At 1 pm Eastern today, Apple is hosting a media event to announce new products. For the first time that I am aware of, Apple will stream the event live on the Web. Note you can only watch with the right hardware/software. Apple announced that the stream will only be viewable on an OS X [...]
Posts Tagged ‘movies’
Apple media event today
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, iPod, media, Media event, movies, TV
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Revamped Apple TV to include Netflix streaming?
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, media, movies, Netflix, Television
The answer to this question is yes, at least according to Bloomberg. We will see tomorrow if they are correct. Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers TV to consumers, will include movies from Netflix Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The streaming service would be available [...]
The assault on cable TV
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Brant in biz, culture, techTags: Cable television, Internet, IPTV, media, movies, Television
Image via Wikipedia Finally. It appears that the stars are aligning in favor of a strong push for Internet TV (IPTV) over traditional cable television. All the big companies in tech (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon) are launching or have launched major initiatives to deliver streaming video over the Internet. Content creators would love this, [...]
Experimental film tribute to Blade Runner
Posted: 20th August 2010 by Brant in cultureTags: Blade Runner, media, movies, Ridley Scott, Science fiction
Cover of Blade Runner (The Director’s Cut) Ridley Scott‘s movie Blade Runner is one of my all time favorites. A new experimental film tribute to the movie is on Vimeo. This film was made as a unique picture with a resolution of 60.000 x 60.000 pixels (3.6 gigapixels). It was made with 167,819 frames from [...]
Patriotism run amok
Posted: 5th July 2010 by Brant in culture, politicsTags: communism, movies, wackos
This is probably one of the most over-the-top, crazy-ass, hyper-patriotic and downright wacko movie I have ever seen. But it is perfect for a patriotic holiday. It was released in 1971. More info here. (via Wonkette)
Disintermediation (updated)
Posted: 27th June 2010 by Brant in biz, culture, techTags: cable TV, Internet, media, movies, music, tech, TV
Disintermediation is the process by which a process middleman in a process is eliminated. Remember what the Internet did to travel agents? Who uses a travel agent these days? And how about bricks-and-mortor book stores? Well, we are (finally) getting closer to disintermediation of the cable TV companies. The Internet is a terrific platform for [...]
OUTLIERS from MONDIAL CREATIVE LABS on Vimeo. (via Colin Peters)
Netflix and the iPad
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, iPad, movies, Netflix, TV
Yesterday Netflix upgraded their app for the iPad. What does the upgrade do? It allows iPad owners to output Netflix’s streaming movies from the iPad to a TV. This is a great new feature.
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David Lynch has directed a short noir film as part of Dior’s “Lady Dior” series called “Lady Blue Shanghai“. Fabulous, darling. Watch if full-screen for maximum effect.
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It’s not an epidemic, its a wacky romantic horror flick: Birdemic. Watch for it at this year’s Academy Awards.
Netflix streaming works on the iPad
Posted: 1st April 2010 by Brant in culture, techTags: Apple, iPad, movies, Netflix, TV
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Great news for Netflix subscribers: Using a free Netflix app available on April 3, you can stream Netflix content on your iPad. So who needs flash or silverlight now? Netflix is a free app for the iPad that will be available on launch April 3rd. If you’re a netflix subscriber you can watch instantly anything [...]
Roger Ebert: Live blogging the Academy Awards
Posted: 7th March 2010 by Brant in cultureTags: Ebert, movies, Oscars
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Check out Roger Ebert’s live blog of the Academy Awards here. My guess for Best Picture: The Hurt Locker. Or maybe Avatar. Who knows? And if you are away from a TV you can watch the AP’s coverage of the Oscars streaming live here. Google has a nice template listing all the nominees here.
Apple deserves an Oscar too
Posted: 7th March 2010 by Brant in culture, fun, techTags: Apple, fun, movies, Oscars, TV
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At least according to The Awl. Check out this video compilation of Apple products’ appearances in movies and on TV. Apple’s Greatest Cinematic Achievements from The Awl on Vimeo.
What is going on with the hippy blue cats?
Posted: 25th February 2010 by Brant in cultureTags: fun, movies, mystery
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What is this all about? Anyone have a clue who did this and why? The intentionally low production values should not mislead, in that a close look indicates it is actually extremely well done. And don’t let the current low viewer count on YouTube mislead. This is virtually certain to be a big YouTube hit. [...]
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Many of my friends seem aggressively disinterested in foreign films. I love them. And this doesn’t help. Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier By the way, Lars Von Trier is, in fact, a great director.