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'Sherlock Homes 2' Highlights the Benefits of Green Filmmaking

Surprisingly, the green trend aiming to decrease the carbon footprint is visible even in the film industry. Warner Bros makes no exception, since it counts as one of the most eco-conscious companies. It spared no efforts to come up with effective measures of lowering CO2 emissions, while recycling waste and keeping ...

16 December 2011
08:57 GMT

Blu-ray 3D Disk Sales Reach 3.5 Million in a Year

While IT and entertainment players are fueling the hype surrounding 3D, and it looks like consumers really have been buying Blu-ray 3D disks even despite the fairly low number of films available in that format.Blu-ray disks are, for all intents and purposes, the most capacious of optical media storage solutions to d...

13 July 2011
04:47 GMT

The Science Behind Chris Nolan's 'Inception'

Famous for movies such as the “Dark Knight” and “Memento,” director Chris Nolan really raised some interest with his latest production, called “Inception.” The film is about the world of dreams, and its possible applications in certain circumstances. Here is an overview of the scie...

2 August 2010
02:20 GMT

Seagate's 500GB Portable HDD Comes with 21 Paramount Movies

After it was revealed to have held the top position as hard-drive supplier in the fourth quarter of 2009, Seagate has forged a deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment for the marketing of a special hard drive, pre-loaded with 21 motion pictures developed by the film maker, either to celebrate or perpetuate its succ...

12 April 2010
03:07 GMT

Fans Launch ‘This Is Not It’ Michael Jackson Campaign

“This did not have to be it.” the motto of a newly launched campaign aiming to raise awareness and spread the truth on Michael Jackson’s condition in the final weeks of his life says. A group of fans and longtime MJ supporters, all of whom got to work and know the singer well throughout the years, i...

26 October 2009
04:14 GMT

Katherine, Joe Jackson Don’t Want to See ‘This Is It’ Film

“Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” the docu-film made of footage shot during rehearsals at the Staples Center for the London’s O2 Arena shows, is scheduled to drop at the end of the month. While fans and the media are nothing short of psyched about the release, reports are coming in that the Jack...

16 October 2009
05:12 GMT

Trailer for ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ Documentary

Yesterday marked the return of the “original MTV family,” the Jackson family, to the music channel. The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards featured, aside from a touching dance and singing tribute to the late King of Pop, led by none other than sister Janet, a first look at the film made of footage shot during r...

14 September 2009
04:44 GMT

'Welcome to Macintosh' Documentary Now Downloadable

"Welcome to Macintosh" is an independent documentary highlighting Apple's history that can now be downloaded on the iTunes movie store, as well as on DVD through major media retailers. The documentary explains how Apple Inc. has changed the world featuring notable personalities such as Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator...

1 September 2009
08:46 GMT

Michael Jackson Film Released on October 30

Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Michael Jackson estate have been given a judge’s approval to release the footage shot during rehearsals for “This Is It” in theaters on October 30. According to the official press release, most of the footage has been shot in the weeks before the sudden death of t...

12 August 2009
03:06 GMT

Michael Jackson ‘This Is It’ Rehearsal Footage to Be Made into Film

Organizer AEG Live has at least 100 hours of high-quality footage of Michael Jackson at the rehearsals for the “This Is It” series of shows, including backstage images and the videos that were to be included during breaks in the actual concert. All this will be cut and edited again to be made into a film ...

20 July 2009
10:35 GMT

Videogames Growing Faster than Other Media Forms

Gamers and videogame industry analysts might be a bit depressed when looking at the rather disappointing NPD Group numbers for May and at the slump in sales that the worldwide economic downturn has sparked all over the world but it seems that videogames are still important and are getting even more so as time goes by...

17 June 2009
04:34 GMT

Apple Releases Free iMovie 8.0.2 Update

Alongside the Aperture 2.1.3 release, another piece of Apple-developed software has received an update lately, particularly iMovie. Apple's video-editing software application, now at version 8.0.2, fixes an issue with opening 0 KB projects, while addressing full-screen issues on certain system configurations. As...

15 April 2009
04:23 GMT

Jonas Brothers’ ‘3-D Concert Experience’ Tanks in the US

While acts like the Jonas Brothers are and will always be extremely popular with a certain demographic, as also will be the movies or related products they put out, the unthinkable has happened. The Brothers’ “3-D Concert Experience,” expected to rake in millions in its first week, tanked at the US ...

2 March 2009
09:21 GMT

Solution for Cheaper, Better Cameras Discovered by Accident

One more time, like it was the case for penicillin, X-rays, or the recent discovery of an exoplanet by a group of young students, proof has been made that science is often the result of accidents. This time, a team of UCLA scientists and, more specifically, a graduate student by the name of Hsiang-Yu Chen, have disco...

8 December 2008
08:32 GMT

Adobe Premiere Pro 4.0.1 Available – Download Here

Adobe has released Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 4.0.1, an update to the professional video production solution, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. The upgrade adds more flexible, open workflows, native RED R3D support, faster performance, as well as support for AAF import export. The changelog for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.0.1 reveals th...

