Archive for December 4th, 2007

30 Days Of Night

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Plot: Set in the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, in the extreme northern hemisphere, which is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month.

When most of the inhabitants head south for the winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town’s residents.

As the night wears on, Barrow’s Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his estranged wife Stella (Melissa George), and an ever-shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight.

Our sources also tell us that the quality isn’t the best, so if your wanting to see it, hold off for a better version.

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Directed by: David Slade
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Dany Huston

Runtime: 113 minutes

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small shot: The Jane Austen Book Club

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

This here’s a nice romantic film,  it may be a while until a better version of quality comes out, judging by the samples the quality looks good. Here’s a brief run down.The Jane Austen Book Club is such a well-acted, literate adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler’s 2004 best seller that your impulse is to forgive it for being the formulaic, feel-good chick flick that it is.

Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships — both old and new — begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.

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The Hottest State

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Adapted by Ethan Hawke from his novel of the same name, THE HOTTEST STATE explores the joy, pain, erotic highs, and emotional lows of first love.

William (Mark Webber) is a modern-day Romeo, a young actor so in love with the idea of love that he recklessly leaps into a romance.

The object of his affection is Sara (Catalina Sandino Moreno), an aspiring singer who is more cautious and down-to-earth in her approach to relationships.

With great wit, charm, and insight, Hawke, who also serves as director of the film, chronicles his appealing young hero’s quest to find a woman who loves him as much as he loves her, a pursuit destined to lead straight to heartbreak.

Joining Webber and Sandino Moreno in an impressive ensemble cast are Laura Linney and Ethan Hawke, who play William’s parents, Michelle Williams, and Sonia Braga.

THE HOTTEST STATE also features music by awarding-winning composer Jesse Harris, who has created a score that expresses all the magic - and the mysteries - of the human heart.

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Clubland

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

posterClublandClubland is a heartfelt comedy about a mother who tries to come between her son and his coming of age.

Tim’s mom, Jean, is a bawdy and risqué comedienne still hoping to make it big.

His brother Mark helps their mother rehearse for shows.

Together, they inhabit a non-traditional household where chaos is the norm, the music is always on, and Jean’s larger-than-life personality takes center stage.

When Tim meets and falls for Jill, his home becomes a combat zone as his mother fears this new girl, whose name she refuses to remember, will break up the unique family unit she’s tried so hard to keep together.

In this quirky and oftentimes touching tale, Tim must learn to manage the emotions of the women of his life without losing himself in the process. - where’s my hankies!!

Genre: Comedy

Directed by:
Cherie Nowlan
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Richard Wilson, Emma Booth

Runtime: 104 min

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Apple’s Leopard runs on PC!

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

We have heard that Apple’s new Leopard operating system has already been successfully installed on Windows PCs.

The OSx86 forum has released details of how Windows users can migrate to Apple’s new OS, without investing in new hardware — even though installing Leopard on an PC may be counter to Apple’s terms and conditions.

The forum is offering full instructions on how to install the system, including screenshots of the installation process.

Not all the features of Leopard function with the patch — Wi-Fi, support, for example, is reportedly inoperable.

Historically, Apple’s likely next move will be to track down and act against those behind the hack.

The move to make Leopard work on a PC is just the latest in Apple’s continual struggle with the hacker community.

Also this weekend a crew of hackers unleased Jailbreak ME, an online service iPod touch and iPhone users can navigate to in order to break into these devices in order to install applications on them.

Apple has encountered similar trials each time it releases a new version of its operating system, as PC-using hackers want the OS, but not necessarily the Mac.

Thanks to PC World for this.

FIFA Manager 2008

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

The world’s most complete and in-depth soccer management game, Worldwide Soccer Manager™ 2008, is fully updated for the 2007-08 season.

Challenge yourself by taking full control of any of over 5,000 manageable teams from around the world including clubs from leagues such as Major League Soccer, English Premier League, and the Mexico Premier Division.

With club and international teams from 50 countries available, experience the realism in making every management decision and the intense pressure to win.

Game Elements:

  • Fully updated for the new season with over 5,000 playable teams from over 50 countries,

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Second Life - Law Suit!!

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

I was watching the TV when this software was launched - and like any keen gamer I was fasinated by the look of it - and its capabilities… but I didn’t trust myself to use it - so I didn’t.

This snippet you’ll see below - made me think.

Think I’ll stick with my Sims, its something I can stay in control of :)

 

 

It’s the case of Eros v. Simon. Linda Eros claims that Thomas Simon stole specific computer code to copy products she created and sells in the virtual Second Life world. It is not as absurd as it may seem at first.

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Protection System Fails

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

A few months back when the new AACS was cracked within a few short weeks?

Now the extra copy protection Sony niavly thought would stop rippers, BD+ is supposidly been cracked too.

According to SlySoft, the makers behind AnyDVD state they have succsessfully circumnavigated BD+ and that the ability to rip Blu Ray discs that contain this shiny *new* protection will be included in the next version of AnyDVD.

Thanks to Engadget for this.

 

AnyReader v2.4.168 - Update (Fake - New Link Soon)

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Please note: if this asks you for a password please drop us a line here :)

This is something what could be useful for recovering damaged (or scratched) disks, CDs, and so on.

Here are some situations where AnyReader can help:

  • Your CD/DVD drive can’t read your bad, scratched or trashed disks;

  • The standard copying method fails because of an error, such as “(Bad CRC) A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) checksum error occurred”, “Cannot read from the source file or disk”, an unknown error or a bad disk;
  • You have 2 bad copies of a file that you would like to put right;
  • You can’t download a file across wireless LAN because of a bad connection;

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