ENTERTAINMENT News, Dec 02, 2011

Get most out of your home cinema Sunshine Coast Daily Those who want the best possible experience will more than likely invest in a home theatre at some point. AS the price of big screen televisions fall and our choice for in-home entertainment continues to grow, the living room is becoming more important ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood home cinema coming to Saudi Arabia The National Internet TV subscriptions in Saudi Arabia are forecast to quadruple next year, boosted in part by a new home-cinema service showing Hollywood films. Industry Insights e-newsletter Stay ahead of the pack and get the pick of the premium Business content... See all stories on this topic » The National

Can Martin Scorsese's Hugo save 3D? BBC News "Outside of the home cinema enthusiasts, there isn'ta great deal of desire for it," he says. "The experience with the heavy glasses and the cost are prohibitive." Indeed, he says the consumer magazine would not currently advise people to buy a TV just ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

T-Joy to the world: Naoshi Yoda celebrates 2011 Exhibition Award Film Journal T-JOY Hakata, in particular, is a theatre which is the culmination of 10 years' work, and we are developing it as a “gateway to Asian cinema,” the base for our expansion into the Asian market. In July 2010, we also completed the full digitalization of ... See all stories on this topic » Film Journal

The connected TV experience Calgary Herald LG 50-inch Plasma HDTV 50PT350 ($600): The LG PT350 features Netcast Entertainment Access which connects premium Internet services right to your television. Plasma's colour reproduction, wide viewing angle and cinematic quality is perfect for ... See all stories on this topic »

Veena Malik bares it all for FHM Times of India Before entering Bigg Boss, Malik had established herself as a leading actress in Urdu cinema in Pakistan. She also worked with news and entertainment channels. Malik is known for her various social and liberal causes. She is also a representative of ... See all stories on this topic »

Reality of the ratings game Sydney Morning Herald We expected to see a significant drop in the number of programs attracting big audiences as viewers went off in search of entertainment elsewhere - laptops, desktop computers, mobile phones and the like. But what we found was that TV is still capable ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

XBox 360 and Movistar unveil the future of entertainment in Xbox Live through ... WebWire (press release) ... Luis Miguel Gilpérez, have showcased a new revolutionary form of entertainment today at Telefónica's Flagship Store in Madrid. Users of Xbox 360® can access 12 TV channels from their consoles delivering the best cinema, music and sports content. ... See all stories on this topic »

Recommended: Best Bets: 'America's Most Wanted' returns msnbc.com Jacquelyn Martin / AP By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper Last week was the busy one inentertainment, as "Dancing With the Stars" came to an end and major movies hit theaters in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. It's much quieter this week. ... See all stories on this topic »

DVD gift guide: Discs are not dead Kansas City Star A surge in the sales of Blu-ray discs actually pushed home-entertainment spending up in the third quarter to $3.9 billion, an increase of 5 percent over 2010, according to the Digital EntertainmentGroup. So even though DVD sales continue to decline, ... See all stories on this topic »

Deluxe to Digitize 36 Years of Austin City Limits for KLRU-TV Sacramento Bee Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is a leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies to the worldwide entertainment industry including the ... See all stories on this topic »

Texting campaign begins Messenger Index The PSA will air nationwide on Regal Cinema theater screens this week and on gas station pump-top screens owned by Outcast's PumpTop TV through December. "Teen drivers are particularly vulnerable to distracted driving which is why we are making an ... See all stories on this topic »

Disney's man in Asia: Jo Yan sees bright future as territory grows Film Journal I still think the cinema is the best place to enjoy a film. Other than that, both of us are addicts for cookery shows on TV. FJI: What is the distribution business in China like nowadays? JY: Theatrical distribution in China for foreign films is run by ... See all stories on this topic » Film Journal

The world is a stage Mid-Day For instance, only theatre can give me a chance to essay an Anton Chekhov character, because such films aren't made in Bollywood. I'm glad that till now I've been able to make time for both cinema and theatre because I know many actors who haven't. ... See all stories on this topic » Mid-Day

Young, local performers break through to success in television and radio Indianapolis Star Claudia Lee and Kelly Taylor are two Hoosier teens acting up and singing out in the youthentertainment industry. Lee, a 15-year-old native of West Lafayette, has a recurring role on "Hart of Dixie," a TV series that debuted this fall on the CW network ... See all stories on this topic »

