com
 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:22:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
 Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1



 I saw Alice and I was powerfully underwhelmed. Unlike my Avatar
 experience, the glasses was large and clunky and whole thing felt like
 watching a movie through one of those old View-masters. The colors and 3-D
 were also reminiscent of View-master viewing.

 Oddly, I was more enchanted by the flashbacks featuring Alice first
 Wonderland visit as a young girl.

 I will say Helena Bonham Carter is a big-headed hoot as the Red Queen and
 Crispin Glover is appropriately dastardly as her wicked knave.

 ~(no)rave!

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith
 Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
 
  Wow, at 2nd place Alice is still about to hit the three hundred mill
 mark! Anyone whose seen it: is it worth it?
  I'll probably try to catch Dragon next weekend. Like I said earlier,
 i'm not a big Dreamworks fan, but something about the trailers for this film
 has me interested. Although, I'm not sure how the five-dollar theatre near
 me can accommodate both Dragon and next week's Clash of the Titans, as
 it only has one 3D screen.
 
  Anyone see Hot Tub Time Machine? It could be stupid, camp fun, but I'd
 like to know that before dropping my dwindling dollars on it...
 
  ***
 
 
  'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1
  'Alice' slips to second place with $17.3 million
 
 
  By Gregg Kilday
 
  March 28, 2010, 11:41 AM ET
 
 
 
  hr/photos/stylus/132475-dragon_341x182.jpg
 
  How to Train Your Dragon 3D's rising star got another boost at the
 North American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of DreamWorks
 Animation's How to Train Your Dragon flew to the top spot, and Disney's
 Alice in Wonderland held on to enough screens to emerge a solid number
 two.
 
  Co-existing on the available 3D screens, Dragon bowed to an estimated
 $43.3 million, while Alice, in its fourth weekend, lost 49% of its
 audience as it took in another $17.3 million, bringing its domestic total to
 a whopping $293 million.
 
  MGM's Hot Tub Time Machine, which relied on R-rated comedy instead of
 flashy effects, debuted more modestly as it collected $13.7 million.
 
  Close behind was the second weekend of Sony's battling rom-com The
 Bounty Hunter. The Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler teaming fell by just 40%
 as it brought in $12.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $38.8
 million.
 
  In fifth place, Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, also in its second weekend,
 declining by 55%, brought home $10 million as its cume rose to $35.8
 million.
 
  While the weekend's top ten amassed $111.9 million, about on par with the
 $110.7 million that the top ten collected last weekend, this frame's top ten
 gross was down 18% from the top ten in the comparable weekend last year when
 DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens debuted to $59.3 million.
 
  The Dragon launch did provide further evidence of the appeal of 3D. The
 movie bowed in 4,055 locations, but ticket sales from its 2,178 3D theaters,
 a number that raised prices this weekend, accounted for 68% of the movie's
 weekend gross. Imax alone -- Dragon is playing in 185 Imax theaters --
 contributed 11.5% of the total, up from the 10.5% of gross that Imax
 theaters contributed to Alice's opening weekend. That shows we're
 accumulating more fans, as we go along, who chose Imax as a venue, said
 Greg Foster, president of filmed entertainment at Imax, which will be
 hosting Dragon for six weeks until Iron Man 2 comes along.
 
  Dragon didn't explode out of the gate like

[scifinoir2] Re: RNC's Michael Steele spends $1621 at Bondage Club?

LOL! Oh, Mr. Worf, (on this topic) I trust you!  

$1621 at a scrip club - NOT a problem!

I guess I was just being rebellion.

~rave!

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:

 Trust me, that is not a bondage club. That's a strip club. I guess they
 worded it that way so it sounds racier.
 
 On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
 
 
  http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/michael-steele-drops-big-bucks-on-bondage-club/
 
  Once on the ground [in California], FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in
  style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099
  stop at the Beverly Hills Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons,
  and $1,620.71 spent at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub
  featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.
 
 
  http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/high-flyer-rnc-chairman-steele-suggested-buying-private-jet-with-gop-funds/
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
 
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo!
  Groups Links
 
 
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1

I am going to carry my Avatar glasses to future 3-D showings.  They are simple, 
they look good and they fit over my glasses.

~rave! 

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:

 One of the things that has been bugging me is that there isn't a set
 standard yet for the glasses. Every company out there has their own glasses.
 Right now there are at least 30 different companies with their own version
 of the glasses.
 
