Creation
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TV: Interview: Theresa Rebeck
The AV Club &bull Feb 3, 2012
Theresa Rebeck's career in both television and the theater has been an immense success. On the small screen, she's been a writer or producer behind many of TV's best, quirkiest shows, from Brooklyn Bridge to Maximum Bob to NYPD Blue, for which she won both an Edgar and a WGA award for episodic drama writing. Her stage work has earned her a Pulitzer nomination for her play Omnium Gatherum (written with Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros), as well as acclaim for The Scene, The Understudy, and Mauritius. Her new play, Seminar, is currently playing on Broadway with Alan Rickman in the lead role.… Full Story »
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Canon HDTV Lenses are Chosen for Super Bowl XLVI Game Coverage by...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 3, 2012
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 3, 2012 - When the New York Giants and New England Patriots take the field for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5, the eyes of over 100 million people around the world will be upon them. Meeting the challenge of this momentous national and international telecast is production facilities provider NEP Broadcasting, which has again chosen Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, to provide HDTV lenses for coverage of Super Bowl… Full Story »
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Shoot It!: Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film by David Spaner
Edward Copeland on Film &bull Feb 3, 2012
By Edward Copeland When you've seen as many films as I have over the course of my decades of serious moviegoing, it becomes harder and harder for one to spring a surprise on me. That's pretty much the case whether the production originated in a Hollywood studio with a big budget or was made on a shoe-string independently. However, the cliche "You can't judge by its cover" became one because that adage proves to be true time and time again. I found that out when I got an advance copy of the just-released book Shoot It!: Hollywood Inc. and the… Full Story »
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Brad Bird May Raise 'Here There Be Monsters' From the Depths of Development Hell
FilmSchoolRejects.com &bull Feb 2, 2012
Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull has been trying to get his Here There Be Monsters project going for quite a while. It's a story of his own creation that tells the tale of John Paul Jones' life as a Revolutionary War-era Naval Captain, but with… Full Story »
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Timberland Re-imagines Storytelling Within the Retail Experience ...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 2, 2012
Together with Timberland's in-house global creative services group, Apologue Experience Design Firm has developed an intelligent interactive experience within the retail fixtures that intrigues and engages the customer throughout the store, inspiring them to discover their great outdoors with Timberland gear, technologies and brand storytelling. An interactive test module has been designed… Full Story »
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Nintendo Zone Adds Pokemon Episodes and Game Demos
Business Wire Entertainment News &bull Feb 2, 2012
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo 3DS owners are getting access to a wealth of fun entertainment and information that they can access on the go. Starting Feb. 6, Nintendo Zone will offer a variety of new content, including playable demos of select Nintendo 3DS video games and a dedicated Pokemon section that will feature full-length episodes… Full Story »
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OgilvyEntertainment Unit's First Project Debuts At Sundance
SHOOTonline.com &bull Feb 2, 2012
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WWE pins down Pankowski
Variety Online &bull Jan 31, 2012
Pankowski had joined Reveille in September as SVP of creative affairs, overseeing syndicated programming. In his new role with WWE, he will be responsible for all TV creative development, including reality and kids programming. Eric is a creative veteran whose… Full Story »
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Directors David Nutter, Davis Guggenheim, Brian Kirk And Jason Ensler Set For Pilots
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jan 31, 2012
Several more directors have closed deals to helm broadcast pilots this season. David Nutter is now set to direct produce the CW Arrow, described as a modern retelling of the story of DC Comics character Green Arrow. The project, from Berlanti… Full Story »
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To prepare for nuclear war is to seek the peace of death
The Japan Times Online &bull Jan 30, 2012
CANBERRA - The world faces two existential threats: climate change, and nuclear Armageddon. Action on both is required urgently. Tackling the first will impose significant economic costs and lifestyle adjustments, while tackling the second will bring economic benefits without any lifestyle implications. Those who reject the first are derided as denialists; those dismissive of the second are praised as realists. Although action is needed now in order to keep the world on this side of the tipping point, a climate change-induced apocalypse will not occur until decades into the future. A nuclear catastrophe could destroy us at any time, although,… Full Story »
