Category: media

“The result is ‘Never Alone,’ the story of a young female heroine and the fox who loves her. To play through the puzzle-based side-scrolling adventure (you avoid peril mainly by running and jumping) is to experience the sensation of stumbling upon a long-lost fairy tale.”

“Netflix is doubling down on its international bet, preparing to enter markets like Australia and New Zealand next March, and snapping up the global rights for original film and television programs. But perhaps its biggest content wager is ‘Marco Polo,’ its series about the 13th-century traveler’s adventures in the court of Kublai Khan.”

Well, SOMEONE did: Fury, Annie, Mr. Turner, Still Alice and To Write Love on Her Arms are all now available via (illegal) download.

“Historically, both Appalachians and LGBTQ folks have been disenfranchised by society. Both have preconceptions that people believe about them that are largely untrue or at least unfounded. So we wanted to bring these two groups of people in the same space to recognize the similarities between themselves and create a conversation using film as the vessel.”

“The decision come just days after President Vladimir Putin spoke out against the draft bill. The bill was submitted earlier this year when relations between Russia and the West began to sour.”

“Ofcom’s Children’s Digital Day research shows that children aged 11 to 15 are watching one hour and 32 minutes of live TV per day. Adults watch two hours and 58 minutes per day, the survey revealed.”

“The Star Wars universe now comprises a vast array of products, from movies and TV shows to videogames and toys. But it all started with one movie, Star Wars (later Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope), whose modest $11 million budget was less than the average studio comedy at the time.”

“Top male stars, such as the three Khans — Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir — and action star Akshay Kumar, earn around 400 million rupees ($6.7 million) per film on average, apart from a share of the profits, according to industry experts. A-list actresses such as Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif get paid a tenth of that per film.”

“A number of states have passed specific statutes regulating the right of publicity; others just have common law rights (meaning precedent established by case law); some have both; and a handful have neither.”

The company that streamed broadcast television over the Web “filed for voluntary bankruptcy on Thursday, a move the company says will allow it to ‘maximize the value of its business and assets’ without being dragged down by ongoing [intellectual property] lawsuits in several states.”