Everything Dave Chen Is Occupied With

Why turning our clocks forward tonight will be hazardous to our health and increase the likelihood...

Mar 14th

If one of them wins, we lose: a fascinating look at the Apple/Google battle by @bradstone...

Mar 14th

RT @russfischer: If you ever go home with someone and see this in their reading pile, run....

Mar 14th

RT @fmanjoo: The NY taxi commission used GPS data to suss out gouging. Cabbies: You’re always...

Mar 13th

RT @benfritz: Green Zone box office coming in on the low end of already poor expectations

Mar 13th

RT @ebertchicago: William H. Macy was born today in 1950. “Ma’am, I answered your...

Mar 13th

Ben Fry writes about why the iPad represents a depressing future for computing: http://bit.ly/9fkngk

Mar 13th

Just put the finishing touches on a major new column/feature that will be launching at @slashfilm...

Mar 13th

Day 434: Life is a series of neverending opportunities, mostly missed, some taken.

Mar 13th

RT @JasonFalls: Wow. Headline alone, wonder how many mommy bloggers will hammer the NYTimes for...

Mar 13th

RT @markrock: Dear #sxsw peeps. If I unfollow you for a few days it’s simple jealousy. Enjoy

Mar 13th

audioBoo: This midnight screening of Terminator 2 is 35 minutes late to start. so here is what...

Mar 13th

/Film’s @stipp has a great column as usual this wk, featuring a trailer for Future X-Cops, the...

Mar 13th

“Get some failed relationships under your belt that cause severe mental damage. THEN marry....

Mar 13th

THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS: Netflix cancels Netflix Prize because of some...

Mar 13th

RT @smashboxstudios: Have a peek at photos of young Japanese lovers hooking up in Tokyo parks...

Mar 13th

These. Are. AMAZING! The Top 20 5-second films: http://bit.ly/aRTByd (via @devindra)

Mar 12th

This wk’s @Tobolowsky Files has stories from the set of “My Father the Hero,” and...

Mar 12th

RT @audioboo: And final audioboo 1 year old thanks to @RadioKate @danielheaf @chriscondron @ilicco...

Mar 12th

RT @johncabell: Outraged by Glenn Beck’s Salvo, Christians Fire Back - NYTimes.com...

Mar 12th

Chinese Human-Flesh search engines (not what they sound like) deliver cyber vigilante justice...

Mar 12th

ABC guts its news division, pays “superstars” millions, decries financial decline of...

Mar 12th

TV w/no cable: “The election last Nov was a bit of a nail biter, & Michael Jacksons death kind...

Mar 12th

A photo from Sundance 2010: Sunset approaching http://flic.kr/p/7Ke5iE

Mar 12th

“One of the most, if not the most, bone-chilling things I’ve heard since I’ve been...

Mar 12th

Aaaand you can now pre-order iPads at the Apple store! http://bit.ly/anYT06

Mar 12th

Day 433: SOL.

Mar 12th

RT @leeunkrich: Board game FAIL. http://twitpic.com/181app

Mar 12th

Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” music video premieres tonight: http://bit.ly/cFzfio it is...

Mar 12th

This Reddit story and its accompanying thread are incredible: http://bit.ly/bIwkeB I’m not...

Mar 12th

Variety thinks “No One Takes [Its] Reviews Seriously” - http://bit.ly/aBmcJc...

Mar 12th

My tribute to Emma Clark (AKA @nuttymadam), the Twilight viral video woman: http://bit.ly/cbLPWN...

Mar 12th

Holy cow, YES YES YES!!!! Crazy/insane Twilgiht fangirl is BACK, baby, and she’s made a new...

Mar 12th

“What kind of woman uses a funnel to go to the bathroom? I do, and it changed my life.”...

Mar 11th

“I always knew this would end some day. I just thought it would be with me in the trunk of a...

Mar 11th

RT @markrock: Just been calculated that audionboo has served 14.5 years (hours wise) of audio to...

Mar 11th

After watching the Twilight Eclipse trailer, only two words come to mind: Poor Bryce. Poor, poor...

