Thursday , March 28 2024

Tan The Man

Tan The Man writes mostly about film and music. He has previously covered events like Noise Pop, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, South By Southwest, TBD Festival, and Wizard World Comic Con.

Happy 10th Birthday – Mr. MP3

The Mp3 was invented by Fraunhofer Institute researchers on July 14, 1995 and today marks its tenth anniversary. Mp3 is the acronym for “MPEG Audio Layer 3.” The actual e-mail proclaiming the .mp3 extension: Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 12:29:49 +0200 Subject: Layer3 file extension: .mp3 Hi all, this is …

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Man Found and Arrested By Computer Game

Taiwan police found Chang Hsi-ming – who was wanted for illegal possession of firearms, kidnapping, and murder – by a computer game. Police found that Chang loved online gaming, and staked out the servers of various games. They pinpointed one game (not mentioned) and soon found his online nickname. Using …

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Comic-Con International 2005: Preview

This year’s Comic-Con International 2005 is the biggest comic book convention in the world. It starts tomorrow, lasts until Sunday and is held in San Diego, CA. Most, if not all, of the big names in the comic book industry attend because there is nothing else like it. With an …

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Weekly Top 5: Things I Used To Do As A Child, But No More

Are we all, as adults, just extensions of our childhood? We can remember our childhood – the lucky ones can remember a lot – for specific details and events that shape who we are today. We might remember a song we loved as kids, and if we heard it so …

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Last Days Giveaway

Picturehouse Films is sponsoring a giveaway to promote Gus Van Sant’s latest film Last Days, starring Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas and Asia Argento. It opens on July 22. and it recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival. From the press release: Loosely based on the final days of Nirvana frontman …

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Good Samaritan Arrested After Saving A Life

July 5, 2005 – A Texas man, Dave Newman, was arrested after saving a swimmer caught in turbulent river currents. Emergency rescuers were already on the scene, and repeatedly told Dave to leave the area. His charge: interfering with public duties. Abed Duamni decided to take a swim that day, …

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Top 5 Pixar Animated Films

I compare Pixar to what Miramax used to be when it first started. When Miramax started, it was a revolution to film. It created trends and romanticized independent film. Pixar has romanticized animation. Not just because they used computer animation, but because what they did with it. Anyone can make …

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Most People Like Cinderella Man

About a week ago, AMC Entertainment offered viewers the opportunity to get a refund for their ticket if they saw, but didn’t like Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger and Paul Giamatti. This was a rare thing, which AMC started with a money-back guarantee …

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