Tag: film
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#InfoGraphic: Hypocrisy In Hollywood
As we’ve previously noted: Hollywood is making the most money from the technologies it claimed would kill its profits // Hollywood is itself one of the biggest intellectual property infringers // Hollywood apparently encouraged people to use file-sharing software for pirating copyrighted material
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Corporations Kidnap ‘Lorax’ to Greenwash Dangerous Products
Environmentalists and child advocates are raising warning flags this week over the consumer-driven, corporate-sponsored ad campaigns and product tie-ins surrounding the movie version of Dr. Suess’ ‘The Lorax’.
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#MediaMemes: Monkees, Bears, SEALs and Deals
“I’m a Believer”: Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dies at 66 // Michael Davis, Bassist in influential ’60s band MC5, dies 68 // Jan Berenstain, co-creator of Berenstain Bears dies at 88 // Bergman Favorite Actor Erland Josephson Dies At 88 // Navy SEALs Drama ‘Act of Valor’ Tops Box Office With $24.5M // Whitney Houston’s…
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Nicolas Cage reveals occult acting method
A webchat at Empire reveals some of the shamanistic practices Nicolas Cage uses to prepare for acting roles: “It occurred to me, because I was doing a character as far out of our reference point as the spirit of vengeance, I could use these techniques. I would paint my face with black and white make…
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#MediaMemes: I Have Nothing
What Happened to Whitney Houston? // ‘Paint a Vulgar Picture’: Singer Whitney Houston dead at 48 // Sony sorry for price hike ‘mistake’ // Whitney Had Premonition of Death // Celine on Whitney “drugs, bad people or bad influence tookover” // Forget M.I.A’s Bird-Flip, Worry About Pop’s Sexual Moral Decline // Declassified documents show FBI,…
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Director Oliver Stone’s Son Converts to Islam
US filmmaker Sean Stone, the son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, has converted to Islam and chosen Ali as his Muslim first name, the Iranian news agency Fars reported Tuesday.
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2/9 Pop Occulture: Contraceptive, Content, Crowned King
Contraception controversy consumes D.C., campaign // Google, Facebook pull content Indian courts say offensive // St. Cloud AK-47 attacker loved Satan // Abel Ferrara’s new film ‘4:44 Last Day on Earth’
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#MediaMemes: Adele, Amy, Abel & Arrested Aggregation
Grammys to feature first-ever dance music and electronica trainwreck performance featuring Foo Fighters & DeadMau5 // Coroner Investigating Amy Winehouse’s Death Resigns // ‘HuffPo’ Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine; Horrified Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart By Powerful Content-Gathering Engine // Denzel plays a, get this, corrupt CIA agent in ‘Safe House’
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‘Room 237,’ Documentary With Theories About ‘The Shining’
When “The Shining” was released in 1980, many viewers, including the critic Pauline Kael, left theaters mystified by what they had just seen. Three decades on, scholars and fans are still trying to decipher this puzzle of a film directed by Stanley Kubrick.
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Corbett Report: Episode216 – Who’s Gaming Who
Science-fiction fantasy is becoming mundane reality and video games are increasingly merging with 21st century combat. The DoD recruits youth through traveling arcade exhibitions and new recruits are just as likely to end up behind a keyboard as behind enemy lines.
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1/26 Pop Occulture: Film Prophecies, Honor Killings
The top 10 prophecies in movies // Suspected ‘honor killings’ shock Canada // How religion is infiltrating public schools // Public School Holds Christian Rally to Convert Students
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Media/Memes: Artificial Creations, Demands & Awards
Born to Die: Lana Del Rey, an Artificial Creation? // Etta James, ‘At Last’ Legend, Dies at 73 // Merle Haggard Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Cancels Shows // After terrific year, music biz demands that world adopt ‘SOPA plus’ // Sun shines again for Woody Allen after ‘Midnight’ // Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ and ‘The Artist’ favourites for…
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Why The Illuminati Expose The Conspiracy
Henry Makow provides a scoop on Illuminati ambitions in a henrymakow.com article, “They want your soul.” It isn’t enough, writes Makow, to take “your children, your spouse, your property, and your freedom…They want the ultimate prize.” Makow uses the 1997 movie “Devil’s Advocate” to make his points. The Devil (Al Pacino) advises: “‘I only set…
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SCOTUS Says Congress May ‘Re-Copyright’ Public Domain Works
from threat level: Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a 6-2 ruling, the court said that, just because material enters the public domain, it is not “territory…
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1/12 Binge & Purge: OJ, Disputes & ‘The Stuff’
Coke says it found fungicide in orange juice // OJ tumbles most in 2yrs as FDA halts imports to test for prohibited pesticide // Superweeds spreading into Canada // Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto // Navigating Netflix: Streaming ‘The Stuff’ // Audio satire: Pfizer’s new prescription-only sandwich ‘Hoagizine’