Mar 11th

Boston skyline in the distance (9:30 am) http://flic.kr/p/7K2kfy

Mar 11th

RT @Filmdrunk: @davechensky Poor Bryce? Whatever, Eclipse will still be 10 times better than Lady in...

Mar 11th

Gizmodo’s Jesus Diaz declares war against Apple’s Censorship: http://bit.ly/bVEPQP Not...

Mar 11th

Day 432: Finally getting over this head cold, featuring intense sinus discomfort. Just in time, too.

Mar 11th

The explanation behind the iPhone’s default background photo of earth: http://bit.ly/cV5lyJ...

Mar 11th

The next 7 days feel rife with life-changing possibilities. I will greet them with open arms.

Mar 11th

Panorama: my friends strike a pose at dinner http://flic.kr/p/7JSiT4

Mar 11th

My beautiful friend Aimee http://flic.kr/p/7JSkB6

Mar 11th

RT @andohehir: L’affaire Armond White in historical context — Kael, Crist, Ebert, Jeff...

Mar 11th

RT @blam: RT The complete Japanese commercial filmography of Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Mar 11th

Holy crap, @joncassar is on Twitter? Dude is my freaking hero for directing so many ridiculously...

Mar 10th

RT @nigeldessau: will ipad be a success they ask? some thoughts from other on various Apple ideas....

Mar 10th

Breaking News: Some Bulls*it Happening Somewhere [VID] [THE ONION]...

Mar 10th

Day 431: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr2vA88rHj0

Mar 10th

This will probably be 24’s last season *Tear* http://tinyurl.com/yz9xgnx (via @tvmojoe)

Mar 10th

audioBoo: For the first time in my entire life, I am accepted into a degree program at Harvard...

Mar 10th

audioBoo: “Green Zone” (SPOILERS FOR REAL LIFE) http://boo.fm/b103897

Mar 10th

audioBoo: In which we try to predict the entire plot of “Repo Men” just from the trailer...

Mar 10th

I cant convince anyone to see “Green Zone” with me tonight at Regal Fenway…or even...

Mar 9th

Why a Big Mac Costs Less than a Salad: http://nyti.ms/bWscaR by @crampell (via @nickbilton)

Mar 9th

Holy G*d, Up In The Air’s DVD box art is craptastic, a masterclass in f*cking up good movie...

Mar 9th

NY Chef serves cheese made from his wife’s breast milk. SHOCKINGLY, this leads to his wife...

Mar 9th

I do ever so love it when the Fedex man arrives. He brings treasures and surprises like this…...

Mar 9th

How Google is improving its translation tool [NYTIMES]...

Mar 9th

RT @AdFreak: Lindsay Lohan sues E*Trade, saying the milkaholic skank from one of its ads was based...

Mar 9th

Variety explains “It doesn’t make economic sense to have full-time reviewers,”...

Mar 9th

Why ad blocking ISN’T killing any sites and why sponsored editorial content is the way of the...

Mar 9th

Day 430: After this long, it is difficult not to experience resignation.

Mar 9th

This article listing 11 People Who Were in the Completely Wrong Career at Age 30 is...

Mar 9th

These Famous Movie Quotes converted to simple visualizations appeal so directly to my geek heart...

Mar 9th

Reading @embeedub completely RIP into female actress Oscar fashion makes me think...

Mar 9th

<3 <3 <3 Chloe Grace Moretz (non-sexually, of course). That is all.

Mar 9th

Sometimes, I see ghosts… http://flic.kr/p/7JnZ2R

Mar 9th

Monday nights with no /Filmcast always feel weird to me. But when a 6-week early avanced screening...

Mar 9th

Once more, with feeling: New Blog Post - The Pleasures and Pains of Film Journalism: Deconstructing...

Mar 8th

RT @lafsky: Answer: Hell no RT @NewYorker Anthony Lane: Should we respect an industry that puts...

Mar 8th

audioBoo: “The moral of the story is he’s gross and disgusting, and I hate him”...

Mar 8th

I was really grateful to Kathy Ireland last night for demonstrating that not everyone can do a good...

Mar 8th

Alright let’s test your music knowledge: What cue plays @ the end of Trailer for Every Academy...

Mar 8th

Mr @adamluo wins the prize! The awesome track used in a crapton of movie trailers is from...

