Movies
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Two very different $200-million-dollar films. Two release strategies. Two pathways to the future. The theatrical film industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a pair of films could determine the fate of the definitive popular entertainment medium of the past century.
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The Cinera Edge is a light personal cinema headset that packs a 5K(ish)-resolution display and Dolby Surround Sound. It uses two OLED displays measuring just 0.83 inches with 2560 x 1440 pixels each, creating the equivalent of almost an IMAX screen.
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Haptic feedback is becoming a bigger part of entertainment. Now, a German startup is launching the Feelbelt, which adds the element of touch to games, music, movies, and basically any other device that outputs sound.
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Here's a bit of next-level product placement for you. Porsche has let part of its design team off the chain to co-design a spaceship for the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie. Meet the Tri-Wing S91X Pegasus Starfighter.
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Is high-frame-rate cinema a technological cul-de-sac, or is it a bracingly new visual aesthetic we just need to get used to?
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Netflix is shooting for Oscar glory with its latest epic gangster film from Martin Scorsese, but Hollywood is not making it easy for this disruptive startup to take a place in the modern ecosystem of film distribution.
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After losing millions pushing an unsustainable business model, the disruptive startup MoviePass is calling it quits, but major US theaters are taking notes.
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Seeing David Mayman flying his thunderous JB-10 jetpack in person is an absolutely astonishing experience. We were there to watch his "redemption flight" in Sydney Harbour and attend the premiere of Own the Sky, a stunning documentary made about Mayman's life by a boyhood friend.
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As our perception of the Moon has changed, so too have the cinematic stories we tell, and this chronology of the Moon on film tells the story of how we, as a civilization, have entirely changed our view of our lunar neighbor over the past 100 years.
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The Petersen Automotive Museum has just opened up a new exhibition focusing on sci-fi vehicles from the big and small screen. From Robocop to both Blade Runners, three generations of Batman movies to Minority Report and Mad Max, there's a ton of cool stuff to enjoy in our photo gallery.
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Last week Samsung revealed it would cease production on Blu-ray players for the US market. Despite 2018 recording all-time high home entertainment spending, sales of physical media such have been dramatically declining over the past few years. Is this the beginning of the end for physical media?
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A few months ago, Canadian company SideFX quietly released an update to its bleeding-edge Houdini procedural animation software, which handles the physics behind CGI. This stunning video pulls back the curtain on the process behind so much of today's cinema and gaming.