category: movies
chris farley: life and locations
March 15, 2012 peter bell
From the time Chris Farley entered the limelight on Saturday Night Live to the time he overdosed in his Chicago apartment was a period of only seven years. But in that time, Farley gave audiences a series of memorable performances, hilarious characters, and a mixture of physical comedy and comedic pathos that is still missed. […]
locations in inception and memento
February 14, 2012 matt
I wish there were more filmmakers like Christopher Nolan making movies, mostly because I love a good mindfuck movie (I think that’s a genre) and he excels at writing and directing them. Here are some locations and notes from Inception and Memento.
Steve Jobs Locations: Part 2: Starting a Global Corporation 101
January 6, 2012 peter bell
After returning from India, Steve Jobs settled into the culture of computing in a burgeoning Silicon Valley. Steve Wozniak had taken a job at Hewlett-Packard (HP), while simultaneously working on his design for a new computer that would become the Apple I. Both Jobs and Woz were attending meetings at the Homebrew Computer Club at […]
Steve Jobs Locations: Part 1 : The Wonder Years
December 22, 2011 peter bell
There may be a need to clarify the Steve Jobs entries that have been showing up on popturf lately. In the interest of brevity, I will cut to the chase. Steve Jobs has had a profound impact on all of the categories covered in this website. The transformative effects that the iPhone, iPod and iTunes […]
The Karate Kid film locations
December 15, 2011 peter bell
If someone tells you to “Sweep the leg, Johnny,” you can assume that you are supposed to act decisively, and without mercy. If someone gets up in your grill, and you feel the need to back them off with a crane-kick stance, you got Daniel Larusso to thank for that. And if you’ve ever done […]