Moving Wallpaper
2x05 Episode 5
Best episode yet, by a sizable margin. Next week is the finale, but there's no Renaissance paired with it. Presumably that'll be the week after, then...
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
The Wire
Prequel 1985 Young Omar
With BBC Two showing The Wire from the very beginning (starting next Monday and continuing on every weeknight), here's a short prequel clip. I have no idea if this is actually part of the series (i.e. excerpted from an episode), or an online exclusive, or from one of the DVDs, or what, but here it is anyway. There are several other featurettes, trailers and prequel clips on the site as well.
Friday, 27 March 2009
Music
The Ultimate Collection by Electric Light Orchestra
Never really listened to ELO before (apart from the odd song, of course), but there many I recognised among these 38 tracks but hadn't realised who they were by.
Never really listened to ELO before (apart from the odd song, of course), but there many I recognised among these 38 tracks but hadn't realised who they were by.
Articles
The Best And Worst TV Episode Titles by Dave Golder
(from SFX)
The list of worst titles (on a second page) includes a variety of puns that, really, fall into the "so bad they're good" category.
The Birth of the Babylon 5 Story by J. Michael Straczynski
(from TheJoeStore)
"In 1999, J. Michael Straczynski allowed his original notes on Babylon 5 to be released via his Last Word column in the Babylon 5 Magazine (Vol. 2, Issue 9). These notes were the first written record of Babylon 5, made moments after he had his inspiration for the series while taking a shower. Though the magazine is long gone, on this, the 10th anniversary of this column's publication, he wanted to share the origins of Babylon 5 again."
(from SFX)
The list of worst titles (on a second page) includes a variety of puns that, really, fall into the "so bad they're good" category.
The Birth of the Babylon 5 Story by J. Michael Straczynski
(from TheJoeStore)
"In 1999, J. Michael Straczynski allowed his original notes on Babylon 5 to be released via his Last Word column in the Babylon 5 Magazine (Vol. 2, Issue 9). These notes were the first written record of Babylon 5, made moments after he had his inspiration for the series while taking a shower. Though the magazine is long gone, on this, the 10th anniversary of this column's publication, he wanted to share the origins of Babylon 5 again."
Poem of the Week: Cabbage
(after 'I like that stuff' by Adrian Mitchell)
by Roger McGough
This is, to my mind, Good Poetry. It's funny, but with a serious point too, and therefore very dark. I may set my sights on writing stuff like this, only I'm not sure I'd be good enough.
First published in 1979 in Holiday on Death Row, this was copied from his 2003 volume Collected Poems (in which some poems are revised, though there's nothing to indicate which). The latter volume contains 397 pages of work spanning almost 40 years of his career, including seven previously unpublished pieces.
by Roger McGough
This is, to my mind, Good Poetry. It's funny, but with a serious point too, and therefore very dark. I may set my sights on writing stuff like this, only I'm not sure I'd be good enough.
Humphrey Bogart died of it
People are terrified of itcancer
I hate that stuff
Peter Sellers was laid low with it
one in five of us will go with itheart attack
I hate that stuff
Monroe's life turned sour on it
Hancock spent his last half hour on itsleeping pills
I hate that stuff
Jimi Hendrix couldn't wait for it
Chemistshops stay open late for itheroin
I hate that stuff
Mama Cass choked on it
Blankets get soaked in itvomit
I hate that stuff
Women learn to live with it
No one can live without itblood
I hate that stuff
Hospitals are packed with it
Saw my mother racked with itpain
I hate that stuff
Few like to face the truth of it
We're all living proof of itdeath
I hate that stuff
Schoolkids are forcefed with it
Cattle are served dead with itcabbage
I hate that stuff
First published in 1979 in Holiday on Death Row, this was copied from his 2003 volume Collected Poems (in which some poems are revised, though there's nothing to indicate which). The latter volume contains 397 pages of work spanning almost 40 years of his career, including seven previously unpublished pieces.
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
TV
Cracker
2x02 To Be a Somebody Part 2
And this is the episode. (See yesterday for what I'm wittering about.)
