Posts Tagged ‘ Video ’

Danny DeVito Gets Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Danny DeVito, star of the hit TV show IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, a veteran of numerous television and films and an Emmy® and Golden Globe® award winner, was honored today with his first-ever star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on the occasion of his 40th anniversary in show business and the launch of Season 6 of the popular original FX series on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13. DeVito is one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile players, excelling as actor, producer and director. He wrote, directed and produced several short films in his early Hollywood years...

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New Roku Channel: EPIX TV

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There are many stories in the media about over-the-top video (OTT) and cord-cutting, with Roku frequently mentioned as being at the forefront of this movement. At the same time, most Roku users have a video subscription service from a cable, satellite, or a telco provider and for them, Roku is a complimentary solution for video and music entertainment. With that in mind, video providers are introducing “authenticated” channels. These are channels that will allow you access through your Roku player if you authenticate (prove) that you subscribe to that channel through a cable, satellite, or telco provider. This requires...

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Tech News :: Apple Fake Store Has Loyal Customers

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It has been a battle of the brands. Except in this case the brand was the same each side; or at least mimetically. In recent news Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered the closure of two fake Apple shops. Although the shops were in fact selling genuine, bona fide Apple products, they weren’t carrying the official Apple logo and therefore did not qualify as a genuine store. The argument here is an attempt to re-brand a genuine brand – however realistic – cannot ever carry, in any circumstance, a business license. This is an obvious fact that would not escape...

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RiffTrax :: Inception

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Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in this sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best there is at extraction: stealing valuable secrets inside the subconscious during the mind’s vulnerable dream state. His skill has made him a coveted player in industrial espionage but also has made him a fugitive and cost him dearly. Now he may get a second chance if he can do the impossible: inception, planting an idea rather than stealing one. If they succeed, Cobb and his team could pull off...

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Netflix Instant Picks :: Mad Men

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Mad Men :: Seasons 1-4 Available Until: July 27, 2016 Opening Titles The opening title sequence features credits superimposed over a graphic animation of a businessman falling from a height, surrounded by skyscrapers with reflections of period advertising posters and billboards, accompanied by a short edit of the instrumental, “A Beautiful Mine”, by RJD2. The businessman appears as a black-and-white silhouette. The titles pay homage to graphic designer Saul Bass’s skyscraper-filled opening titles for Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and falling man movie poster for Vertigo (1958); Weiner has listed Hitchcock as a major influence on the visual...

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