Mar 8th

How is the decline of newspapers affecting the nation’s loons? [VID] [The Onion]...

Mar 8th

RT @eatboston: Beautifully designed hot pocket ingredients poster. http://bit.ly/cyjR5v

Mar 8th

How Pandora (the online music website/company) barely avoided going bankrupt: http://nyti.ms/900tnh

Mar 8th

RT @alisonwillmore: From @SalonMedia, “The story behind Oscar’s ‘Kanye...

Mar 8th

Day 429: Always with the bad luck.

Mar 8th

They Promised an Oscar Reboot. They Lied. http://bit.ly/bGMSlS (via @thewrap)

Mar 8th

audioBoo: Those bleeding hearts http://boo.fm/b103381

Mar 8th

RT @EricDSnider: I once had a nightmare involving Oscars and the name Bigelow, but it also had the...

Mar 8th

RT @jakefogelnest: Final Oscar wrap-up: The big black chick movie and the big blue chick movie both...

Mar 8th

Mr @memles brilliant takedown of the Oscars & why he thought it kinda sucked...

Mar 8th

Sandra Bullock: “Wow, did I deserve this or did I just wear y’all down?” I think...

Mar 8th

Thx to the 100+ people who tuned into the /Filmcast to chat & watch me ramble about the #oscars!...

Mar 8th

To explain my earlier tweet: This #oscars ceremony has spoiled virtually every single nominee in...

Mar 8th

RT @geeksofdoom: Holy crap, Streisand! They/re really busting out the big guns tonight. #Oscars

Mar 8th

I am literally in shock at the lack of respect given to awards-winners tonight #oscars

Mar 8th

So here’s a hint for people: if you haven’t seen ONE of the Oscar nominees and...

Mar 8th

Avatar wins for best visual effects. “The world we live in is just ad amazing as the one we...

Mar 8th

I don’t care how many times I see it: Every time the music cuts off someone giving a thank-you...

Mar 8th

RT @diskopo: Very impressed that Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin made a Sarah Jessica Parker horse...

Mar 8th

Best way to start an #oscars awards speech: “Well, I already have two of these…but I was...

Mar 8th

This dog is ADORABLE http://twitvid.com/59E33

Mar 8th

RT @thepretension: Someday, I wanna walk the red carpet so when someone asks, “Who are you...

Mar 8th

I am live chatting the Oscars at http://www.slashfilm.com/live ! Also check out Peter’s...

Mar 8th

Damn you Neil Patrick Harris… You can act AND dance and sing? Clearly the distribution of...

Mar 8th

RT @firstshowing: I love all the inside industry jokes, yes! I’m sure most Americans were like...

Mar 8th

LOVING these extended clips for the nominees! Really gives you a sense of the films/performances,...

Mar 8th

Broadcasting the /Filmcast LIVE now at http://www.slashfilm.com/live with @ericvespe

Mar 8th

/Filmcast broadcasts LIVE today at 4 PM EST. For once, our show will take place when there’s...

Mar 7th

Holy Sh*t. “Record $116.3M opening wknd for Alice in Wonderland. All-time #1 for March, 3D...

Mar 7th

RT @gabrielsherman: Mark Boal’s tale of the tux: Brooks Barnes on getting caught in the Oscar...

Mar 7th

Day 428: “Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.” -...

Mar 7th

audioBoo: How to play Texas Hold’Em (2-4 Limit). WARNING: Highly technical and boring (30...

Mar 7th

RT @gruber: “Alice in Wonderland”: like a two-hour trailer for a movie, rather than a...

Mar 7th

RT @AwardsDaily: Rain in LA. God is crying because he knows Avatar is winning Best Picture. Just...

Mar 6th

RT @Zee: Couple Let Their Baby Starve To Death While Nurturing A Virtual Child http://bit.ly/92UkCr...

Mar 6th

This track always pulls at my heartstrings…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AoQHE7PJ_E

Mar 6th

New Blog Post - The Pleasures and Pains of Film Journalism: Deconstructing the Press Tour -...

Mar 6th

Day 427: “They say heartache has a half life, but mine endures an after life.” -...

Mar 6th

1997’s Mad City starred John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman. On Netflix Instant:...

