Published on
December 17, 2008 in
tech.
With yesterdays news on Apple’s announcement of its last year at Macworld, mac heads and fanboys around the globe busted a tear of sadness. Look, I didn’t tear up but shit, I really looked forward to every January’s Macworld presentation. To most of us it was like a monolithic rock concert for Apple geeks with our lead front man on stage feeding us the future goodies coming straight out of the streets of Cupertino, Yo! I’m really going to miss that “One more thing…” tease that Jobs always had over the audience. What are we going to do now man? Anyways, here’s an excerpt from their official press release:
Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers. The increasing popularity of Apple’s Retail Stores, which more than 3.5 million people visit every week, and the Apple.com website enable Apple to directly reach more than a hundred million customers around the world in innovative new ways.
Published on
December 12, 2008 in
movies.
I just saw In Bruges and I have to say that it really impressed me and Colin Farrell‘s performance was simply great. As a fan of Farrell, I’m glad that his acting is coming into fruition with a passionate choice in solid scripts. One quick little trivia to point out is that four actors in this picture co-starred in two other films together. Both Farrell and Cirian Hinds worked on Miami Vice and Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Feinns play Alastor ‘Mad Eye’ Moddy / Lord Voldemort, respectively, in the Harry Potter series.
The story had me on a rollercoaster between quirky comedy mixed with some serious drama accompanied with clever dialogue. Ralph Feinns had me on my ass with his British humor towards the end of the film when his character is having a beer and the gorgeously shot square in Brugge, West-Vlaanderden, Belgium. Apparently, The Hollywood Foreign Press feels the same as they just gave out three Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture – Musical/Comedy and Best Actor – Musical/Comedy for both Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. These nominations are well deserved for two wonderful perfomances. After the Globes come Oscar possibilities so, who knows? Writer/Director Martin Mcdonagh is definitely no stranger to the Academy especially after his win in 2004 for the Oscar winning short, Six Shooter. Man, could you imagine if Colin received an Oscar nod?
