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Video Aspect Ratio
mediacollege.com Fri 2009-May-22 9:00pm

The term Aspect Ratio refers to the width of a picture (or screen) in relation to its height. Ratios are expressed in the form "width x height". For example, a 4x3 ratio means the picture is 4 units wide by 3 units high. Alternatively a colon may be used (e.g. 4:3 or 16:9) or a ratio to the number 1 (e.g. 1.33:1 or 1.78:1). Note that the actual physical size of the picture is irrelevant — aspect ratio refers only to the relationship between width and height.

Copy Rights

Judge Exploring Pirate Bay Judge Bias...Was Biased
dslreports.com Fri 2009-May-22 8:44pm

Last month, a Swedish court found the four men behind the popular Pirate Bay website guilty of assisting copyright infringement, sentencing each of them to one year in prison and a $905,000 fine. Shortly afterword, Pirate Bay lawyer Peter Althin demanded a retrial due to bias -- given the trial's judge is a member of the same copyright protection organizations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives. A second judge was tasked with determining bias has themselves been removed from said task -- for bias....

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It's official: NBC renews 'Chuck' (but there's a catch)
ausiellofiles.ew.com Mon 2009-May-18 12:22am

NBC has finalized a deal to bring Chuck back for a third season, multiple sources confirm. That's the good news. Here's the bad news: The 13-episode pickup came after Warner Bros. agreed to make significant budget concessions, including scaling back the number of episodes several members of the show's stellar supporting cast will appear in and, per one insider, possibly eliminating one actor altogether (R.I.P. Anna Wu?).

Star Trek - still with us

Star Trek Enterprise
The man who lives in the Star Trek house
news.bbc.co.uk Mon 2009-May-18 3:04pm
Tony Alleyne decided to turn his flat into a Star Trek spaceship after his wife left him. He now lives amid the transporter deck and LCARS control panels in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Star Trek Enterprise
Astronaut to watch 'Star Trek' film in space
msnbc.msn.com Mon 2009-May-18 12:21am
"Star Trek" really is going to the final frontier. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt will watch the film while aboard the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth, NASA said in a statement to Access Hollywood.

Art of

Morgenrot
weirduniverse.net Fri 2009-May-15 7:06pm

video... all the manipulated images are "found art" from the Library of Congress.

Print is Dead

Tucson Citizen to cease print publication
breitbart.com Fri 2009-May-15 5:53pm

Arizona's oldest continuously published daily newspaper, the Tucson Citizen, will publish its final print edition Saturday but will continue operating online.

Ann Arbor News to publish final edition July 23
breitbart.com Fri 2009-May-15 5:52pm

The Ann Arbor News plans to publish its last newspaper July 23, with a twice-weekly online-focused operation taking its place. ... after 174 years because of steep revenue losses. ... A Web-based media company called AnnArbor.com will emerge....

Pareidolia

Artist uses optical tricks to create 'moving' murals
cnn.com Fri 2009-May-15 6:57pm

The mural comes alive. The photo of a beaming Lewis in formal attire transforms into Lewis the basketball player, streaking down the court [video]

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Slumdog child star's Mumbai shanty home torn down
reuters.com Thu 2009-May-14 11:42am

City authorities in Mumbai demolished the shanty home of a "Slumdog Millionaire" child star on Thursday, forcing his family into the streets months after the Oscar-winning film shot him to global fame.

Star Trek - still with us

Star Trek Enterprise
'Star Trek' breaks Imax record as purists grumble
uk.reuters.com Wed 2009-May-13 4:31pm

Imax ...said on Tuesday its "Star Trek" screenings grossed a record $8.5 million during the film's first weekend, even as some purists complained that the company's big screens were not big enough.

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Why isn't Jan Hooks famous?
tvsquad.com Tue 2009-May-12 4:33pm

A five-season cast member (from 1986 to 1991), Hooks never much became a household name with viewers. The most recognizable recurring character she brought to the show was big-haired lounge lizard Candy Sweeney, one half of The Sweeney Sisters (with Nora Dunn). And while the bit was funny, Hooks, herself, was always much funnier.