 On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@...wrote:
 
 
 
  Thanks, that's been my concern about the recent resurgence in 3D. I'm not
  at all quite sure when I can trust that the movie will really be good and
  *necessary* in 3D. It's easy to throw out gimmicks with the effect, but if
  they're not well done, they're just bad distractions. Cameron did it
  masterfully, really integrating the effect into the movie so that it was a
  constant presence, but like real life, not something you kept dwelling on
  all the time.
  I haven't done much research into 3D, but I'd like to understand the
  process of how it's done. I get the overall principle, but do the directors
  really shoot the whole thing with an eye to 3D, or just slap some extra
  cameras in as an almost afterthought? Again, Cameron truly thought about the
  3D, integrated into the movie, made decisions based on making sure it
  enhanced, not distracted. But I think some directors aren't taking that time
  and care.
 
 
  - Original Message -
  From: Kelwyn ravena...@...
  To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:22:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
  Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1
 
 
 
  I saw Alice and I was powerfully underwhelmed. Unlike my Avatar
  experience, the glasses was large and clunky and whole thing felt like
  watching a movie through one of those old View-masters. The colors and 3-D
  were also reminiscent of View-master viewing.
 
  Oddly, I was more enchanted by the flashbacks featuring Alice first
  Wonderland visit as a young girl.
 
  I will say Helena Bonham Carter is a big-headed hoot as the Red Queen and
  Crispin Glover is appropriately dastardly as her wicked knave.
 
  ~(no)rave!
 
  --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith
  Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote:
  
   Wow, at 2nd place Alice is still about to hit the three hundred mill
  mark! Anyone whose seen it: is it worth it?
   I'll probably try to catch Dragon next weekend. Like I said earlier,
  i'm not a big Dreamworks fan, but something about the trailers for this film
  has me interested. Although, I'm not sure how the five-dollar theatre near
  me can accommodate both Dragon and next week's Clash of the Titans, as
  it only has one 3D screen.
  
   Anyone see Hot Tub Time Machine? It could be stupid, camp fun, but I'd
  like to know that before dropping my dwindling dollars on it...
  
   ***
  
  
   'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1
   'Alice' slips to second place with $17.3 million
  
  
   By Gregg Kilday
  
   March 28, 2010, 11:41 AM ET
  
  
  
   hr/photos/stylus/132475-dragon_341x182.jpg
  
   How to Train Your Dragon 3D's rising star got another boost at the
  North American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of DreamWorks
  Animation's How to Train Your Dragon flew to the top spot, and Disney's
  Alice in Wonderland held on to enough screens to emerge a solid number
  two.
  
   Co-existing on the available 3D screens, Dragon bowed to an estimated
  $43.3 million, while Alice, in its fourth weekend, lost 49% of its
  audience as it took in another $17.3 million, bringing its domestic total to
  a whopping $293 million.
  
   MGM's Hot Tub Time Machine, which relied on R-rated comedy instead of
  flashy effects, debuted more modestly as it collected $13.7 million.
  
   Close behind was the second weekend of Sony's battling rom-com The
  Bounty Hunter. The Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler teaming fell by just 40%
  as it brought in $12.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $38.8
  million.
  
   In fifth place, Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, also in its second weekend,
  declining by 55%, brought home $10 million as its cume rose to $35.8
  million.
  
   While the weekend's top ten amassed $111.9 million, about on par with the
  $110.7 million that the top ten collected last weekend, this frame's top ten
  gross was down 18% from the top ten in the comparable weekend last year when
  DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens debuted to $59.3 million.
  
   The Dragon launch did provide further evidence of the appeal of 3D. The
  movie bowed in 4,055 locations, but ticket sales from its 2,178 3D theaters,
  a number that raised prices this weekend, accounted for 68% of the movie's
  weekend gross. Imax alone -- Dragon is playing in 185 Imax theaters --
  contributed 11.5% of the total, up from the 10.5% of gross that Imax
  theaters contributed

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1

Here is more info on 3d glasses. There are different techniques that are
used to achieve 3d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3d_glasses#3D_glasses

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

 I am going to carry my Avatar glasses to future 3-D showings.  They are
 simple, they look good and they fit over my glasses.

 ~rave!

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
  One of the things that has been bugging me is that there isn't a set
  standard yet for the glasses. Every company out there has their own
 glasses.
  Right now there are at least 30 different companies with their own
 version
  of the glasses.
 