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
I've Never Seen Star Wars
1x02 John Humphrys
Humphrys is brilliant, and handed out some very fair scores too.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Mad Men
2x07 The Gold Violin
Finally -- finally -- caught up with Mad Men!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x02 To Be a Somebody Part 2
And this is the episode. (See yesterday for what I'm wittering about.)
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
I've Never Seen Star Wars
1x02 John Humphrys
Humphrys is brilliant, and handed out some very fair scores too.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Mad Men
2x07 The Gold Violin
Finally -- finally -- caught up with Mad Men!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Review of Lesbian Vampire Killers by Simon Crook
(from Empire)
"If Nuts magazine made a horror movie, this, for better or worse, is what it would look like."
It's reviews like this that explain why LVK only managed to open in 4th place in the UK last weekend, taking under $1 million. Painful.
(from Empire)
"If Nuts magazine made a horror movie, this, for better or worse, is what it would look like."
It's reviews like this that explain why LVK only managed to open in 4th place in the UK last weekend, taking under $1 million. Painful.
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
TV
Cracker
2x01 To Be a Somebody Part 1
This is the story that really made Cracker famous -- or so it seems to me, as it's the events of this three-part story that have always been discussed when I've heard about the show. It's a shame to watch it knowing what happens, but it's still great drama, as yet with no hint at where it all ends up. Naturally I won't go spoiling things for anyone who doesn't know.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Mad Men
2x06 Maidenform
I usually try to avoid sinking this blog to such base topics, but oh my January Jones looked good in that bikini! And Elisabeth Moss underwent some kind of transformation at the end too!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 To Be a Somebody Part 1
This is the story that really made Cracker famous -- or so it seems to me, as it's the events of this three-part story that have always been discussed when I've heard about the show. It's a shame to watch it knowing what happens, but it's still great drama, as yet with no hint at where it all ends up. Naturally I won't go spoiling things for anyone who doesn't know.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Mad Men
2x06 Maidenform
I usually try to avoid sinking this blog to such base topics, but oh my January Jones looked good in that bikini! And Elisabeth Moss underwent some kind of transformation at the end too!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Non-Fiction
The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry
Chapter Three: VIII
As my poetry-to-be-assessed is erring towards the comic, I decided it might be best to actually read Fry's section on it (which is what 3.VIII is). Oh my, there's some filthy stuff in here! Truly truly so too, not just to delicate poetic sensibilities. I doubt my work will be so pleasantly depraved, but it certainly is enlightening to read.
Chapter Three: VIII
As my poetry-to-be-assessed is erring towards the comic, I decided it might be best to actually read Fry's section on it (which is what 3.VIII is). Oh my, there's some filthy stuff in here! Truly truly so too, not just to delicate poetic sensibilities. I doubt my work will be so pleasantly depraved, but it certainly is enlightening to read.
Articles
Finish Him!
(from Empire)
"The 50 Greatest Movie Finishing Moves" -- i.e. lots of cool deaths with lots of cool quips. Missing out "shocking, positively shocking" may be a sin.
Harry lets Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood play out before his eyes! by Harry Knowles
(from Ain't It Cool News)
The Watchmen DVD tie-ins don't hit UK shelves for something like another month yet, though are already available in the US. Surely this is a very, very bad business decision, as it drives potential legal consumers to less-than-legal methods in order to see them sooner? Certainly, I was all prepared to buy these on DVD upon release, but when it's so far off it notably increases the temptation to acquire them another way for now and then purchase the Complete Edition release that will inevitably include them. Yes, that is illegal... but nonetheless, Warner would still not get the money they'd've otherwise earnt, and they'd really only have themselves to blame.
Twitter: How Small Interface Changes Are A Big Win For Everyone by Mark Ghuneim
(from Online Media Daily at MediaPost)
A rather in depth article, but interesting if you're interested.
And look here for a piece on the British Government potentially banning certain books.