Star Trek - still with us

Star Trek Enterprise
Kevin Smith Raves About 'Star Trek' Actor Chris Pine
mtv.com Tue 2009-May-12 4:33pm
"I think what makes that movie work chiefly — aside from, of course, the talents who all came together behind it — is Chris Pine," Smith said when he stopped by the MTV News offices. "That dude is astounding. To be able to invoke Kirk without doing a Shatner impression? That performance was so electric and so wonderful to watch. "That dude is an instant movie star," Smith added. "That dude is gonna work forever. He's so good and effortless in his delivery."

Copy Rights

Piracy cost software industry $50 billion, says BSA
afterdawn.com Tue 2009-May-12 11:34pm

losses related to software piracy amounted to $50 billion USD last year, an 11 percent increase from last year. [Making certain assumptions about the actual value of piracy....]

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Scott Bradley To Replace Nora Dunn In Hell In A Handbag's DUALING DIVAS 5/15 Staged Benefit Reading
broadwayworld.com Wed 2009-May-6 9:11pm

Due to unforeseeable circumstances Nora Dunn will not be able to perform in the staged benefit reading of Sunset Boulevard on May 15. Replacing Ms. Dunn will be Scott Bradley of the Scooty and Jojo show.

Star Trek - still with us

Star Trek Enterprise
Star Trek aims to stun fans
reuters.com Tue 2009-May-5 1:59pm
changing the "canon" -- events and characters that shape "Star Trek" lore -- could leave legions of old "Trekkies" thinking Abrams had done something "highly illogical...."

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Mr. Bojangles (song)
en.wikipedia.org Mon 2009-May-4 12:38pm

Walker has said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail and does not refer to the famous stage and movie personality Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.

Jerry Jeff Walker
en.wikipedia.org Mon 2009-May-4 12:38pm

American country music singer and songwriter. He is probably most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles.

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Free Comic Book Day
memphisflyer.com Sat 2009-May-2 6:16pm

Today is Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) around the world. Started by industry distributors in 2002 and supported by major comics publishers, the event has grown into a major promotional event for the industry. All visitors to participating comics establishments will, naturally enough, get a free comic book. DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and other companies publish special FCBD issues.

Long Underwear Heroes are Dead

Comics: A 'Wolverine' X-plainer
seattletimes.nwsource.com Wed 2009-Apr-29 3:14pm

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine," premiering May 1, seems a straightforward concept. The X-Men movies were popular, and Wolverine was the most popular character, so make a movie about him. But there's really nothing straightforward about the history of the feral X-Man -- and the movie won't make it any simpler. Let me X-plain....

'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is a 'superhero fiasco'
nydailynews.com Wed 2009-Apr-29 3:04pm

A prequel to the "X-Men" trilogy made between 2000 and 2006, "Wolverine" is silly and typical, not in spite of but because it bonds an undeveloped family feud onto the main character's renegade story.

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Heroes Volume 5 Lays Ahead After Controversial Season 4 Ending
associatedcontent.com Tue 2009-Apr-28 12:03pm

one of the common complaints about Heroes is that characters never really die, and just come back to life within a few weeks.

'Heroes': Sylar kills on 'An Invisible Thread'
latimesblogs.latimes.com Tue 2009-Apr-28 11:59am

So, the finale airs and for those who've continued to watch, it's like admonishing a kid who achieves something great for not applying themselves all the time. Not saying that this was the best thing "Heroes" has ever done, but it might be the best ending so far.

C'mon, 'Heroes,' really? THIS is how you end your season?
popwatch.ew.com Tue 2009-Apr-28 11:58am

It's tough being the dude who cares about this stuff even if he doesn't want to. It's a calling, really — like pulling a sword from a stone or being handed one of the Lantern Corps rings — and you can't turn it down. You have to watch the season finale of Heroes, even if you've sorta stopped caring.

Print is Dead

Kerry aims to rescue newspapers
washingtontimes.com Wed 2009-Apr-22 2:12pm

Troubled by the possible shuttering of his hometown paper, Sen. John Kerry reached out to the Boston Globe on Tuesday, then called for Senate hearings to address the woes of the nation's print media. "America's newspapers are struggling to survive, and while there will be serious consequences in terms of the lives and financial security of the employees involved, including hundreds at the Globe, there will also be serious consequences for our democracy where diversity of opinion and strong debate are paramount," Mr. Kerry said. [Also seeks to bolster the blacksmith industry....]

