Redbox Instant by Verizon doesn’t want to beat Netflix with a bigger catalog, but rather focus on fewer titles that matter…
What is a movie star? New Hollywood system is breaking down definition
…The era is long past when a star like Tom Cruise could launch a career with “Risky Business” and “Top Gun,” then stay in the stratosphere for decades…
‘Citizen Kane’ no longer tops ‘Sight & Sound’ poll of the greatest films ever made:
We hope somewhere in movie-character heaven Charles Foster Kane still finds comfort in the memory of his childhood sled, because for the first time in 50 years Citizen Kane doesn’t top the Sight & Sound poll…
https://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/01/sight-and-sound-greatest-films-poll-citizen-kane-vertigo/
Pesky germ inspires first complete ‘virtual organism’
Scientists reconstruct sexually transmitted bacteria through computer simulation.
A microbe that causes sexually transmitted infections now has a much more awe-inspiring claim to fame: It has become the first organism to be completely simulated by a computer model…
https://msnbc.msn.com/id/48264372/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UAstVLSJcgg
The hit films Hollywood studios didn’t want
They may have been big successes, but that was only after several studios turned them down. Here’s a look back at a few hit movies rejected by Hollywood studios’
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/22058/the-hit-films-hollywood-studios-didn%E2%80%99t-want
Tony Stark makes more than Bruce Wayne
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Forbes Magazine ranks fictional characters
https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/fictional-15-12/bruce-wayne.html
Has the 3-D hype bubble finally burst?
The evidence that people are getting tired of 3-D continues to pile up…
‘Dark Knight’ Creator Nolan Sticks To 2 Dimensions
…”The question of 3-D is a very straightforward one,” Nolan said in a recent interview. “I never meet anybody who actually likes the format, and it’s always a source of great concern to me when you’re charging a higher price for something that nobody seems to really say they have any great love for…
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=156918634&sc=tw&cc=share
Batman could fly, but he’d die horribly on landing, science students conclude
Batman could fly using just his cape but would suffer serious injuries when trying to land, a study of the aerodynamics of his winged attire has concluded…
How Does the Film Industry Actually Make Money?
I’ve been trying to come to terms with two seemingly irreconcilable facts. First, “Men in Black 3” has made more than $550 million worldwide. Second, while a representative from the parent company of Columbia Pictures told me that the movie is now “in the win column,” it seemed until recently as if Columbia might actually lose money on it. How could that be?…