Erm…what?! Not sure whether to laugh or cry…

Leonardo DiCaprio has agreed to star in Atari, a film about video game pioneer Nolan Bushnell, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Writers Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman sold a script to Paramount at the end of last week which detailed how Bushnell went from fixing pinball machines to forming the Atari Corporation in the early ’70s. The company was eventually sold to Warner Communications for $28 million.

Bushnell was also involved in the creation of Pong and set up the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatres restaurant chain.

Link: Digitalspy

We all know that Han shot first. But did you know this:

Not that I mind. I’d probably have copped a feel myself back then. Now? No. Here’s why:

Very well done and extremely funny:

Yowza…the trailer for the new Batman movie (The Dark Knight) is out…and shows why Batman is still my no. 2 favorite super hero (after Wolverine, of course). Also, however cool Iron Man is, this will trump the stainless steel dude.

See the new trailer right here.

I just got back from a short trip to Futuroscope (english site / french site) in Poitiers, France with Robert and Liesbeth (which they gave me as an early birthday gift…AWESOME!), and although I’ve been there twice before it still rocks. In fact, since my last visit a couple of years ago they updated appox. 50% of the experiences. Yowza!

It’s basically a theme park about movie technology, interactivity and effects, hosted in a series of very futuristic buildings.
There are some 20 “experiences” to enjoy, ranging from a fun kiddy park (skipped ) to full-on Omnimax 3D movies. My favorites are still the 3D Omnimax and the live show at the end of the day (using projection on water-jet screens, lighted water jets, multi-color lasers, fire and smoke effects and fireworks), but the new stuff is very cool as well. Some are “immersion” rides using motion and screen tech simultaneously, some are closer to thrill rides like the “Danse avec les robots” (”Dance with the robots”) where you’re strapped into a seat connected to a huge industrial robot which then performs a choregraphed dance to music. It’s all great.

I always realy, really enjoy going anywhere or doing anything with Robert and Liesbeth, and add the really great Futuroscope to the mix and you have one awesome mini-trip, well worth the long drive!
Thank you guys!

Oh yeah, Liesbeth took some piccies, find them here on Flickr.

Small update: Liesbeth put a small clip of the dancing robots on YouTube:

I watched O Brother, Where Art Thou? again last night (for the umpteenth time, I admit), and the song “Man of Constant Sorrow” keeps hunting me. So here’s a clip from the movie, and the man who actually performed that (Dan Tyminski) in a nice live version:

Although the idea sounded nice (a dude with the ability to teleport or “jump” anywhere he’s either been before or has seen in person), the actual movie was a bit of a bomb.

You’d think they’d throw in some sort of idea or explanation on the how and why of the jumping, but no. You’d think Samuel L. Jackson (normally Mr. Cool himself) couldn’t play a bland and predictable character to save his life, but apparently he can. You’d think the story might go deeper than the trailer, but alas.
The FX are kinda cool here and there, but not surprising or fresh at all. There are about 3 “ha ha” moments, and that’s it.

I give it a 2 out of 5. It could have been so much more.