STEAM: Disney Research Designs Kinetic Wire Characters
NEW: STEAM related videos. This one is from Disney Research showing how they design kinetic wire characters.
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“Gifted” Movie Review
7 years ago Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is late for a date when his brilliant mathematician sister shows up at his door with her infant daughter, Mary, needing to talk. Frank told her they can talk later. When Frank got home after his date, he found Mary on the couch and his sister dead (from suicide) in the bathroom. Now
Read more“While We’re Young” Movie Review
Cornelia (Naomi Watts) and Josh (Ben Stiller) have been married for a few years and, being in their mid-40’s, have experienced the ups and downs life can throw at you. Josh produces documentaries and has been working on his latest project for 10 years (and hearing about THAT from everyone). Their marriage is a bit stale, but, hey, that is
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5000 passengers and 200+ crew are in suspended animation on a 120 year long journey to a new planet and a new life. 30 years after leaving Earth the spaceship ran into a meteor which damaged the computers and structure. Although the fail-safe mechanisms saved the ship, a single pod failed and the occupant woke up. Mechanical engineer, Jim Preston
Read more“A Case of You” Movie Review
Note: Evan Rachel Wood actually dates someone close to her age unlike last weeks movie review. 😉 Sam (Justin Long) writes novels based on movies that have already come out, but, longs to write his own original novel. Problem is, he has writers block, with no end in sight. Birdie (Evan Rachel Wood) is a barista at the cafe Sam
Read more“The Greatest Showman” Movie Review
Loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum, “The Greatest Showman” is the perfect antidote to the hateful world we find ourselves living in. P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) grew up the son of a tailor working for a rich family. He suffers abuse at the hands of that family, and, the world in general. The only good thing about the
Read moreMovie Box Office Results January 5 – 7 2018
Jumanji finally defeats the Last Jedi to land at #1. The top ten movies for January 5 – 7, 2018 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. #1: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, $36 million, Total so far: $244 million #2: Insidious: The Last Key, $29.2 million, Total so far: $29.2 million #3: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, $23.5 million, Total so far:
Read more“Whatever Works” Movie Review
Think for yourself and grab the happiness within you. Boris (Larry David) is a brilliant ex-physics professor who thinks he is the only one who sees the big picture. And that picture is not encouraging as, according to Boris, we are all stupid and doomed to misery beyond our limited comprehension. One night coming home, Boris runs into Melody Celestine
Read more“Keeping Up with the Joneses” Movie Review
Jeff and Karen Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher) are a hardworking couple living the suburban, cul-de-sac, dream. The house across the street across the cul-de-sac was for sale just a short time when the new people moved in. Karen “spies” on the married couple, Tim and Natalie Jones (Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot), and sends the pictures to Jeff
Read more“Why Him?” Movie Review
Stephanie Fleming (Zoey Deutch) was always her Dad’s, Ned (Bryan Cranston), “favorite” child. One day on a videochat (you’re welcome) the family meets Stephanie’s new boyfriend’s butt as he strips getting ready to have sex with Stephanie. Ooops. Not a great way to meet the boyfriend. 😉 The family decides it is time to meet this lunatic boyfriend, Laird Mayhew
Read more“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Movie Review
Spoilers may happen below…..proceed with caution. In Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Leia (Carrie Fisher) was looking for Luke (Mark Hamill) as the rebels were being attacked. Well, in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” they found (a reluctant) Luke and sent Rey (Daisy Ridley) to convince him to come help the badly beaten rebel resistance. But Rey also has another
Read moreMovie Box Office Results December 15 – 17 2017
Star Wars pulverizes the competition to land at #1. May the force be with you…. The top ten movies for December 15 – 17, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. #1: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, $220 million, Total so far: $220 million #2: Ferdinand, $13.3 million, Total so far: $13.3 million #3: Coco, $10 million, Total so far: $151 million
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