A hands-on look at Panasonic’s AG-DVX100B.
With the release of "Chicken Little," The Walt Disney Co. hopes to reverse the fortunes of its moribund feature animation division and regain the dominance it lost to competitors such as Pixar Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. In addition, a special 3D version of "Chicken Little," to be shown on 85 screens nationwide, could recapture the imagination of moviegoers who have been staying away from theaters in record numbers. It might also provide the final push for the transition to digital cinema, an initiative that has stalled because of the cost. READ MORE... By GARY GENTILE, AP Business Writer
How funny is this trailer? Well, funny enough for a recent ex to break the no-call rule with the words "this is f***ing hysterical".First celebrities invaded the world of animation voice over. Now they’re stepping in behind the scenes and this growing trend affects the overall animation community.
Scores of Hollywood stars and ambitious, talented actors have done just that — cultivated second careers as directors, producer/directors and even producer/director/writers. And as of late, any number of them has decided to try their hand in animation as well. Adding Pan and Zoom and Narration to your slideshow projects
"Rocky" was one of those perfect movies that only comes around every year or two. After a so-so sequel, "Rocky III" was surprisingly good, giving the series a kitschy turn with Hulk Hogan, Mr. T and the "Eye of the Tiger" nonsense that somehow all came together.
In the 1920's and 1930's, more than 30 films came out of Britain which depicted Mormons as evil vampiric perverts. The films, shown only in burlesque houses due to their terrifyingly honest nature, often portrayed a Mormon villain who used mesmeric power to seduce young girls into becoming his polygamous sex slaves. "Trapped by the Mormons" (1922), the most successful of these films, was so popular that it spawned the sequel, "Married to a Mormon".EVENT: BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
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From Blackboard integration to podcasts, rich media recording companies offer new options as they vie for the academic market’s dollars.
We've all heard it a hundred times: I just bought a new super-size LCD-DLP-plasma -LCoS flat screen and it's just fantastic being finally able to see my DVDs in HD. Huh? What's this? Absurd, you say? Never mind the currently raging high-definition format war, the fact is there are a great many folks out there who think DVD is already a high-definition format. After all, if it looks like HD and sounds like HD, it must be HD, right? READ MORE...
A look into how traditional TV programming is finding its way into new media avenues, the growth of DTV and how new technology is making the industry rethink its way of business. He offers important considerations for those attempting to set up a theme channel.
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When the American Chicken Bunker, a military-themed fried-chicken chain, builds a restaurant on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground, local protestors aren’t the only ones crying fowl! The previous tenants, fueled by a super-natural force, take “possession” of the food and those who eat it, and the survivors discover that they must band together before they themselves become the other white meat! SEE THE TRAILER... Synopsis, photo courtesy TROMA FILMS
Two choice cuts from Tribeca's American indie lineup- Two of the most alive U.S. fiction films in the Tribeca Film Festival are by filmmakers who, perhaps not so coincidentally, graduated from SUNY Purchase in the mid-Eighties. John G. Young's The Reception is a four-handed relationship narrative that executes one small surprising turn after another, in part because none of the characters are exactly who they pretend or desire to be. Tim McCann's Runaway is a spare, taut psychodrama about a nice, quiet young man trying to escape a lifetime of sexual abuse at the hands of his father. READ MORE...Q: How do you entice the kids to drink milk when it's widely considered an unhip beverage?
Not that we saw it coming, but a site featuring short, muffin movies was bound to exist at some point, don't you think?
Kuma's 'Assault on Iran' hits too close to home for many Great Prizes await the winners of AMD corporations "64 Second Movie Contest".
