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Release 0.9: When 2.0 -- Adding the Fourth Dimension

Esther Dyson | Posted 12.14.2009 | Technology

Read More: Lendaround, rezz.it, Real-Time Information, Airline Industry, Dvd, When 2.0, Revenue Management, Xtify, Timesharing, Technology News
Esther Dyson

With real-time information about customers' needs and vendors' offers, there's a widespread shift to make use of the opportunities for granularity and personalization of offers around location and time.

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Karl Urban Talks Star Trek And Priest

Jenna Busch | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Blu-Ray, Priest, Karl Urban, Bones, Paul Bettany, Dvd, Star Trek, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

Karl Urban plays Bones in the reboot of the Star Trek, and if you are anything like me, you think he was perfect for the role. We got a chance to chat with Urban on the red carpet.

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Just in Time for Halloween: The 10 Best Modern 'Direct-to-DVD' Horror Films

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Frontiers, Lionsgate; Weinstein Company, Halloween, From Within, Scary Movies, Midnight Movie, 2001 Maniacs, Inside, Scott Mendelson, Movies, Even Stevens, Reviews, Midnight Meat Train, Dvd, Murder Party, Mega Snake, Simon Says, News, Crispin Glover, The Children, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The Children isn't the most violent film, nor the goriest or showiest. It haunts because it boils itself down to an unanswerable question: would you kill your own sick children to prevent them from killing you?

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Nick Swardson: "My Ass is the Best Joke Teller I Know"

Jon Chattman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Unicorn, Farts, Grandma's Boy, Comedian, Comedy Album, Woody Allen, Nick Swardson, Joke, Ghandi, Dvd, Reno 911!, Cd, Will Ferrell, Rue McClanahan, Charlie Chaplin, Party, Chuck Norris, Comedy, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

There is, for sure, a very twisted side to me. The other side is a nude Brad Pitt riding a unicorn with candy as his genitals.

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HuffPost Review: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Public Enemies, Scott Mendelson. Movies, Superman, Reviews, News, Batman, Blu Ray, Dvd, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

If Public Enemies was merely a three-part episode of Superman: The Animated Series, it would be a good one. But it falls short as a stand-alone movie.

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Hollywood Unveils New Rules for Movie Lovers

eSarcasm | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Keanu Reeves, Copyright Infringement, Copyright, Realdvd, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Real Networks, Copyright Law, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Hollywood, Movies, Dvd, Kaleidesscape, Satire, Comedy News
eSarcasm

Movie watchers will be allowed to make and eat their own popcorn, but it must be at least three days old and smothered in rancid butter-flavored coconut oil.

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The e-Book Wars: Is Pornography Next?

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media

Read More: William Lynch, Kindle, Sony Reader, E-Books, Plastic Logic, Blackberry, Steve Haber, Vhs, Porn, Dvd, Pornography, Amazon.com, Sony, Barnes & Noble, HD DVD, B&N.com, Book Sellers, Public Libraries, Audible.com, Blu-Ray, Iphone, Sony Betamax, Epub, Betamax, Media News
Tom Alderman

With their proprietary software for Kindle readers only, Amazon has adapted a "we-win, you-lose," VHS vs. Betamax business model.

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8 Minutes that Can Help Change the World -- Sneak Peak of New Video Featuring President Obama

Steven Crandell | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Educational Video, Nuclear Weapons, President Obama, Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, Ivan VanWingerden, Dvd, US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World, David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Peace Leaders, World News
Steven Crandell

There's a new DVD about the most urgent catastrophic threat facing our planet. And it features a leader who is determined to do something about it: Obama.

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A Different Brand of Comedy

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Uk, Russell Brand, Vmas, Review, Mtv, Hair, Dvd, Comedy News
Jon Chattman

I have a like/hate relationship with Russell Brand's comedy. I thought the comedian stole the show in last year's painfully underrated comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but found him an utterly bore when he hosted the VMAs.

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HuffPost Review: Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Record Companies, Music Business, Blu-Ray, Cd, Neil Young, Grammy, Miles Davis, 5.1 DTS, Dvd, The Beatles, Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, Compact Disc, Stephen Stills, Tony Stark, Major Labels, Graham Nash, The Squires, The Rolling Stones, David Crosby, Journey Through the Past, Nirvana, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, The Stray Gators, Iron Man, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Filmore East, Dvd-A, Woodstok, Sacd, Winnipeg, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In the world of box sets, it would be impossible to find something better than Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972).

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The Writers Workbench: Life Before DVD

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movies, Dvd, Vhs, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

Several products have begun to crop up that let you transfer your old videocassettes to digital. And that means not only to make DVDs out of them, but to convert them for playing on your iPod or media player.

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Earth Day Film Review: A Sense of Wonder

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Breast Cancer, Writing, Books, Rachel Carson, Nature, Environment, Silent Spring, Movie, Cancer, Earth Day, Film, Dvd, A Sense of Wonder, Green Living, Green News
Avital Binshtock

It's a quiet film, one that asks us to set aside our hunger for over-dramatic portrayals of human conflict; watching it feels like a meditation of sorts.

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Craig Ferguson's "A Wee Bit O' Revolution"

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 04.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Patriotism, Dvd, Reviews, Comedy, Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, Video, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

He jokes freely about his years of drug and alcohol abuse, and going through rehab. "If you haven't been to rehab, check your HMO!"

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Hollywood, Bollywood and now Nollywood

Lola Olley | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: West Africa, Nollywood, Independent Film, Nollywood Foundation, Nigeria, Dvd, Nigerian Film Industry, Film, Cinema, Emeka Mba, Entertainment News
Lola Olley

After the United States and India, West Africa has become the birthplace of the world's third largest film industry in terms of production.