  On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@...wrote:
 
  
  
   Thanks, that's been my concern about the recent resurgence in 3D. I'm
 not
   at all quite sure when I can trust that the movie will really be good
 and
   *necessary* in 3D. It's easy to throw out gimmicks with the effect, but
 if
   they're not well done, they're just bad distractions. Cameron did it
   masterfully, really integrating the effect into the movie so that it
 was a
   constant presence, but like real life, not something you kept dwelling
 on
   all the time.
   I haven't done much research into 3D, but I'd like to understand the
   process of how it's done. I get the overall principle, but do the
 directors
   really shoot the whole thing with an eye to 3D, or just slap some extra
   cameras in as an almost afterthought? Again, Cameron truly thought
 about the
   3D, integrated into the movie, made decisions based on making sure it
   enhanced, not distracted. But I think some directors aren't taking that
 time
   and care.
  
  
   - Original Message -
   From: Kelwyn ravena...@...
   To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:22:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
   Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1
  
  
  
   I saw Alice and I was powerfully underwhelmed. Unlike my Avatar
   experience, the glasses was large and clunky and whole thing felt like
   watching a movie through one of those old View-masters. The colors and
 3-D
   were also reminiscent of View-master viewing.
  
   Oddly, I was more enchanted by the flashbacks featuring Alice first
   Wonderland visit as a young girl.
  
   I will say Helena Bonham Carter is a big-headed hoot as the Red Queen
 and
   Crispin Glover is appropriately dastardly as her wicked knave.
  
   ~(no)rave!
  
   --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com,
 Keith
   Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote:
   
Wow, at 2nd place Alice is still about to hit the three hundred
 mill
   mark! Anyone whose seen it: is it worth it?
I'll probably try to catch Dragon next weekend. Like I said
 earlier,
   i'm not a big Dreamworks fan, but something about the trailers for this
 film
   has me interested. Although, I'm not sure how the five-dollar theatre
 near
   me can accommodate both Dragon and next week's Clash of the Titans,
 as
   it only has one 3D screen.
   
Anyone see Hot Tub Time Machine? It could be stupid, camp fun, but
 I'd
   like to know that before dropping my dwindling dollars on it...
   
***
   
   
'Dragon' makes weekend debut at No. 1
'Alice' slips to second place with $17.3 million
   
   
By Gregg Kilday
   
March 28, 2010, 11:41 AM ET
   
   
   
hr/photos/stylus/132475-dragon_341x182.jpg
   
How to Train Your Dragon 3D's rising star got another boost at the
   North American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of
 DreamWorks
   Animation's How to Train Your Dragon flew to the top spot, and
 Disney's
   Alice in Wonderland held on to enough screens to emerge a solid
 number
   two.
   
Co-existing on the available 3D screens, Dragon bowed to an
 estimated
   $43.3 million, while Alice, in its fourth weekend, lost 49% of its
   audience as it took in another $17.3 million, bringing its domestic
 total to
   a whopping $293 million.
   
MGM's Hot Tub Time Machine, which relied on R-rated comedy instead
 of
   flashy effects, debuted more modestly as it collected $13.7 million.
   
Close behind was the second weekend of Sony's battling rom-com The
   Bounty Hunter. The Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler teaming fell by just
 40%
   as it brought in $12.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $38.8
   million.
   
In fifth place, Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, also in its second
 weekend,
   declining by 55%, brought home $10 million as its cume rose to $35.8
   million.
   
While the weekend's top ten amassed $111.9 million, about on par with
 the
   $110.7 million that the top ten collected last weekend, this frame's
 top ten
   gross was down 18% from the top ten in the comparable weekend last year
 when
   DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens debuted to $59.3 million.
   
The Dragon launch did provide further evidence

Re: [scifinoir2] RNC's Michael Steele spends $1621 at Bondage Club?

Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican.

Martin (posted two minutes after reading, as he was too busy LNAATWO)

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:




 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/michael-steele-drops-big-bucks-on-bondage-club/

 Once on the ground [in California], FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in
 style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099
 stop at the Beverly Hills Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons,
 and $1,620.71 spent at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub
 featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.


 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/high-flyer-rnc-chairman-steele-suggested-buying-private-jet-with-gop-funds/

Re: [scifinoir2] 100 percent of senior class goes to college

News we can ALL use. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:




 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/happynews/ct-met-urban-prep-college-20100305,0,3299917.story

 Four years ago, Bryant Alexander watched his mother weep.

 She stared down at a muddle of D's and F's on his eighth-grade report card
 and threatened to kick him out. He had barely passed elementary school, and
 high school wasn't even on his radar.

 Something just clicked, Alexander, now 18, said. I knew I had to do
 something.

 On Friday, Alexander proudly swapped his high school's red uniform tie for
 a striped red and gold one — the ritual at Englewood's Urban Prep Academy
 for Young Men that signifies a student has been accepted into college.

  

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Re: [scifinoir2] Should Ronald McDonald be given a pink slip

U...

