“The battle of wits has begun” – Princess Bride Wine! Scott Caldwell, February 2, 2012February 2, 2012 If there is one thing I love, it’s a good gla….fine, BOTTLE, of wine. I also enjoy movies, movies about wine, and whining about movies. No, this is not my dating profile. Stay with me now. This article has a point, and that is that one of the greatest films to feature wine in it’s storyline is about to have a wonderful tribute paid to it, including it’s own cleverly named wine, “The Bottle of Wits”. Yes, as the title explains, the great scene in The Princess Bride involving the switching of poisoned goblets between Westley and Vizzini is now coming soon thanks to the ……Alamo Drafthouse? Keep reading for the details. Visited by movie lovers from around the world, the Alamo Drafthouse is known for its big events, and now they are going one step further by adding a great addition such as the nostalgic and loved movie, The Princess Bride. “THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG & FEAST” as it is so aptly named by being one of the most recognized films by it’s quotes alone, will feature a full womantic……sorry, romantic menu, along with bottles of As You Wish White and Inconceivable Red. This event will take place on Valentine’s Day (February 14th if you weren’t aware) in various Drafthouse locations as well as a couple days after in others. Visit PrincessBrideWine for more details.Other notable wines to look for:Dan Aykroyd Emilio Estevez Francis Ford Coppola Antonio Banderas Raymond Burr Sam Neill Events Viral Marketing Alamo DrafthouseCelebrity WineDrafthouseMovie WinePrincess BridePrincessBrideWineThe Princess BrideWine
Video of the Week: The Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody November 28, 2009April 28, 2010Ok, so we don’t really have a VOTW feature, but this music video is a few days old and is so great, I had to post it. Muppets Studio (part of Walt Disney) has posted a video on YouTube of the classic Muppet characters singing Queen’s hit Bohemian Rhapsody. I… Read More
“The Amazing Spider-Man” Viral Campaign Slings Into WonderCon March 18, 2012March 21, 2012As was to be be expected, the viral campaign for Columbia Pictures’ The Amazing Spider-Man picked up some steam at WonderCon this weekend. In conjunction with Sony’s panel yesterday afternoon, there were a few updates to the campaign. Get the details after the break. Read More
Where’s Google? February 1, 2010February 1, 2010If you read my latest “What If?” based on Men In Black, you’ll see that one of the sections included using Google Maps Street View to find some wayward aliens. If you haven’t, then why not? Here is the link, now there is no excuse! Well, as is always the… Read More