One of the best actors on planet earth, Susan Sarandon bemoans the label 'chick flick.' She asks why 'they don't call man films `dick flicks'.' Fine. susan's got a point, from now on any film with a martial arts to dialogue ratio greater than 4 or any film whose soundtrack includes rap-rock shall be called a 'dick-flick'.
posted by erik martin at 12:04 PM

 
We knew the triangle and orange co. in particular had more than enough talented denizens, but this well crafted article from the independent spells it out in B&W.
posted by erik martin at 4:40 PM

 
Only 8 or so days till the deadline for the sundance film fest. The ulcers are lurking, but according to some new research, the healthiest way to deal with stress is to bottle it up and forget it
posted by erik martin at 3:59 PM

 
Cemetery begins funeral webcasts I'm a techgeek and all, but ashes to ashes and dust to DSL just doesn't work for me.
It's even worse to think about it, if i imagine that I am the guest of honor. Been hassled by network connections enough, it would be a sick joke if they haunted me into the next world.
posted by erik martin at 12:14 PM

 
Music-Swapping Service Gains Stature in New Deal this article from the NYTimes shows dutch p2p firm Kaaza linking up with some ISP's in a big first step toward a real buisness model. I'm only surprised it's taken this long. Mrs. Rosen and all you RIAA luddites, expect more news of this sort as the market ignores your short-sighted squeals and keeps up with the times.
posted by erik martin at 1:01 PM