Hasn't he been pushing a new series of commercials getting kids to exercise
more for a few years now? And I saw a story on the news not long ago, about
a town where Ronald turns up once a week at a Mickey D's specifically to
exercise with the kids.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-talk-ronald-mcdonald-retire-0329-20100329,0,5731460.story

Can Ronald McDonald be forced into early retirement?

Advocacy group wants McDonald's to let go of spokesman in light of
childhood obesity crisis

By Julie Wernau, Tribune reporter

March 29, 2010

A coalition of health professionals, parents and corporate accountability
advocates is calling for Ronald McDonald to retire as a spokesman for the
nation's largest restaurant chain, saying he has too much influence on kids.

Corporate Accountability International, which has waged campaigns against
bottled water companies and tobacco companies, wants to stop the Oak
Brook-based chain from gearing its advertising toward children in light of
what they called a fast-food-industry childhood obesity crisis.

The group will release the results at a lunchtime retirement party
Wednesday for McDonald's Chief Happiness Officer, a 50-year veteran of the
company, at the McDonald's restaurant at Chicago Avenue and State Street.

The group — which was also behind the effort to retire Joe Camel from Camel
cigarettes — will invite Chicagoans to sign retirement cards at the
McDonald's. The event is one of nearly two dozen to be held at McDonald's
restaurants and colleges across the country that day, according to group
spokesman Nick Guroff.

A spokeswoman for McDonald's said the company wasn't invited to the party,
but said Ronald's role as a brand ambassador hasn't changed. It's to bring
out the fun side of having meals with family and to promote an active
lifestyle, she said.

He is the heart and soul of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which lends a
helping hand to families in their time of need, McDonald's told the Tribune
in a written statement.

Ronald also helps deliver messages to families on many important subjects
such as safety, literacy and the importance of physical activity and making
balanced food choices, the company said.

— Julie Wernau

Re: [scifinoir2] 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos

Thanks, Mr Worf! More good stuff like this should be found in inboxes these
days.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:







  22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos



 Written by WDCore Editorial

 Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the Earth to view satellite images,
 maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of
 the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured
 places and share with others. This amazing software allows you to search
 the whole planet right from your comfortable rooms. Fans of Google Earth
 have been on a virtual searching chase looking for anything interesting and
 amazing. Here we have collected some of the mind blowing and spectacular
 sights to mesmerize you. Enjoy and feel free to share it with others.
 Terrain Face in Google Mapshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180265177/

 The terrain in Alberta, Canada accidentally forms what looks like a human
 face when viewed from the air or when viewing the satellite pic in Google
 Maps.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180265177/
 Osmington White 
 Horsehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181098259/in/set-72157603710415974/

 The Osmington White Horse, outside Sutton Poyntz, UK. This prehistoric
 figure is carved into the white chalk of the hillside – such horse carved
 shapes are called “Leucippotomy”.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181098259/in/set-72157603710415974/
 Google Escher Effect pic from 
 Houstonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/134605778/in/set-72057594116650522/

 Here’s another weird satellite pic from Google Maps of some downtown
 Houston skyscrapers. This effect has become known as the “Escher Effect”, or
 the “Google Escher Effect”.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/134605778/in/set-72057594116650522/
 Heart-shaped island highlighted by Google Earth becomes hit with lovers
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4588838/Heart-shaped-island-highlighted-by-Google-Earth-becomes-hit-with-lovers.html

 The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its
 unusual shape was highlighted on Google Earth.


 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4588838/Heart-shaped-island-highlighted-by-Google-Earth-becomes-hit-with-lovers.html
 Land Art near Munich 
 Airporthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180743623/in/photostream/

 Land Art or “Earth Art” appearing in a field near the airport in Munich,
 Germany.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180743623/in/photostream/
 KFC space logo http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181565328/

 Yum! Brands Inc created the logo near Rachel, Nevada, and claimed it’s the
 first ad that can be seen from space. If you recall, the same company had
 previously wanted to beam a laser ad up onto the moon for Pizza Hut, but had
 later scaled back to buying ad placement on the side of a Russian rocket.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181565328/
 Firefox 
 Logohttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/1271220524/in/set-72157603710415974/

 Crop circle art made in the shape of the iconic Firefox Logo near Portland,
 Oregon,

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/1271220524/in/set-72157603710415974/
 Where’s Waldo in Google 
 Maps?http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/in/set-72157603710415974/

 Canadian artist Melanie Coles built a large image of the iconic “Waldo”
 onto a rooftop at an undisclosed location in Vancouver, British Columbia,
 Canada.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/in/set-72157603710415974/
 Will U Marry Me http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/532160908/

