James Hoffmann: The $20,000 Espresso Machine, The Manument: The Swiss Watch Of Lever Espresso Machines -
Hope you all find this interesting, delighted I got the chance to have a play with the machine!
Hope you all find this interesting, delighted I got the chance to have a play with the machine!
There was no finished script or even an ending and a key cast member became fatally ill during the production. Three decades after the release of the landmark Hollywood thriller, the cast and crew look back at the film's chaotic creation and reflect on the legacy of the instant classic that almost fell apart
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-fugitive-movie-oral-history-cast-director-1234789685/Open linkView original on kbin.socialRevisiting the 1997 Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick for PC! This started off as simple FFB stick nostalgia, showing off a few Windows 95 games, annnd ended up going down rabbit holes on gameport adapters, DirectX, patent trolls, and the quiet demise/resurrection of force feedback flight sticks.
"When you order James Bond from Wish"
Webb turned its gold-coated mirror toward Saturn this week.
Here are the rules every film series, no matter how big or small, should remember when it's time to say goodbye
Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the '90s adventure a '70s makeover.
Pixar just had its worst opening ever, so what happened? We have some ideas.
https://www.avclub.com/disney-pixar-elemental-what-went-wrong-1850558379Open linkView original on kbin.socialToday on AD, Margot Robbie takes us behind the scenes of ‘Barbie’ for an exclusive tour of the Barbie Dreamhouse. When tasked with bringing these iconic childhood toys to life on the big screen, Greta Gerwig enlisted the skills of production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer. Taking inspiration from Palm Springs midcentury modernism they’ve created a whimsical fuchsia pink fantasy where slides replace stairs and there’s not a wall in sight–when touring this impressive set it’s hard not to feel a rush of playful nostalgia as Greta states “I wanted to capture what was so ridiculously fun about the Dreamhouses." Barbie hits theaters on July 21.
The stars of Jamie Babbit’s conversion-therapy comedy talk about their on-screen chemistry and their decades-long friendship.
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6986-but-im-a-cheerleader-turns-twenty-natasha-lyonne-and-clea-duvall-reminisce-on-their-cult-classicOpen linkView original on kbin.socialFrom PCMIDI.EU comes the Orpheus 2 – a new 16-bit ISA sound card! Could this be the best one for vintage computers right now? An argument can be made for that I think. On-board Gravis Ultrasound PnP compatibility, plus all the Orpheus 1 features like Sound Blaster Pro compatibility, Yamaha OPL3, and an intelligent mode MPU-401. As far as modern replica sound cards go, this thing is a step above the rest at the moment!
With Tuesday’s global business factored in, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has swung past the half-billion mark worldwide, grossing $506.3M through yesterday.
https://deadline.com/2023/06/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-500-million-worldwide-box-office-milestone-1235421961/Open linkView original on kbin.socialReleased at the height of the 2000s zombie craze, Max Brooks’ 2006 novel “World War Z” treated itself almost like a historical document. Modeled after a 1984 WWII book “The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two”, it fascinated readers and quickly became a bestseller; gaining even more notoriety than Brooks’ 2003 satirical book “The Zombie Survival Guide”.
https://halloween-year-round.com/2023/06/21/world-war-z-10-years-later-a-terrible-adaptation-but-decent-zombie-movie/Open linkView original on kbin.socialSecret Invasion uses AI for its opening credits, as Marvel sinks deeper into the pit of devaluing art and VFX
https://www.thegamer.com/marvel-secret-invasion-ai-credits-soulless-insult-artists/Open linkView original on kbin.socialThe actress stars alongside Andrew Barth Feldman in Gene Stupnitsky's movie about a woman hired by an awkward teen's parents to boost his confidence by dating him.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/no-hard-feelings-review-jennifer-lawrence-1235520111/Open linkView original on kbin.socialIt is alleged that a safety wire designed to stop Watts’s fall malfunctioned and he missed the safety mat because the stunt was performed differently to the initial rehearsal. Watts, who suffered a fractured skull, traumatic brain injury, psychiatric injury and damage to his shoulder, was in a coma for five days following the accident. According to his lawyers he has been left with “a series of cognitive and physical issues” requiring specialist support and therapies. They describe his injuries as “life changing.”
https://variety.com/2023/film/global/fast-and-the-furious-f9-admit-liability-stunt-life-changing-injuries-joe-watts-1235640717/Open linkView original on kbin.social