The doll that is most suitably featured in YouTube skits featuring the beloved Chuck seemingly driving a car is now slated to be re-booted. All I can say is “sigh”. There is some hope in […]
Category: Industry News
‘Big Brother’ Host Capitalizes On Racist Language
Okay, so this is a film site. And, reality TV can go jump in a lake for all I care, but this just bugs me. I mean really, is it just me, or does it […]
Boston Marathon Bombing To Become Entertainment
So, the jackasses in suits have decided that a great big mess of a horrifying human tragedy is now worthy of monetizing. The people that run entertainment and media these days are apparently absolutely soulless. […]
Disney Adds Iron Man To Mickey Mouse Roster
Well, if there’s one thing Disney does well, it is their marketing machine. I’d go so far as to say that the studio the mouse built places a very distant secondary priority on the actual […]
Pennsylvania keeps tax advantage | News | Screen
Good to see the film industry hustlers are still able to leverage glitter, glamor and a seriously flawed accounting system to continue convincing state Legislatures to fund their films. Now, I know there are a […]
‘Prometheus’ Comic Book?
Now, I will admit, I was a huge fan of this film before it dropped. We had been receiving trailer material for a while, pre-release and the visuals were just stunning. When we finally had […]
Alec Baldwin Says Silly Things…Again.
All I can say is; “Who cares?” Perhaps “good riddance” is another choice I could make. In all actuality, I should probably be a little nicer to the “stars” that have been living in their […]
‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Reboot Planned
A lot of re-re-boot news today. And, thank goodness someone is going to tackle this mess. For those of you too young to remember the first go round of this picture, the best I […]
Lionsgate’s Hires Paul Hall For Urban Label
Lionsgate’s urban label taps Paul Hall to lead dev and production according to Deadline.com today. Apparently desiring to branch out from the world of rights management and repackaging, Liongate’s Codeblack grabbed Mr. Hall to kickstart […]
Director James Franco Quits Movie
Celebrity heartthrob James Franco has apparently decided that he’s a big enough of a draw now that he can bounce a project weeks before shooting because he didn’t get his way. According to the report […]
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp Shows Record Profit
Luc Besson’s bank account seems to have grown a bit larger, according to an article in today’s Variety. EuropaCorp announced record profits, posting better than $240 Million in revenue at the end of their fiscal […]
Google Woos Film Industry With Magic Ball Of Data… For A Fee
Oh the big, misspelled giant that is Google, at it again. This time they have placed their laser focus on the cornerstone of the movie industry…the marketing department. Well armed with a nifty “white paper” […]
David Lynch To Swap Directing For Music?
Student film inspiration and otherwise lovable odd man David Lynch laments the state of the modern filmmaking world while discussing his latest…album? Tis’ true, the avant-garde director that can weave a hell of an atmospheric […]
Julianna Margulies Lawsuit Proceeds
Oh, when the rich and newly famous go duke it out in our beloved court system. Apparently the dispute revolves around an oral contract that was entered into prior to Ms. Margulies’ star ascension, with a little […]
Jim Carrey Rips ‘Kick-Ass 2’ – It’s Too Violent | TMZ.com
Jim Carrey RIPS His New Flick ‘Kick-Ass 2’ … It’s Too Violent | TMZ.com. I had originally expected some sort of A-list neurosis driving this article and nearly didn’t bother to read it. I’ve since […]
James Gandolfini Funeral Services
Funeral services are set for the late actor James Gandolfini. The funeral is certain to be an enormous affair, as Mr. Gandolfini was widely respected and admired in the film and television industry. Our condolences […]
Canon U.S.A. : Announces 35mm Cinema Prime Lens
Canon U.S.A. : 35 mm Cinema Prime Lens. Always exciting when Canon starts tinkering around with their gear. I for one own some of their stuff and, for the most part, it works. It’s great […]
Alexa and ‘A Touch of Sin’
ALEXA anamorphic and A TOUCH OF SIN Writer and director Jia Zhangke, the leading figure of the “Six Generation” movement of Chinese cinema, has recently completed work on his latest film, A TOUCH OF SIN, […]
John Toll, ASC, Shoots ‘Iron Man 3’
John Toll, ASC, shoots IRON MAN 3 John Toll, ASC recently turned his considerable talents to the cinematography of IRON MAN 3, Marvel Entertainment’s latest installment of the odyssey of the brash, brilliant industrialist Tony […]
1080P Better Than 4K?
Pretty interesting opinions over at NoFilmSchool re: 1080p v. 4k. Definitely worth a read, especially if you’re in the market for a new cam. 1080P is Better Than 4K (Or Why I Chose the Canon […]
Sony To Release ‘affordable’ Digital Cinema Cam
Ah, the boys over at Sony have decided to jump into the $10k range camera system game. That perennial Japanese giant that just can’t seem to keep from completely screwing their own market share by […]
Blackmagic Design: Pocket Cinema
Blackmagic Design: Pocket Cinema Camera. We’re not usually ones to simply reproduce a companies press release. But, c’mon! This camera is just too sweet not to appreciate. We’re not affiliated, we get nothing for the […]
Alexa and ‘The Host’
ALEXA and THE HOST THE HOST is the latest film from the visually inventive mind of New Zealand-born director Andrew Niccol, whose credits include GATTACA and LORD OF WAR. His previous feature, IN TIME, was […]
ARRI Adds to ‘L’ Series Lights
Additions to the ARRI L-Series Following the rapid industry adoption of the color-controllable L7-C and single color L7-T fixtures, ARRI has released two new additions to the popular L-Series range of LED Fresnels: a tuneable […]
Blackmagic Drops 4k Production Cam For Less Than 4k!
“NAB 2013, Las Vegas, USA – April 8, 2013 – Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, a new high resolution 4K digital film camera with an innovative large Super 35 size sensor with professional […]
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