Star Trek - still with us

Star Trek Enterprise
Out of this world! The Mail's film critic gives his verdict on the new Star Trek movie
dailymail.co.uk Tue 2009-Apr-21 7:48pm
J.J. Abrams had come up with a tremendous idea, inspired no doubt by the success of Batman Begins and Casino Royale, both of which had reinvigorated tired franchises by recasting and going back to basics. The result is not only by far the best of the 11 Star Trek movies, it must rank as the outstanding prequel of all time.

Pop Culture

Susan Boyle (BEST quality) - Britains Got Talent
youtube.com Tue 2009-Apr-21 2:42pm

The singer who shocked the world! NO, Susan has NOT passed away, despite what some idiots are posting in the comments. I'm not normally into this kind of music, but she has a beautiful voice. Other YouTube vids have been squashed to 4:3, so I have uploaded my own copy.

Pop Culture

Soap (TV series)
en.wikipedia.org Mon 2009-Apr-20 3:47pm

Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981. The show was created as a parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a serial format and included melodramatic plot elements such as amnesia, alien abduction, demonic possession, murder and kidnapping.

Copy Rights

The Pirate Bay is (surprise!) guilty of pirating, but what about Google?
blogs.computerworld.com Sun 2009-Apr-19 5:13pm

GoogleA Swedish court today found the Pirate Bay guilty of copyright infringement, otherwise known as pirating (surprise!). With all the news lately of pirates capturing ships off the Somali coast, it's easy to forget that online pirates are out there as well.

Pop Culture

Pat Paulsen for President - He's back, and still better than all the rest
paulsen.com Sun 2009-Apr-19 5:17pm

Looks like Pat's son, Monty Paulsen, is gearing up for a 2012 run for the White House. Here he hits the campaign trail to find the pulse of American voters.

Pareidolia

11:11 O'Clock Explained - what is it all about?
1111spiritguardians.com Tue 2009-Apr-14 12:17am

How often have you noticed the numbers 11:11, 12:12, 10:10, 22:22, 12:34, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44 or 5:55 popping up all over the place? ... Millions of folks all around the world are now seeing these amazing 11:11 prompts.... it's become a major phenomenon.... These 11:11 Wake-Up Calls on your digital clocks, mobile phones, VCR's and microwaves are the "trademark" prompts of a group of just 1,111 fun-loving Spirit Guardians, or Angels, and the 11:11 prompt is their way of using our innate ability for pattern recognition to let us know that they are here.... Our earthly 1,111 Spirit Guardians, often called "Midwayers," have been assisting folks of all walks of life for many centuries. ...

The Meaning of 11:11
globalpsychics.com Tue 2009-Apr-14 12:17am

11:11 is a pre-encoded trigger placed into our cellular memory banks prior to our descent into matter which, when activated, signifies that our time of completion is near. This refers to the completion of duality. When the 11:11 appears to you, it is your wake-up call. A direct channel opens up between you and the Invisible. When this happens, it is time to reflect on whatever you are doing for a moment and Look Larger. A transfer is in position. You can enter the Greater Reality if you wish pray or meditate and seed your future and also, you can be seeded by the Invisible. You can ask for help in some specific area of your life or simply listen quietly and receive a revelation.

COINCIDENCE AND 11:11
greatdreams.com Tue 2009-Apr-14 12:17am

You cannot stand on the outside of this door and pretend to know what is on the other side. You must live the truth, then you will see the glory of all that resides within. I live within this space. Heal yourself. Walk through this door on your 11:11.

Numerology: number 11, keep seeing 11:11, look at clock and see same numbers, numerology software, program, master number, karmic debt number, numerology software, master numbers
en.allexperts.com Tue 2009-Apr-14 12:16am

It's possible you have prominent "11," or "22" (11+11=22) in your comprehensive natal and, or timing charts. Perhaps you are transiting through some key related timing. Or, it could be purely a subconscious attachment to the numbers for any number of reasons. For example, maybe years ago during an important event, even viewing a particular circumstance in a movie or TV show, you happened to look at the time and saw 11:11. The number was burned into your subconscious and your unconscious now associates a particular event with that time/number. All memories, consciously known or not, are stored in your subconscious. Therefore, this is a very personal issue you're asking about, which would require a lot of analysis.

11:11 (numerology)
en.wikipedia.org Tue 2009-Apr-14 12:16am

Numerologists believe that events linked to the time 11:11 appear more often than can be explained by chance or coincidence. This belief is related to the concept of synchronicity. Other authors believe it is an auspicious sign, and others that it signals a spirit presence. The belief that it has mystical powers has been adopted by believers in New Age philosophies. However, skeptics say that Uri Geller's examples of 11:11 phenomenon in world events are examples of post-hoc reasoning and confirmation bias.