(from Empire)
"The 50 Greatest Movie Finishing Moves" -- i.e. lots of cool deaths with lots of cool quips. Missing out "shocking, positively shocking" may be a sin.
Harry lets Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood play out before his eyes! by Harry Knowles
(from Ain't It Cool News)
The Watchmen DVD tie-ins don't hit UK shelves for something like another month yet, though are already available in the US. Surely this is a very, very bad business decision, as it drives potential legal consumers to less-than-legal methods in order to see them sooner? Certainly, I was all prepared to buy these on DVD upon release, but when it's so far off it notably increases the temptation to acquire them another way for now and then purchase the Complete Edition release that will inevitably include them. Yes, that is illegal... but nonetheless, Warner would still not get the money they'd've otherwise earnt, and they'd really only have themselves to blame.
Twitter: How Small Interface Changes Are A Big Win For Everyone by Mark Ghuneim
(from Online Media Daily at MediaPost)
A rather in depth article, but interesting if you're interested.
And look here for a piece on the British Government potentially banning certain books.
more book bannings
First the US Government bans a load of books for no good reason, and now the British Government has the potential to do something similar...
Graphic artists condemn plans to ban erotic comics by Jerome Taylor
(from The Independent)
A couple of quotes from within the article. First, a spokesperson:
And author Neil Gaiman:
Let's hope common sense prevails. Though that has a poor track record...
Graphic artists condemn plans to ban erotic comics by Jerome Taylor
(from The Independent)
A coalition of graphic artists, publishers and MPs have condemned Government plans to introduce a new set of laws policing cartoons of children, arguing that the current broad wording of the legislation could lead to the banning of hundreds of mainstream comic books.
A couple of quotes from within the article. First, a spokesperson:
We do not oppose any legislation that protects children from abuse, we understand the need for it, but some parts of the Coroners Bill do need rewording and clarifying... This new legislation could be used for the wrong reason and if used incorrectly thousands of people could become criminals overnight. The Government refused to impose minimum tariffs on cheap alcohol because it was unfair to punish the majority for the crimes of a minority; yet this legislation does exactly the same.”
And author Neil Gaiman:
If you accept -- and I do -- that freedom of speech is important then you are going to have to defend the indefensible. That means you are going to be defending the right of people to read, or to write, or to say, what you don't say or like or want said. The Law is a huge blunt weapon that does not and will not make distinctions between what you find acceptable and what you don't. This is how the Law is made.
Let's hope common sense prevails. Though that has a poor track record...
Monday, 23 March 2009
TV
Damages
2x06 Pretty Girl in a Leotard
As if it wasn't complicated enough, they throw more balls into the air! On the other hand, it contradictorily begins to draw disparate elements closer together -- as we're about to pass the halfway point, that's always welcome.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Law & Order: UK
1x05 Buried
A surprising number of famous guest stars this week. Considering the teeny tiny size of some of their roles, one wonders if they might return later. On the other hand, it was a very good episode, dealing with a lot of issues as effectively as can be done in this format.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Mad Men
2x05 The New Girl
Filling-in-tastic! A great episode of this great, under-seen series.
2x06 Pretty Girl in a Leotard
As if it wasn't complicated enough, they throw more balls into the air! On the other hand, it contradictorily begins to draw disparate elements closer together -- as we're about to pass the halfway point, that's always welcome.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Law & Order: UK
1x05 Buried
A surprising number of famous guest stars this week. Considering the teeny tiny size of some of their roles, one wonders if they might return later. On the other hand, it was a very good episode, dealing with a lot of issues as effectively as can be done in this format.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Mad Men
2x05 The New Girl
Filling-in-tastic! A great episode of this great, under-seen series.
Articles
Introducing The Xbox Air
(from The Customer Is Not Always Right)
Absolutely hilarious true story.
MSM: stuck in the dark ages by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
More slamming of the papers. Enjoying this blog immensely.
