This. Though I argue that the use of clicking "next page" instead of turning a page reads to slightly faster reading, which leads to slightly faster consumption, which leads to an increased desire to read. Which is a good thing! (So it is kinda different.)

I think Scorcese said it better, but I think there's a way to put it for non-cinema folks.

I love Hugo but I feel like you lose so much by calling it as Steampunk. Despite its obsession with machines, it doesn't fit into many definitions or aesthetics of the genre, and quite frankly I think it has its own unique style that should be treasured as such. By labeling it "steampunk" you give it a label of being…

First reaction: This sounds stupid.

Godwin's Law!

Keep an eye on this. The fact that they originally made you "sign up" means we're looking at a future ARG likely being built off of this. I would not be surprised in the slightest if we saw some kind of subversive messaging from the resistance popping into "Capital Couture," (Unless, the marketers for Hunger Games…

That would demand two things. A. That these companies could conjure up $94 million collectively. (Possible, but only because big giants Google and Facebook technically are on the anti-SOPA side), and B. These companies can collectively join together to back a single trade organization equivalent to the MPAA besides…

Anyone else noticing that these french animation films, while good, all kind of share similar thematic elements? I've seen at least six in the last two years from what I think are the same schools, and while they're usually clever, there comes a point where subverting "Good and evil" becomes as troperiffic as good and…

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

"Oh fan-freaking tastic Rod, thank God you're here. I couldn't believe we were able to get you on the horn, you know, with the power surge taking down the cell towers and we weren't even sure if we could cook up an internet signal to rig up a google voice call...."

Except there's actually a significant problem with the way women are portrayed in video games today, and a well-portrayed female character is the exception, not the rule. If your hypothetical site did exist, it probably wouldn't be calling men "weak" in any way, since sexism, while existing on a two-way street,…

You win 1.25 internets for this sir.

Holy crap this is an awesome idea. Yeah, there's dozens of logistical hurdles and it's certainly not the same experience as a well-documented concert, but think about the kind of experience you get watching a show from this kind of angle. The combined effort (especially with cleaned up sound) would be literally like…

I was referring to fan narrative in a big picture sense: IE, if you walk up to a random geek and ask them what they thought of Superman Returns, you will not hear the words "Brought Superman back," "awesome" or "Made me want to watch more Superman" anywhere in that sentence. Ask them about Batman Begins pre-Dark…

Yeah, nope, that's just revenue. Box office income doesn't include costs of production or advertising. The budgets of films are often publicly released, (but even then are...scrubbed), and the advertising budget may be dropped in conversation here or there, but the actual what-makes-profit-or-loss numbers are rarely…

Return of the Jedi, Forrest Gump, and Harry Potter part 4 all technically "didn't make profits."

It's up to 100% these days. Minimum. In fact, I really hope it's still at 100%.

I'm guessing "Blue Steel" would show up in game as a quicktime event where you turn around and whip your face to the camera. Also, Superman is played by Ben Stiller.

What's more important here is the dichotomy between works of art that are actually remembered and catalogued as notable works throughout history versus those works that receive the highest award in their fields. We see it time and again—though some of history's greatest works in many fields may be "award winning,"…

Dear Chris Columbus: Please let "other commitments" be getting Christopher Moore's "A Dirty Job" into some kind of TV series.