So, for some reason I no longer recall, I decided to see how hard it would be to edit a little video together in Linux. The result was this: the kids and I each made a music video with LiVES, and Tracey did one in iMovie. Our oldest is hosting these on her YouTube account. (To be fair, I didn’...

Today is a day for celebration, since it seems director Kyle Newman has finally washed the Weinstein stench off him and landed another gig! The Hollywood Reporter tells us Newman will direct an adaptation of the cult comic book Emo Boy , which is described (in tone) as being like Napoleon Dynamite, ...

The company Netflix has a very sophisticated and accurate recommendation system.  They also have $1 million prize for anyone who can make it better.  One interesting thing is that apparently the movie Napoleon Dynamite is screwing up the Netflix’s rating system.  There’s a good articl...

Although I haven't much at all liked anything Jon Heder has done since "Napoleon Dynamite" (except for maybe his voice work in "Monster House"), I think I'll always have time for creator Jared Hess. I know he lost more than a few people with the super-silly "Nacho Libre," which is really a litmus te...

Filed under: Video Games, Handheld Devices, Reviews At this past summers Electronics Entertainment Expo, we took a quick look at a video game based on the film 'Napoleon Dynamite,' the oddball hit that showed how even outcasts in snow boots can bust some moves. That game is out, so now you, too, can...

Filed under: Comedy, Independent, Fandom, Scripts, Fox Searchlight Jared Hess loves exploring the nerds, geeks, freaks, outsiders, and weirdos of the world, and God bless him for that. The outcasts are always far more interesting than the cool kids. Hess kicked off his career with Napoleon Dynamite,...

I am so bored. And hot. I think my house is too crowded.... We rented Napoleon Dynamite tonight while my parents went to a high school reunion banquet (sp) for my dad. That has to be the stupidest movie on the face of the earth... ::gags:: I was the only one who hasn't seen it, but I pretty much kne...