Stella Artois launches spoof 24-style ad in style of Jean-Luc Godard by Mark Sweney
(from guardian.co.uk)
"Stella Artois has launched a viral ad campaign... featuring spoof trailers for US films and TV shows, shot in the style of French Nouvelle Vague directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. One of the online ads is a spoof trailer for Kiefer Sutherland drama 24... with laid-back lothario Jacques Bauder ignoring warnings that he has only 24 hours to save St Tropez."
And you can watch them here.
Also, see a hilarious Coraline review here and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Conner being decidedly un-Christian here.
(from The Customer Is Not Always Right)
Absolutely hilarious true story.
MSM: stuck in the dark ages by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
More slamming of the papers. Enjoying this blog immensely.
Stella Artois launches spoof 24-style ad in style of Jean-Luc Godard by Mark Sweney
(from guardian.co.uk)
"Stella Artois has launched a viral ad campaign... featuring spoof trailers for US films and TV shows, shot in the style of French Nouvelle Vague directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. One of the online ads is a spoof trailer for Kiefer Sutherland drama 24... with laid-back lothario Jacques Bauder ignoring warnings that he has only 24 hours to save St Tropez."
And you can watch them here.
Also, see a hilarious Coraline review here and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Conner being decidedly un-Christian here.
"atheists are less than human"
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor “on the attack” against people of reason by Gavin Orland
(from gavinorland.com)
Murphy-O'Connor, on Radio 4:
As if the Pope wasn't bad enough, here's another idiot! Believe in God by all means -- I don't and I think you're wrong, but it's your choice.
But don't claim I'm less of a human for not believing in it, because I'm more than happy to start hunting down whatever information is out there on all those kiddy-fiddling priests and all the murdering done in the name of the Lord and throw it back at you.
(from gavinorland.com)
Murphy-O'Connor, on Radio 4:
We have to stand up to [non-believers]. There is something not totally human if you leave out transcendent [God] and [atheists] are not fully human. They have an impoverished understanding to what it is to be human.
As if the Pope wasn't bad enough, here's another idiot! Believe in God by all means -- I don't and I think you're wrong, but it's your choice.
But don't claim I'm less of a human for not believing in it, because I'm more than happy to start hunting down whatever information is out there on all those kiddy-fiddling priests and all the murdering done in the name of the Lord and throw it back at you.
amusing Christian Coraline review
Review of Coraline by Michael Karounos
(from Christian Spotlight on Entertainment at ChristianAnswers.net)
As Neil Gaiman himself said, "Funniest Coraline review ever".
It's by Christians, see; the ludicrous kind. Some of the people there clearly deserve our pity; others, our condemnation. It's good they're not too prolific.
Excuse me while I go laugh at some more of their reviews... including a particularly misguided one of Quantum of Solace (out on DVD today, incidentally; £7 in Tesco 'til Wednesday. Just in case you didn't know).
Best of all, perhaps, is Watchmen -- purely for how many Christians agree with Rorschach, clearly the most psychopathic of the characters. That is priceless.
(from Christian Spotlight on Entertainment at ChristianAnswers.net)
As Neil Gaiman himself said, "Funniest Coraline review ever".
It's by Christians, see; the ludicrous kind. Some of the people there clearly deserve our pity; others, our condemnation. It's good they're not too prolific.
Excuse me while I go laugh at some more of their reviews... including a particularly misguided one of Quantum of Solace (out on DVD today, incidentally; £7 in Tesco 'til Wednesday. Just in case you didn't know).
Best of all, perhaps, is Watchmen -- purely for how many Christians agree with Rorschach, clearly the most psychopathic of the characters. That is priceless.
Sunday, 22 March 2009
TV
Dancing On Ice
2009 Final
God I hate Ray Quinn. I'm mentioning it purely to say that.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
I've Never Seen Star Wars
1x01 Clive Anderson
The intriguingly-titled radio series transitions to TV, filling the Room 101-shaped hole in the schedules. (Interestingly, the second series of the radio version has only just finished broadcasting. One has to wonder if it will continue if the TV version takes off...)
The concept is fairly simple: comedian Marcus Brigstocke subjects a guest to five cultural experiences that they've never tried before. For example, his first guest is Clive Anderson, who is made to spend an hour in a flotation tank, read Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, play the National Lottery, watch Withnail and I, and have a go at judo.