Indiana Jones is really up against it this time. If only it were something simple, like dodging poisonous blow-darts, escaping from a snake-infested tomb or ducking the Luftwaffe. But standing in a banquet hall delivering a public speech--one that requires not only that he revisit his past but also, God forbid, show some level of profundity . . . no, it's too horrible to contemplate. Indy, you're doomed. Harrison Ford has a pained expression on his face, one as dark as the winter storm clouds that have rolled in from the Pacific this weekday morning, dampening his hillside home and the nearby streets of West Los Angeles, where pedestrians scurry for cover. READ MORE... for Associated Press by Robert W. Welkos
A minor novelist and story editor for David O. Selznick, Val Lewton joined RKO Studios in 1942 to form a "horror" unit, producing low-budget films to compete with Universal's highly successful monster series. Gathering about him young but talented directors like Jacques Tourneur, Mark Robson, and Robert Wise, and writers like DeWitt Bodeen and Ardel Wray, Lewton put together a production group that turned out a string of critically acclaimed and financially successful films between 1942 and 1946.
Though accompanied by the highest audience walk-out count I was ever lucky enough to witness, Takashi Miike's Audition played to great critical acclaim at 2000's Rotterdam film festival and subsequently went on to become a worldwide festival and art house favorite. Widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all... READ MORE... by Tom Mes for Midnight Eye
The fashion police are on high alert today after witnessing horrific scenes of blatant overcoat donning and outrageous trilby wearing during John Johnson’s horror romp Shadowhunters, a fun little flick which mixes the style of 1920’s prohibition law enforcement with evil spirits and naked chicks. Think The Untouchables meets Sorority House Massacre 2 and you won’t go far wrong with this Jeckyl and Hyde feature.
A unique 2D/2.5D/3D application ZBrush is a 2D/2.5D/ 3D application that is truly unlike any other program out on the market today. You can create extremely high detailed models, as in several millions of polygons. If you use a pen and tablet you’ll find painting and sculpting detail and textures onto your object much easier than using a mouse and much more natural feeling. And if you like to paint 2D scenes with rich textures and vibrant colors, it can do that, too! ZBrush has a unique building block called Pixols, which are similar to pixels except they also contain depth, orientation and material. READ MORE... By Leif Buckley for Corporate Media News
Last weekend I stumbled across a new genre that I'd never seen before. After doing some research, I've discovered that it's a fairly new niche in the cult flick scene and seems to have a small but loyal group of followers. Softcore Lesbian Spoof movies shot direct to video. Man, I can't wait to see the Google hits that one generates. The movie I saw on late-night television was titled Lord of the G-Strings: Femaleship of the String. And then there is the leading lady. Her screen name is Misty Mundae. First it played songs. Then photos. Then podcasts. Now iPod plays video, changing the way you experience your music and more. Again. In lighter, thinner 30GB and 60GB models starting at $299, the new iPod is music to your eyes.
"GesichtsMusik" is an experimental video music piece set to a music composition composed entirely of sounds created with my face. The sound composition was created separately and the video was re-cut to the music. Gesichts Music, German for face music, was used as the title of the work I created during my 5 month stay in Germany.
The very first person to ever edit any kind of moving picture undoubtedly started by simply removing something they didn't like from the flow of images. The cut was born and it was good; very, very good. Because the cut is the heart of all editing.
See them here first! IN THIS EDITION OF FILMMAKER’S ANNUAL SURVEY OF NEW TALENT, WE SPOTLIGHT A GROUP OF WRITERS, DIRECTORS, AND ACTORS WHO WE BELIEVE WILL BE MAKING THE GREAT INDEPENDENT FILMS OF TOMORROW. READ MORE... for Filmmaker the Magazine of Independent Film
The answer to that question today in 2005 is certainly very different than it was in the 1970's when pioneers such as John Cassavetes burst onto the American cinematic landscape. Today, virtually every major studio has lept onto the independent film bandwagon with their own boutique indie film divisions. Disney with Miramax, 20th Century Fox has Fox Searchlight, Warner Brothers with Warner Independent etc.
