Film Director Timur Bekmambetov (‘Wanted’) was agile of mind when it cam to finishing his latest film, a WWII adventure, ‘V2: Escape from Hell’ during the pandemic. The Guardian reports that he has been able to complete production by relocating the film’s big dogfight scene from the skies, using real planes, to inside a live […]
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Antonio Neri’s Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown update
Practicing resilience as we navigate uncertainty and prepare for better times The impact of COVID-19 feels more acute with each passing day. I have been particularly struck watching the devastation across Spain and Italy. As our team members know, while I was born in Argentina, I am the son of Sicilians, and the majority of […]
Will Covid-19 change Hollywood forever?
The Hollywood Reporter publishes its take on how Covid-19 is boosting the popularity of new forms of media consumption and possibly changing Hollywood forever; the sacrosanct 90-day theatrical window might be under threat and streaming platforms are having money thrown at them, including by new customers. Matthew Ball, former head of strategy at Amazon Studios […]
Home Theater Review on NVIDIA’s Shield TV Pro streaming media player
In an article for Home Theatre Review published in December 2019, contributor Dennis Burger argued that high quality streaming home cinema is where the action is going to be in the future for the serious hobbyist in search of the ultimate audio-visual experience. In his most recent HTR piece, he points out that “our discussion […]
Joey Magidson’s Top 25 Best Editing Oscar winners
Continuing his series of Top 25 Academy Awards listicles on HollywoodNews.com, here’s Joey Magidson’s personal list of the Top 25 Best Editing statuette winners: 25 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 24 – JFK 23 – Rocky 22 – Slumdog Millionaire 21 – Lawrence Of Arabia 20 – Jaws 19 – High Noon 18 […]
HPE’s Matt Armstrong Barnes on AI’s growth areas
HPE’s CTO for AI Matt Armstrong Barnes talking to Scan Business about who is spending big in AI, with latest IDC predicting that worldwide AI spending in 2023 to amount to $98.4 Billion, with $26.9 Billion of that being spent on AI infrastructure.