It's a slightly unusual format, but also quite a fun one with lots of potential. And, obviously, varied cultural experiences are right up this blog's street.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Lark Rise to Candleford
2x12 Episode 12 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
QI
6x12 Food (extended edition) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2009 Final
God I hate Ray Quinn. I'm mentioning it purely to say that.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
I've Never Seen Star Wars
1x01 Clive Anderson
The intriguingly-titled radio series transitions to TV, filling the Room 101-shaped hole in the schedules. (Interestingly, the second series of the radio version has only just finished broadcasting. One has to wonder if it will continue if the TV version takes off...)
The concept is fairly simple: comedian Marcus Brigstocke subjects a guest to five cultural experiences that they've never tried before. For example, his first guest is Clive Anderson, who is made to spend an hour in a flotation tank, read Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, play the National Lottery, watch Withnail and I, and have a go at judo.
It's a slightly unusual format, but also quite a fun one with lots of potential. And, obviously, varied cultural experiences are right up this blog's street.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Lark Rise to Candleford
2x12 Episode 12 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
QI
6x12 Food (extended edition) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Dunblane apology from Sunday Express
and
Why did the Express say sorry? by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
"There was a time when you couldn't mobilise support for a campaign... Facebook, Twitter and blogs -- those things contemptuously dismissed by 'proper' journalists -- weren't about; there was no way of connecting together separate angry people... Whatever you think of online petitions, and many doubt their effectiveness, the one against the Express gained 10,000 signatures in a very short space of time...
Newspapers haven't learned it yet, but they will soon. You can't get away with it any more. People are watching. People are checking. And, more importantly, they can mobilise support against you very efficiently when you step out of line."
Lots of other good points here too. The Express flatter themselves to death (sadly, not literally) in their apology though.
And an instance of blatant theft...
Take a look at this article, posted 11th November 2008: Book of phone numbers 'left on doorstep' (by Andrew Taylor, from )
Now, take a look at this one, posted 12th November 2008: Security Leak ('by' Dave East, from Dave: the blog)
Notice anything? Yes, that's right -- Dave's totally plagarised him. This is especially amusing in light of the copyright notice carried on Davie's own front page:
Ooh, what a dirty little liar!
and
Why did the Express say sorry? by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
"There was a time when you couldn't mobilise support for a campaign... Facebook, Twitter and blogs -- those things contemptuously dismissed by 'proper' journalists -- weren't about; there was no way of connecting together separate angry people... Whatever you think of online petitions, and many doubt their effectiveness, the one against the Express gained 10,000 signatures in a very short space of time...
Newspapers haven't learned it yet, but they will soon. You can't get away with it any more. People are watching. People are checking. And, more importantly, they can mobilise support against you very efficiently when you step out of line."
Lots of other good points here too. The Express flatter themselves to death (sadly, not literally) in their apology though.
And an instance of blatant theft...
Take a look at this article, posted 11th November 2008: Book of phone numbers 'left on doorstep' (by Andrew Taylor, from )
Now, take a look at this one, posted 12th November 2008: Security Leak ('by' Dave East, from Dave: the blog)
Notice anything? Yes, that's right -- Dave's totally plagarised him. This is especially amusing in light of the copyright notice carried on Davie's own front page:
Never use anything off this site, be it writing, images or html code, unless I say otherwise. I am very attached to my work and don't usually respond well when others help themselves to it. Copyright is protected by law and is in effect the minute something is created, whether the author has a © notice or not - but if you want me to spell it out, I claim copyright on everything posted on this site, unless I acknowledge that it comes from another source.
Ooh, what a dirty little liar!
