“Thirty-two years after his first single, it’s now Yankovic’s world, with cheap recording technology and the infinite distribution channels of the Internet allowing bedroom parodists to launch their creations instantaneously into the universe.”
Category: media
Why Is Pixar Doing Another “Cars”? (All About The Merchandise)
“To put that in perspective, Pixar’s cumulative worldwide box office for its 11 feature films so far is$6.3-billion. The merchandising for Cars alone has earned nearly $10-billion.”
The Anti-Bollywood: Indian Cinema Develops An Indie Scene
“Surely the only Indian film to reference sex and drugs in both its title and abbreviation, LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha [‘and Betrayal’] is one of the new wave of Indian indies – edgy, off-beat films challenging the stereotype of Indian cinema as tear-jerking, all-singing, all-dancing Bollywood.”
Audiences And Cinemas Sour On 3D, As Hollywood Tries Hard To Change Their Minds
“[T]here has been a wave of disappointing revenue for 3-D films as audiences in North America have been souring on the format. As a result, companies with huge investments in the technology are scrambling to reverse the downward trend.”
Reality TV Series Tries To Change Australia’s Immigration Debate
“A three-part reality television series that debuted this week on the SBS network in Australia is tackling this most heated of topics in a novel way – by sending six native-born Australians with differing views on immigration on punishing journeys that retrace the voyages of asylum seekers seeking safe haven in their country.”
Movie Made With Flip Cams Gets Theatrical Release
The 30-year-old Silver Lake resident made “A Love Affair of Sorts” with just two $300 Flip camcorders, an actor he barely knows and a budget of $1,600. He’s not just showing it in his living room, though: The movie, apparently the first Flip cam movie to get a U.S. theatrical release, will open Friday in cinemas in L.A. and New York.
Would Buying Hulu Really Be A Good Idea?
The commercial television streaming website “has apparently been approached by a buyer, rumoured to be Yahoo! The prospect … brings reminders of YouTube’s purchase by Google in 2006. YouTube has been something of a money pit for Google: it has yet to announce it has turned a profit. Hulu isn’t a money pit at all. It’s a snake pit.”
As Bollywood Goes Mainstream In Canada, The Country’s Indian Cinemas Disappear
“Indian cinema has gone global – not only can it be seen in 100 countries, but the industry’s biggest celebration, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, are being held this year in Toronto on June 25. At the same time, Canadian theatres dedicated to showing Indian movies are slowly dying out.”
Meta-Monty Python: BBC Plans Dramedy On Life Of Brian Controversy
“Holy Flying Circus will revisit the making of Life of Brian and the controversy surrounding it, especially the TV chat show debate that pitted Python members John Cleese and Michael Palin against broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge and an Anglican bishop.”
What Won’t Airlines Do To Get You To Pay Attention To Safety Videos?
“Air New Zealand has run videos with naked flight attendants, an obnoxious puppet and 1980s exercise guru Richard Simmons. Virgin America uses freakish cartoon characters including a well-dressed fish. And Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has played Lady Gaga.”