Archive for the 'Living With Movies' Category

Wings (DVD) Review

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Created by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee, all producers of the critically acclaimed Cheers and writers for its hit spin-off Frasier, Wings shares many of the same attributes of the popular bar “where everybody knows your name”. Just as each episode of Cheers mostly took place in the Beacon Street pub, each episode […]

The Usual Suspects (DVD) Review

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Winner of two Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Kevin Spacey), The Usual Suspects is not only one of the most intriguing films of the 1990s, but has built quite a cult following as well. With a parade of top-grade actors rounding out the cast, the film deploys a high level of […]

Plot Points — White (1997)

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Plot points are linear links that make up the chain of traditional Aristotelian 3-act dramatic structure. This classic structure worked well in Hollywood for almost a century now. Although young movie makers are forcing the limits of this structure, plot points still rule the day as the “tent poles” that hold up of the circus […]

Dawson’s Creek (Season 6) DVD Review

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Nominated for 12 Teen Choice Awards in its five-year (six season) run, including Best Drama Series, Dawson’s Creek quickly built an extensive cult following. A surprise smash hit for the enterprising WB network, the show initiated a successful string of numerous original series for WB such as Angel (1999), Gilmore Girls (2000), and Smallville (2001). […]

How to Download iPod Video to a Different Computing Machine

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

iPod owners do not have much to sound off about. One thing occasionally brough up is the inability to transfer iPod data from an iPod back to another desktop or laptop computer. Though the iPod has no trouble transmitting content from your PC to iPod utilising iTunes, the reversal is prohibited. Without iPod Transfer Software, […]