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Dustin Callif's Touching Stories Adds Interactivity to Films

Dustin Callif produced Touching Stories, a four-film app that gives viewers new power.READ»

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Dreamworks on Big Stars Vs. Big Animation

DreamWorks Animation's $150 million blockbuster Megamind hits theaters this November, helmed by Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, and Tina Fey. But the true stars of this film aren't necessarily the names in big letters. Has celebrity talent become secondary?READ»

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"The Social Network" Screens at Its Own Ground Zero: Palo Alto

Stanford undergrads squeal with delight at the slightest college reference, while Aaron Sorkin denies charges of sensationalism at a question-and-answer session.READ»

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I Won't See the Google Movie Unless Justin Timberlake Stars as Larry Page

In the wake of The Social Network's buzz, another Internet giant may be getting the big-screen treatment: Google.READ»

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Making of Touching Stories: Directors Jason Zada and Erich Joiner With "All Ends, Ends All"

Tool of North America and Domani Studios have just released an app that allows viewers to interact with live-action video. All this week, we're focusing on each of the films and the unique challenges that came with directing them.READ»

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World Cup 2010: Get Published on a Skyscraper!

It’s the World Cup, writ large.Nike just unleashed another part of its World Cup "Write the Future" campaign, this time with a skyscraper as the medium: Using LEDs, soccer players’ photos and accompanying text are beamed onto ...READ»

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Dreamworks President on the Challenges Facing 3-D, and Why CGI Blows Away Live Action

Dreamworks's co-president of production sits down with FastCompany.com to discuss how 3-D is rocking the moviemaking world.READ»

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James Franco's "General Hospital" Character Heads to MOCA; Jeffrey Deitch Co-Stars

Yes, it's happening. James Franco's angsty, arty General Hospital character is getting a show at MOCA. And new museum director Jeffrey Deitch will star in the episode, of course.READ»

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New Tron Light Cycle Toys Drive Up Walls, Upside Down [Video]

Disney Pictures is gearing up for a December release of Tron: Legacy with a line of cutting edge toys that defy gravity. Most are beautiful dark-chrome replicas of vehicles and gizmos from the film, complete with neon-glowing trim, ...READ»

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What the A-Team Can Teach Companies About Building Highly Functioning Teams

With the new A-Team movie hitting theatres this Friday, I couldn't help but repost my favorite (and only) A-Team inspired blog. "I love it when a plan comes together." A quote made famous by Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, a character ...READ»

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The Hip 3-D Shades of the Future

Moviegoing is adding a dimension, and so are 3-D glasses: style.READ»

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Pay No Attention to the Man Behind This Documentary (Banksy)

How do you make a movie about an anonymous street artist? You don't. Filmmaker Thierry Guetta set out to do so, and apparently had the camera turned back on him.READ»

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Watch: '80s Remakes This Month and Beyond

Break out your yellow paisley power ties: The eighties are back -- at least at the multiplex, where these familiar titles are returning to the big screen.READ»

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Audioworks Producers Group Location - Audioworks Producers Group Cedits The French director Jean Renoir, the son of the famous Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir, made two great films, Grand Illusion (1936) and The Rules of the ...READ»

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Netflix Ditches Beat-Our-Recommendation-System Contest Due to Privacy Questions

Netflix's grassroots competition to best its recommendation algorithm was a bit popularity booster for the company--but thanks to concerns over privacy (backed up by one troubling example), the company has decided to kill the ...READ»

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Kiribati: A Climate Change Reality

In preparation to the Copenhagen climate change conference, UNDP produced a film about the reality of climate change in the Pacific island of Kiribati. The film clearly shows how people’s lives are being affected right now by rising ...READ»

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How Will Robots See in 2018? [exclusive video]

The team at Imaginary Forces used a combination of military and NASA technology to answer that question for the movie 'Terminator Salvation.' Karin Fong shows us how Terminator's "Machine Vision" was created in this exclusive video.READ»

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CSI Creator Zuiker on Set at Level 26

Anthony Zuiker, creator of CSI, on set for his new film experiment Level 26.READ»

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Norman Foster on the Big Screen

Filmmakers Norberto López-Amado and Carlos Carcas release their documentary on the British architect.READ»

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Avatar Breaks $2 Billion

It’s official — Avatar has become the highest grossing movie of all time. Earlier this week it was announced that the blockbuster film has brought in more than $2 billion worldwide. With multiple Golden Globe wins and...READ»

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"Up in the Air," Work+Life Fit Allegory for the Era

When I saw the movie, “Up in the Air,” I expected to be entertained but I wasn’t prepared for a powerful, multi-layered allegory about work+life fit. Jason Reitman’s symbolism packed commentary puts up a mirror and ...READ»

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Technology: Planes, Trains, and User-Generated Content

The 1987 film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" tells the story of Neal Page (Steve Martin), an uptight advertising exec whose hour and 45-minute flight home to Chicago for Thanksgiving turns into an epic misadventure. We laugh as he ...READ»

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Inside James Cameron's Head: Avatar, F-Bombs, and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron, a biography of the director by former Time magazine Hollywood correspondent Rebecca Keegan, starts with the director's ancestors in Scotland and takes readers through ...READ»

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The Duo Behind Inglourious Basterds' Signature Style

David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco have designed the look of some of the most stylish films in memory, from the "Royal Tenenbaums" to "Pulp Fiction"--and now, "Inglourious Basterds."READ»