Disney appears to have stopped releasing 4k UHD versions of its live-action back catalogue on physical media. They will now be released on digital platforms only, with Blu-ray reserved for new releases, especially Star Wars titles and films set in the Marvel Universe, and classic animated movies. The Covid-19 pandemic and Disney’s downsizing of 20th. Century […]
A long-awaited new Netflix feature for its browser-based interfaces as well as its Android and iOS apps now allows users to play programmes up to 1.5-times faster than realtime and 0.5-times slower Some filmmakers and stars are concerned that being able to slowly roll backwards and forwards while a film is playing will affect its […]
With the existence of cinemas as we know them under threat, news that Amazon might be considering a move for the world’s largest cinema chain, AMC, is enough to raise many an eyebrow. In a twist that could have come out of a movie, are the big tech and online streaming platforms that have arguably […]
Filming in Los Angeles is beginning again, but slowly. Since permission was granted to productions to resume in mid-June, FilmLA, the official film office of the City and County of Los Angeles, has received around 577 permit applications for 422 separate projects. This is roughly 34% of the number they would expect to receive during […]
The Age of A.I. is an 8 part YouTube Originals documentary series hosted by Robert Downey Jr. covering the ways Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Networks will change the world. The human body is not infallible, but through the wonders of A.I. research scientists are finding ways to address those imperfections. A.I. has […]
In the not-too-distant future, the vehicles we use will be essentially sensor-laden computers on wheels designed primarily for insurance-friendly autonomous driving. Depending on the brand, RADAR, LIDAR and Ultrasound will be supported by cameras to gain the understanding of the vehicle’s surroundings that is at the core of its safety systems. The data gathered will […]