In order to promote www.cinekin.com and this very blog we have been listing the blog with a variety of different sites. One of my favorites so far has been RssHugger who has asked us to post a review of their site on our blog so we can be listed for free. The Review: One of [...]
Entries from February 28th, 2009
Coraline 3D, or how I learned that I children dislike me.
February 23rd, 2009 by Mark · 2 Comments · Movies
I went to see Coraline 3D this past weekend, which is remarkable considering that 1) it is really, really cold and I don’t like crawling out form under my bed when it is cold, and 2) no places were showing Coraline 3D any later than 9:45pm. On the rare occasions when I DO crawl out [...]
The Academy. What do they know?
February 22nd, 2009 by Pascal · 1 Comment · Movies
The setup: The Oscars represent the biggest of the big film industry elites passing judgment on the year’s compliment of talent. Presumably these industry gods know every angle, every nuance about the art of film-making, and have a well developed eye for some objective ‘this is good, that is not’ sense across all films. They’re [...]
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Cthonikin has arrived
February 22nd, 2009 by Dr. Beth · No Comments · Store
Arriving today in his tentacled magnificance is cthonikin. He has arrived from the stormy depths to rate movies. He can currently be found on t-shirts (like the one below), mugs, and sweatshirts. Rural New England Beware! Cthonikin t-shirt by cinekin Find more cinekin at The Cinekin Store Anything else you want to see at the store?
Live! Faster! Better! … awesomer?
February 21st, 2009 by Cinekin · 2 Comments · Site Update
WooHoo! Our main site (www.cinekin.com) is now blazing fast! We’re pushing 2200 ratings per second, just in time for our big Facebook and MySpace group releases! Also, be sure to check out our latest YouTube video: Sam Kin on Cinekin
Chick Flicks
February 15th, 2009 by Dr. Beth · 3 Comments · Movies
So yesterday was Valentine’s Day – the day to take your sweetie out to dinner and a movie. How many movies have you seen that fall into the dreaded category of “chick flick”? My favorite of these is When Harry Met Sally! Unlike many chick flicks out there, When Harry Met Sally is appealing for [...]
Darwin’s Birthday and movies to celebrate
February 12th, 2009 by Dr. Beth · No Comments · Movies
Happy 200th Birthday Darwin! In honor of the birthday of one of the greatest scientists ever, I would like to offer a few choices of movies that I think are good birthday celebration movies for Darwin. Please add other choices in the comments because I can only think of a few right now and know [...]
Timely Choices
February 6th, 2009 by Cinekin · 1 Comment · Site Update
With thousands of streaming videos at your fingertips, Netflix has changed the home-viewership landscape once again: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/technology/personaltech/29pogue.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink There’s one key point in this article that I’m not sure about, though, and that’s the notion that movie selection becomes somehow less special, or less important. While it’s true that you’re not paying theater prices for streaming [...]
Tags: Movies·recommendations·time·value
Blog Updates
February 4th, 2009 by Dr. Beth · No Comments · Site Update
The blog has a new look. We’ve changed the theme and hope that it’s more user friendly. Let us know. We’ve added a bunch of links to previous posts. Check them out!
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