The Adventures of a Digital Sensei
Yesterday Kristal Reyes, one of the top students in the Communication and Media program that I lead at the CUNY School of Professional Studies was honored with the CUNY? Vice Chancellor’s Excellence in Leadership Award. Every year for the past 22 years the award has been given to exceptional student leaders through the CUNY system. I was humbled to be a part of a program and a school that has helped to foster a student as impressive as Kristal.
Here is a preview of the new promo banner for the New York Cine Radio podcast. It features all of the hosts of the show in one shot. The next step is to redesign the website to reflect the new style and attitude of the broadcast!
This week on the latest New York Cine Podcast we review the leaked Batman vs. Superman trailer and the new Star Wars trailer. We then get into a heated discussion on why the new Netflix Daredevil TV series is totally different in terms of tone and cannot be Continue reading “NY Cine Podcast: Batman vs. Superman and Star Wars Trailers”
Today I presented at the CUNY School of Public Health on video technologies in use by faculty and students at the CUNY School of Professional Studies and the LaGuardia Community College Media and Technology Programs. It was my first trip to the School of Public Health. I was grateful that my colleague Sergio Costa invited me to speak with the faculty at his school.
The definition of panic:
When you sit down to watch the last four episodes of your new favorite series only find out that your credit card has temporarily suspended because some jackass in Pennsylvania fraudulently compromised your account.
The definition of lunacy:
When, despite having your credit card fraudulently compromised, your main concern is how long will it take until you can stream the last four remaining episodes of Marvel’s Daredevil.
Yes, Daredevil is that good. And yes, I realize that I have problems.
The team at Super Power Beat Down just posted the alternate ending to the epic Batman vs Darth Vader battle that premiered a few months back. The first version caused a fairly big stir on the internet due to the ending in which Batman literally gets murdered by Darth Vader. The outcome was decided by a fan vote, which of course set Batman and Star Wars fans at each others throats. In order to appease the outraged Bat Fans, which I count myself as a member, an alternate ending was shot.
In the alternate ending version Batman is victorious. However, I must Continue reading “Batman vs Vader: SPB Alternate Ending”
We continue with the review of the Retron 5 console system by testing out the classic Super NES game, Street Fighter 2. The Retron 5 allows users to play all of their old classic video game cartridges from the NES, Super NES, Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis, Famicom, Super Famicom, and Mega Drive.
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Star Trek was such a huge part of my formative years. It is from this show that I first learned what would become my models for determination, friendship, tolerance, logic, courage and sacrifice. The portrayal of Spock by Leonard Nimoy was a large part of the reason that the show resonated so deeply with me and millions of others. At a time when people throw around the words like “iconic”, Leonard Nimoy’s Spock was exactly that.
The depth of the Spock character, and the philosophy inspired by the series, never Continue reading “He lived long and prospered!”
The podcast graduates from audio to a three camera video shoot this week! All the better as the New York Cine crew reviews the game-play of the classic Sega “Streets of Rage” game on the Retron 5 system. The Retron 5 is a console system that allows users to play all of their old video cartridges from the NES, Super NES, Sega, and more.
This week the New York Cine team talks about the recent news that Sony and Marvel studios have come to a deal that will enable Spider-Man to officially join the Avengers and become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In addition we also return with our special “Bit Rot” gaming segment in which we review the Retron 5, a console that plays NES, Super NES, Sega, and more! The guys and I Continue reading “NY Cine Radio: Spider-man & The Retron 5”