32nd Annual Annie Award Nominess and Winners

The Incredibles sweeps the Annie Awards with 10 awards. That's one in every single feature category.

Archeologist "coincidentally" unearths evidence to support the Bible

via The Globe and Mail: : "Yet by coincidence, Prof. Adams of Hamilton's McMaster University says, he and an international team of colleagues fit into place a significant piece of the puzzle of human history in the Middle East -- unearthing information that points to the existence of the Bible's vilified Kingdom of Edom at precisely the time the Bible says it existed, and contradicting widespread academic belief that it did not come into being until 200 years later." Read more Seen first at Christdot.

Segway spinners

Somebody has designed spinners for your Segway. That makes me laugh. Via Gizmodo

Did you hear the one about the former Nascar driver who fell off his Segway, going 5 mph, and died? It's true, according to this week's News of the Wierd, which I saw in the Greensboro Rhinoceros Times.

Master Pro Survival Kit

This Master Pro Survival Kit was rated "excellent" by expert Doug Ritter of equipped.org. Designed for wilderness survival, it supplies the ten essentials and more, in a pocket-sized waterproof package. Amazing.

Waterproof Music Products

Waterproof Music Products are useful if you want to go swimming with your iPod. Or perhaps you work outdoors in all kinds of weather, which these products enable you to do while listening to music. They have waterproof pouches as well as waterproof headphones, which allow you to be fully immersed while listening.

Animation Awards nominations

The Annie Awards are presented by the International Animated Film Society on January 30, 2005.

Pixar Animation Studios (Walt Disney Pictures) led the field with 16 nominations for “The Incredibles,” including Best Animated Feature as well as individual nominations for Character Design, Animated Effects, Character Animation, Directing, Music, Production Design, Storyboarding, Voice Acting (Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best/Frozone and Brad Bird as Edna Mode) and Writing.

DreamWorks Animation garnered 14 nominations overall for “Shrek 2” and “Shark Tale,” each with seven. “Shrek 2” captured nominations for Best Animated Feature, Animated Effects, Directing, Music, Storyboarding, Voice Acting (Antonio Banderas for Puss in Boots), and Writing. “Shark Tale” received its nominations for Animated Effects, Character Animation, Character Design, Production Design (three nominations) and Writing.

Rounding out the nominations for top animated feature are “Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence” from Go Fish Pictures (DreamWorks Animation) and “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” from Peanut Worm Productions (Paramount Pictures).

For television, children’s favorite “SpongeBob SquarePants” shares the spotlight with its feature production counterpart having picked up a nomination for Best Animated Television Production. Other nominations in this category include “My Life As A Teenage Robot” from Frederator/Nickelodeon, “Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends” and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” from Cartoon Network Studios, and “The Batman” from Warner Bros. Animation.

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O.Henry Hotel has a London Taxi

The O. Henry is a 131-room luxury boutique hotel that was built in Greensboro, NC in 1998. They have a London Taxi for transporting their guests. I want one.

Michael Moore is shut out of the Oscars!!

As far as I can tell, Fahrenheit 9/11 did not receive a single nomination in any category.

What kind of Sixties Person are you?

You are a Square. What a weirdo.


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Clint Eastwood Vs. Michael Moore

Clint Eastwood was at the National Board Of Review Awards dinner in New York on Tuesday, where he threatened to kill Michael Moore if he ever turned his cameras on him. Sweet. In addition, I learned that Clint Eastwood supports the Republican Party. I've revised my opinion of the fellow now. I used to lump him together with Sean Penn, but I won't do that anymore.

New Ten Commandments TV mini-series

I just found out from IMDB.com that Robert Halmi Sr, executive producer of such lavish television productions as Merlin, Gulliver's Travels, and The Odyssey, is developing a TV mini-series version of The Ten Commandments. He says he's not doing a remake of the Charleton Heston version. Rather, he's going to consult Biblical and historical sources to make a "realistic, truthful presentation of Moses and the Jewish people's exodus from Egypt and their travel to Mt. Sinai". Hallmark Entertainment is providing the budget of $20 million.

Love Apples

Two new groovy Apple products were introduced today:

The iPod Shuffle, is a 512 Mb $99 version of the iPod, but it's no bigger than a pack of gum and it holds 120 songs.

The Mac Mini, is a tiny (6"x2") computer for just $499, but it has a 40 Gb hard drive, a 1.25 Ghz G4 processor, and all the bells and whistles of a full-sized computer. You need supply only your keyboard, mouse, and display.

Arty-farty movies in Greensboro

People say that Greensboro doesn't have enough culture to support good movies, so they feel the need to drive to Chapel Hill or Charlotte. Wrong.

Carousel Cinemas Greensboro, NC supports a Cinema Guild Group that sponsors mostly independent and foreign films with really good buzz. They provide a deal whereby you can buy a book of eight tickets for $50.00. The tickets can be used for any movies that have the Cinema Group symbol on them. Click on Showtimes on their Web site and look for this symbol next to movies listed there.

The Carolina Theatre has a series of films called Cinematique Carolina, which are documentries, independent or foreign. They are limited release, short run, so you have to catch them while you can.

Even The Grande has an independent or foreign film on offer.

You can check all area movie showtimes at Triadmovies.com. New listings generally posted on Wednesdays.