 Marriage proposal seen on a rooftop via Google Maps.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/532160908/
 Lipshttp://www.manofest.com/Galleries/Bizarre/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images_45-4530.html#joomimg


 http://www.manofest.com/Galleries/Bizarre/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images_45-4530.html#joomimg
 Bunny in Google Maps http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181081100/

 Giant Pink Bunny created by a group of artists near Artesina, Italy as seen
 in Google Maps.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181081100/
 Coca Cola Logo in Google 
 Mapshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180367311/

 This Coca-Cola logo in Google Maps was apparently created out of coke
 bottles just outside of Arica in Chile.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180367311/
 Portrait of Ghenghis Khan in Google 
 Mapshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181941160/

 Out of some sort of fear that they might forget who he was, the people of
 Mongolia have carved the likeness of Ghenghis Khan onto a hillside outside
 of Ulaanbaatar. (See it in Google Maps.)

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181941160/
 The Vitruvian Man by Da 
 Vincihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181991014/

 Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man – one of the world’s most recognizable

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Topic: Continuity and logic errors in movies and tv

One more, if anyone's interested.

In The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (a title which, to this day, still
perplexes me, BTB -- any intel on the origins of it would be greatly
appreciated), there's a scene in which Burt Reynolds' character kills an
Indian by holding him face-down in a creek. Aside from the fact that he
doesn't hold the guy under nearly long enough (takes at least a minute, last
time I looked), the following scene, meant to be the day after, begins with
a long pan shot of the creek, showing the Indian's body moving slightly
(head and right leg).

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

 Found a couple more yesterday.

 In Dangerous Ground, there's a scene in which Liz Hurley's character goes
 to a window in an apartment and takes off her shoes, in order to climb out
 and walk the ledge to get into an next-door apartment, while Ice Cube waits
 outside. A few seconds after she gets in, there's shouting, and a man bursts
 out of the apartment, Liz on his heels.

 She's wearing kitten-heel patent leather boots.

 I thought that she might've taken the time to put them on once she got
 inside, as she did have the time. But, in the shot immediately following, as
 she goes back into the second apartment with Cube, she's barefooted again.

 The other was from one of Keith's must-sees, the M Bay Epic Pearl Harbor
 [?][?][?] In it, Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck's characters are, after Pearl
 Harbor, promoted to captain, yet they continue to wear 1st-lieutenant's
 bars. Only near the end, after Hartnett's character dies and Affleck's
 returns to pearl, is Affleck seen wearing captain's bars.

 On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

 Caught one not long after replying to this.

 I was watching Flash Point, and there's a scene in a hospital, when one
 of the cops has been brought in after being five-ironed by an SUV driven by
 the Big Bad. His girlfriend comes racing in, and begins whaling on the
 co[p's partner, thinking him to be a Triad guy. When she begins to do so,
 she's makeup-free. After the captain pulls her off him, she's done to H'Wood
 red-carpet perfection.

 On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 3:06 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com
  wrote:



 Good call. The other error in that scene, however, is that a rich guy
 who's up to something wouldn't have a security guard to stop the dude from
 getting to the front door in the first place.

 But more direct to your question:
 - There's an scene early in Children of Men where the main character is
 talking to that old hippie guy. He's sitting on the sofa holding a
 sleeping/very relaxed cat. The frame quickly switches to the hippie as he
 says something, then quickly back to our main man. The cat is now sleep in a
 different place and facing the opposite way. I may not be remembering it
 absolutely correctly, but whatever detail it was that changed, it really
 stood out that two different takes had been spliced together for that scene.

 - What was that movie from about 5 yrs ago about black plant workers at a
 chemical factory in Africa? Good movie, but all I remember is that in one
 scene the address number on the guy's shanty house is backwards, as in a
 mirror image. Why? Probably because the driver of the car in front of the
 house is headed to the factory which the audience already knows is down the
 road to the left of the screen. But the car must have originally headed
 screen right, so they flipped the frame to make the car go in the right
 direction.

 I'd have to think of others.

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Mr.
 Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
  I am watching this week's episode of Flashforward and there are a
 couple of
  glaring errors that I found in this episode. Nothing to do with the
 overly
  fantastic premise of the series so far, but simple mistakes that stuck
 out.
 
  In this week's episode the father of the war vet goes seeking
 information
  from a rich guy who seems to be up to something. He drives over to the
 rich
  guy's house and turns off the power. A moment later, he goes to the
 door of
  the house and presses the doorbell. If there is no electricity in the
 house
  (which they showed) how could the doorbell work?
 
  Have you caught any logic errors like this on the shows you watch or in
  movies that you have seen?