Pop Culture

Nora Dunn Biography
moviefone.com Sat 2009-Apr-11 7:58pm

Comedic actress Nora Dunn has frequently played acerbic character roles in films and TV as foils to generally likeable leads.

Photo Flash: Hell In A Handbag's DUELING DIVAS
broadwayworld.com Sat 2009-Apr-11 7:58pm

Hell in a Handbag Productions is thrilled to present a benefit staged reading featuring Hollywood's legendary eye-popping, scenery chewing film divas of all time Miss Joan Crawford and Miss Gloria Swanson in the roles that made them fabulous! See Handbag Artistic Director David Cerda and acclaimed actress and Saturday Night Live alumni Nora Dunn take on Mildred Pierce and Sunset Boulevard as only they can.

Stunningly shot 'Three Kings' is still worth visiting
blog.nola.com Sat 2009-Apr-11 7:57pm

Also of note is the supporting work of Nora Dunn as television journalist Adriana Cruz, a headline-chasing nightmare version of CNN's Christiane Amanpour....

Pareidolia

Derek Buckner
saatchi-gallery.co.uk Fri 2009-Apr-10 12:16am

Derek Buckner utilizes a variety of sources for his paintings — video imagery of urban landscapes taken from airplanes and moving cars, models of dystopia's constructed in the studio, and most recently, piles upon piles of ubiquitous marshmallows.

Albert Einstein Marilyn Monroe Illusion - Optical Illusions Picture
123opticalillusions.com Fri 2009-Apr-10 12:16am

Albert Einstein Marilyn Monroe Illusion When you look at this picture close range you see Albert Einstein.

Interesting Object - Optical Illusions Picture
123opticalillusions.com Fri 2009-Apr-10 12:16am

Here we have an object illusion that may have been photoshopped.

Male Optical Illusion - Hot Chick
guzer.com Fri 2009-Apr-10 12:16am

Stare at this picture. After about 30 seconds you should begin to see a boat appear in the background. Amazing!

BoredStop.com - Optical Illusion
boredstop.com Fri 2009-Apr-10 12:16am

If you look really carefully after a few seconds you'll be able to see Toronto's CN Tower in the background.

Optical Illusions - Free Picture Illusions
123opticalillusions.com Fri 2009-Apr-10 12:15am

Many of the images you will find here demonstrate visual phenomena, and optical or visual illusions. You will learn about the complexities of the human eye first hand. Visit the optical illusions below and give your eyes and brain the time of their lives!

Pop Culture

Britney Spears' on-stage antics in Vancouver
music-mix.ew.com Thu 2009-Apr-9 2:46pm

Britney had barely started performing when she abruptly left the stage, leaving the crowd quite literally in the dark. After a few minutes, an announcement informed the audience that "It's become uncomfortable and unsafe for the performers, including Ms. Spears…The show will resume as soon as the air around the stage is clear." ... Britney had barely started performing when she abruptly left the stage, leaving the crowd quite literally in the dark. After a few minutes, an announcement informed the audience that "It's become uncomfortable and unsafe for the performers, including Ms. Spears…The show will resume as soon as the air around the stage is clear."

Pop Culture

South Park
South Park creators given signed photo of Saddam Hussein
telegraph.co.uk Wed 2009-Apr-8 9:50pm

signed photo of Saddam Hussein by US marines after the former Iraqi leader was shown their movie in prison.

Print is Dead

Google CEO offers criticism, praise to newspaper publishers
marketwatch.com Tue 2009-Apr-7 3:25pm

GoogleChief Executive Eric Schmidt sought to allay newspaper industry executives' concerns on Tuesday, telling them they need to work together with the Internet giant while downplaying recent indications of growing friction between Google and the Associated Press.

Long Underwear Heroes are Dead

Green Lantern
'Green Lantern': Still Not Dead
cinematical.com Mon 2009-Apr-6 9:13pm

It's not over quite yet, but we might be inching closer to the finish line. The latest man to contend for the director's chair is Martin Campbell, who's still coming off Casino Royale and just completed Edge of Darkness, also known as Mel Gibson's acting comeback.

