Christopher Salmon just wanted to make an animated film from a short story he loved.
An inmate wrestles with his fear, boredom and remorse.
Amazon's new Kindle 2 has a synthetic voice that can read aloud e-books, articles and blogs. Described as an "experimental" feature, it has surprisingly good command of nuance and inflection, but some people are voicing concerns.
There is a lot of excitement around the potential of "stereoscopic" movies ("3-D" to you and me). Much of it has been drummed up by director James Cameron's forthcoming blockbuster "Avatar" and Dreamworks boss Jeffery Katzenberg, who is releasing more than a dozen 3-D pictures this year.
Ancient literature meets the future of filmmaking in "Beowulf," a 3D spectacle using the latest technology.
The old poem comes to the screen as a comic-book classic
History is repeating itself. More than 50 years ago, Hollywood embraced big-screen formats (CinemaScope, VistaVision) and 3-D to protect the movie business from television. Now, with the box office under threat from at-home viewing, industry watchers have noted spectacular returns for features released on the large-screen IMAX circuit.
Not just your basic, average everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale, "Stardust" is a dazzler very nearly from first to last, a live action film that rivals the best recent animated features for imagination and wit.
At Comic-Con, 120,000 geeks are being entertained by everyone from an old English monster to a young Mr. Spock
© 2013 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|