Spy music! Whether it's
Lalo Schifrin's theme for
Mission Impossible, or
Jerry Goldsmith's theme for
Man from U.N.C.L.E., or the greatest of them all,
John Barry's iconic
James Bond theme, you know it when you hear it. Now, for my money, the best spy music in
recent years wasn't from a spy movie at all, but an animated superhero film: the action-packed
theme and soundtrack for
The Incredibles, in which the very talented
Michael Giacchino was clearly (and brilliantly)
channeling John Barry. And of course, you'll all want to head over
here and see what your fellow MeFiers have lately been doing with the genre.
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 1, 2008 -
54 comments
Fans of Flight Simulators and Michinima might be familiar with the adventures of Bill and John. If you're not, download episode 1 along with the subtitles and and familiarize yourself with a very funny piece of machinima, even more impressive because it's not only in
Lock On: Modern Air Combat, but in French to boot. Well they're back, winning Best Picture at the
Machinima 2006 film festival,
The Adventures of Bill Et John II. Browse the rest of the nominees and winners on the Machinima.com
festival page.
posted by Lord_Pall
on Nov 12, 2006 -
7 comments
Who is John Dishwasher? "Follow the white box" beckoned a mysterious and inviting flyer posted at several Massachusetts colleges. The simple website contains an online publication of
Gods of Our Fathers, the first of what is suggested to be many novels by this reclusive author. Is this the next
lonelygirl13 or just a new take on the
serialized novel?
One thing's for sure: whoever made the website
aims to intrigue with vaguely suggestive hints as to the author's personal life. "We do not forward personal mail to John Dishwasher. He will not accept it. The reason for this will become clear in his later works." Could this be the rabbithole to a new
alternate reality game, or just a
get rich quick scheme?
posted by Zephyrial
on Sep 21, 2006 -
17 comments
To the Citizens of the United States of America:
In light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
-
John Cleese
posted by signal
on Sep 16, 2005 -
61 comments
False Terrorist Organizations. Berkeley law prof.
John Yoo has championed the War on Terrorism before in the now famous
Yoo/Delahunty/Philbin Memos to the White House on the Geneva Convention. But the recent attacks in London, and the ever growing death toll in Iraq, are driving Yoo to push the envelope even further in search for a solution. He is now
proposing that the US create a false terrorist organization. "It could have its own websites, recruitment centers, training camps and fundraising operations. It could launch fake terrorist operations and claim credit for real terrorist strikes..."-- But is it wise to compete with terrorists? What if they are more competitive than we are?
posted by derangedlarid
on Jul 16, 2005 -
31 comments
Bush Relatives for Kerry grew out of a series of conversations that took place between a group of people that have two things in common: they are all related to George Walker Bush, and they are all voting for John Kerry. As the election approaches, we feel it is our responsibility to speak out about why we are voting for John Kerry, and to do our small part to help America heal from the sickness it has suffered since George Bush was appointed President in 2000. We invite you to read our stories, and
please, don't vote for our cousin!
posted by jackspace
on Oct 21, 2004 -
10 comments
Uh-oh-- I got a CD-ROM from John's site a few months ago. Am I on some CIA/FBI list now? (His site is down apparently.)
posted by aflakete
on Jul 23, 2000 -
0 comments
