A new site to promote The Watchmen has just launched called 6 Minutes To Midnight. You submit your name and then answer questions to see exclusive clips. It is fun and there are some great clips.
Only two more days to wait.
Mar 03
New Watchmen Promo Site – Cool Stuff
Mar 02
Facebook puts Terms of Service in the user’s hands
Facebook, in a bid to get their members back on side, have placed the Terms of Service issue in the hands of the users. Users will be able to make their own comments and eventually vote on the policies that Facebook uses. These terms are called, by Facebook, Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
Last month Facebook changed their Terms of Service (TOS), a move that completely outraged their users. Users began to jump ship until Facebook U-turned and re-instated their old Terms of Service. Now Facebook is trying a change of their terms again but this time they are including the users in a hope to find a new TOS that pleases everyone.
The new Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, once settled upon, will replace the site’s existing terms of use. Importantly, it states that Facebook’s licence to a user’s content will end when the user stops using Facebook and deletes their account. It was the lack of such a clause that caused the outrage last month.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, had this to say, “The past week reminded us that users feel a real sense of ownership over Facebook itself, not just the information they share. Rather than simply reissue a new terms of use, the changes we’re announcing today are designed to open up Facebook so that users can participate meaningfully in our policies and our future.”
The two drafts have now been unveiled for the users to vote on. 30 per cent of the sites users have to vote for a draft for it to be passed. Facebook currently has 175 million users, that means 52 million votes.
So get to work everyone and vote for the TOS you like.
Mar 02
Next episode of Geek Actually will be a day late
Hi loyal listeners, just a quick post to let you know that the next episode of Geek Actually will be out a day later than normal due to the release of Watchmen.
We want to give you special, in depth, coverage and for that we all have to see the film (maybe more than once). So, this week Katrina Smith will be joining the show as we geek out all over the Watchmen movie.
Episode 28 will be available on Saturday (AEDST) the 7th of March on iTunes or right here.
Feb 27
Geek Actually Episode 27 – Adios Sol
Hosts: David McVay and Jacob Oberman
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David is joined in studio by Jacob as they discuss the latest in film and tech.
In tech news: Telstra boss Sol Trujillo fires himself and gets millions, The Australian Internet Filter looks set to collapse and pot smoking is more popular on MySpace than Obama.
Film news includes: Octomom is offered a million dollar porn deal, Samuel L. Jackson’s 9 picture deal with Marvel, Eddie Murphy set to play Richard Pryor in new Biopic, Zack Snyder considers The Dark Knight Returns, Danny Boyle buys homes for the little kids from Slumdog Millionaire, Watchman soundtrack released and heading for the remakes pile: Arthur, Clue, The Neverending Story and Total Recall.
In review, David reviews “The International” starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts.
As always this episode carries an explicit tag due to possible bad language.
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(This post edited 24th May, 2009)
Feb 26
Clue is coming to the big screen…again
Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) is set to Direct a big screen adaptation of the board game Clue (Cluedo for the Australians). If this sounds familiar, it is. John Landis directed a big screen version of the game in 1985.
Why is this a good idea? That’s it. No funny remarks or comments from me, I actually want to know. So comments are welcome, tell me if you think this is a good idea.
According to Variety, Clue will be turned into a mystery that Blind Wink’s (the production company) Jonathan Krauss called “A global thriller and transmedia event that uses deductive reasoning as its storytelling engine.”
I’m sorry but ‘global’ and ‘transmedia’ are not words that I would use to describe Clue. Wasn’t the game set in one house?
Feb 26
Samuel L. Jackson IS Nick Fury!
A few weeks ago it was reported everywhere that Samuel L. Jackson was having ‘issues’ with Marvel Productions and was not going to return as Nick Fury in the Iron Man Sequel or The Avengers movie. Well, it was reported today that Marvel and Jackson have worked out their differences and Jackson has signed a 9 picture deal with Marvel and will Play Nick Fury in Iron Man 2.
The Character of Nick Fury is the leader of the espionage unit S.H.I.E.L.D. which features heavily in the Marvel comics universe. Jackson appeared as Nick Fury in the post credit sequence of the first Iron Man movie to tease us about a possible The Avengers movie.
This new deal with Marvel means that Jackson will most likely appear as Fury in the future, The Avengers, movie and many other Marvel franchises, including The First Avenger: Captain America, Thor and possibly top-lining a possible S.H.I.E.L.D. movie and potential sequels.
