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How One Man Hacked Hollywood
Pictures hacked from Hollywood stars’ email accounts and phones seem to be a mainstay of popular culture these days. Chris Chaney, one of the most prolific celebrity hackers to date, was recently arrested. GQ has a wonderful profile of the man, which you really have to read.
High Court Dismisses AFACT Appeal
AFACT was never going to lie down quietly over its two consecutive court losses to iiNet over Internet piracy , and the result has just been handed down for its High Court appeal; AFACT’s appeal has been dismissed. Update: AFACT is now calling on the Government to take up the copyright fight.
Douglas Trumbull’s Sci-Fi Epic To “Reinvent Cinema”
Or at least, that’s what the rather bullish filmmaker Douglas Trumbull thinks. He’s also going to beat Peter Jackson and James Cameron along the way. Then again, this is a man with a serious pedigree when it comes to special effects and Hollywood classics, so perhaps he’s got a point.
Movie Posters From A Parallel Universe
Imagine if your favourite films were written and acted during a different period of time: the actors and director would be different, the style it was shot in completely alien. These film posters by Peter Stults are an amazing glimpse into how Hollywood could’ve been.
Amazon And Samsung First To UltraViolet Party
The UltraViolet Initiative hasn’t exactly been the iTunes-killer Hollywood had hoped for. The File-Locker system launched late last year has floundered in its first few months with poor reviews, unhappy customers and little support from the rest of the industry. That changed today with Amazon and Samsung announcing their backing of the fledgling format.
Alan Turing’s Biopic Might Get Leonardo DiCaprio
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