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Nikon’s Twitter-Inspired Digital Film Festival Will Feature Kutcher
1:27AM Dan Nosowitz | Twitter is so hot right now, you guys. It’s so hot it influences things totally unrelated to Twitter, like the Nikon Festival — a digital film fest that challenges micro-auteurs to create 140-seconds-or-less digital videos. Obviously, Ashton Kutcher is involved. More »
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You Have A PS3, But Do You Have The Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit??
10:30PM Mark Wilson | These haven’t shown up in the states just yet, but Sony is selling Australia a pretty interesting Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit. More »
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Panasonic On Avatar Promotional Rampage With Huge 3D Plasmas
4:30PM John Herrman | James Cameron is clearly laying a lot on the line with ever-more-bizarrely-appealing Avatar. Next up is Panasonic, which is staking its budding 3D brand on the film. Spoiler: The plan involves 103-inch 3D HDTVs, on wheels. More »
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First Avatar Trailer: It’s Big, Blue And Explodes A Lot
1:03AM Mark Wilson | Here’s the very first trailer of James Cameron’s much-hyped 3D film Avatar. And as you can see, it’s a highly aggressive blend of live action and CGI, science fiction and fantasy. More »
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I’m Enrolling In Starf Leet Clown College
7:00AM Adam Frucci | Here are altered clips from four of the year’s biggest movies, made infinitely better by the insane geniuses at Fatal Farm. Oh how I wish all of these movies were all like this. More »
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Behind The Scenes Of District 9
11:50PM Mark Wilson | At least from the audience responses I’ve spotted on Twitter, District 9 may be the saving grace of a lousy science fiction season. Here’s a look behind the scenes compliments of Wired. More »
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Battlestar Galactica Movie Is Official
11:20AM Adrian Covert | Just a quick bit out of Hollywood: Universal confirmed that a Battlestar Galactica movie is on the way and will be Produced and Directed by Valkyrie chief Bryan Singer. The movie will not pick up where the SyFy TV Show left off, but rather fall in line more with the original series from the 1970s. Original creator Glen Larson will join Singer as a producer. [EW via Slashdot]
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Holy Crap, They’re Making A Lego Movie!
8:50PM Danny Allen | Variety reports that Warner Bros is developing a Lego movie that will be “a family comedy that will mix live action and animation”. An “action adventure set in a Lego world”. More »
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Remembering Bruce, The Mechanical Shark From Jaws
6:40AM Mark Wilson | Just about everyone paints Bruce as a pain in the arse, not a lethal monster. More »
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