Copy Rights

Associated Press 'mad as hell' about unpaid Web use of its content
bizjournals.com Mon 2009-Apr-6 11:01pm

The Associated Press will cut fees paid by U.S. newspapers that run its news coverage and says it will challenge websites that run its news content for free.

Long Underwear Heroes are Dead

Will 'Wolverine' Leak Prove Fatal to Film?
abcnews.go.com Thu 2009-Apr-2 10:33pm

A full-length version of the movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman, appeared online Wednesday, a month before it is due in theaters. ... "I just am so disappointed with this movie," blog co-founder Chris Lemke wrote. "They seemed to have all the tools to make this work and instead decided to dumb it down and essentially make a cartoon. … After this one, I don't have much hope for the rest of the franchise. If you are set on watching this, good luck."

FBI called in over Wolverine leak
news.bbc.co.uk Thu 2009-Apr-2 10:33pm

The FBI are investigating the online leak of an almost finished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a month before the film's cinema release.

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea: Heil Honey, I'm Home
tv.com Sun 2009-Mar-22 8:30pm

a British parody of American sitcoms of the 1950s. That seems normal enough, right? It featured a husband and wife dealing with domestic hijinks such as not getting along with the neighbors. So why would such a show fail so quickly? Oh, one more thing: the husband and wife? Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. ... aired precisely once on Britain's Galaxy satellite channel... Hitler's neighbors are Jewish... To be fair, the show's creators knew they were courting controversy and that many people would find the concept to be in very poor taste. I think they just underestimated. A lot.

Print is Dead

Time offering 'customized' experimental magazine
breitbart.com Fri 2009-Mar-20 5:57pm

US news weekly Time, which like other publications has been looking for ways to reinvent itself in print and on the Web, is allowing readers to put together their own personalized magazine. The experiment, called "Mine," allows readers to create a print or Web version of a magazine with content drawn from titles owned by Time and its partner in the venture, American Express Publishing.

Print is Dead

Seattle Post-Intelligencer to go Web only
breitbart.com Mon 2009-Mar-16 1:59pm

Seattle will be a one-newspaper town after Tuesday, when the 146-year-old Seattle Post-Intelligencer prints its last edition. The P-I will continue to live on the Internet with a much smaller staff. Parent company Hearst Corp. says it has failed to find a buyer for the newspaper, which it put up for sale in January after nine years of financial losses. The end of the print edition leaves The Seattle Times as the only major daily in the city.

Art of

Twimphony Debuts in B'ville
examiner-enterprise.com Sun 2009-Mar-15 4:05pm

The Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra's production "Baroque and Beyond" was the first Twimphony — a symphony with Twitter accompaniment — held anywhere, worldwide.

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Bozo creator, music exec Alan Livingston dies at 91
reuters.com Sat 2009-Mar-14 1:19pm

Alan W. Livingston, who created the character of Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles to a contract at Capitol Records during a long and multifaceted show business career, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91.

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Diva Zappa
en.wikipedia.org Tue 2009-Mar-10 11:37pm

Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa (born July 30, 1979) is an American artist, also known for several acting roles in film and television, as well as recording a one-off comedy single. She is the youngest daughter of musician Frank Zappa.

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Watchmen Smiley
Alan Moore, author of "Watchmen," reinvented the comic book
chicagotribune.com Sat 2009-Mar-7 1:44pm

Over the past 30 years, author Alan Moore has almost single-handedly reinvented the comic book, transforming its language, broadening its scope and deepening its intellect. So, naturally, Hollywood has been poaching his stories for years, the most egregious being the 2003 loud and dumb adaptation of his otherwise highly literate "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." ... This weekend, however, we get director Zack Snyder's sprawling adaptation of " Watchmen...." Moore has sworn off movie profits inspired by his books; he recently told the Los Angeles Times that he is opposed to movies based on his work. About "Watchmen" he said, "I will be spitting venom all over it for months to come."

Watchmen Smiley
Watchmen is treasure trove for philosophers
reuters.com Sat 2009-Mar-7 1:44pm

"'Watchmen' is an embarrassment of riches to the comics-obsessed philosopher," said Mark D. White, editor of the book "Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test." The book is one of a series that uses pop culture as an entry point to the sometimes abstract subject of philosophy.

