Twelfth Night, Your Name and Ted come to theatres in our April Events list Twelfth Night, Your Name and Ted come to theatres in our April Events list Scott Goodyer3/30/2017 10:13:00 Am
April is here and we can almost feel that spring weather just around the corner. So we wanted to give you that extra bounce in your step with some great new monthly cinema events! Check out the list below of a few highlights: WWE Wrestlemania 33
The biggest event in WWE history, featuring Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, WWE Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton and much more, broadcast live to cinemas from Florida's Orlando Citrus Bowl. All this epic action is a must see on the big screen!
Show date: April 2nd
Twelfth Night National Theatre Live
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks.
April is here and we can almost feel that spring weather just around the corner. So we wanted to give you that extra bounce in your step with some great new monthly cinema events! Check out the list below of a few highlights: WWE Wrestlemania 33
The biggest event in WWE history, featuring Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, WWE Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton and much more, broadcast live to cinemas from Florida's Orlando Citrus Bowl. All this epic action is a must see on the big screen!
Show date: April 2nd
Twelfth Night National Theatre Live
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks.
- 3/30/2017
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
The fact that Chelsea Handler’s new eponymous talk show, Chelsea, is on Netflix means you can tune in any time of day or night — and I say that as something of a threat.
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“Nobody should have to watch me for longer than [30 minutes],” noted Handler, during a bleak interview with Ted conference curator Chris Anderson, in one of the show’s initial trio of episodes. The host then drove home that idea with a dim “comedy” bit in which she gave her own Ted talk about...
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“Nobody should have to watch me for longer than [30 minutes],” noted Handler, during a bleak interview with Ted conference curator Chris Anderson, in one of the show’s initial trio of episodes. The host then drove home that idea with a dim “comedy” bit in which she gave her own Ted talk about...
- 5/17/2016
- TVLine.com
Sharmill Films will present the opening night of the annual Ted conference in cinemas for the first time.
Ted itself will take place on February 15 in Vancouver, Canada and will screen for Australian cinemagoers on March 2.
Hosted by Ted.s curator Chris Anderson, the theatrical screening of this event will feature Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal, plus composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours), scientist Riccardo Sabatini, entrepreneur and inventor Astro Teller, Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay and dancer-choreographer Bill T. Jones.
Impromptu on-stage interviews, artistic performances and short films will be interspersed throughout the program.
Watch the trailer here.
Ted itself will take place on February 15 in Vancouver, Canada and will screen for Australian cinemagoers on March 2.
Hosted by Ted.s curator Chris Anderson, the theatrical screening of this event will feature Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal, plus composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours), scientist Riccardo Sabatini, entrepreneur and inventor Astro Teller, Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay and dancer-choreographer Bill T. Jones.
Impromptu on-stage interviews, artistic performances and short films will be interspersed throughout the program.
Watch the trailer here.
- 1/14/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Continuing a partnership that started back in 2007, Europa Distribution is hosting a distribution workshop at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Industry Club once again. About 20 independent distributors members of the network are participating in these work sessions that began on Sunday September 20th and will continue till Thursday September 24th. The sessions are focusing on how to push the legal offer and fight piracy online.
The participants will reflect on how piracy is spreading nowadays and what action they may undertake, how to engage audience with legal offer, what are the tools that exist in doing so, and what still needs to be developed. Distributors from the network will share their experience and expertise through the presentation of case studies and roundtables.
The basic pillars for films to exist online: new perspectives on discoverability, an eye-catching legal offer and a decreasing piracy. The session that took place on Monday September 21st was moderated by Michael Gubbins (Sampo Media and Chair Ffilm Cymru Wales). Panelists included Lucia Recalde from Dg Connect – Head of Media Unit (EU), Estela Artacho Garcia-Moreno from Me Siento de Cine/Fedicine (Spain), Chris Anderson from Muso (UK), Kobi Shely from Distrify Media (UK) and Joachim Keil from Daredo (Germany).
Europa Distribution also presented a common session with the EFADs. On Monday 21st, about 10 representatives from various European film agencies joined the distributors to discuss together how to push the legal offer and decrease piracy. Both Europa Distribution and the EFADs feel that it is essential to develop the collaboration between industry, film agencies and supranational institutions and to work hand in hand to find ways to enhance the circulation and legal consumption of European films.
