Ambience of Media » Miscellaneous http://www.ambienceofmedia.com an exploration of film, television and other media Wed, 11 May 2011 06:17:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 @Google & YouTube Present A Conversation with Conan O’Brien http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2010/05/07/google-youtube-present-a-conversation-with-conan-obrien/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-youtube-present-a-conversation-with-conan-obrien http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2010/05/07/google-youtube-present-a-conversation-with-conan-obrien/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 07:04:48 +0000 Dan Winclechter http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/?p=4503 This is pretty cool. As Conan O’Brien and crew are traveling the country with their tour, they stopped by Google for 45 minutes and Conan and later Andy Richter participate in a Q&A. This occurred on May 5th. And yes, Conan does slip a few less-than-guarded comments in there about Leno and NBC. A lot of the talk revolves some of his experiences after the NBC debacle ended, but also about earlier elements of his career and all kinds of other random stuff. It should be noted that the video is also hilarious, so if you’re not seeing his tour and need a Conan fix, here’s 45 minutes of him.

Conan O’Brien will begin his new show on TBS in November.

]]> http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2010/05/07/google-youtube-present-a-conversation-with-conan-obrien/feed/ 0 Families expect Bolt, see My Bloody Valentine 3D instead http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2009/02/10/families-expect-bolt-see-my-bloody-valentine-3d-instead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=families-expect-bolt-see-my-bloody-valentine-3d-instead http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2009/02/10/families-expect-bolt-see-my-bloody-valentine-3d-instead/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:40:24 +0000 Dan Winclechter http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/?p=667 This is Hampshire:

A mix-up in the projection room at Southampton’s Odeon cinema left families who had queued for the latest Disney movie watching an 18-rated horror film instead.

Parents taking young children to see animated movie Bolt were stunned when My Bloody Valentine 3D started on screen at the Leisure World multiplex yesterday.

One parent said that some children had become upset after seeing up to ten minutes of the horror movie about a serial killer instead of the family film about a dog who thinks that he is a superhero.

“Some of the children were as young as four,” he said.

How long can it possibly take to realize you’re watching a live-action slasher film and not an animated film with talking animals? Seriously now.

]]> http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2009/02/10/families-expect-bolt-see-my-bloody-valentine-3d-instead/feed/ 0 Perverted schadenfreude http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/27/perverted-schadenfreude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perverted-schadenfreude http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/27/perverted-schadenfreude/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:11:57 +0000 Dan Winclechter http://ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/27/perverted-schadenfreude/ Salt Lake Tribune

The man who used to run a business editing sex and profanity from movies has been arrested in Orem on suspicion of having sex with underage teenage girls.

Police on Friday arrested Daniel Thompson, 31, and another man. Two 14-year-old girls needed money and decided to offer sexual favors, police said.

A third girl put them in contact with one of the men and he paid both 14-year-olds $20 for oral sex, police said. Later, the man took the girls to Thompson and the teenagers performed oral sex on him, according to police.

Police said the scheme was exposed when one of the girl’s mothers found a $20 bill and asked where it came. The two men were booked into jail on suspicion of sexual abuse and unlawful sex with a 14-year-old.

Thompson formerly operated a business called Flix Club, which edited feature films to remove or alter conduct deemed inappropriate for children or discriminating movie-goers.

The store closed in December after threats of legal action from Hollywood studios.

]]> http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/27/perverted-schadenfreude/feed/ 0 There wasn’t a wait last night! http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/19/there-wasnt-a-wait-last-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=there-wasnt-a-wait-last-night http://www.ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/19/there-wasnt-a-wait-last-night/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:57:23 +0000 Dan Winclechter http://ambienceofmedia.com/2008/01/19/there-wasnt-a-wait-last-night/ Don’t you hate when multiple items at the front of your Netflix queue suddenly move from being available to having a wait? I was waffling between watching Soderbergh’s Sex, Lies and Videotape or Tarkovsky’s Stalker this weekend but the internal debate proved moot when those top two choices became unavailable and I was sent the third in my list, which wasn’t of any pressing interest. Ah well.

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  • Goldfrapp has finished their fourth LP. Release date pending. [Goldfrapp]
  • Portishead’s long, long, long awaited third LP is entering the mastering stage. [Portishead]
  • The Library of Congress explores video game preservation. [Kotaku]
  • Daniel Craig is apparently signed for four more Bond films. [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Some of Bill Watterson’s (Calvin & Hobbes) cartoons from his college paper and yearbook have been scanned for viewing. [Lunatic Hub]
  • FEMA fakes a press conference about the San Diego fires. They’re doing a heckuva job. [Washington Post]

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