Art of

Anaglyph glasses
david-romeuf.fr Tue 2009-Mar-3 7:39pm
A bad pairing of screen - glasses can ruin the anaglyphs vision!
3D Anaglyph Movie
saunalahti.fi Tue 2009-Mar-3 7:39pm

"Kolmiulotteisia Kuvia" is an experimental 3D movie, the second ever anaglyph 3D film made in Finland. (The first one was made in the early 1950's, only one faded print remains of that film, and nobody knows if the negatives still exist...) The movie has no plot, its subject matter is reminiscent of the early Lumiere Brothers' first movies: a wiew of an approaching train, a view from the harbour, a magician doing his act (with camera tricks like Georges Melies used to do...), some shots from downtown Helsinki, and so on - the "retro" idea...

Anaglyph image
en.wikipedia.org Tue 2009-Mar-3 7:38pm

Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different (usually chromatically opposite) colors, such as red and cyan

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Broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey dies at age of 90
celebritymound.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:19pm

Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90. Harvey died surrounded by family at a hospital in Phoenix, where he had a winter home, said Louis Adams, a spokesman for ABC Radio Networks, where Harvey worked for more than 50 years. No cause of death was immediately available.

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Watchmen Smiley
The "Watchmen" Movie and the Trouble With Loyalty
newsweek.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:18pm

The long-awaited 'Watchmen' movie takes loyalty to new limits. And that's exactly what's wrong with it.

Watchmen Smiley
Zack Snyder, 'Watchmen's' watched man
latimes.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:17pm
Director Zack Snyder needed a superhero's fortitude to finish the controversial comic-book saga. We'll find out if that was enough after Friday.
Watchmen Smiley
For fans, only a super 'Watchmen' movie can save the day
nydailynews.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:17pm

Who watches the "Watchmen"? Or maybe the question is: How closely will lovers of "Watchmen" be watching? If you don't think the answer is "very," you're living in an alternate universe. The Warner Bros. superhero action-drama arrives Friday with more than 20 years of heavy expectations. For the comic-book set, this is the Holy Grail of graphic novels. And director Zack Snyder and the rest of the team behind the film knew all the pitfalls and perils that such a notorious pop-culture work would bring.

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Mouse ears
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories
blastmagazine.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:37pm

Published since 1940, this venerable "funny animal" comic book has enjoyed 700 issues over 70 years. WDC&S is an important title for many reasons — including the fact that it had the honor of being the home of hundreds of the first and original stories about Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and the dreaded Beagle Boys written by Carl Barks.

IDW's "Dick Tracy" archives relaunched in larger format
comicbookresources.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:37pm

IDW's successful Complete Dick Tracy series is getting bigger…and better. CEO Ted Adams, who initiated the series and edited its first six volumes, has announced that Tracy is being folded into IDW's Library of American Comics imprint, alongside Terry and the Pirates, Little Orphan Annie, and other classic newspaper strip titles.

NYCC: Breathed talks about the new "Bloom County" collections
comicbookresources.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:37pm

This October, IDW is publishing the first of five volumes collecting the entire run of Berkeley Breathed's Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip "Bloom County." Edited by Scott Dunbier and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, these five hardcover collections will be part of IDW's Library of American Comics Imprint. The daily "Bloom County" strip started up in December of 1980, not long after Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States, and Breathed developed a loyal following using the quirky denizens of the fictional Bloom County to comment on the politics of the time. CBR News caught up with Breathed to get the details on this definitive collection of "Bloom County."

The End of Alternative Comic Strips
digg.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:36pm

Earlier this week Village Voice Media suspended publication of all its comic strips across its entire chain of alternative weekly papers in a cost-cutting move.

Print is Dead

Plans Finalized To Shut Down Last U.S. Newspapers
wonkette.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:37pm

Hey, America: This is what you'll lose, once the last bloated newspapers close forever: People like this, whining about the Most Important Thing Ever, a soggy newsprint version of yesterday's wire copy and weeks-old syndicate features about "winter vegetables," wrapped around a Big Lots! circular and six or seven pages of foreclosure notices in the back, along with a few "I HEREBY REFUSE TO PAY MY DEBT" classifieds, where the jobs/real estate ads used to be. Oh god.

How cartoons joined the 21st century
independent.co.uk Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:36pm

Forget paper and wave goodbye to inky fingers. Simon Usborne discovers the hottest comics are strictly online

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Marvel confirms Branagh directing Thor, Iron Man 2 filming start
robot6.comicbookresources.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 5:10pm

Marvel held their fourth quarter/year-end earnings call this morning, where they discussed their financial performance for 2008 and gave a couple of updates for their upcoming film slate.

