Category: media

Kevin M. Levin: “After so much research, we historians look for complexity and a certain attention to detail that reflects a careful consideration of the past. I certainly did this while watching Lincoln, but at the same time, we would do well to remember that when we watch films about other subjects, we’re able to set aside that kind of analysis and respect the filmmaker’s creative decisions.”

“Xvideos, the largest porn site on the web with 4.4 billion page views per month, is three times the size of CNN or ESPN, and twice the size of Reddit.”

“What if you tweet something defamatory and then quickly delete it and follow it up with a correction? In most states, withdrawing your tweet won’t affect the viability of a libel claim against you, but it might affect the amount of damages that can be sought from you.”

“As YouTube crawlers well know, the supercut strings together rapid-fire, out-of-context movie or TV scenes to create a sort of video essay.”

“Playback on DVRs in the top 25 markets is outpacing the national average by about 25% in adults 25-54. Time-shifting accounted for an average of 24.5% of all same-day viewing in Nielsen’s Local People Meter markets vs. 19.8% on the national level.”

The early nomination date, Jan. 10, “may help with another perennial Oscar problem, the sense that few viewers at home have seen the top films. Most studios depend on a nomination ‘bounce’ to help their roll-out to theaters, so art houses and indie cinemas, and even multiplexes, across the country may have a plethora of options earlier than usual.”

The 41,000-square foot space “provides YouTube’s partners access to cinema stages, professional-grade equipment, production facilities such as green-screen stages and a motion-capture room, and a Hollywood-worthy screening room, all to help them create more polished entertainment.”

“There’s no rule that says the tougher film has to be the better one, but the problem with Intouchables and The Sessions is that they achieve their sunny dispositions by pulling punches. Any hint of difficulty is immediately tempered so as not to upset the lightly comedic tone of both films.”

“At the core of Myst’s story was a mystical technology called Linking Books that pulled players into other realms, called Ages. They were these beautiful old tomes that, when opened, showed an animated preview of the Age to which you’d be linked.” So one Myst-lover created a real one.

“The journey to being an American movie star, Mr. Schoenaerts said, can often feel like being in the spin cycle of a Laundromat and ‘it never ends.'”