 
  --
  Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
  Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
 

  




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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Topic: Continuity and logic errors in movies and tv

I found an explanation here:
http://www99.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1013210/content_142019825284

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 One more, if anyone's interested.

 In The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (a title which, to this day, still
 perplexes me, BTB -- any intel on the origins of it would be greatly
 appreciated), there's a scene in which Burt Reynolds' character kills an
 Indian by holding him face-down in a creek. Aside from the fact that he
 doesn't hold the guy under nearly long enough (takes at least a minute, last
 time I looked), the following scene, meant to be the day after, begins with
 a long pan shot of the creek, showing the Indian's body moving slightly
 (head and right leg).

 On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

 Found a couple more yesterday.

 In Dangerous Ground, there's a scene in which Liz Hurley's character
 goes to a window in an apartment and takes off her shoes, in order to climb
 out and walk the ledge to get into an next-door apartment, while Ice Cube
 waits outside. A few seconds after she gets in, there's shouting, and a man
 bursts out of the apartment, Liz on his heels.

 She's wearing kitten-heel patent leather boots.

 I thought that she might've taken the time to put them on once she got
 inside, as she did have the time. But, in the shot immediately following, as
 she goes back into the second apartment with Cube, she's barefooted again.

 The other was from one of Keith's must-sees, the M Bay Epic Pearl Harbor
 [?][?][?] In it, Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck's characters are, after Pearl
 Harbor, promoted to captain, yet they continue to wear 1st-lieutenant's
 bars. Only near the end, after Hartnett's character dies and Affleck's
 returns to pearl, is Affleck seen wearing captain's bars.

 On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Martin Baxter 
 martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

 Caught one not long after replying to this.

 I was watching Flash Point, and there's a scene in a hospital, when one
 of the cops has been brought in after being five-ironed by an SUV driven by
 the Big Bad. His girlfriend comes racing in, and begins whaling on the
 co[p's partner, thinking him to be a Triad guy. When she begins to do so,
 she's makeup-free. After the captain pulls her off him, she's done to H'Wood
 red-carpet perfection.

 On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 3:06 PM, angelababycat 
 asrobin...@mindspring.com wrote:



 Good call. The other error in that scene, however, is that a rich guy
 who's up to something wouldn't have a security guard to stop the dude from
 getting to the front door in the first place.

 But more direct to your question:
 - There's an scene early in Children of Men where the main character is
 talking to that old hippie guy. He's sitting on the sofa holding a
 sleeping/very relaxed cat. The frame quickly switches to the hippie as he
 says something, then quickly back to our main man. The cat is now sleep in 
 a
 different place and facing the opposite way. I may not be remembering it
 absolutely correctly, but whatever detail it was that changed, it really
 stood out that two different takes had been spliced together for that 
 scene.

 - What was that movie from about 5 yrs ago about black plant workers at
 a chemical factory in Africa? Good movie, but all I remember is that in one
 scene the address number on the guy's shanty house is backwards, as in a
 mirror image. Why? Probably because the driver of the car in front of the
 house is headed to the factory which the audience already knows is down the
 road to the left of the screen. But the car must have originally headed
 screen right, so they flipped the frame to make the car go in the right
 direction.

 I'd have to think of others.

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Mr.
 Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
  I am watching this week's episode of Flashforward and there are a
 couple of
  glaring errors that I found in this episode. Nothing to do with the
 overly
  fantastic premise of the series so far, but simple mistakes that stuck
 out.
 
  In this week's episode the father of the war vet goes seeking
 information
  from a rich guy who seems to be up to something. He drives over to the
 rich
  guy's house and turns off the power. A moment later, he goes to the
 door of
  the house and presses the doorbell. If there is no electricity in the
 house
  (which they showed) how could the doorbell work?
 
  Have you caught any logic errors like this on the shows you watch or
 in
  movies that you have seen?

 
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  Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
 






 




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Re: [scifinoir2] Should Ronald McDonald be given a pink slip

True. I think that they are kind of late on this one. Ronald has been
talking about eating healthy and being active for a few years.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

U...

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-talk-ronald-mcdonald-retire-0329-20100329,0,5731460.story

Can Ronald McDonald be forced into early retirement?

Advocacy group wants McDonald's to let go of spokesman in light of
childhood obesity crisis

By Julie Wernau, Tribune reporter

March 29, 2010

The group — which was also behind the effort to retire Joe Camel from
Camel cigarettes — will invite Chicagoans to sign retirement cards at the
McDonald's. The event is one of nearly two dozen to be held at McDonald's
restaurants and colleges across the country that day, according to group
spokesman Nick Guroff.

