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“The Dark Knight Rises” trailer broke iTunes download record in just 24 hours
Call me crazy, and indeed I’ve been called much worse by fans of the revamped Batman movies, but I didn’t think Dark Knight was all that great. I mean it was good, but I thought Batman Begins was decidedly much better, more cohesive, and overall, much more entertaining. In any event, Christopher Nolan and Christian [...]
Continue reading...Sony eyeing Aaron Sorkin to pen script for Steve Jobs movie
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Perhaps trying to capture the formula that made The Social Network such a hit, Sony a few weeks ago acquired the movie rights to the recently released Steve Jobs biography. While precise details of the deal remain unknown, it’s believed that Sony paid anywhere from $1 million to $3 million for the [...]
Continue reading...Sony acquires movie rights to upcoming Steve Jobs biography
Sunday, October 9, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: Well I suppose it was inevitable. With Steve Jobs’ first authorized biography penned by Walter Isaacson scheduled for release on October 24th, Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has already contracted a deal to acquire the movie rights for said biography. The rumored terms of the deal suggest that Sony is shelling out [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s netflix-killing service not coming anytime soon
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Despite rumors that Apple was planning to implement Netflix style streaming via a service reportedly dubbed “iTunes Replay”, it seems that existing studio contracts will prevent Apple from doing so anytime soon. According to CNET, Apple hasn’t yet signed “cloud agreements for feature films with at least four of the top six film studios.” One [...]
Continue reading...Apple already has deals in place with TV networks and Movie studios to stream content – Report
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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Apple’s long rumored HDTV has been described as something that will blow Netflix and other video competitors out of the water. But before Apple launches such a product, if it ever does, it would have to shore up its media offerings by implementing a streaming video service a’la Netflix or Hulu. To that end, Piper [...]
Continue reading...Netflix still the top dawg when it comes to movie downloads and streams
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Apple may own the market when it comes to music downloads, but in the streaming and download video market, Netflix remains the top dog. In recently released data compiled by the NPD Group, measured between January and February 2011, the research firm found that more than 60% of all streamed videos in the US are via [...]
Continue reading...Why movie trailers always appear on Apple’s website
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Apple’s movie trailer page is not only a great spot to check out previews for upcoming flicks, but is often the first spot on the web where movie trailers even appear. But why is that the case? Tackling the question, former Apple web designer and developer Chad Little – whose first position within Apple was [...]
Continue reading...The 25-year old who works for Pixar
Sunday, February 27, 2011
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Barely in his mid-twenties, Erik Benson made a quick transition from college student to Pixar artist where he’s already made invaluable contributions to Toy Story 3 and the upcoming Cars 2. Armed with a long-held dream of working for Pixar, Benson enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts in 2006. As part of the [...]
Continue reading...iPad played an important role during the filming of “I Am Number 4″
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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I Am Number 4director DJ Caruso details his experience using the iPad on set as a production tool. I got it, I don’t want to say as a toy, but then I realized about a week into prep that my storyboards were coming on it, my previs was on it, my script was on it, [...]
Continue reading...Get nostalgic with the 8mm Vintage Camera iPhone app
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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For $1.99, you can download 8mm Vintage Camera, a new app for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and 4th gen iPod Touch. While there are an array of photo apps that apply nostalgic effects, this app is just video baby. The app description reads: 8mm Vintage Camera brings your iPhone and iPod Touch back in [...]
Continue reading...Leslie Nielsen dead at 84
Sunday, November 28, 2010
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From Airplane to the Naked Gun trilogy, and hell, even Spy Hard, Leslie Nielson was the king of spoof. Sadly, Nielson passed away on Sunday at the age of 84. Interestingly enough, before getting into low brow comedies, Nielson was quite the distinguished actor. The New York Times reports: Mr. Nielsen, a tall man with [...]
Continue reading...Actor Tony Curtis buried with his iPhone
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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Well this is an odd bit of news. Recently deceased actor Tony Curtis, who is arguably best remembered for hsi work in the comedic film Some Like it Hot, was buried yesterday with a few notable items accompanying him in his coffin, one of which was his iPhone. MSNBC reports: Actor Tony Curtis was buried [...]
Continue reading...Carrie Bradshaw trades in her Mac for a PC in upcoming Sex and the City 2
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
When it comes to product placement, Apple is unbelievably savvy. Apple products not only tend to pop up in many of the most popular TV shows and movies, but it’s not unheard of to have entire plots revolve around a popular Apple product. For example, the US version of The Office once had an episode [...]
Continue reading...Movie pages on iTunes now include reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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In a welcome addition, Apple recently began adding reviews from Rotten Tomatoes to the landing page of movies on iTunes. TUAW notes that it “uses reviews from top critics and film societies to produce Tomatometer ratings — a percentage-based rating of a movie derived from the averages of all the reviews of the film.” Rotten [...]
Continue reading...FCC ruling opens door to first-run films in individual households
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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This isn’t necessarily Apple related, but interesting nonetheless. The FCC recently approved a request from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) that would give Hollywood studios a waiver when it comes to laws governing “selectable output technology.” In other words, the FCC’s new ruling now gives movie studios the ability to legally turn off [...]
Continue reading...When Adobe refused to develop video software for the Mac
Monday, May 17, 2010
From a 2005 Fortune piece on Apple and the impetus for its development of Final Cut Pro and iMovie: But a 1998 meeting in which Jobs asked Adobe Systems executives to develop a Mac version of their consumer video-editing program changed his mind. “They said flat-out no,” Jobs recalls. “We were shocked, because they had [...]
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
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