Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Category: movies

  • Gifts from Christopher Paolini

    WARNING: SOME MILD PLOT SPOILERS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS POST. Last night I finished reading “Eldest” by Christopher Paolini, the second book in his “Inheritance” trilogy that follows the book “Eragon “ which was released as a major motion picture last month. These are a few reflections on the book and the book series to…

  • More lessons learned on iPod video conversion

    After successfully (and unsuccessfully) converting a few more videos to an iPod-complaint/friendly format that transfer and play without a problem on a video iPod (5G), I’ve learned several new things to add to my initial list from a few days ago. 1. The MPEG-4 codec appears to be more flexible than the H.264 codec when…

  • Eragon and WikiPedia extended learning

    SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t read Eragon or seen the movie, beware that in this blog post I’m including details that reveal plot elements of both. It’s almost Christmas, but I’ve already received what may be the most precious gift I’ll receive from any of my family members this year. This morning when I woke…

  • Happy Feet lacks a good storyline

    This past Friday night I went and saw the new movie Happy Feet with my family. I am not a regular movie-goer these days, DVD movies have become my usual way of enjoying films now– I think the only movies I saw this past summer at the theater were “Cars” and “Pirates of the Caribbean…

  • Pirates Movie 2

    I saw the new (second) Pirates of the Caribbean movie tonight, and it was a lot of fun. There are more gross scenes in this one– the sort of the “gross” that was in “Return of the Jedi” in Jabba’s palace– not really bad, but not stuff I want my kids to see just yet.…

  • Cool wallpaper downloads for the movie “Cars”

    I saw the movie “Cars” last week and loved it! Pixar has a simple but brilliant strategy when it comes to moviemaking, in my opinion: Tell compelling stories with interesting characters, and lace it with humor that appeals to all ages. Three cheers for rated G movies! Go Pixar! I ran across this website that…

  • Dan Brown: Historical obfuscator

    I know, the title of this post may sound like I am prepping you for a challenging game of Scrabble, but bear with me… According to Dictionary.com, “obfuscate” means: To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: “A great effort was made… to obscure or obfuscate the truth” (Robert…

  • Star Wars Clone Wars

    I have not seen these yet, but now that they are on sale in the iTunes Music store for $1.99 each or $10.99 for the entire first season I may: Star Wars Clone Wars! If you enjoyed this post and found it useful, subscribe to Wes’ free newsletter. Check out Wes’ video tutorial library, “Playing…

  • So what does Dan Brown believe?

    The book and movie “The Da Vinci Code” combines fact with fiction in ways that are likely to confuse many, but hopefully will cause some to ask as well as answer worthwhile questions. One question I have is, what does Dan Brown (the author of the book) actually believe about the key assertions of his…

  • Luther, the Reformation, and the publication of ideas that matter

    I watched the excellent 2003 film “Luther” last night, and it is fitting I saw it so close to the worldwide theatrical release of Dan Brown’s book “The Da Vinci Code.” For the past several weeks, I have been doing a lot of thinking about the issues raised by Brown in his book, as well…