He is the heart and soul of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which lends
a helping hand to families in their time of need, McDonald's told the
Tribune in a written statement.

Ronald also helps deliver messages to families on many important subjects
such as safety, literacy and the importance of physical activity and making
balanced food choices, the company said.

— Julie Wernau

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[scifinoir2] Topic: Revenge of the dumb terminal?

I was just watching an interview with the CEO of Panalogic (John Kisch).
With the big push toward servers  dumb terminals (Basically how computers
started) as part of the infrastructure of cloud computing we are now seeing
cost benefits of taking this step backwards. Instead of spending hundreds of
dollars per user, a dumb terminal will cost only the cost of a keyboard,
mouse, monitor, and a dumb terminal interface. The interface can cost below
$100 each so an institution like a hospital can have them all over the place
cheaply.

What do you think of this step back?

Here is a little more on it: http://www.pressheretv.com



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[scifinoir2] Topic: The first cloud app?

Started by one of the creators of Napster, Cloud Crowd matches companies
that need mundane/complicated tasks completed with folks that want to make a
little cash on the side. Right now you can connect to them via facebook app
or go to: http://www.cloudcrowd.com

I have already signed up for it and checking it out now. If you'd like to
learn more about this check out this interview:
http://www.pressheretv.comepisode 49 part 1.

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Re: [scifinoir2] 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos

2010-03-29 Thread Keith Johnson

you know, that red pool of water in Iraq reminded me of one of two things: 
either Mr. Hankie (sp?), the talking excrement from South Park...or Freddy 
the Flute, the magical talking flute Witchie Poo was always trying to steal in 
HR Pufnstuff 

- Original Message - 
From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:14:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [scifinoir2] 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos 

22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos 

Written by WDCore Editorial 

Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the Earth to view satellite images, maps, 
terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the 
ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and 
share with others. This amazing software allows you to search the whole planet 
right from your comfortable rooms. Fans of Google Earth have been on a virtual 
searching chase looking for anything interesting and amazing. Here we have 
collected some of the mind blowing and spectacular sights to mesmerize you. 
Enjoy and feel free to share it with others. Terrain Face in Google Maps 

The terrain in Alberta, Canada accidentally forms what looks like a human face 
when viewed from the air or when viewing the satellite pic in Google Maps . 

Osmington White Horse 

The Osmington White Horse, outside Sutton Poyntz, UK. This prehistoric figure 
is carved into the white chalk of the hillside – such horse carved shapes are 
called “Leucippotomy”. 

Google Escher Effect pic from Houston 

Here’s another weird satellite pic from Google Maps of some downtown Houston 
skyscrapers. This effect has become known as the “Escher Effect”, or the 
“Google Escher Effect”. 

Heart-shaped island highlighted by Google Earth becomes hit with lovers 

The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its unusual 
shape was highlighted on Google Earth. 

Land Art near Munich Airport 

Land Art or “Earth Art” appearing in a field near the airport in Munich, 
Germany. 

KFC space logo 

Yum! Brands Inc created the logo near Rachel, Nevada, and claimed it’s the 
first ad that can be seen from space. If you recall, the same company had 
previously wanted to beam a laser ad up onto the moon for Pizza Hut, but had 
later scaled back to buying ad placement on the side of a Russian rocket. 

Firefox Logo 

Crop circle art made in the shape of the iconic Firefox Logo near Portland, 
Oregon, 

Where’s Waldo in Google Maps? 

Canadian artist Melanie Coles built a large image of the iconic “Waldo” onto a 
rooftop at an undisclosed location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

Will U Marry Me 

Marriage proposal seen on a rooftop via Google Maps. 

Lips 

Bunny in Google Maps 

Giant Pink Bunny created by a group of artists near Artesina, Italy as seen in 
Google Maps. 

Coca Cola Logo in Google Maps 

This Coca-Cola logo in Google Maps was apparently created out of coke bottles 
just outside of Arica in Chile. 

Portrait of Ghenghis Khan in Google Maps 

Out of some sort of fear that they might forget who he was, the people of 
Mongolia have carved the likeness of Ghenghis Khan onto a hillside outside of 
Ulaanbaatar. (See it in Google Maps.) 

The Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci 

Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man – one of the world’s most recognizable 
illustrations – is rendered here in crop art in Germany. 

Man-Shaped Lake in Brazil 

The Palm Islands of Dubai 

The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which 
major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are 
being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United 
Arab Emirates, who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan 
De Nul and Van Oord, some of the world’s specialists in land reclamation. The 
islands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. 