Attending distributors have also participated in other festival activities, including Cine en Construccion (works in progress), a selection of Latin American films in post-production stage. Cine en Construccion’s aim is to raise the interest of the industry audience on these upcoming movies.
The participants will reflect on how piracy is spreading nowadays and what action they may undertake, how to engage audience with legal offer, what are the tools that exist in doing so, and what still needs to be developed. Distributors from the network will share their experience and expertise through the presentation of case studies and roundtables.
The basic pillars for films to exist online: new perspectives on discoverability, an eye-catching legal offer and a decreasing piracy. The session that took place on Monday September 21st was moderated by Michael Gubbins (Sampo Media and Chair Ffilm Cymru Wales). Panelists included Lucia Recalde from Dg Connect – Head of Media Unit (EU), Estela Artacho Garcia-Moreno from Me Siento de Cine/Fedicine (Spain), Chris Anderson from Muso (UK), Kobi Shely from Distrify Media (UK) and Joachim Keil from Daredo (Germany).
Europa Distribution also presented a common session with the EFADs. On Monday 21st, about 10 representatives from various European film agencies joined the distributors to discuss together how to push the legal offer and decrease piracy. Both Europa Distribution and the EFADs feel that it is essential to develop the collaboration between industry, film agencies and supranational institutions and to work hand in hand to find ways to enhance the circulation and legal consumption of European films.
Attending distributors have also participated in other festival activities, including Cine en Construccion (works in progress), a selection of Latin American films in post-production stage. Cine en Construccion’s aim is to raise the interest of the industry audience on these upcoming movies.
- 9/22/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Europa Distribution’s panel looked at issues around online film releases, from piracy to branding to data analysis.
Everyone in the film business agrees with Chris Anderson of anti-piracy solutions provider Muso that “piracy is a bad thing.” But his other sentiment might raise a few eyebrows.
“I think the film industry should look at piracy as an opportunity,” the UK-based executive said at a Europa Distribution’s panel yesterday at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
“There is an enormous audience watching films illegally who could be forced back to watching legally.”
Lucía Recalde from Creative Europe said that “the fight against piracy is a big priority” for the European Commission. “Piracy is a very bad thing, but in addition we need to look at how to make European works more widely accessible, that’s the other side of the coin. How do we promote the access of European works through legitimate measures?”
She continued...
Everyone in the film business agrees with Chris Anderson of anti-piracy solutions provider Muso that “piracy is a bad thing.” But his other sentiment might raise a few eyebrows.
“I think the film industry should look at piracy as an opportunity,” the UK-based executive said at a Europa Distribution’s panel yesterday at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
“There is an enormous audience watching films illegally who could be forced back to watching legally.”
Lucía Recalde from Creative Europe said that “the fight against piracy is a big priority” for the European Commission. “Piracy is a very bad thing, but in addition we need to look at how to make European works more widely accessible, that’s the other side of the coin. How do we promote the access of European works through legitimate measures?”
She continued...
- 9/22/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
It's freezing. It's fun. It's a great cause that's soaking stars from coast to coast. The Ice Bucket Challenge benefiting Als has CEOs, wrestlers and stars like Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake and so many more big names dumping buckets of ice water over their heads and challenging fellow famous faces to do the same or make a $100 donation to fight the disease with only a 24-hour window to get it done. Joining Hollywood in its frosty philanthropy while upping the splash ante, Bill Gates constructed a device to perfect the icy pour and announced, "I'm always up for a challenge." He's now extended the challenge to Ryan Seacrest and fellow tech tycoons Chris Anderson and Elon...
- 8/16/2014
- E! Online
For the latest edition of “Life in Pictures,” photographer Christopher Anderson followed the 32-year-old American Ballet Theatre dancer on July 19 as he prepared to perform Swan Lake at Lincoln Center with the Bolshoi (where he's also a principal). Click through the gallery ahead to see his pre-performance plank ritual, his favorite diner, and the shoes he sews himself.* This article appears in the July 28, 2014, issue of New York Magazine.