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Exclusive clip from Warner Bros' new animated film: Wonder Woman (coming to DVD and Blu Ray March 3rd)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wonder Woman, Entertainment, Warner Bros, Blu Ray, Dvd, Animation, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Here is a brief, 1 minute video clip from the upcoming (and allegedly bad ass) Wonder Woman animated feature. It comes out on DVD and Blu Ray on Mar...

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Who Says no Bias? American Theaters Block Arab American Film

Ray Hanania | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Films, American East, Muslims, Arabs, Sept. 11, Dvd, Arab World, Muslim Americans, Arab, Muslim, Film, Movies, Muslim World, Arab Americans, Entertainment News
Ray Hanania

Two great Hollywood actors, Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya decided to make a Hollywood movie that told a part of the Arab American and Muslim Arab story in a real way.

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Faith! Family! Films! And the Crystal Teddy Goes to...

David Sterritt | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Awards, Dr. Ted Baehr, John Templeton Foundation, Coen Brothers, Film, Hollywood, Tim Burton, Faith, Movies, Family, Dvd, There Will Be Blood, Clean Play Dvds, Social Conservatives, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Morality and Films, Media Censorship, Christian Right, Marley & Me, Sweeney Todd, Religious Right Agenda, Censoring Dvd, Movieguide, Censorship, Religious Agenda, Entertainment News
David Sterritt

What riles me is the business of peddling movies on DVD after scrubbing them squeaky clean, or as we used to say in pre-digital antiquity, censoring them.

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Obama Supports DTV Delay: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 9, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Steve Ballmer, Broadband, Barack Obama, Shelly Palmer, Dtv, Microsoft, Dvd, Harold Stringer, Media News, Digital Television, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Blu-Ray, Sony, Media News
Shelly Palmer

President-elect Barack Obama has joined the Consumers Union in asking congress to delay the digital television transition. Obama noted "inadequate f...

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Blu Ray Faces Fuzzy Future

New York Times | Matt Richtel and Brad Stone | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Electronics Show, Ces, Dvd, Bluray, Blu Ray, Business News

The biggest news at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last January was not the birth of a new product but the death of one. A decision by Wa...

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Review: 199 Lives - The Travis Pastrana Story (2008)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Review, Entertainment, Dirt Bike, Motor Cross, Travis Pastrana, Movie, Movies, Dvd, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

If you are a fan of the sport or the man, 199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story is more than worth your time. But it offers little insight or context for non-fans.

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Product Review: Dymo DiscPainter (CD/DVD Printer)

Jonathan Handel | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Cd, Printer, Product Review, Technology, Ink Jet, Computer, Dvd, Dvd Burner, Dymo Discpainter, Cd Burner, Business News
Jonathan Handel

What about labeling the disc -- do you scrawl a title and your name on the disc with an ugly black marker? Many people do, but it's not a very professional look.

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Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens Guilty On All Counts: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 28, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Walmart, Tubes, Ted Stevens, Verizon, Microsoft, Target, Cloud Computing, Mediabytes, Internet Television, Blu-Ray, Amazon, Senator Ted Stevens, Shelly Palmer, Profit, Player, Wireless, Dvd, Alaska, Media News, Hulu, Best Buy, Media News
Shelly Palmer

A jury convicted Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens on all seven felony counts which violated federal ethics laws. Stevens is guilty of failing to report t...

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Life Cycle: The Birth and Death of Your Bootleg DVDs

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Muggles, Banned, Polycarbonate, Bootleg, Green, Titanic, Aluminum, Co2, Dvds, Lord Voldemort, Dvd, Green Living, #7, Rihanna, Fda, Bisphenol-A, Mother Earth, Environment, Waste, Bpa, Plastic, Carbon Dioxide, Sarah Smarsh, Netflix, Harry Potter, Mia, Simran Sethi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Your cinematic experience leaves its mark not only on your heart, but on the planet.

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Pro-McCain Group Dumping 28 Million Terror Scare DVDs in Swing States

Erik Ose | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obsession Horowitz, New York Times Obsession Swing State Insert, Mccain, Right-Wing, Obama, New York Times Obsession Dvd, General Election, Presidential Campaign, Politics News, Fear Watch 2008, 2008, Obama 2008, Obsession New York Times, Swing State Dvd Obsession, Fear Watch, John McCain, Karl Rove, Dvd, Obsession Insert, Radical Islamic Terror Obsession, Right-Wing Establishment, Obsession Suppplement, Obama Biden Ticket, Propaganda, Right Wing, Obsession, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Obsession the Movie, David Horowitz, Mccain Palin Ticket, Obsession Terror, Right Wing Media, 9/11, Iraq, War on Terrorism, Fox News, Media Criticism, Terrorism, Breaking Media News, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Politics News
Erik Ose

Funding is coming from a New York-based group called the Clarion Fund, a supposed 501 c(3) non-profit that this week featured an article supporting John McCain on its website.

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Right-Wing Terror Film Delivered To Swing-State NY Times Readers

Denise Dennis | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Radical Islamic Terror Obsession, New York Times Obsession Swing State Insert, Obsession, Obsession Horowitz, Obsession New York Times, Obsession Suppplement, Obsession Insert, New York Times Obsession Dvd, Dvd, David Horowitz, Obsession the Movie, Obsession Terror, Swing State Dvd Obsession, Home News
Denise Dennis

Aimed at voters in the battleground states the week of September 11, the film is more than a scare tactic or a campaign ploy. It smacks of classic propaganda, boosted by the authority of the Times brand.

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