Oprah Maze 

She’s got a massive syndicated show and a magazine called O, and she was dubbed 
the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes. Why shouldn’t Oprah get her 
own corn maze? An Arizona farmer created this 2004 tribute to the TV talk-show 
host. 

Iraq’s Bloody Lake 

This blood-red lake outside Iraq’s Sadr City garnered a fair share of macabre 
speculation when it was noticed in 2007. One tipster told the tech blog Boing 
Boing that he was “told by a friend” that slaughterhouses in Iraq sometimes 
dump blood into canals. No one has offered an official explanation, but it’s 
more likely that the color comes from sewage, pollution or a water-treatment 
process. 

World’s Largest Fingerprint 

Mystery Stone Arrow 

Guitar-Shaped Mansion 

I lOVE u 

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Re: [scifinoir2] 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos

E... I'll go with Freddy the Flute, if you don't mind, Keith.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 you know, that red pool of water in Iraq reminded me of one of two things:
 either Mr. Hankie (sp?), the talking excrement from South Park...or Freddy
 the Flute, the magical talking flute Witchie Poo was always trying to steal
 in HR Pufnstuff


 - Original Message -
 From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:14:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
 Subject: [scifinoir2] 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos







  22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos



 Written by WDCore Editorial

 Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the Earth to view satellite images,
 maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of
 the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured
 places and share with others. This amazing software allows you to search
 the whole planet right from your comfortable rooms. Fans of Google Earth
 have been on a virtual searching chase looking for anything interesting and
 amazing. Here we have collected some of the mind blowing and spectacular
 sights to mesmerize you. Enjoy and feel free to share it with others.
 Terrain Face in Google Mapshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180265177/

 The terrain in Alberta, Canada accidentally forms what looks like a human
 face when viewed from the air or when viewing the satellite pic in Google
 Maps.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180265177/
 Osmington White 
 Horsehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181098259/in/set-72157603710415974/

 The Osmington White Horse, outside Sutton Poyntz, UK. This prehistoric
 figure is carved into the white chalk of the hillside – such horse carved
 shapes are called “Leucippotomy”.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181098259/in/set-72157603710415974/
 Google Escher Effect pic from 
 Houstonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/134605778/in/set-72057594116650522/

 Here’s another weird satellite pic from Google Maps of some downtown
 Houston skyscrapers. This effect has become known as the “Escher Effect”, or
 the “Google Escher Effect”.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/134605778/in/set-72057594116650522/
 Heart-shaped island highlighted by Google Earth becomes hit with lovers
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4588838/Heart-shaped-island-highlighted-by-Google-Earth-becomes-hit-with-lovers.html

 The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its
 unusual shape was highlighted on Google Earth.


 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4588838/Heart-shaped-island-highlighted-by-Google-Earth-becomes-hit-with-lovers.html
 Land Art near Munich 
 Airporthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180743623/in/photostream/

 Land Art or “Earth Art” appearing in a field near the airport in Munich,
 Germany.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180743623/in/photostream/
 KFC space logo http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181565328/

 Yum! Brands Inc created the logo near Rachel, Nevada, and claimed it’s the
 first ad that can be seen from space. If you recall, the same company had
 previously wanted to beam a laser ad up onto the moon for Pizza Hut, but had
 later scaled back to buying ad placement on the side of a Russian rocket.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181565328/
 Firefox 
 Logohttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/1271220524/in/set-72157603710415974/

 Crop circle art made in the shape of the iconic Firefox Logo near Portland,
 Oregon,

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/1271220524/in/set-72157603710415974/
 Where’s Waldo in Google 
 Maps?http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/in/set-72157603710415974/

 Canadian artist Melanie Coles built a large image of the iconic “Waldo”
 onto a rooftop at an undisclosed location in Vancouver, British Columbia,
 Canada.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/in/set-72157603710415974/
 Will U Marry Me http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/532160908/

 Marriage proposal seen on a rooftop via Google Maps.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/532160908/
 Lipshttp://www.manofest.com/Galleries/Bizarre/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images_45-4530.html#joomimg


 http://www.manofest.com/Galleries/Bizarre/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images/The-50-Most-Bizarre-Google-Earth-Images_45-4530.html#joomimg
 Bunny in Google Maps http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181081100/

 Giant Pink Bunny created by a group of artists near Artesina, Italy as seen
 in Google Maps.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2181081100/
 Coca Cola Logo in Google 
 Mapshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180367311/

 This Coca-Cola logo in Google Maps was apparently created out of coke
 bottles just outside of Arica in Chile.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvery/2180367311/
 Portrait of Ghenghis

Re: [scifinoir2] Topic: Revenge of the dumb terminal?