- 7/30/2014
- Vulture
Don't know much about this American pop-rock quartet, but I'm sucker for a nice clean guitar hook and tight pop song structure. Apparently their lead vocalist Chris Anderson now makes Boston his home, moving from the band's homebase in Fort Collins, Colorado, but I couldn't tell if you if that will be an issue moving forward, Check out two stellar tracks from their forthcoming September release Living Asleep. Suffice it to say, if your into Band of Horses, The Shins, or Arcade Fire, Fierce Bad Rabbit will most certainly appeal to you.
- 7/23/2014
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
As part of our look back at pop music in New York City over the past 100 years, New York/Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson shot these portraits of 26 musicians who shaped the sound of the five boroughs. Click through the gallery ahead to see Ronnie Spector, John Cale, Nas, Cat Power, and many more.*This article appeared in the March 24, 2014 issue of New York Magazine.
- 3/24/2014
- by Christopher Anderson
- Vulture
So much for the long tail? Why the high-budget business model – big hits and big risks – is here to stay
It is sometimes said that millions of people can't be wrong. Well, millions of people voted for the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 general election, so this is obviously not a hard and fast rule. But, in the realm of culture, it is always worth considering as a useful corrective to the kind of hipster snobbishness that insists anything very popular can't be good. "Because people are inherently social," the Harvard business professor Anita Elberse points out, "they generally find value in reading the same books and watching the same television shows and movies that others do." What's more, and equally understandably: "People have a taste for winners: if, say, a book is popular and has been widely discussed in the media, consumers have more reason to read it."
The blockbuster,...
It is sometimes said that millions of people can't be wrong. Well, millions of people voted for the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 general election, so this is obviously not a hard and fast rule. But, in the realm of culture, it is always worth considering as a useful corrective to the kind of hipster snobbishness that insists anything very popular can't be good. "Because people are inherently social," the Harvard business professor Anita Elberse points out, "they generally find value in reading the same books and watching the same television shows and movies that others do." What's more, and equally understandably: "People have a taste for winners: if, say, a book is popular and has been widely discussed in the media, consumers have more reason to read it."
The blockbuster,...
- 12/27/2013
- by Steven Poole
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★★☆ Opening with a selection of warm outtakes of photojournalist Tim Hetherington explaining why he pursues such a dangerous career, director Sebastian Junger pays a fitting homage to Hetherington's life, which was cut tragically short when he was killed by shrapnel in 2011, with Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? (2013). Told chronologically, Junger blends archive interviews with Hetherington with still images and interviews with friends, family and colleagues. His career saw him document the civil war in Liberia, the heart of the Afghanistan conflict in the Korangal Valley and the revolution in Libya.
Immediately we realise that this is an intimate portrait, and that a great deal of care has gone into explaining why Hetherington felt the need to throw himself into such dangerous and violent situations. There are numerous sound bites which aim at explaining his compulsive behaviour, always cutting back to an essential truth. Hetherington had no perverse Thantos complex.
Immediately we realise that this is an intimate portrait, and that a great deal of care has gone into explaining why Hetherington felt the need to throw himself into such dangerous and violent situations. There are numerous sound bites which aim at explaining his compulsive behaviour, always cutting back to an essential truth. Hetherington had no perverse Thantos complex.
- 10/9/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Seven News has made a number of hires to strengthen its Melbourne operation.
The announcement:
Michael Scanlan joins the team as a senior reporter from Seven News in Brisbane. He starts on December 17.
Sean Sowerby becomes part of the sports team on December 17. Sean arrives from Channel Ten and was previously at Win as a sports reporter and presenter, as well as a producer on 3Aw’s Sports Today.
Brendan Roberts recently joined us from Channel Nine, cementing our position as TV’s most experienced crime reporting team.
Seven has also made two new off-camera appointments, with Natalie Schenken joining as a producer from Win, and Chris Anderson joining the graphics department from Channel Nine in Adelaide.
Seven’s Melbourne News Director Simon Pristel said: “These appointments will play a key role in helping to strengthen our experienced newsroom to produce Melbourne’s best bulletin”.
Presented by Peter Mitchell, Seven News airs tonight at 6pm.
The announcement:
Michael Scanlan joins the team as a senior reporter from Seven News in Brisbane. He starts on December 17.
Sean Sowerby becomes part of the sports team on December 17. Sean arrives from Channel Ten and was previously at Win as a sports reporter and presenter, as well as a producer on 3Aw’s Sports Today.
Brendan Roberts recently joined us from Channel Nine, cementing our position as TV’s most experienced crime reporting team.
Seven has also made two new off-camera appointments, with Natalie Schenken joining as a producer from Win, and Chris Anderson joining the graphics department from Channel Nine in Adelaide.
Seven’s Melbourne News Director Simon Pristel said: “These appointments will play a key role in helping to strengthen our experienced newsroom to produce Melbourne’s best bulletin”.
Presented by Peter Mitchell, Seven News airs tonight at 6pm.
- 11/27/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Scott Dadich has been named editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, it was announced Friday by Condé Nast editorial director Tom Wallace. The appointment marks a homecoming for Dadich, who served as Wired's creative director from 2006 to 2010. He replaces Chris Anderson as the publication's top editor. Since 2010, Dadich has served as vice president, editorial platforms and design at Conde Nast. In this role, he oversaw the creative efforts to bring Condé Nast's storied brand portfolio to emerging digital channels. "Scott has been at the forefront of the company's digital innovation for the...
- 11/16/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, is leaving the publication at the end of the year to become CEO of his robotics company 3DRobotics, Conde Nast CEO Robert Townsend said in an email obtained by TheWrap on Friday. Anderson has been at Wired since 2001, overseeing the publication for more than half of its history. Under his tenure, the magazine has won a plethora of awards, including winning the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2005, 2007 and 2009. "This is an opportunity for me to pursue an entrepreneurial dream," Anderson...
- 11/2/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
The Golf Channel has two original series premieres happening tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 2). Any way you "slice" it, Tuesday marks a new day after a huge weekend with the Ryder Cup with that heartbreaking ending for the American Team. .Big Break. is an eleven week battle at Greenbriar Resort for twelve men aspiring to play on the tour. After putting it all on the line, only one will gain an exemption into the 2012 Greenbrier Classic. Don.t miss the big event at 9/8c. Then, .Chasing the Dream. follows business owner and family man Chris Anderson and struggling driving range owner Robbie Biershenk - two men with the same dream - playing on the PGA Tour. Experience the highs...
- 10/2/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Read the room, dude! One week after the Dark Knight Rises shooting killed 12 movie goers in Aurora, Colorado, Dane Cook took the stage at L.A.’s Laugh Factory and joked, “I know that if none of that would have happened, pretty sure that somebody in that theater, about 25 minutes in, realizing it was a piece of crap, was probably like ‘ugh f—ing shoot me.’” Regardless of whether his bit even made sense (everyone liked The Dark Knight Rises, didn’t they?), Cook eventually realized his mistake, tweeting today: “I made a bad judgment call with my material last night & regret making a joke at such a sensitive time. My heart goes out to all of the families & friends of the victims.” We can’t say we’re surprised, either that Dane Cook would make a shooting joke or that he apologized for it. You think he would have...
- 7/27/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
We’ve kind of heard forever that rock gods David Bowie and Mick Jagger were a little more than friends and duet partners back in the day. I mean, “Dancing in the Street” was an abomination to music, but those two had chemistry in that video. So, we weren’t exactly shocked to read the excerpt of Christopher Anderson’s Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger in the New York Daily News yesterday that spills details about their mutual admiration. The two became friends at the height of the androgenous glam rock era (circa 1973), when Bowie performed as Ziggy Stardust. The book quotes several of their friends, as well as Bowie’s then-wife Angie Bowie, as having witnessed their closeness. Angie says she walked in on them hanging out naked in bed together. Bowie backup singer Ava Cherry reportedly told a friend that she’d even been...
- 7/10/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Well, this was bound to happen sooner or later. With production underway on "Raging Bull II," MGM has pulled out the big guns, suing to not only halt the production of the movie, but also be awarded punitive damages “in an amount sufficient to punish the Rb II defendants and to deter those who would commit or knowingly seek to profit from similar actions, now or in the future.” Ouch. But let's rewind on this a bit first. Based on the book of the same name by Jake Lamotta, Chris Anderson and Sharon McGehee, which examines both the early life and the events after those told in the Martin Scorsese picture, the film is being directed by Argentine-born helmer Martin Guigui, whose credits include "National Lampoon's Cattle Call" and most recently, the Dennis Quaid thriller "Beneath the Darkness." Scorsese, he is not. The film has veteran character actor William Forsythe...
- 7/5/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Here are the first images from Beneath the Darkness filmmaker Martin Guigui's Raging Bull II, and we're a little concerned. Part two is based on Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee, and Jake Lamotta's novel that follows Lamotta's troubled saga after losing his championship title and drowning his sorrows in women, booze, and prison. A few months ago, we were informed that the film would be a "unique combination prequel and sequel that explores 'before the rage' and 'after the rage.'" It seems impossible to create a worthy follow-up to Scorsese's movie, but star William Forsythe is promising Guigui's project has merit. "I understand that because it's such an iconic, beautiful and amazing first...
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- 6/21/2012
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
William Forsythe is set to play Jake Lamotta in Raging Bull II. Moviehole reports that casting is underway, and production begins in June based on the book of the same name by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and Lamotta. The project will serve as a companion piece to the Martin Scorsese film and is both a prequel and sequel to the events depicted in the latter.
Robert De Niro starred as Lamotta in Scorsese's classic film. Forsythe starred opposite De Niro in Once Upon a Time in America. He also reprised De Niro’s Al Capone role for a TV spin-off of The Untouchables in the early ’90s as well. The film is being directed by Martin Guigui.
Below are the roles currently being cast:
Young Jake Lamotta
To play 14-20 years old, and already a tough bare knuckles fighter. He takes his father’s frequent beatings without a sound and...
Robert De Niro starred as Lamotta in Scorsese's classic film. Forsythe starred opposite De Niro in Once Upon a Time in America. He also reprised De Niro’s Al Capone role for a TV spin-off of The Untouchables in the early ’90s as well. The film is being directed by Martin Guigui.
Below are the roles currently being cast:
Young Jake Lamotta
To play 14-20 years old, and already a tough bare knuckles fighter. He takes his father’s frequent beatings without a sound and...
- 4/6/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The current Hollywood fad of making sequels to movies from the 80's, with follow ups to Midnight Run and Twins already planned, continues with news that a sequel to Martin Scorsese's boxing drama Raging Bull is expected to start production in June. The original starred Robert DeNiro as real life boxer Jake Lamotta, and chronicled how his career in the ring destroyed his life outside it. The sequel is said to be based on the memoir Raging Bull II by Lamotta, Chris Anderson, and Sgaron McGeehee (the original was based on Lamotta's first memoir). The new film will shed light on the events before and after Scorsese's film, chronicling Lamotta's childhood, and also showing the boxer in his later years. William Forsyte, currently seen in T.V. show Boardwalk Empire, has been cast as the older Lamotta. The movie will be directed by Martin Guigui, working from a script by Rustam Branaman.
- 4/6/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Back in 2006, there was a rumor that a sequel to Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" was in the works, based on the book "Raging Bull II," by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and Jake Lamotta. Then came word that the new movie will be both a prequel and a sequel, with events revolving around a young Jake Lamotta and then pick up after Scorsese's film. Robert De Niro will not be reprising his role. The older version, will instead be played by William Forsythe. Director Martin Guigui is planning to begin shooting in June and is currently looking for an actor to play Lamotta in his early years. The character is described as: 14-20 years old, and already a tough bare knuckles fighter. He takes his father's frequent beatings without a sound and makes money fighting much bigger opponents in back alley fights set up by his drunken, abusive father.
