“Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders launched a film on Thursday that accuses the Koran of inciting violence and warns that Muslim immigrants threaten the West, prompting the government to appeal for calm.”
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A Classic Hollywood Breakup In The Offing?
DreamWorks and Paramount, which merged in 2005, may be on the verge of splitting again. But it could be a seriously messy divorce…
Earliest Voice Recording Discovered
“For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording of the human voice, made by a little-known Frenchman, that predates Edison’s invention of the phonograph by nearly two decades.”
How A Website Might Save TV
“Just as the Internet is poised to destroy commercial television, it may also rescue it. The life raft is called Hulu, a site that debuted this month. It demonstrates how TV might thrive in the Web environment of comments, ratings, and the wisdom of the crowds.”
Hollywood Ponders Recession
“With a media economy that has never been larger, more diversified and more global, experts disagree on how exposed some sectors are. A prolonged downturn, however, likely would spare no one.”
Hollywood After The Writers’ Strike – It Ain’t Pretty
“There are significantly fewer TV pilots, budgets for series are being cut back, feature films are being put on hold in fear of a SAG walkout, and the shifts in the TV and film skeds have meant either accelerated workloads or prolonged unemployment.”
Satellite Radio Merger Gets Approval
“Sirius Satellite Radio’s $4.59 billion purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio was given antitrust clearance on Monday as the Justice Department concluded consumers have many alternatives, including mobile phones and personal audio players.”
Was Hotel Rwanda Movie Story A Fraud?
A new book says that after several investigations they have concluded that the hit movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’ is fiction. “They say that the film’s main heroic figure, Mr Paul Rusesabagina is using the success of the movie for political and other manipulative interests.”
Development Changes The Equation Of Filming In Downtown LA
“For decades, filmmakers have depended on downtown’s rail yards, brownstones and beaux arts facades to depict urban anywhere. In the process, they have grown used to operating with few restrictions in the long-neglected urban core. In all, there are an average of 23 downtown location shoots each day.” But the filming is bumping up against growing development of downtown.
Reinventing The American Movie Theare
“From nickelodeons to drive-ins to multiplexes, American movie theaters have always evolved with the times. But the latest evolution, set off by stagnating attendance and advances in digital technology, marks the first time that movie theaters have reinvented themselves without motion pictures as the centerpiece.”