Sizing up the freshman TV series Los Angeles Times An ambitious, expensive play by Fox and executive producer Steven Spielberg to create must-see family television, this time-travel dinosaur adventure has delivered big-time on cinema-sized scope and visual dazzle but only modestly in the ratings — not ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Hat's entertainment Financial Times He assures me he has met her, and indeed she called the house the other day to ask him to go to the cinema with her, offering him a choice of two dates. I predict this girl will go far – brave enough to call the house, sensible enough to offer a range ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Media conclave on December 1 The Hindu Actor Kamal Haasan, chairman of the FICCI MEBC, told a press conference that film financing, theatre infrastructure upgrades for digital screening and the way forward for Indian cinema and entertainment sectors would be among the important talk-points... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Smoking ban in films: is it uncalled for? Times of India We'll not glorify smoking in our cinema. But when there's a need to show it, we should be allowed to do so. Ritesh Sidhwani, producer Scrolls in a film is an absurd idea One can have warnings, like we have on the packs, before a film starts. ... See all stories on this topic »

LG Electronics promotes TV chief in reshuffle The Korea Herald With Kwon at the helm of the unit, LG has also successfully introduced its Cinema 3-D Smart TVbased on the passive film-patterned retarder technology. Choi Sang-gyu, who has contributed to raising sales and profit figures as the head of marketing, ... See all stories on this topic »

'SIU' falls into traps of cop movie cliches Korea Times By Lee Hyo-won From the “Two Cops” franchise and the “Public Enemy” series to most recently “Arrest King,” Korean cinema seems to have seen its fair share of cop movies, but “SIU (Special Investigation Unit)” is proving to be entertainment that sells... See all stories on this topic » Korea Times

Holiday's Top Mobile Apps and Tech Gift Ideas Sacramento Bee LG.com TiVo Premiere is the world's first Smart DVR, giving families access to all their favorite cableTV shows plus virtually endless web entertainment from big brands like Netflix, Pandora, Hulu Plus, BLOCKBUSTER, Amazon Instant Video and more. ... See all stories on this topic »

Virgin Media's TiVo Spotify app lands TechRadar UK Virgin Media has hopped quite firmly into bed with Spotify, offering its TV and broadband customers free subscriptions to the service for 3 and 6 months respectively. "The world of digital entertainment is continually changing," said Cindy Rose, ... See all stories on this topic » TechRadar UK

Thanks to Jason Segel and lovable puppets, audiences are sweet on sugarcoated ... Tufts Daily But with a little help from funnyman Jason Segel, the Muppets have made a triumphant homecoming to cinema and the public eye. Returning to the silver screen for the first time since "Muppets from Space" (1999), the Muppets franchise — which dates back ... See all stories on this topic »

Videofutur inks VOD deal with Samsung connected TV Rapid tv news Samsung Smart TV 2011's owners can now get a free access from their remote control to detailed information about new cinema releases and rent the movie video streaming of their choice. Videofutur “premieres” will thus be available four months after ... See all stories on this topic »

Video games are here to stay Sydney Morning Herald Cinema has a long history of innovation and improvement but that has slowed down in recent years. Gaming, on the other hand, is constantly advancing. Every year expectations are surpassed and new standards set. It's an exciting time to be a gamer.... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

LG honors UAE's first 3D Gamers Teletechwire (press release) Prizes included 42” CINEMA 3D Smart TV, exclusive trophy аnԁ a certificate. Moreover, LG announced thе launch οf іtѕ first media club. Thе club іѕ a platform thаt opens channels οf communication between LG, аnԁ thе key media opinion leaders. ... See all stories on this topic » Teletechwire (press release)

A very Grimm Christmas Reno News & Review 12/7: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011): Hey, if it's still in theaters by the time Dec. 7 pops up on the calendar, get yourselves out to see it. Otherwise, slot the eventual video into your home entertainment plans for next holiday season. ... See all stories on this topic »

J. Edgar, Marilyn, Thatcher and the Trouble With Biopics Reuters By Mark Lynch at TheWrap After a few years in abeyance one of the most odious trends in Hollywood cinema has reared its ugly head this with a vengeance this awards season -- the biopic. Biopics are as high concept as anything released as a summer ... See all stories on this topic »

An Insignificant Harvey: Small indie flick boasts big message Calgary Herald Filmmaker Jeff Kopas was delighted a few years back when Entertainment Tonight showed up on the set of his micro-budgeted indie film An Insignificant Harvey near Collingwood, Ont. The film stars Jordan Prentice, the scene-stealing Ontario actor from In ... See all stories on this topic »