Mar 6th

No one talks about this movie anymore. I remember when I 1st saw it, it was pretty forgettable. But...

Mar 6th

I have 1-2 tickets to Max Raabe tom’w (Sat.) night in Boston. Interested in joining me? E-mail...

Mar 6th

Some hack director you’ve probably never heard of is directing an ep of one of the best shows...

Mar 6th

Personal confession: I liked the trailer for “How To Train Your Dragon” more than the...

Mar 6th

A good way to cap off Friday and bring a smile to my face: Some quality entries in the @Tobolowsky...

Mar 6th

RT @mateagold: I talked to NBC anchor Brian Williams about the Roberts rumor and what the episode...

Mar 6th

Just finished watching Alice. I felt specks of dirt hit my face; realized it was from Lewis...

Mar 6th

This wks ep of the @Tobolowsky Files is so good that if you dont listen to it, I’ll definitely...

Mar 6th

EchoFon = Salieri of Twitter. Their Mac app is far superior to Tweetie & their iPhone app is...

Mar 6th

Here’s the 360 Panorama I took at the Reading IMAX theater at full size: http://bit.ly/anUP2w...

Mar 6th

360 panorama: Looks like this 2:30 pm screening of a 3D IMAX Alice in Wonderland is sold out...

Mar 5th

The Alice In Wonderland showtimes board at the Reading IMAX theater looks very similar to the Avatar...

Mar 5th

RT @poniewozik: Big slow-clap to Starz for sabotaging their 1 good show. // RT @sepinwall Adam Scott...

Mar 5th

RT @nprmonkeysee: Thoughts on the Oscar-nominated short films, Or: Why I Feel Bad That Magicians...

Mar 5th

Wow…I did not expect to cry while watching a Procter & Gamble commercial this morning....

Mar 5th

Day 426: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aN4w2AfkEY

Mar 5th

It’s official: The iPad arrives on April 3rd! Pre-orders on March 12th! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!...

Mar 5th

Above-bumper sticker spotted on the way to work http://flic.kr/p/7HA8RS

Mar 5th

This is how to get pwned by a news organization:...

Mar 5th

Here’s another view of the Queenshead Pub. I love the lighting in this shot....

Mar 5th

Home now after a pretty great day. Now editing Ep 19 of the @Tobolowsky files. This ep rocks so...

Mar 5th

audioBoo: Slim pickings http://boo.fm/b102595

Mar 5th

Queenshead Pub, Harvard square. There are a LOT of people in this room right now...

Mar 5th

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR CONGRATULATIONS!!! I <3 you all :) Remember: Impossible is Nothing...

Mar 5th

I have one more acceptance/rejection coming within the next week. It’s my White Whale. Thanks...

Mar 5th

http://twitpic.com/16mqz4 - TWO down. One to go. This one was a big one. There was much rejoicing...

Mar 4th

A silhouette of screenwriter Jenny Lumet, with a Jonathan Demme montage playing in the background...

Mar 4th

RT @ThatRebecca: Scene in Clockwork Orange with McDowell in a straightjacket, eyes forced...

Mar 4th

Thx @charliejane! “Wow @davechensky’s interview with Bayer a/b Nightmare on Elm St &...

Mar 4th

RT @cobblehillis: Whacked out on Viagra, a goat tries to rape Forrest Whitaker. You can’t...

Mar 4th

RT @Devindra: For @VentureBeat: No, Zynga did not keep 50% of its Haiti earthquake relief donations...

Mar 4th

Blog Post: Comparing iPhone spare battery packs - The JustMobile Gum Pro and the Griffin PowerDuo...

Mar 4th

Manohla Dargis on truth in documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival: http://nyti.ms/b5qcHm (via...

Mar 4th

So heartwarming: “Three men create 100,000 keystroke move-by-move script so a blind gamer can...

Mar 4th

Jersey Shore cast struggles to answer simple questions on Leno: http://bit.ly/bbD55X

Mar 4th

As usual, @gruber’s writing is thoughtful & elucidating. Here he responds to Apple’s...

Mar 4th

Day 425: “Ten thousand years will give you such a crick in the neck.” - R.W.

