All Entries in the "Film Commentary" Category
It’s Official – Rebel Reznor Goes Hollywood Mainstream with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
NOTE: This article 1st appeared in my column on Technorati, Convergence In Entertainment. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: December 20, 2011 at 6:01 pm Industrial legend Trent Reznor already reinvented–capitalized–on his dark side when he won the 2010 Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 83rd Academy Awards for Social Network. Although the [...]
In Defense of Netflix Sharing on Facebook
This article first appeared in my column, “Convergence In Entertainment” on Technorati. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: September 24, 2011 at 9:55 am The issue is not whether Netflix’s recent price hike debacle is killing the streaming giant, but whether or not customers should be allowed to share what they watch on Facebook. Netflix on Facebook. Like most cynics, I [...]
Immersive Entertainment – The New Hollywood
The following article is reprinted from the “Convergence In Entertainment” Features column on Technorati. Immersive Entertainment – The New Hollywood Author: Jerry Flattum Published: August 17, 2011 at 6:43 am In a small town Northwest of Chicago, a new digital projector takes students on a Star Trekkian ride across the sky. The town is Elgin, Illinois, and it’s [...]
Crowdsourcing (Funding) Goes Big Time
The following article is reprinted from “Convergence In Entertainment, a Features column on Technorati. Crowdsourcing (Funding) Goes Big Time Author: Jerry Flattum Published: August 16, 2011 at 6:01 am In a recent Rolling Stone article, Universal Music Group signed a label-wide deal with Talenthouse, one of many new sources for crowdsourcing and funding for artists of all types. In [...]
Netflix – a hooker in disguise
by JFlattum (1 comment ) July 30, 2011 3:41 AM PDT Loving Netflix was like, well, like loving a hooker. It’s unrequited love. It’s also an addiction. Hookers know how to take advantage of their clients. Once you get them all hot and bothered, that’s when you hit them with, “That’s gonna cost you extra.” [...]
Starring In Your Own Virtual Movie
I’m convinced the next wave in filmmaking will take place in virtual reality. Instead of the audience passively observing what is happening on a screen in front of them, they will become actors/actresses starring in their own movies. How will music and sound f/x be used in virtual reality? If we ourselves are acting in [...]
RocketHub – My Introduction to Crowdsourcing
Centuries ago, when I used to wander the countryside as a troubadour (in a past life–really!), I heard Mozart and some of his cronies were getting financing from Kings and Queens. Well, I didn’t have access to any top brass so I carried a sign that read, “Will play for food.” Reincarnated centuries later, this [...]
What Is This Movie About – 9.19-10.2.03
What Is This Movie About-9.19-10.2.03
Victoria Alexander – Bedeviled Film Critic – 7.25-8.7.03
Victoria Alexander-Bedeviled Film Critic-7.25-8.7.03
Making The Big Picture: LV-Nevada Film Scene – 2.7.03
Making The Big Picture-LV-Nevada Film Scene – 2.7.03