Otomo, anime and the state of the art since Akira: Katsuhiro Otomo reinforces his reputation as one of the leading creative figures in Japanese animation with his latest cinematic epic, Steamboy. Despite the growing success of Japanese animation in the last two decades, a funny thing happened when computer animation emerged to become Hollywood’s new cup of tea.Satoru Ogura, infamous producer and writer, decided to make a series of films that could truly claim to be the worst of the worst. Satoru decided to unleash upon an unsuspecting world a series called "Za Ginipiggu." These were to be fabricated snuff films that would satisfy the hardest hard-gore hound and shock all those who dared to watch them. These are not your NORMAL horror films. When comic artist Hideshi Hino wrote the storyline for Flower of Flesh and Blood, he had no idea that casting for the films would be a lot easier then they ever thought possible. Hundreds of young women showed up for the pleasure of being subjected to extreme torture and then killed in front of the camera. WARNING! These films are unlike anything you have ever seen and they are not for everyone. WARNING! Not for everyone. Over 18...READ MORE guineapigfilms.com
The Independent Horror film ICE QUEEN begins when a plane carrying a strange cargo crashes into a mountain. Dr. Franz Goddard has stolen the archaeological find of the century: a female humanoid from the ice age, discovered sealed in a tomb of amber deep in the Amazon forest.
With two stop-motion features hitting theaters this year, Gerard C. Raiti looks at another trailblazing stop-motion legend Gumby, with his pony Pokey, are celebrating their 50th birthday with a new push to get the show back on the air by Joe Clokey, the son of Gumby creator Art Clokey.From this streaming server site we showcase Independent productions 24 hours a day. This site is fully funded by Lastindependent.com, we don't charge to host or watch the movies. READ MORE...by Lastindependent.com - If you have a movie from 1 to 20 minutes that you would like to show on this site click here
Jose Mojica Marins unleashes Coffin Joe on an unsuspecting world. It's something of a tragedy that more American horror fans aren't familiar with the work of Jose Mojica Marins. Marins, a Brazilian director responsible for the cult classic Coffin Joe series of films, is an amazing talent – one certainly on par with the late, great Mario Bava. That his work languishes in even more obscurity than Bava's (which is hard to believe considering how little attention Bava's classic Italian chillers garner even today) is truly distressing – and a situation that needs to be remedied as soon as possible. READ MORE... by Mike Bracken for FILMFORCE
Ji-woon Kim crafts what is arguably the best Korean horror film of all time.
Space Services Inc. invites friends and fans around the world to compose a tribute to Mr. Doohan, to honor him on his final journey into Earth orbit. Your name and message will be placed on board the spacecraft currently scheduled for launch in mid December, 2005. READ MORE...© 2004 Space Services Inc. - a division of STE Inc. All rights reserved; Doohan Image courtesy of STARTREK.com
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I have to admit – I was little bit skeptical of all the hyperbole surrounding Nick Palumbo's Murder-Set-Pieces when I first heard about it. With taglines like "the most controversial film in history!" and "holds the distinction of being the only film in history rejected for processing by labs: Technicolor, DuArt and DeLuxe" you could be forgiven for imagining that this is hucksterism on par with the grindhouse classics of yesteryear (e.g. Cannibal Ferox's claim of being "banned in 31 countries"). Of course, this kind of hype isn't necessarily a bad thing – horror cinema needs more outrageous exploitation films if you ask me.
"For about 30 years, networks lost money on news but made it back on entertainment," said George Clooney. "In the past 20 years, someone figured that you could make money doing news. And that's when it became dangerous."
For some time, Aardman resisted the pressure to make a Hollywood movie with Wallace & Gromit. As the eagerly-awaited Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit opens in cinemas, AWN speaks to three of the film’s staff about bringing the world’s most beloved clay heroes to the big screen. READ MORE...
