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David C. Fein
August 18th, 2008
This may seem like a simple story, but believe me when I say that this is a collaboration made in heaven.
One Frame of Lowry Digital Images breathtaking restoration of “North by Northwest”.
As per Variety today:
Demos joins Lowry Digital Images
Exec named senior algorithm scientist
By DAVID S. COHEN
Gary Demos has joined Lowry Digital Images. Demos will be a senior algorithm scientist at Lowry, which is an industry leader in digital film restoration and image enhancement.
Demos received the Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar in 2006 and has received scientific & technical awards from the Academy in 1985, 1995 and 1996. Lowry was acquired in April by Indian-owned Reliance Big Entertainment.
(Click here for the original Variety Story Link.)
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David C. Fein
March 10th, 2008
As a great admirer of artist Drew Struzen, I’m happy to present to you the final Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull poster. (Yes, this time they did get the logo right!)
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BigFool
February 14th, 2008
(Yes, this is the correct one… note in the trailer, it’s this one. Someone just screwed up the teaser poster.)
Just follow this link…
Enough said…
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David C. Fein
November 1st, 2007
In a huge move in the HD disc wars, Toshiba and Wal-Mart are partnering on a special ’secret-sale’ at 8 AM tomorrow morning!
Get the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player for $98.87…. Today it’s selling for $399 everywhere.
Additionally, that player is eligable for the five free disc offer:
Personally, I think you should all get ‘The Thing’ as one of your free discs.
You can find the 5 free HD-DVD offer here.
UPDATED: Now the same unit is also on sale for $99 at Best Buy! Check out bestbuy.com for more information and local availability.
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BigFool
October 27th, 2007
Jeeez, you thought the inner workings of Hollywood couldn’t affect you, right? Don’t be so sure. The Fools give the low down on the Writers Guild’s looming strike and if it happens, why it’ll touch YOUR lives in the future. Also, the Fools break down the new and future differences of the Apple iPod and iPhone and how the ‘fruitful’ company is possibly creating the ultimate bridge of technology and lifestyle.
You don’t wanna miss this one!
Writers Strike-Various iPod/iPhone Extras [65:59m]:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
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David C. Fein
September 6th, 2007
Apple yesterday introduced new members and colors of the iPod. Almost completely doing away with plastic cases, Apple recolored the Shuffle, shortened the height and enlarged the screen of the nano, expanded the capacity of the classic iPod to an amazing 160 GB, and introduced the iPhone-less iPhone, called the iPod Touch.
Clearly the biggest news is the iPod Touch, and I’ll go into detail about what’s great and what’s not in my next article. But for me, my greatest joy was in seeing a new 160 GB iPod classic with a new interface and non-scratching metal case. My iPod is as much a tool as a portable hard drive, as it is as a entertainment device.
While the Pros clearly out weigh the cons, there are some changes that many will not like to the new products. Specifically, while they added video output playback ability to every iPod but the shuffle, it can no longer be accomplished without a dock. So long impromptu showings of television shows, movies, or even slide shows. Now you have more to carry with you if you expect to be entertaining from your iPod.
In general, Apple should be cheered for this well overdue update. It’s about time…
My only real complaint? I want a 160 GB iPod Touch. I doubt that will happen until RAM prices considerably drop.
Cheers!
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David C. Fein
August 28th, 2007
The nightmare continues… and I don’t mean that John Carpenter’s masterpiece “Halloween” has been remade by Rob Zombie; the remake joins the ranks of films lost to the internet before theatrical release.
The new Rob Zombie film that opens this weekend has been leaked in DVD quality to the internet. Stereo sound, and all of the gore you’d expect. This isn’t good news.
When you have a film as expected as this one, this leak could be disastrous to the film’s release. Especially the opening weekend. Given the fact that this is a work print, it could also be destructive to the DVD release if the key deleted scenes are included in the work cut. From reports, this cut is a widely commented July cut of the film that didn’t test as well as the studio would have liked, and therefore there were many edits and the ending was supposedly reshot.
More and more films are showing up on the internet in the highest quality, and these leaks are leaving a major wake in their path. “Highlander: The Source,” “Hostel: Part II”, “Sicko” are just a few that have suffered.
Given the huge investment made by the studios, you can expect that the whole studio system will begin to lock up and lock down all outside production. Folks, with film industry strikes on the horizon, leaks of films on the net, and an overall eight-hundred-pound-gorilla mentality, you can expect to see the studio system of internal production departments increase in the near future with Fort Knox security being employed. Just wait and see…
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David C. Fein
August 20th, 2007
Paramount recently announced the most expensive single season of a show ever placed on home video. Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 1: Remastered, exclusively on HD-DVD for $218.
Joining Universal Pictures, Paramount and Dreamworks Animation have chosen a side in the High Definition disc war; HD-DVD. Privacy of sales figures have always been a major focus for all of the studios. This is one of the biggest reasons that the studios are high on the DVD format. Distribution is direct from the studio, and all records stay within the company.
While the Dreamworks SKG films are not exclusive to either format, it was reported today at Yahoo News that the studios have definitively chosen HD-DVD over Blu-ray.
Sony, the most major player in the Blu-ray camp; and receives royalty payments for every Blu-ray disc sold, in essence receives the sales statistics for all Blu-ray releases. This is incredibly powerful information when you want to negotiate a deal with another studio for anything from sequel rights, co-production deals, and could easily be used to sway talent by sharing ‘true’ figures as a lure to Sony.
Knowledge is power in Hollywood, and with accurate figures going to Sony, they are ideally poised to be ‘The Godfather’ of the industry, making offers that the other studios couldn’t refuse.
Whenever its reported that Blu-ray is leading the HD disc competition, I return back to the blackmail aspects of the battle. Remember, this is the beginning of a next stage in movie sales; with looming strikes over disc royalties, information such as these verifiable figures could easily set a negative precedent.
While most figures are generic, and would be reported as ‘Paramount pressed 5000 discs today’ and not by title, the fact that Blu-ray plants are being carefully monitored by Sony at the moment due to the many problems they have been having with their first generation discs, it’s clear that this title monitoring could easily, and are likely occurring.
While I personally feel that Blu-ray has the better technical format, I expect HD-DVD to win in the long run for political reasons. Stay tuned for further updates…
UPDATE: Deadline Hollywood Daily Reports MILLIONS of “Promotional” Dollars given to both studios as part of the deal.
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Posted by
David C. Fein
August 7th, 2007
It is every Producer’s biggest nightmare. Your film is released in full quality, stereo mix, etc. on the internet almost a year before it is supposed to be released. Late last year this EXACT event happened. Anyone who truly wanted to see the film, obtained a copy, and did. While the Producers claimed that the film wasn’t finished, reports are that every aspect of the film was polished, and overall, it was an enjoyable film. However, when no theatrical release date was set, the question of what was going to happen with the film came up. It’s reported by the Adrian Paul Newswire blog that the film is now destined for it’s premiere as a television movie for the SciFi Channel on September 15th at 9 PM followed by an encore showing at 1AM.
This is a shame, and something to seriously appreciate when you’re making a picture. Often events such as these happen when someone involved ‘burns’ someone else. As a fellow Producer, I truly hope that they catch the individual who leaked the film. As for the picture itself? I recommend that you take the time on September 15th to see it!
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