Movies

Amazon Studios has just announced a new tool called Amazon Storyteller, which promises to help would-be filmmakers and scriptwriters more easily realize their visions by translating scripts into full-on storyboards with characters and dialogue. The tool, which is available now in beta, scans a submitted script for scenes, locations, and characters from the descriptions and Continue Reading →

Going to the movies is an expensive pastime, especially if you’re a frequent visitor. MoviePass, a service that launched late last year, is trying to ease the financial burden for film buffs by charging them a single monthly fee — typically around $30 — to watch up to one 2D movie in theater per day. Continue Reading →

Microsoft unveiled its next video game console, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. Unlike Sony, which spent two hours at its PlayStation 4 reveal in February showing just about everything BUT the console, Microsoft put the console, its re-designed controller and updated Kinect camera at the heart of its presentation. Microsoft said that the Xbox One Continue Reading →

Takeout pizza and a DVD are a natural fit for many. So Domino’s Pizza in Brazil decided to combine the two in a campaign via Artplan Sao Paolo. In partnership with 10 video rental stores in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the brand used rented DVDs as media. About 10 discs each of 10 Continue Reading →

As the producer behind hits such as The Ring and Mulholland Drive, Neal Edelstein is now trying his hand at experimental new media, kicking off with Haunting Melissa. Co-founded as a ‘next generation production’ company by Edelstein, Hooked Digital Media premiered Haunting Melissa last week, and is striving to “reinvent storytelling” for the digital age. Continue Reading →

The summer blockbusters are already hitting theaters, and if you’re sane, you’re going to go see them in an Imax theater. It’s the big screen, only bigger, and more awesome. Now, you can take the IMAGE MAXIMUM experience home with you—provided you’ve got the guap to buy one of Imax’s new pricey custom installs. If Continue Reading →

This is the time of the year when the TV networks show off the programs they’ll be running next fall, via glitzy invitation-only presentations for advertisers. But you can see what Jeff Bezos has in store for his viewers, right now, over at Amazon.com. And he wants to know what you think. As promised, Amazon Continue Reading →

On Wednesday at Disney’s CinemaCon presentation, the studio announced that beginning in 2015 we’ll see a new Star Wars movie every summer. The plan is to begin with Episode VII, written by Michael Arndt and directed by JJ Abrams, then alternate between standalone “spin-off” movies and new Episodes in the core storyline. We’ve known that Continue Reading →

The core of any good movie service is… good movies. We’re glad to hear, then, that Sky Movies has struck a years-long deal with UK outlet Entertainment Film Distributors to stream a large number of recent and back-catalog titles. The pact gives Sky access to Silver Linings Playbook and a slew of other notable movies Continue Reading →

  It‘s no exaggeration to say that since the heady days of the early 2000s, the rise of social media has forever changed the businesses of music, television, film and funny videos of animals wearing people clothes. Whereas in the past artists had to deal with the pesky vetting of an agent or publisher, now Continue Reading →