The EMELIA DVD "extras" are all finished and I will be shipping it out for "replication" (which sounds like something from Blade Runner) so it should be available veeeeeery soon! I packed it with all sorts of really cool stuff, so I'm sure you'll love it :) Emelia has been doing really great on the festival trail. It just won BEST ANIMATION at the Chicago International Reel Shorts Fest! LEARN MORE... Derek Flood for the Official Emelia Webpage Production Diary
View this Special Report on the use of cartoon animals in animated films.Industry Perspectives: The Transformation of Television on the Internet Between television’s fragmentation, the adoption of new digital platforms, and the sweeping force of Internet adoption and technology innovation, we’re now at a tipping point in the convergence of television and the Internet.
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When I first had to come up with a take for THE JACKET, an existing screenplay with an abundance of storylines and ideas, I was told by the producers that they just wanted to keep “the idea of ‘the Jacket.’” Fortunately, there was enough material in the original screenplay to provide ample choice for what I could choose to retain and adjust. READ MORE... by Massy Tadjedin for Script Magazine
Who needs desperate housewives living the life of luxury in suburbia when you have Hope? Car chases, mini-mart robberies, big-eared children, lecherous old men, a God-fearing husband, murder for hire plots and gas grill explosions are just another day in the life of the Visser family.
Although there’s no such thing as an officially banned film in the United States, “Song of the South” still cannot be seen, as if it never existed at all, a perception that Disney wants to encourage.
Four wicked tales of terror occur in sequence connected by time and space: “The Doll’s House,” in which an author suffering from writer’s block moves into a new house only to find out it’s already occupied; “Folklore,” follows three college couples on a weekend camping trip where tall tales and legends are more real than fiction; “World’s Most Haunted,” about a reality TV show gone horribly wrong; and “The Psychic,” about a deceptive slight-of-hand tarot card reader who discovers that practice really does make perfect.
See cinematography in an independent movie short that is jaw-droppingly good! The composition and lighting are outstanding as is the editing, sound and music. The story and the concept are really good; very creative and unique! VIEW THE SHORT...
Philip Seymour Hoffman is getting rave reviews for his portrayal of writer/celebutante Truman Capote in the simply titled drama 'Capote.' In November 1959, Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" and a favorite figure in what is soon to be known as the Jet Set, read an article on a back page of the New York Times. It told of the murders of four members of a well-known farm family-the Clutters-in Holcomb, Kansas. The movie plots the creation of Capote's signature work and true-life crime novel 'In Cold Blood.'
In his fourth year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) faces his greatest challenges and dangers yet. When he is selected under mysterious circumstances as a contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, Harry must compete against the best young wizards from schools all over Europe. But as he prepares, signs begin to point to the return of Lord Voldemort. Before long, Harry is playing not just for the Cup, but for his life. SNEAK PEEK...Copyright © 2005 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 2005
Scooter McCrea’s earlier film “Shatter Dead” was less about zombies and more about the idea of religion, government, depression, love and sex. The underlying themes explored in his latest independent film “Sixteen Tongues” go far beyond the outward trappings and taboos of S/M sex and garish hitmen.
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON, the 16mm feature film, takes its audience on a lyrical journey into the world of Asian-American girls. Structured into seven thematically related vignettes, TIE A YELLOW RIBBON exposes the lives of Bea, Jenny and Sandy, as they grow up in America's predominantly white towns and suburbs. In the telling of their stories from childhood into adulthood, writer-director Joy Dietrich, delicately addresses the abnormally high rates of suicide and depression within this demographic, creating a major work of profound understanding and visual beauty. LEARN MORE... jed films
For about a year there, my life revolved around a rubbery-faced little man who lived on a television soundstage with even rubberier house pets. His name was Soupy Sales and his pets were White Fang, Black Tooth, Pookie and Hippie. I felt like part of the family, even though I was the only one who didn't periodically smash him in the face with a shaving cream pie. READ MORE…
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As unusual a western/comedy as you can find; the plot is secondary to the sharp dialogue and lightning quick timing. Good girl Cat (Fonda), having finished her stint at teacher's college, returns to the family homestead to find her father being hassled by a silver nosed goon (Lee Marvin, in one of two roles he plays in the movie). Cat enlists the help of her hero, the gun fighter, Kid Sheleen (Marvin again), to save the family home. Problem is Sheleen’s been hitting the bottle for the last 20 years and Jed and Clay (Michael Callan and Dwayne Hickman) make Cat look like a bad-ass. All while Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye commentate with great songs.