Bollywood learning new languages for the South Economic Times Screening trailers of forthcoming films in cinema halls form a major chunk of film advertising in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Out-of-home advertising comes next. Exhibitors ending up saving a lot compared to the costs in north India, because TV, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hot Bird Awards winners unveiled DigitalTVEurope.net The cinema channel award went jointly to Russia's Kino Soyuz and Sky Cinema 1 HD from Italy. Italy's Babel won in the culture/education category, while the documentary channel award went to DMAX from Germany. SkyUno Italy won in the fiction/general ... See all stories on this topic »

New Faces of Hollywood Alliance Announces Plan The Epoch Times “NFOH Collective possesses a well calculated plan that will successfully deliver cutting edge qualityentertainment products with a level of competitive distinction in film, TV, music, video game design and technology and animation. ... See all stories on this topic »

Rated by you: Filmcritic.com Between his work as a filmmaker, comedian, TV presenter, author, painter, and video game producer, he's cemented his legacy in two of Japan's most popular cinema types - the samurai film and the crime epic. Like Italy and the mafia, or America and its ... See all stories on this topic »

What's Happening Belleville News Democrat Diz Strohman Big Band -- 7 pm Saturday, Wildey Theater, Edwardsville. An Evening of Christian Centered Music -- 7 pm Saturday, Villa Hills Gospel Chapel, 150 Bernard Drive, Belleville. US Air Force of MidAmerica Holiday Concert -- 7 pm, Saturday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Independent film is on the way back . . . thanks to George Clooney! Portsmouth News Siri and her team have worked hard to make No.6 more than just a cinemaexperience. They provide alcoholic drinks, live entertainment and food tastings before screenings, often relating to the film to be shown that evening. 'We have people of all ages ... See all stories on this topic » Portsmouth News

Click to go to the Glossary Media Update Classic and modern comedy on Sony Entertainment TelevisionThe December highlights on SonyEntertainment Television (DStv channel 113) in December include Everybody Hates Chris and season eight of Frasier . (Please don't) Kill Alex CrossI love James ... See all stories on this topic »

Daily Call Sheet: When Comedians Go Dramatic, TV Ownership Drops, and Grinder ... Big Hollywood “Cannon Films was an enterprise that in many ways defined exploitation cinema of the 1980s,” said Alamo Drafthouse Founder/CEO and Fantastic Fest Founder Tim League, “We are thrilled to share their untold legacy with movie fans around the country. ... See all stories on this topic »

DG FastChannel: A One Stop Shop Positioned To Be A Global Leader Seeking Alpha Long-term programing - this segment will benefit from DGIT's new global capabilities and might deliver substantial international growth (why not add cinema?) – or it could be sold. Full service ad serving – DGIT is the 2nd largest player (only Google ... See all stories on this topic »

Black Friday TV Deals: Panasonic 50" TC-P50GT30 1080p 3D Plasma: $974.96 Shipped Bigpicturebigsound.com It also produces a very nice 2D image, with the 600Hz sub-field drive, Infinite Black 2 panel, and the 3D 24p Cinema Smoother. It also has 3D Image Viewer features, so you can add in your own 3D video or still photos. Put the TV into your shopping cart ... See all stories on this topic » Bigpicturebigsound.com

The pod man Diamondback Online He will perform stand-up at the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse tomorrow and Saturday. WTF features interviews with notable names in the entertainment business. Maron has hosted a wide-reaching cast of characters, including Robin Williams, Carrot Top, ... See all stories on this topic »

Foreign Box Office: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I' Sags 52% But ... Hollywood Reporter 1 spot in Japan was Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie, Toho's 3D screen adaptation of a hit Nippon Television Network series, which drew an estimated $4 million from some 200 spots. Ranking in first place in South Korea Lotte Cinema's release of director Hwang... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

WB Confirms Dark Knight Rises Prologue, Lists IMAX Theaters ... By Kevin Melrose Spinoff Online – TV, Film and Entertainment News Daily ... BFI London – London; National Media Museum IMAX – Bradford; Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema – Glasgow; Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks – Manchester ... Spinoff Online - TV, Film and...

Reach of TV and scope of cinema very vast: Pankaj Kapoor While admitting that theatre, TV and cinema have their own respective importance, actor-filmmaker Pankaj Kapoor says that compared to the stage, the scope of television and movies is vast. "I feel all the three mediums have their own ... Daily News Headlines | Today's...

Cinema Now brings new online movie and TV show service to Canada Best Buy is getting into the online entertainment business, offering movies and TV shows for sale and rent through its digital service Cinema Now. Following the ... www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/.../story.html

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