Movies
MPAA Still Wants to Control Your Consumer Electronics and Theater Owners HATE it!
An interesting article appeared in the LA Times the day after Christmas. It details the current friction between theater owners and the big studios over the period of time in which a motion picture is exclusively shown in theaters. Actually, the theaters deserve some exclusivity as the experience often is better in a theater and [...]
Justice League: Crisis on Two Worlds
Alternate universes abound in science fiction and comics.
DC Comics has released its latest trailer for their new direct to video series.
Here is the video:
Disney Gets It Right
Disney has released the Tron: Legacy poster and it captures Tron perfectly. Lets hope the movie lives up to the hype.
See the poster here: http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/12/tron-legacy-poster.html
Daft Punk – Tron Legacy Soundtrack Revealed
Many things come out of Comic Con. One of them this year was a viral event held at “Flynns Arcade.” Flynn is the main character from Tron and is set to be a main character for Tron Legacy – the sequel.
Many concept sketches of the new lightcycle were on display as was a lightcycle full [...]
G.I Joe Movie is Going to Suck.
Check out this picture of Cobra Commander. Who thought this was in line with the format of the franchise.
The image was revealed in an Ebay Auction.
Its Over.
Disney – Where Have I Seen This Before?
So, you thought that the new Race to Witch Mountain was a typical Disney retread. Well, probably – but it wasn’t a Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
It isn’t the first time Disney has reused an old idea – dressed it up and passed it off as new. Years ago, the family would go to the theater to [...]
MPAA and Sony Still Want to Control Your TV
Arstechnica reported that the outgoing “FCC chair nixes MPAA bid for selectable output control.“ But that hasn’t stopped the MPAA or Sony. Or maybe it was never really nixed.
Both entities continue to meet in ex parte meetings (that means behind closed doors without the opposition present) to convince the MPAA friendly Obama administration that selective [...]
Awesome New Star Trek Trailer Released!
Title says it all – well almost. You can check out the HD version at the official website.
Old Time Radio – Sherlock Holmes Series
It is common knowledge that Sherlock Holmes is one of the most portrayed characters in western plays and motion pictures. Before television – radio was the king of home entertainment. Every performance (or “work” in IP speak) that is placed into a fixed form is protected by copyright, which gives the owner rights (including to [...]
So, You Want a Free Media Suite? Well You Can — Kinda.
Roxio and Nero both make media suites available that can manipulate, manage, edit and create a broad array of media. However, those suites can cost. On Amazon.com Nero’s suite is $60 and Roxio $75. Admittedly, once you buy the suite you have everything you need.
Sometimes, a user just doesn’t want to pay for [...]
