Category: media

“The new ‘special edition’ was released to replace the original cut when the film expanded into 60 new US territories over the weekend, after opening in New York and Los Angeles.”

In case you want to trace back real-time reactions but don’t want to wade through the #emmys hashtag on Twitter.

“If you look at the quantity of product being developed at Netflix and Amazon and Hulu and Xbox, it’s certainly reasonable to expect that this evolution will accelerate.”

Does this mean the Pirates of the Caribbean will *finally* end?

“In his mind, Leone saw a movie that would restore to this once-mighty form … its grit, epic grandeur and irresistible danger. Leone felt that the American western had lost its way of late, and that the movie he’d make might point the way back.” (It did.)

“A Cinema Fund official told RIA Novosti that the film simply did not get enough votes from its experts who last week approved a shortlist of movies to receive state funding.” The project attracted controversy this week when the screenwriter denied that Tchaikovsky was homosexual.”

“The Motion Picture Association of America took another swipe at Google today, releasing a report that states the obvious: Google’s search engine sometimes leads to pirate sites.”

“The 2014 vacancy for Pixar is the toon shop’s first yearlong-hiatus since 2005. Bookmarking that year was “The Incredibles” in 2004, followed by “Cars” in 2006.”

“Blockbuster peaked at 9,000 locations globally in 2004, then went through bankruptcy six years later. Sold and reorganized, it’ll be down to 300 by the end of this month… Meanwhile, roughly 36,000 Redbox movie-rental kiosks have metastasized nationwide, charging $1.20 per rental. Netflix is the other main store-killer: unlimited streaming for $8 a month and disc delivery with no late fees for another $8.”

“In sharp contrast to the way of working in the United States, Canada has a filmmaking process that assigns a prominent role to national government agencies, which identify and nurture promising talent through official programs, vet film proposals, and help finance the making and distribution of those projects deemed to be the most interesting artistically.”