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BBC Apps

The BBC has finally got the nod from its Trust to release its highly praised iPad/iPhone Apps. The BBC News app has been available in the US for a while, but had not been available in the UK. That's in the App Store now. BBC iPlayer and Sport apps to follow...

Via BBC (who else?) 

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23rd Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

This Is England '86

Interesting sequel concept from Shane Meadows - a TV series follow-up to his excellent movie This Is England, set a few years later with the same actors reprising their roles. No big deal maybe, except that star-of-the-show Thomas Turgoose was only 13 in the original and now he's 17. See Channel 4's site for more info.

Although that's got nothing on Richard Linklater's forthcoming movie, which has been 12 years in the making....

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23rd Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

Film A Day In Your Life

Ridley Scott is flexing his advertainment muscles again, this time with the help of Kevin MacDonald for an LG-Sponsored project with YouTube: LIFE IN A DAY.

It's a pretty neat and simple concept - film your day and the 'most compelling and distinctive footage' will be assembled into a film documenting 24 hours on Earth, which is slated to be screened at The Sundance Film Festival. Not bad.

The only problem is what to do during your day in order to make it into this crowd-sourced Koyaanisqatsi. I had a day in front of the TV pencilled in, but that isn't going to impress anybody. I just might have to fake doing something interesting.

Some FAQs here.

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22nd Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

Mercury 2010

another list of stuff:

Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N' Cheek (4/1)
The xx – xx (4/1)
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation (6/1)
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea (6/1)
Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More (6/1)
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can (6/1)
Foals – Total Life Forever (8/1)
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers (8/1)
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions (8/1)
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal (10/1)
Kit Downes Trio – Golden (10/1)
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night (10/1)

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21st Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

Taliban Chimp

According to various news sources, the Taliban have been 'training' monkeys to defend Afghanistan against the Infidel invaders.

Via New York Times

"No invader has ever conquered Afghanistan, and now we know why. The monkeys will not allow it."

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20th Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

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The reality distortion field is strong with this one

Bonkers video from Taiwan documenting Steve Jobs' descent to the Dark Side. It's in Chinese, with Chinese subtitles ....but I'm guessing a dubbed version would make even less sense.

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19th Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: The Town

Looking forward to the Don Draper vs Ben Affleck crime drama The Town, directed by Affleck himself.

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16th Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet