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AMP, a camera that films in HDR

AMP, a camera that films in HDR

HDR wil conquer the world. The acronym means wide dynamic range and managed to photograph this end mixing at least three photos that have been made with different diaphragm openings. The idea is good because it allows you to keep information both in the regions in shadow and highlight. The problem is that many people have exaggerated a little [...]
The Social Network couldn’t beat the King

The Social Network couldn’t beat the King

  The movie “The Social Network” won the Oscar 2011 in 3 categories, but was defeated in the most relevant awards, best picture and best director. The film, which tells the inside story of the creation of Facebook, competed for awards in eight categories: best film, best director, best screenplay, best adapted screenplay, photography, [...]
iTunes will have extra scenes that DVDs don’t have

iTunes will have extra scenes that DVDs don’t have

The major movie studios Americans always try to get the maximum profit from their films. The film industry is known for its ambition and greed, something which can often undermine the art of cinema. The interference from the studios in the works of directors connected directly to a major revolution in film, such as Francis Ford Coppola, is evident [...]
1970 Dodge Charger RT From the Movie Fast & Furious Up for Sale

1970 Dodge Charger RT From the Movie Fast & Furious Up for Sale

A 1970 Dodge Charger has been put up for sale at the Volvo Auto Museum. They are publicising this matte gray 1970 Dodge Charger RT as one of the cars driven by Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto in the 2009 Fast and Furious  movie. They obviously expect this fact to carry a lot of weight with the fans as they have put the appraised value at $200,000. Since [...]
Multi Mill in Amsterdam is a Picturesque Site to Watch Out for

Multi Mill in Amsterdam is a Picturesque Site to Watch Out for

Ever thought of an open air movie theater whirling around as you watch a movie or a live performance? Doesn’t it sound so enthralling? Multi Mill is just that magnificent design by the NL Architects which endeavors to bring about a classy change in the lives of the privileged league. This innovative idea has actually gone up to winning a design competition [...]
Movies for free

Movies for free

For those who are tired of looking for “cult” or “alternative” films here comes good news: the site Film Annex (www.filmannex.com) is providing free works of Andrei Tarkovsky. The filmmaker, acclaimed by big names like Ingmar Bergman and Akira Kurosawa made films of science fiction and metaphysical and spiritual themes in the [...]
Abercrombie & Kent Offers Innovatiove Vacation Packages Hailed as “Cinema-cations”

Abercrombie & Kent Offers Innovatiove Vacation Packages Hailed as “Cinema-cations”

Movies make us long for a lot of things, sometimes the exclusive wardrobe of the stars, their scintillating personalities and lust to visit their exotic set locations. Luxury fashion brands team with production companies to make available outfits which movie actors or actress wore, but until now there wasn’t a tour package that took you to places [...]
Hate Politics in the Times of Love in Mumbai

Hate Politics in the Times of Love in Mumbai

Valentine’s Day mood has set in and the cupid struck lovers have already made plans weeks ahead to make most of Valentine’s Day weekend. All major cities in the world will be celebrating the day of love but dark political clouds are threatening to turn it into date of hate in Mumbai and other parts of India thanks to the age old Indian legacy of [...]
Avatar’s Moon Pandora:  could leap from science fiction to reality soon

Avatar’s Moon Pandora: could leap from science fiction to reality soon

The current movie hit Avatar shows humans visiting ‘the habitable – and inhabited – alien moon called Pandora.’ Such ‘life-bearing moons like Pandora or the Star Wars forest moon of Endor are a staple of science fiction.’ Soon, what science fiction used to offer in the realm of habitable moons may just become a reality with the [...]
The physics of ‘Angels and Demons’: anything is possible in movies

The physics of ‘Angels and Demons’: anything is possible in movies

The plot is action-suspense formula: some stolen antimatter from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider and a threat to use that antimatter to blow up the Vatican during Conclave, by the Illuminati or some scientists driven underground during the 17th century and who are now going to make the Vatican pay by killing thousands of innocent people. ‘Angels [...]