Saturday, 21 March 2009
TV
Damages
2x05 I Agree, It Wasn't Funny
I think Damages has a few too many balls in play this season. Complex, multi-stranded, multi-layered TV is great, but with so many disparate plots going on Damages has to keep flitting between them, leaving some out entirely. It's not bad, but pulling things back a little -- to the level of complexity offered by season one, to be precise -- would improve things. If it's not careful, it'll go the way of 24...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Graham Norton Show
5x02 (12/3/09 edition, uncut repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Lark Rise to Candleford
2x11 Episode 11
Many series have "Next Time" trails these days. I like them -- it's a nice little tease for what's coming up. Except on Lark Rise, where last week's trailer gave away nearly all of this week's twists. Oh dear.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Nature's Great Events
Part 6 The Great Feast [final part]
Jumping ahead for iPlayer-related reasons (which is fine, because the episodes aren't connected).
Lots of stunning footage in this one, but none more so than the bait-ball -- like an action sequence from a movie thanks to some great camerawork, fine editing and well-chosen music. Engrossing.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x05 I Agree, It Wasn't Funny
I think Damages has a few too many balls in play this season. Complex, multi-stranded, multi-layered TV is great, but with so many disparate plots going on Damages has to keep flitting between them, leaving some out entirely. It's not bad, but pulling things back a little -- to the level of complexity offered by season one, to be precise -- would improve things. If it's not careful, it'll go the way of 24...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Graham Norton Show
5x02 (12/3/09 edition, uncut repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Lark Rise to Candleford
2x11 Episode 11
Many series have "Next Time" trails these days. I like them -- it's a nice little tease for what's coming up. Except on Lark Rise, where last week's trailer gave away nearly all of this week's twists. Oh dear.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Nature's Great Events
Part 6 The Great Feast [final part]
Jumping ahead for iPlayer-related reasons (which is fine, because the episodes aren't connected).
Lots of stunning footage in this one, but none more so than the bait-ball -- like an action sequence from a movie thanks to some great camerawork, fine editing and well-chosen music. Engrossing.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
He looks a bit fed up for some reason, doesn't he? by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
This is one of the stories that's most upset me this week -- not only for the tragic loss, of course, but for the callous and intrusive way the press have chosen to report it. This is why there should be laws against the paparazzi.
The Mail and Gemma Arterton. And pants. by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
More anti-newspaper common sense (this is the kind of thing I love, by-the-by). A case study on the hypocrisy of the British tabloid press, in this instance focussed on one of said hypocrisy's main perpetrators, the Daily Mail. Go on, read it; and read to the end.
The Next Dimension by Josh Quittner
(from TIME)
"Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of DreamWorks Animation SKG, is betting the future of his studio on digital 3-D. While he's not the first to embrace the technology, he has become its most vocal evangelist, asserting that digital 3-D is now good enough to make it -- after sound and color -- the third sea change to affect movies. "This really is a revolution," he says."
Is it, really? I think that remains to be seen. It's almost all riding on the back of James Cameron's Avatar -- while there are other big-name 3D films in production, if Avatar flops that could put off cinemas off bothering to upgrade for 3D and therefore not show the later films either. But, we'll see...
(from The enemies of reason)
This is one of the stories that's most upset me this week -- not only for the tragic loss, of course, but for the callous and intrusive way the press have chosen to report it. This is why there should be laws against the paparazzi.
The Mail and Gemma Arterton. And pants. by Anton Vowl
(from The enemies of reason)
More anti-newspaper common sense (this is the kind of thing I love, by-the-by). A case study on the hypocrisy of the British tabloid press, in this instance focussed on one of said hypocrisy's main perpetrators, the Daily Mail. Go on, read it; and read to the end.
The Next Dimension by Josh Quittner
(from TIME)
"Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of DreamWorks Animation SKG, is betting the future of his studio on digital 3-D. While he's not the first to embrace the technology, he has become its most vocal evangelist, asserting that digital 3-D is now good enough to make it -- after sound and color -- the third sea change to affect movies. "This really is a revolution," he says."
Is it, really? I think that remains to be seen. It's almost all riding on the back of James Cameron's Avatar -- while there are other big-name 3D films in production, if Avatar flops that could put off cinemas off bothering to upgrade for 3D and therefore not show the later films either. But, we'll see...
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