News items that pertain, one way or another, to the study of telecommunication and film.
- 'FlashForward' soft in return21 March 2010, 6:43 pm
TV News: ABC rookie drama struggles in ratings -- Flash forward several months later, and ABC is still struggling to attract young adults early on Thursday. ...
- Google looks to leave China21 March 2010, 4:04 pm
International News: Internet giant refuses to be part of country's censhorship -- Giant webco Google now looks set to carry out its threat to close its China website, google.cn, over web censorship by the end of this month. ... - 'Alice' still queen of the box office21 March 2010, 3:11 pm
Film News: Disney pic earns $34.5 million; 'Wimpy Kid' places second -- Disney's 3D juggernaut "Alice in Wonderland" grosses $34.5 million at 3,739 playdates in its third frame. ... - 'Alice' continues to enchant auds20 March 2010, 2:28 pm
Weekend B.O.: Disney pic wins weekend over trio of new releases -- For a third week in a row, Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" is tops at the box office. ... - MGM pushes back deadline on bids20 March 2010, 1:32 pm
MGM: Assets on block include 'Hobbit,' James Bond -- Beleaguered MGM appears to have pushed back the deadline for binding offers until at least Monday. ...
- 'Alice' still overseas champ21 March 2010, 5:34 am
Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" cruised to its third consecutive No. 1 round overseas, rounding up $47 million from 6,687 screens in 49 territories.... - 'Alice' tops Friday b.o. again20 March 2010, 3:49 pm
Disney's 3D fantasy "Alice in Wonderland" fetched $9.9 million on the day for $241.2 million in cumulative b.o. at the start of its third session.... - 'Dragon' ship charts new course for Wal-Mart20 March 2010, 7:13 am
A 40-foot-long Viking ship is set to dock in Times Square on Monday.... - Icahn launches takeover bid for Lionsgate19 March 2010, 2:48 pm
Activist shareholder Carl Icahn has turned his $6 a-share tender offer into a hostile takeover bid for Lionsgate.... - Rosie O'Donnell plots daytime return19 March 2010, 2:31 pm
Rosie O'Donnell has teamed with syndication veterans Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin for another syndicated talk show....
- India First To Build a Supersonic Cruise Missile21 March 2010, 8:34 pm
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt: "India successfully tested Sunday a 'maneuverable' version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it has jointly developed with Russia, news reports said. The vertical-launch version of the 290-kilometer range BrahMos was tested from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off India's eastern coast, the PTI news agency reported. 'The vertical-launch version of missile was launched at 11:30 (0600 GMT) hours today from Indian Navy ship INS Ranvir and it... - What Is Holding Back the Paperless Office?21 March 2010, 7:23 pm
Drethon writes "CNN has an article (are we up to the millionth article on this topic?) asking if the paperless office has arrived. This got me wondering, what are the main things holding back the paperless office? Just off the top of my head, the main thing keeping me printing out documents is the ability to spread a dozen pages of a document under review out on my table and marking it up by hand. PDF and Word markups are not too bad but they still lack the ability to spread many pages out to lo... - Russian ASCII Art Animated Cat From 196821 March 2010, 6:18 pm
harrymcc writes "Forty-two years ago, Russian scientists created an impressive sequence of a cat walking about — and it was all the more impressive given that the 'CGI' involved rendering hundreds of images of the cat as ASCII art, then printing out the sequence image by image and photographing it." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ... - Switzerland Passes Violent Games Ban21 March 2010, 5:12 pm
BanjoTed writes with a followup to news from February that the Swiss government was pursuing a ban on violent video games. He writes "Sadly, Switzerland has now passed the law that paves the way for an outright ban on violent video games in the country. The full implications of the ruling will not be known until the government reveals the exact requirements that will be laid down by the new legislation – a decision that has not yet been made. What is certain though is that the Swiss author... - Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs21 March 2010, 3:56 pm
alphadogg writes "Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working. The company acknowledged the issue in a note explaining the problem. 'Due to a recent update it is possible that BitDefender detects several Windows and BitDefender files as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert.5,' the company said. The acknowledgment came after BitDefender users had logged hundr...
- SXSW Scenes: Hot Dogs, Hare Krishna and Rock20 March 2010, 9:33 pm
Characters of every stripe fill the streets of Austin, Texas, during the annual South by Southwest music festival. Oh, and there are some bands, too. ... - Palm Can Still Win: Here Are Five Things They Need To Do20 March 2010, 5:34 pm
Palm tanked after turning in a dismal 3Q earnings report driven by bad smartphone sales. The good news? The phone is becoming just an app on a smart, portable device. The disruptive contours of that smart, portable device is still in flux, and about to get buffeted again by the release of Apple’s iPad in about two weeks. This is still anybody’s game — heck, if even Google is worried about the next Google, why can’t Palm be the next Palm? ... - Review: 'Hubble 3D' Takes You on Beautiful, Brief Space Journey20 March 2010, 2:13 pm
Immerse yourself in vivid interstellar visuals as Imax brings extraterrestrial wonders down to Earth. ... - Tesla's Roadster Sport Zips the Light Fantastic20 March 2010, 12:30 am
Zero to 60 in 3.7 seconds. 80 mph feels more like 50. Grips roads like a junkie to a crack pipe. This is what it's like to drive the Tesla Sport Roadster. ... - Bad Magic Comic Mysterius Makes Good Tech Satire20 March 2010, 12:00 am
Magic and tech in the 21st century combine in Jeff Parker and Tom Fowler's hilarious comic Mysterius, released this week as a paperback collection from DC's Wildstorm imprint. ...
