Hide and Creep internet radio review.

Casey and Colleen Criswell, hosts of the internet radio show "Irreconcilable Differences," discussed Hide and Creep on the air last night, and they had some very nice things to say about our little zombie flick.

If you'd like to hear the show, check it out at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cinemafromage.

"Things..." episode 022.

022: Four for filming.

Anytime you're out filming, know the location of the nearest...

1. Radio Shack (cables, adapters, gadgets)
2. Lowe's / Home Depot (extension cords, light bulbs, tools)
3. Wal-Mart / K-Mart (sundries)
4. Hardee's / Carl's Jr.* (breakfast biscuits)

*Optional.

Now playing.

Just watched Flight of the Living Dead,or, if you prefer, Zombies On a Plane Without, Sadly, Samuel L. Jackson. Like so many movies in the "disaster on a plane" genre, it's a bit slow to get going. After the titular living dead show up, though, it's a bloody good time.

"Other Worlds Than These" episode 021.

021: The Assassination of Jesse James... on DVD.

Stacey and I were discussing the best films of 2007 with our good pal Erik Jambor. Stacey mentioned Jesse James, and Jambor replied, "Maybe it's good, but nobody saw it except you and Chance."

Now, gentle readers, is the time to remedy that situation.

Warner Home Entertainment released The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday. The acting, cinematography, music, editing, directing--everything that gets cobbled together to create a movie--are exemplary. If you are a student of film, or just a fan of mature, thoughtful storytelling, please rent or buy this movie.

I haven't seen either home video version yet, but I've read good things about the sound and picture quality, especially on the Blu-ray release.

"Things..." episode 021.

021: The high cost of HDMI.

There are several ways to hook up your DVD player or cable box to your television. The latest and greatest connectivity method is known as HDMI. A single HDMI cable can carry all of a device's high def video and audio output to a digital TV in pure digital form -- the signal isn't converted to analog until it hits the display screen and speakers.

So HDMI is clean and efficient. Is there a catch? Oh, yeah. That'd be the retail price. Best Buy's "bargain" HDMI cable costs 50 bucks, and the cheapest HDMI cable I've seen at Wal-Mart is almost 30 bucks. Which wouldn't be an issue if you couldn't find them online for less than five dollars.

If you're in a hurry for an HDMI cable (as I was recently) and can't wait for shipping, check your local Apple Store. They carry an "XtremeMac" branded cable for $19.95. I wonder... is this is the first time Apple has undersold Wal-Mart on anything? Maybe they're hoping their HDMI deal will help them move more Apple TVs.

EDIT: Arik Sokol mentioned in the comments that he saw HDMI cables at Big Lots for $11.99. Thanks, Mr. Sokol!

"Other Worlds Than These" episode 020.

020: Dangerous Days.

I've been making my way through Dangerous Days, a sprawling retrospective documentary about the making of Blade Runner. All of the major players, and many of the minor ones, show up to share anecdotes about their work on the seminal genre flick, but it's not just a talking heads piece--the documentary also features tons of behind-the-scenes footage from back in the day.

You can get Dangerous Days for free with the purchase the Blade Runner "Final Cut" DVD (there are several iterations, like this one, for example) or rent it stand-alone from Netflix.

Breaking radio silence.

January was really busy. Unfortunately, little to none of that busy had anything to do with Interplanetary.

I think I might be getting my head above water sometime next week. If so, I'll return then with a more proper post. And I'll try to put up those "Things..." and "Other Worlds Than These" columns I owe you.