January 2010
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Death Metal Rooster (via aliquidcow)
Death Metal Rooster (via aliquidcow)
(Via Pete.)
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Where the knobs don't fall off. Mostly.
synecdoche, on Flickr:
I love that this company, whatever it was, sold itself not on sound or picture quality but on the staying power of its knobs. I guess knobs popping off left and right must have been a major issue. Also, English advertising is always wonderfully unassuming. An American ad would undoubtedly have said ‘Your knobs will never fall off again, we guarantee it!’ rather than ‘In...
Alma: Animated short is "equal parts Pixar and The...
(Via Boing Boing.)
Killer of Sheep: A cautionary music rights tale
Killer of Sheep: A cautionary music rights tale
In 1977, filmmaker Charles Burnett submitted Killer of Sheep as his Master’s thesis at UCLA Film School. It’s set in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts and filmed in an Italian neorealist style. After a well-received festival run, it languished for 30 years without a theatrical release or distribution because of music rights issues....
Discovery, Sony, and Imax create new 3D television...
Discovery, Sony, and Imax create new 3D television channel The Avatar Effect: 3D entertainment is expected to be a hot topic at this week’s 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, even more so with today’s announcement of a new 3D television channel venture formed by Discovery, Sony, and Imax. Also today, an announcement that Disney sports division ESPN plans to launch a 3D sports channel...
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Future to launch superhero magazine
Future to launch superhero magazine Quarterly title to capitalise on popularity of comics, videogames and movies such as Iron Man and Batman: the Dark Knight Future Publishing will look to capitalise on the popularity of superhero movies such as Iron Man and Batman: the Dark Knight with a new premium ‘coffee table’ magazine, Comic Heroes. The £7.99 132-page quarterly follows a...
Revolution will be televised in HD 3D
Revolution will be televised in HD 3D: “ On eve of Las Vegas consumer electronics showcase, expectations grow for internet TVs and the tablet computer Televisions enhanced with direct internet access and 3D displays will be among the most anticipated products unveiled when the world’s biggest annual technology showcase kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday. This year could see a...