18 March 2016
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Photographer Simon Ponder joins Kevin and Stephen to settle the Film v. Digital debate once and for ALL, and you’ll never guess who wins…
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Agfa, Apple, art, cameras, Canon, Christopher Nolan, cinematography, debate, digital, Feronia, film, Fuji, Hasselblad, Kevin, Kickstarter, light, movies, MST3K, Nikon, photography, Polaroid, Project Greenlight, realism, religiosity, Rian Johnson, Simon, Star Wars, Stephen, Steve Yedlin, Tangerine, THX1138, Zencastr
25 November 2012
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
When James Bond isn’t busy fighting himself nowadays, he’s busy being the blandest (or the boldest) he’s ever been in the franchise. But how much “Bond” is too much for Bond? If the last 50 years have shown us anything, it’s that the perfect mix of Bond-i-ness may be more complex than shaking a martini. After seeing the unfortunately-named Skyfall, Kevin and I had some thoughts to share on this beloved series. So put on your best suit and hop in an Aston Martin, it’s time for some Philosophy. Bad Philosophy.
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343 Studios, 50 Years of James Bond The Movie, artificial intelligence, Bond vs. Bond, Bungie, Casino Royale, Christopher Nolan, cinematography, Cloud Atlas, Dan Arieli, Daniel Craig, David Fincher, David Lynch, Die Another Day, Disney, ethics, film, Gore Verbinski, Halo 4, Inception, James Bond, Judy Dench, Kevin, komodo dragon, LucasFilm, Marathon, movies, ONI, Pierce Brosnan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Predictably Irrational, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Star Wars, Stephen, The Avengers, The Wachowskis
08 October 2012
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Kevin and Stephen expected something very different out of Looper, but liked what they got… kind of. Hooray time travel stories!
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advertising, Brave, Bruce Willis, Daikatana, deconstruction, Django Unchained, ethics, film, Hayden Christianson, Hollywood, Hustle, Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jumper, Kevin, Kickstarter, Looper, Lord of the Rings, marketing, Mars Trilogy, Michael Bay, morality, movies, neo noir, Peter Jackson, post-structuralism, Quentin Tarantino, Rian Johnson, Sense 8, Stephen, telekinesis, The Avengers, The Hobbit, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, The Muppets, The Vault, The Wachowskis, time travel, transgender
28 September 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Aaaaaand, we’re back! For those of y’all who were keeping track, our 2-year anniversary was last month. That means BF has been around for… well… yeah, you can do the math. ANYWHO. Kevin and Kiki joined me to discuss brain damage, Neal Stephenson’s writing experiment, and a little ol’ movie about Facebook. No news stories this […]
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42, Aaron Sorkin, Alan Moore, AnimeFest, aspergers, autism, Bill Gates, brains, conferences, Cryptonomicon, David Finchier, DnD, Einstein, ethics, Facebook, Fight Club, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Kevin, Kiki, LOLcats, Mark Zuckerberg, Mongoliad, movies, NACURH, Neal Stephenson, NI Week, PAX. Dungeons and Dragons, Pirates of Silicon Valley, San Diego Comic Con, Stephen, Stephen King, Steve Jobs, SWACURH, SXSW, SXSWi, The Baroque Cycle, The Plant, The Social Network, Van Gogh
04 September 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
In these tough economic times, it’s always nice to be able to take a break from all the chaos and watch the demented apparition of a shark tear through the souls of Peter Jackson’s brethren. Not sure what the hell we’re talking about? Well, here’s the dealio. Kevin and I reconvened for another romp into […]
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3D, alcohol, books, Britannica, comic books, cyber-terrorism, Dave Chappelle, drugs, education, elementary school, Ghost Shark 2, Glenn Beck, Gregory Brothers, harm principle, John Stuart Mill, justice, Kevin, Kickstarter, law, Live Free or Die Hard, lunch, malt liquor, marijuana, Martin Luther King Jr, movies, New Zealand, Oxford English Dictionary, philosophy of law, Reefer Madness, Rifftrax, Shakespeare, Star Wars, Stephen, The Internet, The Pirate Bay, The Room, The Wire, The Yes Men, Troll 2, Westboro Baptist Church, Wikipedia