Wallace & Gromit Producers WANT material they can sell. Material that can get them to an actor. Material that the studio will want to make into a movie. They want material that sounds good and is good. High concept and salable. Commercial. Similar to what they’ve sold before, but different enough and with a slight twist to it.
Former soap star turned convention goddess Robyn Griggs has left the glitz of glam of daytime television and found a new home among the zombies, serial killers, and evil clowns of independent horror. How has this changed things?
Kolchak the Night Stalker Before the X-Files, there was Carl Kolchak, Darren McGavin’s investigative reporter who turned up the strange and mysterious. For the 1970’s there was no other suspense television programs to compete. Also: Superman – The Complete First Season (1952); South Park Season 6; Man with the Screaming Brain; Is Wal-Mart Good for America?; Happy Tree Friends: Overkill 3pk.
Works of unknowns get a spotlight in New York Television Festival. "The BEST indie sci-fi film we've seen since Dark Star"
It's one of the amazing stories in American sports history - and no one knows about it. It's the story of Francis Ouimet - you're probably saying to yourself 'Who the heck is Francis Ouimet?' Well, Francis is a former amateur golfer who won the 1913 U.S. Open at the age of 20; he beat out all the professionals. But that's not the real story - the real story is Francis was not a rich person; he was a caddy who was determined to win and overcome the odds. READ MORE... Steven Chupnick for Movie Web
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DVblog.org is a Vlog and platform for artists and scholars for presenting and publishing stand-alone and other quicktime works. The site is also a resource and archive for digital video art, net cinema and experimental moving image projects. SEE THEM ALL...
Makeup artist Adam Brandy shares his journey into the world of industry makeup The popular HBO show “Deadwood,” set in America’s Wild West in the 1870s, came away with five Emmy wins this year in creative arts categories, including Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic). From wealthy Victorian ladies to painted ladies of the saloon and dapper business men to grimy prospectors, Brandy tells his story of what it means to create makeup for a cast that includes a staggering array of characters. 20 royalty free songs, both insutrmental & vocal stuff including - Reggae, Latin-Jazz, Low synth Drones, Funk, Pink Floydish, Middle Eastern, Jazz Trio, and more. Free to use, no restriction, no hidden fees, no B.S. Put them in your movie & never pay anyone anything. It's okay. BE LEGAL! Don't steal music or use copyrighted songs. You will ruin your chances to get distribution for your movies.
My friend wants to know the best (cheapest and easiest) capture card and or software to copy VHS tapes to DVD. READ MORE...
Peer-to-peer file-sharing companies in the U.S. will cease to exist in their current forms over the next few months, the president of MetaMachine, the company responsible for the eDonkey software, predicts.
This time the sky really is falling in Walt Disney Pictures' new computer-animated film 'Chicken Little.' This epic tale presents a new twist to the classic ...SEE THE PREVIEW...
Edward and Alphonse Elric were young happy boys, until their mother died. Using Alchemy, Ed and Al decide to raise her from the dead, but they failed to keep the first law of Alchemy in mind – in order to create something, you must give up something. For Edward it was his arm and leg, for Alphonse, it was his entire body.
TV programs are headed to an even smaller screen as carriers scramble for mobile clips to air. Dale Knoop works in a suburban office complex, a long way from the Hollywood suites where network officials greenlight new TV shows. But here he was on a recent drizzly morning, listening to a pitch for a new hip-hop channel called Pure Phat.
