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By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) After 50 years the James Bond franchise arguably reached its zenith with the last installment Skyfall (2012). Unfortunately, despite that film grossing over $1 billion, director Sam Mendes declined the opportunity to helm the sequel. But it seems producers Barbara … [Read more...]
By Sharon Waxman - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) The news that activist shareholder Dan Loeb invited Sony to spin off its entertainment property had the entertainment industry buzzing this week: Who is Dan Loeb and what does he want with Hollywood? The manager of the $12.9 billion hedge fund Third Point … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Friday's Funny Feature is Star Wars-centric... While promoting the new Star Trek Into Darkness on Jimmy Kimmel Live, JJ Abrams takes audience suggestions about Star Wars: Episode VII. Similar to the bit Jimmy did with Harrison Ford taking audience members' … [Read more...]
Film format still offers retro vibe By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Remember last year during CineGear when we interviewed Rhonda Vigeant of Pro8mm about what could possibly be the future of this 60s era format? In that discussion Rhonda said that 8mm is a very popular format in television, … [Read more...]
By Todd Cunningham (TheWrap) "Star Trek Into Darkness" has launched with $3.3 million from Wednesday night screenings at 336 IMAX 3D theaters and some midnight shows, Paramount Pictures reported. J.J. Abrams' space epic sequel opened nationwide Thursday in 3,762 theaters and is expected to knock … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) The latest Pacific Rim trailer is out, and it fleshes out the story more and even more action. Some of it we've seen with the first trailer and the con footage. I'm really excited for this film! … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Ewan McGregor has confirmed that he is interested in appearing in Danny Boyle's proposed Trainspotting sequel, Porno. While speaking at a reunion screening of the original 1996 classic, the Star Wars actor revealed that the prospect of returning to the character of … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Vin Diesel and filmmaker David Twohy's faith in the character of Richard B. Riddick shows no bounds. After the pair's bloated sequel to the surprise 2000 hit Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), crash landed at the box office, a third, more modest part to … [Read more...]
By Alonso Duralde (TheWrap) The original "Star Trek" series (and its various successors) used science fiction as a way to make observations about contemporary world issues like racism, war, etc., so it's no surprise that J.J. Abrams' "Trek" reboot, now in its second installment, puts 9/11 into the … [Read more...]
Odyssey 7 Pro Monitor unlocks codecs with Convergent SSD drive at No Charge By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Last month, we profiled Convergent Design's new Odyssey 7 line of professional monitor recorders, which also took the DV Black Diamond Award for innovative design at NAB. Convergent has now … [Read more...]
Comparison with Blackmagic and a 5D3 suggest DSLRs can compete if Magic Lantern can fine tune it By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) With each passing day... hell, with each passing hour, the ability of Magic Lantern to shoot RAW on Canon DSLRs is becoming more refined and more impressive. We've … [Read more...]
Employee Cuts could reach 50% By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's been an up and down year for Maker Studios. First the YouTube upstart is caught in a scandal of pinning their online talent into draconian contracts that will prevent them from making a living off the Maker plantation. Then, a … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) The Academy Awards should seriously start looking at introducing a Best Remake category, such is the prevalence of re-imagined projects. And as if rebooting family movies from the 1980s was bad enough, the trend of re-hashing stone cold classics is pure cinematic … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) It was always going to be difficult for Arnold Schwarzenegger to re-ignite the kind of success he had before his stint in politics. However, news that he is set to star in a remake of The Toxic Avenger has blindsided just about everyone. Variety have reported that … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) With DVD Studio Pro EOL'd (end of life), you can easily create a DVD in Final Cut Pro X. But there are times when you may want to burn a disk image, which will appear on your desktop or in a folder as a DVD icon, and you can view it with OS X's DVD Player app, or on … [Read more...]
By Zorianna Kit - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star in JJ Abrams' rebooted "Star Trek" franchise, playing the series' most recognizable half-Vulcan, Spock. The 35-year-old actor, who gained fame as … [Read more...]
