Archive for July, 2005
Pretty darn interesting 
“This website shows some cool color visual perception things. I think i might loose my mind next time when I’m picking out paint colors.”
These are pretty neat. It’s a small table made out of EVA foam which you attach to a floor lamp or any sort of pole/vertical bar. I’ve seen them in person, very sturdy and holds in place really well 
Check this out.
Optimus Keyboard (in Russian, you can use WorldLingo.com to help translate)
“This just looks insane, a keyboard using OLED or electrophosphorescence to display keys. If you want to be amazed take a look, too bad the site is in Russian, but there is plenty of pictures showing OLED in action.”
As the wise Paris Hilton would put it.. “That’s hot.”
:: UPDATE::
English site found. Coolness.
Just found out about this film, looks promising. If you have any “methods” in finding this film (festivals, DVD, whatever) let me know!
Empress Chung is an animated adaptation of the Korean folktale and narrative musical Shim chung jeon. It is a co-production of both South and North Korea. It will be released (almost) simultaneously in both regions: South Korea on August 12th and North Korea on August 15th, Liberation Day. The film has been making its way through festivals and picking up rave reviews. There are a few other joint produced animated films releases- plus, more in the works- and that’s pretty darn cool.
Saw the sneak peek of the film with my friend Joy at Union Square. Fun popcorn flick (like a lot movies this summer, though as a whole, it’s all pretty mediocre). Usual Michael Bay chases, action, and some humor. He’s definitely taking more pages from the book of Spielberg and Doug Liman (two great directors for chase sequences). That’s a good thing I think, but Bay does have a hard-on for those 360-degree, “hero” shots.
Overall, I really got into the first half of the film as it’s more plot driven, and even feels surreal at times. The second half of the film is pretty much straight-up action and you start seeing a lot of plot holes as the film just stretches out for no reason. The opening scene to the film, in particular, is AMAZING. It reflects Bay’s background as a music video director, and even a little twist of Michel Gondry or Spike Jonze to it. So yes, I recommend it. Besides, Scarlett Johansson is very, VERY easy on the eyes, hehe (and I’m sure there are plenty of girls -and guys -who dig Ewan McGregor, right Saki?) 
Hmm.. I have to say, has anyone notice how these futuristic films have more obvious product placement than other films? Take for example, Minority Report (Lexus, Gap, Bulgari, Revo, Nokia), I, Robot (Audi, Converse, Fed-Ex, JVC), and now The Island. This time around the car of choice are Cadillacs and the shoes to buy are Pumas. Awesome.. I can’t wait for the future!