Nexus One vs iPhone: Why Apple will stay on top

Since it's release, the iPhone has rocked the mobile phone industry. Industry giants who lumbered, sanguine, in their well-trodden paths were shaken half to death by Apple.

But why?

Time to ravage IMDB

Every few years, I like to go to IMDB's magical "search by year", where a studio's whimsical musings take form and are presented as fact. Of course, "in production" could mean anything, and a lot of the listed titles never actually happen. Notice that the Halo movie has steadily moved forward and forward into the future.

Some of these prophecies, however, turn out to be true. Indeed, whilst Jurassic Park 4 is yet to rear it's ugly head, Indiana Jones 4 has. Star Trek was forseen, even before an era or plot was chosen.

So what now? There's a listing for Spiderman 6, and Xmen Origins: Magneto under 2013. Incredibly, there's a listing for Kill Bill: Volume 3 in 2014. Would Tarantino really do this?!

Avatar: at last a live-action 3D film that works.

For years film-goers have been bombarded with films that have attempted to venture into the third dimension, but have dismally failed to deliver any form of delectable cinematic feast. Gimicky, cheap and devoid of a story or a talented cast, they have given 3D films a bad name.

So when James Cameron promised to create a live-action 3D film, whilst shouldering the slain beast of Titanic, critics must have drawn their bows with baited breath, waiting for his Achilles heel to show.

District 9: Alas, a sci-fi that neither claims nor aims to redefine the genre

To call District 9 a blockbuster would be a mistake, but it is an astoundingly fitting end to this year’s summer mega-movies. With potent imagination, this sci-fi could well be one of the most memorable.