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The Greatest Extra of All Time

Mike B. — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:19:30 +0000

It's like playing "Where's Waldo" in real life:

His name is Jesse Heinman, but to me he will always be "that guy."
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Mike B. — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:41:31 +0000

Libby, Shannon, and I had a great visit to the Purdue campus this past weekend to watch a performance of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (and other Eric Carle stories). We went with my parents and Libby's cousin Kaia. The three plays were pretty neat - they were all done in the dark with black lights:

One of the highlights to any Purdue visit is the underground network of tunnels - they make for great echoing. Here's a cell phone shot of the girls shouting down one of the longer stretches:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1)

Mike B. — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:46:14 +0000

I was lucky enough last night to get into a sneak preview of the seventh Harry Potter movie, "The Deathly Hallows". It will be released into theaters this coming Friday. Many thanks to Mikey V for bringing me along with him.

This movie was, by far, the best Harry Potter movie to date. Because it only covered half of the final Potter book the pace was slowed down enough to feel more like a movie and less like a confusing jumble of plot points and thrill rides.

Some bright points:

Darker themes and more mature storyline.
Great chemistry between the trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Much improved house-elf animation (particularly the facial expressions of "Creature").

Movie Trailer

Mike B. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0000

Every movie trailer ever made. Ever.
*CATCHPHRASE!*

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New Harry Potter Trailer

Mike B. — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:52:39 +0000

I will post more Libby soon - for now, enjoy the just-released trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

Step Brothers Trailer

Mike B. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:57:21 +0000

Here's a trailer for the upcoming movie Step Brothers (it's "red band", which means nothing is censored):

I know it's a rehash of "Talladega Nights" and basically every movie Will Ferrell has ever made - but come on, how can you go wrong with this line:

This house is a prison... On planet bullshit... In the galaxy of This Sucks Camel Dick!

The Singing Revolution

Mike B. — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:28:17 +0000

This movie trailer hit me like a slug to the chest. Imagine the pain felt when loved ones are killed: an overwhelming need for revenge and justice. Now imagine people who have been so wronged, people who have every right to seek out and punish those who destroyed their lives, to take that hatred and transform it into something even more powerful: hope.

I don't know if I'm hormonally charged right now or what, but this trailer for the upcoming movie "The Singing Revolution" made me cry like a little baby. There is so much hatred in this world, and so many people dying unnecessarily. I don't think the solution is more death.