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Fukushima casts a shadow over India's industrial boom
The Japan Times Online &bull Jan 28, 2012
The ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima has quashed once ambitious plans for the construction of new reactors in Japan. The government does, however, remain committed to promoting exports of nuclear reactors and technology as it sees huge potential in overseas markets. Nuclear energy will fuel the roaring economies of China and India, although in the latter, popular protests are slowing expansion. In Tamil Nadu, civic groups such as the National Alliance of People's Movements and the People's… Full Story »
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Sundance: Joe Berlinger Talks Going 'Under African Skies' With Paul Simon, His Academy Award Nomination & Changes To Oscar Voting Rules
indieWIRE &bull Jan 28, 2012
If there was a shortlist of the best documentarians in cinema history, Joe Berlinger would definitely be on it. His first theatrical project was " Brother's Keeper ," an award-winning portrait of a rural family that found a context in the divide between country and city life; his second was " Paradise Lost ," a film that exposed the vagaries of the American justice system, spawned two follow-ups, and was ultimately instrumental in helping the West Memphis Three prevail over the injustices they suffered. Since then, he's continued to dominate the landscape of documentary filmmaking with projects on both film… Full Story »
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Media That Matters Film Festival
Cole Smithey &bull Jan 28, 2012
Arts Engine's annual Media That Matters Film Festival is now accepting all entries for this year's event! Now in it's TWELFTH season, Media That Matters offers you the opportunity to empower communities working towards social change. Media That Matters -… Full Story »
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Luxology: Building Modo from the Ground Up
Studio Daily Blog &bull Jan 27, 2012Modo is one of the most unique and interesting 3D creation applications available. It has clearly taken its own development path. The team that developed it, lead by Brad Peebler, were originally at NewTek developing LightWave. I often complained in the early days that LightWave was like an old farm house, put together helter-skelter with a lot of old code underneath and an interface that begged for improvement. I also wrote that the the program needed to be rewritten from the ground up with serious interface and performance improvements. Apparently some of the lead engineers at LightWave were thinking in… Full Story »
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Sundance 2012: LFM Reviews The Other Dream Team
Libertas &bull Jan 26, 2012By Joe Bendel. In the late 1930's, Lithuania twice won the European basketball championship. In 1940, it was invaded and subjugated by the Soviet Union. Yet, the tiny Baltic country's proud sporting tradition helped sustain it during those painful decades,… Full Story »
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David Garber To Head Pixomondo's New L.A. Design Division
SHOOTonline.com &bull Jan 26, 2012
SHOOTonline.com , LOS ANGELES , January 26, 2012 -- David Garber has joined international visual effects company Pixomondo as executive producer of motion graphics. He will head up Pixomondo's newly formed design division in the Los Angeles office. Garber will… Full Story »
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Books: Book Review: Gil Scott-Heron: The Last Holiday: A Memoir
The AV Club &bull Jan 25, 2012
The late poet, novelist, and soul-jazz songwriter Gil Scott-Heron had influence to burn. His song-poems created a new style, he was the first act signed to Clive Davis' Arista Records, and his best-known tune, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," almost single-handedly broke ground for the socially conscious wing of hip-hop. In… Full Story »
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UK's Channel 4 To Invest Record 450M In Local Production, Scale Back On US Fare
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jan 25, 2012
Britain's Channel 4 has pledged to invest nearly 450 million towards original UK content in 2012, chief exec David Abraham announced today. The sum is an historic high for the network and should come as good news to the UK… Full Story »
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3 Most Ridiculous Skyrim Quests
Obsessed With Film &bull Jan 25, 2012
Let's state the obvious: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a monumental achievement. Within the gaming community, it's proven itself to be one of the most beautifully-realized role-playing games of the last decade. Despite claims of "dumbing down" the franchise from hardcore fans, Skyrim remains a deeply involving and immersing experience, and offers players the chance to explore one of the most detailed worlds ever built in coding and programming. On their own terms. Based on sheer scale alone, Skyrim is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements in what is known far and wide as sandbox gaming: there's simply an… Full Story »
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An Immersive Keynote Announced for Createasphere's Entertainment ...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Jan 23, 2012
Ed Lantz, founder of Vortex Immersion Media, will share his vision during a keynote entitled, Dive Into Immersive Entertainment and the Transmedia Hub, which takes place in the Vortex Dome. Lantz's keynote is unique in content and location. He will explore… Full Story »