Mar 4th

From insane riches to…moderately mentally unstable riches (still incredibly wealthy):...

Mar 4th

audioBoo: An interview with Don Argott, the director of “The Art of the Steal”...

Mar 4th

“Art of the Steal” makes the humdrum of civil procedure into thriller material. No small...

Mar 4th

I am attending a special screening of The Art of The Steal, courtesy of @Iffboston. Director Q&A...

Mar 4th

Art of The Steal was brilliant, but suffers from pretty serious pacing problems near the end. Film...

Mar 4th

Just received this in the mail. One down, three to go. http://flic.kr/p/7Hc7yK

Mar 3rd

My extensive interview with “A Nightmare on Elm Street” director Samuel Bayer:...

Mar 3rd

RT @eveofdoom: The news is out! I’m blogging for Tor [@tordotcom]. Here’s my first post:...

Mar 3rd

RT @hhavrilesky: A few lively alternatives to working too hard, then growing old & dying, by...

Mar 3rd

MUST READ: “My Father, The Movies & @Tobolowsky” - A heart-wrenching and beautiful...

Mar 3rd

The making of that amazing OK Go video: http://bit.ly/bRiaKG

Mar 3rd

Negative E-mails, Producer Bans, and Lawsuits: The Hurt Locker’s Tumultuous Path Towards the Oscar:...

Mar 3rd

“The social value of patents was supposed to encourage innovation…The net effect is that...

Mar 3rd

Day 424: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW7gUnN7yxo

Mar 3rd

[VIDEO] Dogs catching treats shot at 1000 FPS using the Phantom Camera: http://bit.ly/bnTmCp (via...

Mar 3rd

Stephen @Tobolowsky’s 2 guesses a/b what my “day” count is a/b: 1) The number of...

Mar 3rd

audioBoo: The LEGENDaRY Roger Corman pays tribute to Jonathan Demme http://boo.fm/b101971

Mar 3rd

audioBoo: Jenny Lumet explains how she ingratiated herself with Jonathan Demme and his dog...

Mar 3rd

audioBoo: The ultra articulate Elvis Mitchell speaks about Jonathan Demme http://boo.fm/b101967

Mar 3rd

audioBoo: A Pulitzer prize-winning author paying tribute to Jonathan Demme. @Tobolowsky, this...

Mar 3rd

NOOOOOO!!!! Comedy Central says adios to Hulu http://bit.ly/9ehZq7 via @msaleem

Mar 3rd

RT @Zee: Apple Store Employees Get The iPad On March 10th For Training - On Sale For You March 26th?...

Mar 3rd

Erwin was originally supposed to break down crying during the dish scene. Demme changed the...

Mar 3rd

The beautiful Jenny Lumet (screenwriter of Rachel Getting Married) is on stage right now opening...

Mar 3rd

RT @CourtneyReimer: You guys. The date today is 3…2…1…0. This is how the world...

Mar 3rd

Bill Erwin is talking a/b “You young people can go fuck yourselves” line during the...

Mar 3rd

Apparently for Rachel Getting Married, they captured 39 hours worth of music due to Demme’s...

Mar 2nd

RT @ThatRebecca: “The pupil outstripped the teacher.” — @IMAX CEO on James Cameron...

Mar 2nd

RT @ConanOBrien: http://twitpic.com/1695g1 - This is how many people it took to write today’s...

Mar 2nd

For Rachel Getting Married, Demme says “We didnt plan ANYTHING! We didn’t have any shots...

Mar 2nd

The scene when Rachel tells the musicians to shut up in “Rachel Getting Married” was not...

Mar 2nd

From last nite: I ask Mark Halperin and John Heileman, the authors of Game Change, a/b the...

Mar 2nd

I am standing 15 feet away from Jonathan Demme, Tak Fujimoto, and Elvis Mitchell doing a Q&A...

Mar 2nd

Really glad that for the first time in awhile, the sun is truly out http://flic.kr/p/7GZv47

Mar 2nd

Expanding the field of best pic noms from 5 to 10 is akin to “giving every child on a soccer...

Mar 2nd

This post about getting offered coverage in exchange for Macbook Air is interesting, but the...

