Films
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We've seen some fascinating movies and TV shows dive into the realms of sci-fi and speculative fiction this year. Here's our pick of those that got us thinking about how we inhabit this technologically dominated world – and what the future might hold.
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With the release of "Assassin's Creed" we witness yet another failed video game to movie adaptation. Why can't Hollywood get this right? What is going wrong?
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Architects and designers who attended this year's Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF) got a first hand look at how augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) can be used in their respective industries.
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ScienceA team from Disney Research Pittsburgh and the University of East Anglia has developed a system that could make the dubbing of foreign-language films easier, by automatically suggesting more English phrases that match the actors' lip movements.
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Duggan Morris Architects has launched this year’s "Floating Cinema," which will be gracing the waterways of East London until the end of September. For the project, Duggan Morris created an award winning design that converted a barge into a floating cinema.
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The Raspberry Pi-powered Kinograph digitizes old film stock at a fraction of the cost of conventional off-the-shelf systems.
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Iron Man 3 will become the first film in Japan to be screened in the new 4DX format when it opens in movie theaters next week, according to Hollywood Reporter.
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PRIMA Cinema is a new service that allows subscribers to watch current-release theatrical films in their own home cinema.
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A movie-accurate replica of the motorcycle from the classic film Akira recently toured Japan to raise money for charity.
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ScienceA new interactive movie lets viewers control the plot through their iPad's touch screen.
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Epix and Netflix announce exclusive internet-only deal for online streaming
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Nanostructure films are being developed at the Oregon State University that could be used to make more efficient solar cells and cheaper, more effective eyeglasses.