Spider-Man
Lee, Marvel Sued for $750 Million by Stan Lee Media, Inc
newsarama.com Tue 2009-Feb-24 4:37pm

Stan Lee's multimedia plans from the '90s have come back to haunt him once again, as shareholders of Stan Lee Media, Inc. on Monday filed suit against Lee, his wife, Marvel Comics, Marvel Chairman Issac Perlmutter, and former head of Marvel Studios Avi Arad for over $750 million — one half the proceeds from Spider-Man, X-Men and Iron Man. The suit claims that Permutter, Lee, Arad and Marvel denied the shareholders of Stan Lee Media to their rights in the ownership of 50% of the characters and properties created by Lee, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man and dozens of others. The shareholders claim that Lee transferred all of his interest in the characters he created for Marvel to Stan Lee Media in 1998.

Art of

Rob Harrell takes over art on Adam@Home
amuniversal.com Mon 2009-Feb-23 9:41am

"Adam@Home" cartoonist Brian Basset is getting a helping hand from former Universal Press Syndicate cartoonist Rob Harrell of "Big Top" fame. Beginning with the Feb. 23 "Adam@ Home" comic, Harrell will take over the strip's art and will assist in its production. Basset's hoping the move will free up more time to dedicate to his other comic strip, "Red & Rover."

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Watchmen Smiley
Watchmen Viral - The Keene Act
newsarama.com Mon 2009-Feb-23 10:42pm

1977 public service film from the House Committee on Un-American Activities informing the country of the Keene Act - a law passed to eliminate the costumed menace and to put an end to masked vigilantism.

Music industry is dead

Record Labels Make ISPs 'Copyright Cops' for Piracy
bloomberg.com Sun 2009-Feb-15 5:04pm

The world's biggest record companies sued college students, a 12-year-old girl and a dead woman and still failed to stamp out music piracy. Now they're turning to Internet service providers. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp., EMI Group and Sony Music Entertainment have gained leverage through court and government actions to pressure ISPs into warning customers not to steal music -- in some cases with a threat to cut service. Crowded networks are helping to soften U.S. and European access providers' resistance to working with record companies.

Art of

Number 13 (1922)
us.imdb.com Mon 2009-Feb-9 8:34pm

This is the first film Alfred Hitchcock ever directed, sometime in late 1922 or early 1923. The story was about low-income residents of a building. It was written by a woman employed at Islington, her precise identity unknown. Even the film's title is unclear: Islington Studios' records listed it as being "Mrs. Peabody", but Hitchcock always referred to it as Number 13 (possibly because it was the thirteenth film he was involved in making, in some capacity).... he filming was ultimately shut down with only two reels of film completed. The picture was never actually completed or shown... The footage filmed is now long-lost, and nothing else is known about it, apart from Hitchcock's alleged assertion that it wasn't very interesting....

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Alfred Hitchcock
us.imdb.com Mon 2009-Feb-9 8:33pm

He was born Alfred Joseph Hitchcock. His father was a green grocer... He grew up in a very strict Roman Catholic family....

Carl Switzer -- Our Gang's Alfalfa
en.wikipedia.org Mon 2009-Feb-9 8:29pm

Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer (August 7, 1927 — January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, professional dog breeder and hunting guide, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters.

Art of

Real D Cinema
en.wikipedia.org Sun 2009-Feb-8 6:29pm

RealD Cinema is a digital stereoscopic projection technology made and sold by RealD Inc. It is currently the most widely used technology for watching 3-D films in theatres. Samsung will be using RealD technology in its upcoming HDTVs.

Pareidolia

Minnesota Buddhists Abuzz About Hive
museumofhoaxes.com Sat 2008-Nov-15 5:47pm

The Cambodian Buddhist community in Rochester is abuzz over what they believe is a miracle: a wasp nest in the shape of a seated Buddha built in the eaves of their temple.

Print is Dead

Prank NY Times: 'All the news we hope to print'
msnbc.msn.com Wed 2008-Nov-12 11:20pm

Commuters nationwide found out during Wednesday's morning rush hour that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had ended. Global warming, health care spending and the economy's problems were on their way to solutions too. Some 1.2 million copies of a spoof of The New York Times, dated July 4, 2009, were handed out by the liberal pranksters the "Yes Men."

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