- Star Jones recovering after cardiac surgery - msnbc.com21 March 2010, 9:11 pm
Monsters and Critics.comStar Jones recovering after cardiac surgerymsnbc.comMatthew Jordan Smith / AP Star Jones underwent cardiac surgery Wednesday related to rarely-performed surgery she had three decades ago after developing a thoracic tumor. In a statement to PEOPLE, a representative for the television personality ...Star Jones recovering after undergoing cardiac surgeryNew York Daily NewsStar Jones in recovery after heart surgeryCelebrities With DiseasesReality TV attorney Star Jones recove... - Snoop Dogg, Estelle, Alex Chilton Tribute Bring SXSW to a Close - Billboard21 March 2010, 9:06 pm
Stuff.co.nzSnoop Dogg, Estelle, Alex Chilton Tribute Bring SXSW to a CloseBillboardSouth by Southwest drew to a close on a rare rainy, frigid Saturday (March 20) in Austin, Tx. The late Alex Chilton was memorialized by colleagues, friends and admirers on Saturday at South By Southewest ...Big Star's SXSW Show Turns Into Powerful Tribute to Alex ChiltonRolling StoneStars honour Big Star's late singer at SXSWNME.comAlex Chilton remembered as Big Star SXSW showcase becomes joyous tributeEnt... - Discovery launches 'Life' series with Oprah narrating - Christian Science Monitor21 March 2010, 9:01 pm
Los Angeles TimesDiscovery launches 'Life' series with Oprah narratingChristian Science Monitor'Life' series breaks new ground in nature photography using state-of-the-art cameras to film eye-popping natural wonders. African straw-colored fruit bats are shown in flight at Kasanka National Park in Zambia. The bats are part of an 11-part series ...Will you be watching 'Life' this weekend?Entertainment WeeklyTV preview of 'Life' on DiscoveryWashington PostLife: Serie... - Rachel Weisz Wins Laurence Olivier Best Actress Award - GossipCenter.com21 March 2010, 8:51 pm
Washington PostRachel Weisz Wins Laurence Olivier Best Actress AwardGossipCenter.comSpending the day on the red carpet, Rachel Weisz was among the stars on hand for The Laurence Olivier Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England on Sunday (March 21). The British actress was all smiles as she snatched up the Best Actress ...Rachel Weisz wins best actress at Laurence Olivier AwardsTelegraph.co.ukWeisz 'Streetcar' role garners OlivierRTE.ieRachel Weisz wins Laurence Olivier awar... - Sandra Bullock update: Jesse James Nazi Salute Photo to TMZ? - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)21 March 2010, 8:42 pm
Digital SpySandra Bullock update: Jesse James Nazi Salute Photo to TMZ?San Francisco Chronicle (blog)This is a sad update in the Sandra Bullock and Jesse James split and Jesse James cheating affair story. Jesse James allegedly had a stemy affair with Michelle "Bombshell" McGee (pictured). Later it was reported that Michelle "Bombshell" McGee was ...Jesse James Mistress, Michelle McGee, Suffering From Bipolar DisorderSeven Sided CubeJesse James Nazi Salute Photo Coming SoonTMZ...
- 'Alice' is No. 1; 'Wimpy' surprises21 March 2010, 4:00 am
Tim Burton's 3-D juggernaut rules weekend box office; adaptation of Jeff Kinney books tops ''Bounty Hunter''... - Sunday TV: What do you watch?21 March 2010, 4:00 am
Ken Tucker's all in for ''Breaking Bad,'' but there's stiff competition tonight; which shows get your time?... - SXSW 2010: Music fest's best21 March 2010, 4:00 am
Music Mix covers the weekend in Austin: Snoop Dogg at Perez Hilton party, Alex Chilton tribute, lots more... - Spielberg, Hanks talk 'The Pacific'21 March 2010, 4:00 am
Series bosses tell Adam B. Vary about focusing the story, the mammoth production, a ''Jurassic'' reunion... - 'New Moon': Midnight DVD party!21 March 2010, 4:00 am
Darren Franich chatted with Peter Facinelli, took pulse of Twihard Nation in line for late-night DVD release...
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