Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on Twitter • Be a Facebook Fan • Tumble us!

16 Mar 2010 11:11

tags

Culture: “Avatar” comes to DVD April 22, but it’s missing something

  • yes The “Avatar” DVD will come out on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which nicely dovetails into the plot.
  • no The DVD will not be in 3D. Not in 3D? What’s the freaking point? Now it’s just another movie. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

11 Mar 2010 10:59

tags

Tech: Movie audiences want 3D; movie theaters can’t keep up

  • 115,000 the total number of movie screens in 57 countries; 85 percent don’t have digital projectors yet
  • 4,000 the estimated number of projectors that can be made yearly; demand has never been higher source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

06 Mar 2010 20:57

tags

Culture: Tim Burton’s take on “Alice in Wonderland” is super-popular

  • $41 million for the 3D “Alice” on Friday alone source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

01 Feb 2010 21:48

tags

Culture: “Avatar” singlehandedly brightens IMAX’s profit picture

  • $33
    million     the amount of money IMAX lost in 2008, one of a series of rough years due to its films mostly being nature documentaries
  • $150
    million     the amount of money “Avatar” has made on IMAX screens alone – they’re headed towards a big profit this year as a result source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

05 Jan 2010 11:06

tags

Culture: Like 3D? Like sports? ESPN is about to give you both at once.

  • 85+ 3D sporting events this year; will people buy? source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

17 Dec 2009 22:10

tags

Culture: Avatar’s on track to have one of THOSE box-office debuts, guys

  • $75 million (plus!) anticipated this weekend alone source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

14 Dec 2009 11:04

tags

Culture: Poll: Do you think that “Avatar” will be a hit, or just overhyped?


Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 

11 Dec 2009 11:24

tags

Culture: “Avatar” may actually not suck – in fact, it may be a huge hit

  • $187 million the predicted amount “Avatar” should make in its first four weeks, according to the Hollywood Stock Exchange
  • $65-84 million the amount Yahoo predicts that the movie will make in its first week, based on search results about the movie source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 4 Comments • Permalink

04 Dec 2009 18:52

tags

World: Did a 3D animation get Amanda Knox convicted?

The New York Times reports that the prosecution’s closing arguments were peppered by a video-game style animation of the killing. Like this? source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

27 Sep 2009 19:57

tags

Culture: “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” has a sunny box-office outlook

  • -19% week-two dip, good enough for a second week on top in a week with a lot of wide releases
  • -30% average week-two dip for the average Pixar film; Entertainment Weekly credits the solid writing source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 
<< newer 
top tags
older >>