How Miley Cyrus made me cry. This is my story...
the girl with the dragon tattoo
It turns out the Sweden is more than just the home of Alan key-assembled storage solutions. It's also a hotbed of ritualistic killings and neo-nazi sympathies. Who knew? Check out my review of dark Scandinavian thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo down below.If the above player isn't showing up you can right-click & download the MP3 of the review here. If you've had a chance to see it, I'd love to know what you thought in the comments section.
And - as always - you can subscribe to the reviews at the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here)
how to spoil a bad tv show
Ever noticed how TV is just full of shows that look & sound the same. It's partially because they're all cashing in -- but there's also something else called going on here 'Spoiling'. It's one of those TV practices that is rarely talked about. Check it out below:
As always you can check up on all Hungry Beasts stuff here, and my stuff here and watch the whole episode here.
As always you can check up on all Hungry Beasts stuff here, and my stuff here and watch the whole episode here.
dragon week!
Okay - so, I was working till 2:30am in the morning so if I seem a bit -- well -- shit in this, I'm really very sorry. That said -- the movies in question are quite awesome. Dreamworks 'How to Train Your Dragon'...
....and Swedish film 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
....and Swedish film 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
22 tv themes. 7 minutes. 1 guy. amazing
I think I have a man-crush.
It's not so much how well he mixes the stories together, the most best thing about this is how much it reminds you of how many tv shows bring an instant smile to my face cos of their familiarity. Thanks to TV Tonight for this.
It's not so much how well he mixes the stories together, the most best thing about this is how much it reminds you of how many tv shows bring an instant smile to my face cos of their familiarity. Thanks to TV Tonight for this.
cop out
Godamnit. How did this many talented people fuck up so roundly. My review of Kevin Smith's latest comedy is down below (its only 2min)If you've had a chance to see it, I'd love to know what y'all thought. Hit me up in the comments section.
And you can subscribe to the reviews at the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here)
scent marketing?
Can you make people buy stuff... with smell? Check it out below, from this week's episode of Hungry Beast
As always you can check up on all Hungry Beasts stuff here, and my stuff here and watch the whole episode here.
As always you can check up on all Hungry Beasts stuff here, and my stuff here and watch the whole episode here.
cop out & the rebound
gettin' mah daytime tv on.
Don't hate me for being sympathetic to the Zeta-Jones:)
Don't hate me for being sympathetic to the Zeta-Jones:)
sperm are epic.
I really wish i had thought of this first. watch it in fullscreen.
you can check out more details here
you can check out more details here
chatroulette win.
there's been a lot of banal coverage of chatroulette. this is pretty fucking amazing though. It's not Ben Folds as many have mentioned...
UPDATE! - Ben Folds responds to Merton!
I fucking love the internet.
UPDATE! - Ben Folds responds to Merton!
I fucking love the internet.
green zone
Hollywood seems like such a actor-director bromance-fest at the moment: Dicaprio & Scorsese, Depp & Tim Burton... and now Matt Damon & his Bourne director Paul Greengrass. They're all fucking inseparable. Here they go for the 3rd time round with Green Zone AKA 'Can we get the Bourne audience to watch a movie about Iraq'. My review is down below (its under 2min)If you've had a chance to see it, I'd love to know what y'all thought. Hit me up in the comments section.
And you can subscribe to the reviews at the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here)
product displacement
What if the best way of selling a brand was without the brand at all? Check it out below, from this week's episode of Hungry Beast
If you want to know more about product displacement check-out the definitive blog on displacement by US Media Analyst Gladys Santiago. Other great links explaining displacement are here and here. And there's this guy who’s taken it so much further. Oh, and if you wanna know more about who’s behind MeatWater? Find out here.
As always you can check up on all Hungry Beasts stuff here, and my stuff here and watch the whole episode here.
Consider yourself linked:)
If you want to know more about product displacement check-out the definitive blog on displacement by US Media Analyst Gladys Santiago. Other great links explaining displacement are here and here. And there's this guy who’s taken it so much further. Oh, and if you wanna know more about who’s behind MeatWater? Find out here.
As always you can check up on all Hungry Beasts stuff here, and my stuff here and watch the whole episode here.
Consider yourself linked:)
oscars wrap-up & green zone
Why Hollywood's night of nights is so much sweeter than a divorce settlement & Matt Damon gives you.... Bourne in Iraq! (but not really) I dialled in to the ladeez of The Circle...
As always, im new to this live tv business, so please be kind
As always, im new to this live tv business, so please be kind
happy oscars day
And now for a stunningly on-the-money movie trailer parody:
Thanks to Ben for this... but it's still not as good as Avatar 2 ;)
Thanks to Ben for this... but it's still not as good as Avatar 2 ;)
alice in wonderland
It's a bit of a no brainer combo isn't it: Tim Burton + Alice in Wonderland. And judging by the trailers & posters he certainly seems to have nailed the look... but does Burton's vision of Wonderland make for great movie making? My review is down below (its only 2min)
If you've had a chance to see it, I'm dying to know what you all thought. Hit me up in the comments section.
And you can subscribe to the reviews at the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here)
the future of the media
Dan Ilic sat down with representatives form Al Jazeera, New York Times and Reuters to talk about the Future of the Media. Big questions. Big Ideas.
Avatar 2 & the Great Firewall of China
Another week, another episode of Hungry Beast: the strangest mix of news, media and culture on TV.
So, 3D spectacular Avatar has topped 2 billion US dollars at the box office and it's one of the top contenders for this week's Academy Awards. This is a sneak peek at the trailer for Avatar 2
NOTE - Due to International Copyright Restrictions we can't post Avatar 2 on YouTube - however - viewers have
And in other news: Ever wonder what it's like surfing the net in China. Well, this week I got a chance to climb The Great Firewall of China
Hungry Beast airs Wednesday Nights 9pm, ABC1
There's tonnes of other stories on the show this week like How Your Vagina is being Airbrushed and Should We Just Dump the Australian Film Industry? Check em out:)
So, 3D spectacular Avatar has topped 2 billion US dollars at the box office and it's one of the top contenders for this week's Academy Awards. This is a sneak peek at the trailer for Avatar 2
NOTE - Due to International Copyright Restrictions we can't post Avatar 2 on YouTube - however - viewers have
And in other news: Ever wonder what it's like surfing the net in China. Well, this week I got a chance to climb The Great Firewall of China
Hungry Beast airs Wednesday Nights 9pm, ABC1
There's tonnes of other stories on the show this week like How Your Vagina is being Airbrushed and Should We Just Dump the Australian Film Industry? Check em out:)
alice in wonderland & men who stare at goats
Got my Daytime TV on... talking bout Tim Burton's latest and Why George Clooney should avoid facial hair:
Lemme know what you thought of the films down below. A triple j review of Alice in Wonderland will be coming this weekend.
Lemme know what you thought of the films down below. A triple j review of Alice in Wonderland will be coming this weekend.
a single man
Whip out your thin ties, cos Colin Firth dishes out a killer performance in this super stylish movie set in the 60's. Seriously, I had very little expectations about this, but A Single Man really turned me into a dithering mess. Check out the review down below (cmon, it's only 2 min)And if you've had a chance to catch it, let me know what you thought in the comments section.
And you can subscribe to the reviews at the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here)
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