Category: media

“Not even the most zeitgeist-y of postmodern television futurists could possibly have predicted the hours and hours of programming – indeed whole channels – devoted to people who have too much useless stuff and to people who want useless stuff.”

“Tobacco researchers have attacked ‘incompetent’ film regulators and ‘insouciant’ politicians for failing to act upon evidence suggesting that teenagers are being lured into smoking by seeing it in movies.”

“The lot is a congested warren of stages, offices, trailers and support facilities such as woodworking mills that date to the early 20th century. The layout is byzantine in part because Paramount bought the former rival RKO studio lot from Desilu Productions to create the lot known today.”

Tom Freston, who oversaw MTV for 17 years, is now “serving as a board member and adviser to the Moby Group, which owns a burgeoning string of television and radio networks in a country where simply owning a television was illegal not so long ago.”

Former winner Norman Sunshine: “Looking forward to tonight’s Primetime Emmy awards, hosted by the openly gay actress Jane Lynch, I can’t help but think how far we’ve come since my own encounter with the awards show in 1976” – when he had to hide his longtime relationship with a studio executive.

“There’s one element of interactive storytelling that designers just can’t seem to get right: the cut-scene. Some exceptions exist, but these control-free cinematic sequences often prove uncomfortable if not downright embarrassing to watch.”

“A small film about rural Lebanese women creatively fighting male violence is the surprise top audience award winner at the close of the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival.”

“Last year’s Emmy show bagged about 1 million more viewers than Sunday’s, according to early reports.”

“The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards contained enough surprises to confound oddsmakers as well as skeptics who consider the awards show too predictable.”

The New York Film School is opening a branch near Delhi, and some welcome the influx of U.S. actors and ideas.