Synopsis

The spaceship Icarus II is on a mission to drop a huge bomb into a faltering sun, reigniting it to warm the frozen earth.

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For obvious reasons, I’ve been keeping tabs on all the movies available for rent via iTunes. It’s actually not super straight-forward to get a comprehensive list, so I’ve documented some methods that use iTunes and a few website resources.

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Synopsis

Rollo Lee (John Cleese) runs a zoo which has been taken over by the Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) corporation. Rod soon dispatches his son Vince (also Kevin Kline) and a new employee Willa (Jamie Lee Curtis) to monetize the zoo. The zoo keepers are not pleased with the new focus on crass capitalism.

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A bit bored on my day off, so I recorded a podcast or “Webomaticast” as I prefer. Perhaps I’ll revive this idea as a once a week thing.

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Synopsis

Baltar continues to gain power and influence over a group of cult followers, while preaching a belief in one god. Chief - now sporting a shaved head - listens to Baltar’s sermon with distrust. Meanwhile, on the Demetrius, Starbuck finds Leoben aboard a damaged heavy raider and brings him aboard. The crew is not happy about this development and doubt grows about Starbuck’s leadership ability.

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Synopsis

Marion (Julie Delpy) brings her New Yorker boyfriend Jack (Adam Goldberg) to Paris to meet her parents and rekindle their relationship. Cultural differences, Jack’s neuroses, and Marion’s various past lovers make this goal difficult.

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Synopsis

Shy Stephane (Gael Gacia Bernal) enlivens his boring life with creative dreams. His relationship with neighbor Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is both enriched and threatened by Stephane’s nocturnal imaginings.

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Old news at this point, but on Saturday Microsoft pulled their offer to purchase Yahoo!. The offer is rumored to have gone a few dollars higher than the original $31 per share, but Yahoo! wanted $37. Feeling that valuation was too hight, Microsoft took its balls and went home.

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Went to the Maker Faire on Saturday, it was an entertainingly nerdy experience as last year. In only its third go ’round, I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of new stuff I hadn’t seen before.

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Synopsis

Two sex-obsessed, loser high-school seniors try to score booze for a party. Hilarity ensues.

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