The UK is to get a police unit dedicated to combating film piracy. The unit will work closely with the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) to find evidence and intelligence on film pirates who (we’re constantly being told) use the profits to help fund other criminal activities.
One of the …
Fans of the James Bond franchise are somewhat unhappy with the appointment of Daniel Craig as the new 007 it seems, so much so that they’re threatening (even actively encouraging) a boycott of the upcoming Casino Royale, the 21st film in the Bond franchise.
There has been upset from a group …
The headline grabs attention doesn’t it? The BBC plans to invest up to £100 million in movie projects and film aquisitions for TV over the next 10 years. It’s only when you start reading into it that it doesn’t look such a great deal. For starters, it’s …
Writers Block Live has a post asking for support in rejecting restrictive technology being used in future High Definition (HD) technologies. I’m not entirely sure I understand what the post is about, it’s some sort of DRM system, that much I get, but it’s a little lacking in specifics. …
An interesting look at modern warfare, Jarhead charts the progress of Anthony Swofford (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) as he joins the US Marines, goes through basic training and is posted to Operation Desert Shield, or the first Gulf War as it’s better known. The film is based on the …
I’m a fan of Bill Murray (I write the ‘I’m a fan of…’ phrase a lot I’ve noticed), and director Jim Jarmusch is a legend, so going to see Broken Flowers was an easy decision to make. I saw it some time ago now and it obviously didn’t leave …
Miami Vice
I saw the trailer for this online and it didn’t really hit, but I saw it at the cinema and now I get it. Michael Mann was the executive producer on the original TV series, and returns as the writer, director and producer for the feature film. …
Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail blog (and the soon-to-be-released book of the same name) has posted an entry (and subsequent follow-up) on the death of the blockbuster movie. I originally got the link for this from Binary Bonsai, but Kottke has posted it too. Both Michael …
I bought the first edition of this way back when and loved every page. The problem with many of the best film books, especially film production, even more so low-budget filmmaking, is that they’re writtent by Americans and so discuss only making movies in the US. This was …
Movie piracy has been big news and the industry leaders seem to be showing a lot of concern over it. I’ve long been arguing that going after their customers isn’t working and, in fact, is a much harder and smaller scale method that may be easier for the studios, …
Ironically, I was recently reading an article asking where all the 90 minute movies had gone as films just seem to be getting longer. Two hours now seems to be the standard and three hour films are becoming more popular, the article posed the question as to whether three …
A while back I was reading the story of a woman who had posted on the internet about how she was in a lot of debt and wanted help to get out of it. She built a website and detailed what she was doing to relieve herself of the …
Is it just me or does there seem to be more and more action films being released with female lead characters? Ultraviolet is the latest trailer I’ve seen where a slender lady is the biggest badass on the screen. It stars Milla Jovovich who showed off her skills …
