rudyamid on March 12th, 2010 at 3:51 pm

Two things I did a lot while growing up: Watched movies and listened to radio.  In the 80’s, the movies had a strong influence on what’s being played on radio.  Sometimes the music was much better than the movie!  These are some 80’s songs, as part of movie soundtracks, still stuck in my mind: Simple […]

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rudyamid on February 25th, 2010 at 7:45 pm

It’s that time again for the Academy Awards! As a semi-tradition, I’m involved in an Oscar Pool.   It’s nothing high stakes – more for fun and giggles.  Plus it makes it bearable to watch through 4 hours of the award show. My picks for 2009, based on the Oscars list from IMDB, are below.  […]

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rudyamid on February 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm

These days, a parent like me who has a lot of things to do every day and night, would not have so much time to watch any TV, right?  Surprisingly, I do have some time, thanks to streaming technologies like Hulu, Netflix, Torrents, Tivo, and YouTube.   Time shifting becomes much easier.   Granted, I don’t […]

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rudyamid on November 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

What do popular modern movies look like a long time ago?  Here are some examples: In 1950’s, Ghostbusters trailer: In 1940’s, Forrest Gump done by Frank Capra: In the 1920’s, Matrix done as a silent movie: In the 1880’s, Star Trek as “Steam Trek”: Bonus: Raider’s of the Lost Ark done in 1951:

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rudyamid on November 5th, 2009 at 6:03 pm

I’ve known the big screen adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin is coming.  They just announced recently it’s going to be done near Christmas 2011!  The title they chose was “The Secret of the Unicorn”.  It’s actually a combination of three of the Tintin comic book stories into one: The Crab with the Golden Claws, […]

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