Mar 2nd

Day 423: The volume of emotional highs and lows I experienced yesterday was actually too much for me...

Mar 2nd

Isolation on the subway http://flic.kr/p/7GNP8n

Mar 2nd

Some days give you tiny little bits of hope to hold on to. Collectively, those bits help pull you...

Mar 2nd

Palin was ICE CALM throughout the entire selection process, which was incredible. She was calm...

Mar 2nd

When asked the night before her son would go to Iraq who her son would be fighting there, Palin...

Mar 2nd

“We don’t think what’s in our book is gossip. It’s all accurate, verified,...

Mar 2nd

audioBoo: I ask the authors of Game Change about some of the people who have critisized their book...

Mar 2nd

The totality of Sarah Palin’s vetting was a junior aide doing Google searches in DC. And EVEN...

Mar 2nd

Bill Clinton was the only one who saw the threat Obama posed. Obama had the potential to take the...

Mar 2nd

Listening to John Heileman and Mark Halperin talk about Game Change!!! http://twitpic.com/1645os

Mar 2nd

McCain wouldve picked Lieberman if not for conservative revolt. palin was the most popular governor...

Mar 2nd

The woman at the Harvard Book Store referred to John and Mark as “pornographers.” in a...

Mar 2nd

J&M have extraordinary sympathy for Elizabeth Edwards, despite the blistering portrait they...

Mar 2nd

“John Edwards campaign was like a wreck on a highway. John McCain and Sarah Palin were like...

Mar 2nd

Sarah Palin was NOT on McCain’s shortlist for VP as late as 3 months before he picked her....

Mar 2nd

This is/will be an abomination: http://bit.ly/d11vQD (via @tvmojoe)

Mar 1st

Just finished editing two versions of BongJoonHo interview, one w/ SPOILERS and one w/out. The...

Mar 1st

Can’t believe I’m missing John Heilemen & Mark Halperin tonite @ Harvard. Game...

Mar 1st

RT @osocio: What a typo for the careerist Ms. Barbie http://bit.ly/9ZtH82

Mar 1st

Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel confesses “he never really loved movies, and...

Mar 1st

“Motion-capturing an Oscar,” a great article/analysis about whether Avatar or not...

Mar 1st

“You just can’t friend someone on Facebook that you don’t know. You need a...

Mar 1st

This is me with Bong Joon Ho. He is a bad motherf*cker. http://flic.kr/p/7GDfFn

Mar 1st

Just finished 25-min interview for Mother w/BongJoonHo which he rocked! Now the Q: should i post the...

Mar 1st

My favorite headline about “The Marriage Ref” - “Jerry Seinfeld’s New Show...

Mar 1st

The best way to spend $90 million if your industry is dying? A massive ad campaign convincing people...

Mar 1st

Day 422: “In the name of the Father” really kind of blew me away: http://bit.ly/b0rnYe

Mar 1st

RT @TeresaKopec: NBC thought having celebs mock regular people fit the national zeitgeist?...

Mar 1st

“I am touched by these true stories of girls who meet brutal ends. I think that’s why I...

Mar 1st

RT @akstanwyck: #ves outstanding animated character in a live action motion picture: neytiri in...

Mar 1st

“There were better shows on in the 50s when budgets were miniscule, tech was primitive mand...

Mar 1st

“I think I’m obsessed with stories about weak and helpless people, but also the guilt...

Mar 1st

RT @nathanrabin: Wow, the Marriage Ref is fucking terrible. Somehow worse in execution than it is in...

Mar 1st

“Now that I’ve heard your questions, I realize what a dark movie this is. I will try to...

Mar 1st

Bong Joon Ho now doing Q&A for Mother. It is as awesome as it sounds. http://twitpic.com/15ymfb

Mar 1st

The first 3/4 of “Mother” was a slow, uneven murder mystery/thriller/drama. The last 1/4...

Mar 1st

“U can divide the characters in this film into those who are able to have sex, and those who...

Mar 1st

This Q&A is blowing my mind.

Mar 1st

People leaving room after every Q&A. Moderator should end this Q&A. Bong is great but 3hrs...

Mar 1st

“I cannot express how difficult making this movie was. I would strongly recommend you not...

Mar 1st