21 November 2008
10:11 GMT

Nokia Nseries Sponsoring Cannes Advertising Festival

Nokia just announced that its Nseries brand would be the sole "telecom sponsor" of the Young Lions Film Competition, which is part of the famous Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival (this year, the festival will be held between the 15th and the 21st of June). The Young Lions Film Competition is created t...

11 June 2008
07:28 GMT

How Instant Cameras Work

Instant cameras greatly simplify the photograph taking process by making use of a technology that allows them to develop the photos as soon as they have been captured. However, before explaining the basics behind an instant camera, one must first understand how traditional photographic film works. Photographic film i...

27 May 2008
08:48 GMT

The Cannes Film Festival on a YouTube Channel Near You

YouTube is definitely the most popular website, where a user can find all sorts of short videos, posted by users worldwide looking for fame. But now you can even see ten short movies which are featured at the Cannes Short Film Corner. According to YouTube's "Broadcasting Ourselves" blog, users can tune into NFB&...

9 May 2008
06:26 GMT

Motorola Z10 Launched with Cool Movie Competition

Motorola is launching its Z10 banana-shaped slider in the UK together with a movie competition, called DirectorME, that gives users the chance to win the new phone as well a "big prize" of no less than £10,000 in cash (that's almost $20,000 and about 12,560 Euros). To enter the competition, amateur filmmakers...

25 April 2008
03:12 GMT

Earthworm Jim 4 Is Confirmed

Yesterday, we heard the announcement that Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2 would be coming to the Virtual Console service for the Nintendo Wii, which allows everybody to play games launched originally for consoles that are no longer in production, Interplay are at it again and have revealed that they are partnering ...

23 April 2008
03:23 GMT

Hail, We've Got a Film Festival for Mobile Phones

The Japanese have always amazed us with their original inventions, cutting edge technology, balanced lifestyle, hybrid cars, even their population number. Now, they have amazed us again, this time for not being the first to come up with the idea of such a thing, a mobile phone film festival. Their idea was "borrowed"...

10 December 2007
05:36 GMT

This Is Your Chance! Win Exciting YouTube Prizes!

The online video sharing service YouTube launched a new contest yesterday which invites the participants to create 2-7 minutes long videos based on several guidelines provided by Jason Reitman. The contest will be started on October 7 and will be officially closed on November 9, the first 20 finalists being voted fro...

3 October 2007
08:57 GMT

Kodak Claims Pros Still Use Film

Kodak recently issued a press release aimed at showing photographers that film is still going strong among professionals. "A survey of more than 9,000 professional photographers in the U.S. shows that film continues to have an avid following, with 75 percent of photographers saying they will continue to use film, eve...

21 September 2007
09:45 GMT

Polymer Opal Films Identify Counterfeit Money and Rotten Food

A new color-changing technology could have many practical applications, from letting you know if your dollar bill is counterfeit simply by stretching it to see if it changes hue, to showing you what food in your fridge is spoiled.Developed by scientists at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and the ...

26 July 2007
11:07 GMT

How to Recover Unreadable CDs/DVDs: Just Boil Them!

Did it ever happen to you to buy a new CD or DVD only to find out that the optical drive doesn't recognize it? There's a good way of making it readable again and it doesn't involve rocket science. It just requires a good hot bath.Not for you, for the disk. Boiling disks in water for a short time can r...

20 July 2007
10:38 GMT

YouTube Star to Share Hollywood With Angelina Jolie

One of the most active members of YouTube and a Greek film producer, Orthodoxos Theodoulou, caught the attention of the Hollywood stars and might change its home very soon. It seems like the large media production houses from the famous district are interested in partnering with the YouTube user to produce new movies...

5 July 2007
08:50 GMT

Edible Protective Coating Made from Dairy Byproducts

Everybody knows dairy products, some people love them, some people don't. But for the healthy food addicts, there are some good news: future food products may actually be made of dairy byproducts, thus bringing the milk out of the cup and into the cup itself.A new technology - developed by research leader Peggy ...

28 June 2007
10:49 GMT

Self-Assembling Molecules Could Lead to New Materials

Self-assembly is the fundamental principle which generates a structural organization on all scales from molecules to galaxies. It is defined as reversible processes in which pre-existing parts or disordered components of a preexisting system form structures of patterns.Researchers from the National Institute of Stan...

22 June 2007
09:49 GMT

Full-Length Movies Now Available on YouTube

YouTube is now offering full-length movies after the creators of Four Eyed Monsters agreed to share their creations with other Internet users. The 71-minute movie is the result of a partnership between YouTube and the two producers, Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, and is available for free for only one week. The video ...

11 June 2007
11:06 GMT

Eros Content Published on YouTube

Eros International signed a deal with the online video sharing service YouTube to create a new channel on their page. Basically, the channel will provide instant access to an impressive collection of clips made by the company. Eros International is an Indian media company that created no more than 1300 films, being o...

22 May 2007
16:06 GMT

iTunes Store Opens Up for Independent Video Producers

iTunes has taken yet another great step towards becoming the absolute online media shop. After several heavy names for the entertainment industry announced partnerships with Apple's iTunes online store, the Cupertino-based company made a step towards listing independent, low-profile productions in their catalog....

1 March 2007
10:16 GMT


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