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Studios, Theaters Near Deal for Digital Movies

September 27, 2008

Walt Disney, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal are soon expected to announce a long-sought $1.1 billion digital cinema deal that Hollywood hopes will boost attendance, cut costs and enable more 3-D viewing, sources close to the deal said on Thursday. The studios declined to comment, but sources with knowledge of the talks said the deal ...

Jack White, Alicia Keys Misfire on New Bond Theme

September 18, 2008

The song: Jack White and Alicia Keys, “Another Way to Die" The good: It brings a bit of rock 'n' roll bite to the Bond theme and is instantly more memorable than the song Chris Cornell recorded for Casino Royale. The bad: Any hooks by the song are provided by riffing on the instantly recognizable Bond ...

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September 5, 2008

About Half of U.S. TV Stations Ready for DTV

August 29, 2008

Approximately 56 percent of full-power television broadcasters are ready for the February 2009 digital television transition, while 41 percent are still working to meet their goals, according to a Thursday report from the Federal Communications Commission. Of the 1,798 broadcast stations in the country, 1,002 have completed the necessary work and need only turn off their ...

The Spring Standards Get Conan on Friday

August 27, 2008

No Label? No Publisher? No Problem. Conan O'Brien Performance Confirmed for The Spring Standards, This Friday The Spring Standards are proud to announce their national television debut for this Friday night, August 29th, on NBC-TV's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. An independent band in virtually every sense of the word (no label, no publisher, etc,) The ...

Woodstock: Rock's Famous Fest Heads to the Big Screen

August 26, 2008

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, The Ice Storm) and his producer partner James Schamus are dialing back to 1969 in their current project Taking Woodstock. Based on a true story, Demetri Martin stars as interior designer Elliot Tiber, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in Woodstock when he offered his family's Catskills hotel to organizers ...

The Lost Art of Glamour

August 25, 2008

Kobal Foundation celebrity photos capture eternal glamour. Santa Barbara Museum of Art displays some of the best portrait photography from Hollywood's Golden Age. FROM THE time he was a schoolboy, John Kobal was in love with Hollywood. He longed to become a part of it, and eventually he did -- by befriending faded movie ...

American Idol Gets New Judge

August 25, 2008

It's a girl! When American Idol premieres in January, there will be a fourth judge seated at the judge's table: Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi, Fox announced on Monday. DioGuardi will use her background as a songwriter and producer to praise or critique the contestants throughout the competition, according to a press release. The eighth season of ...

Summer of "Love of Don Ellis" Film Tour 2008

August 25, 2008

Electric Heart Screenings include: Moondance International Film Festival (August 29 - September 1st) Boulder, Colorado Screenings date: Saturday, August 30th. The 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival (September 20th, 5:30pm Jazz Theater - Monterey, California (Music with Milcho Leviev, Screening & Discussion). Earshot Jazz Festival (October 18 - November 9) Screening dates: November 1 & 3. Northwest ...

Jack White Talks Bond Theme Collaboration with Alicia Keys

August 22, 2008

Jack White has finally given some insight into his James Bond theme collaboration with Alicia Keys. Discussing Another Way to Die, the theme for the upcoming Quantum of Solace, After a couple of years of wanting to collaborate with Alicia Keys, it took James Bond himself to finally make it happen. Alicia put some electric energy ...