From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Twitter in Plain English

by Ambrose Heron on 31/05/2008

I didn’t really get Twitter the first time I used it – only second time around did I realise how useful it was. This video does a good job of explaining why it is such a good web app: Twitter in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo. > Subscribe to my Twitter feed > Find [...]

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Trailer: Burn After Reading

by Ambrose Heron on 30/05/2008

Here is the first trailer for Burn After Reading, which is the new film from The Coen Brothers starring Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, George Clooney and Tilda Swinton. The story is about the memoir of an ousted CIA official (John Malkovich) that falls into the hands of two gym employees (Pitt and McDormand) [...]

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DVD Pick: In the Valley of Elah

by Ambrose Heron on 30/05/2008

There were quite a lot of films about the current war on terror to come out last year but the best from a major Hollywood studio was In the Valley of Elah. Written and directed by Paul Haggis it is the story of a retired soldier (Tommy Lee Jones) who is searching for his missing [...]

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The Cinema Review: Sex and the City / Zoo

by Ambrose Heron on 30/05/2008

This week we review Sex and the City and Zoo. Listen to the review podcast here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download and subscribe to the review podcast via iTunes by clicking here. > Download this review podcast as an MP3 file > Get local show times for your area via Google Movies [...]

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Rupert Murdoch at All Things Digital

by Ambrose Heron on 29/05/2008

Rupert Murdoch was interviewed at the All Things Digital conference yesterday by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. The News Corporation boss made some revealing comments about technology, the media and US politics. Here is the video and some key quotes: On movies and the future of distribution: I would love to see all windows closed …but [...]

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