- 4/6/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
A Raging Bull sequel getting cast? A Raging Bull sequel? First of all, let me clarify that this isn't an April's Fools joke. At least not on my part. And let me add right away that neither Martin Scorsese nor Robert De Niro — or any of Raging Bull's screenwriters — is involved in this new venture. And that Raging Bull II, based on a book by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee, and Jake Lamotta, is supposed to be both a prequel and a sequel to the original tale. According to moviehole.net, several Raging Bull II roles are open for interested actors — in some cases "Star Name Only." The leading role of aging boxer Jake Lamotta, however, has already gone to William Forsythe. Martin Guigui is to direct. The Young Jake Lamotta (14-20 years old) hasn't been cast yet. Forsythe had a supporting role in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America...
- 4/6/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
An exclusive report from Moviehole shares news about the upcoming Raging Bull sequel/prequel. Casting is already underway for the story centering on middleweight boxer Jake Lamotta (originally played by Robert De Niro). The film will be directed by Beneath the Darkness filmmaker Martin Guigui, who is already looking to fill in his lead players. Raging Bull II is based on the Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee, and Jake Lamotta's novel that continues Lamotta's troubled saga in print. The film is being described as a companion piece and "unique combination prequel and sequel that explores 'before the rage' and 'after the rage,'" according to IMDb. Fans of the original film will remember that boxing hopeful Lamotta sunk into a downward spiral...
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- 4/5/2012
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
Raging Bull II is in the pipeline, it has been reported. The sequel will apparently be based on the book Raging Bull II by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and original inspiration Jake Lamotta. Robert De Niro will not return in the sequel however, with the older version of Lamotta to be played by Boardwalk Empire actor William Forsythe, reports Moviehole. The project will be directed by Martin Guigui, with a screenplay from Rustam Branaman. Casting is believed to be under way, with production expected to start in June. Raging Bull II will reportedly (more)...
- 4/5/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
We joke and complain all the time about unnecessary sequels, and while some of our while some of our whining is just that, this time we feel completely justified in shaking our heads at Hollywood. Though Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull was a perfect stand alone drama following Robert De Niro as real-life, troubled boxer Jake Lamotta, a follow-up, that is apparently both a sequel and a prequel, is heading into production. Based on Chris Anderson's aptly titled book Raging Bull II, the film will see William Forsythe ("Boardwalke Empire") fitting into the gloves once filled so spectacular by De Niro back in 1980. According to some casting breakdowns from Moviehole (check out details on plenty of characters over there), the film will chronicle some of Lamotta's days as a teenager and also years following his boxing career. While Forsythe is no De Niro, the guy has been in tons of films,...
- 4/5/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Since 2006, there have been rumours circulating of a possible sequel to Martin Scorsese’s 1980 Oscar-winning film, Raging Bull. And now it looks like this will be the year that it gets underway.
Based on the book, Raging Bull II, co-written by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee, and Jake Lamotta (upon whose life the first film is based), Raging Bull II will be both a prequel and a sequel.
Robert De Niro won’t be reprising his Oscar-winning role, and instead that part will be going to William Forsythe as the older Lamotta.
First up, a plot description of the novel from the publisher, via /Film:
“Raging Bull II is a continuation of the Jake La Motta story. When Robert De Niro won an Academy Award playing Jake in a film made from the book, La Motta’s life brightened as he shared the limelight with De Niro. Since then he has gone through fortunes,...
Based on the book, Raging Bull II, co-written by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee, and Jake Lamotta (upon whose life the first film is based), Raging Bull II will be both a prequel and a sequel.
Robert De Niro won’t be reprising his Oscar-winning role, and instead that part will be going to William Forsythe as the older Lamotta.
First up, a plot description of the novel from the publisher, via /Film:
“Raging Bull II is a continuation of the Jake La Motta story. When Robert De Niro won an Academy Award playing Jake in a film made from the book, La Motta’s life brightened as he shared the limelight with De Niro. Since then he has gone through fortunes,...
- 4/5/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Considered one of Martin Scorsese's finest films, "Raging Bull" looks like it's getting an unnecessary (and likely direct-to-disc) sequel reports Moviehole
Assuming this isn't a leftover April Fool joke, the film is said to serve as a companion piece to Scorsese's biopic of boxer Jake Lamotta and is both a prequel and sequel to the events depicted in that film.
Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and Lamotta's own recently published book "Raging Bull II" will serve as the basis for the project which will star William Forsythe as Lamotta. Casting is said to be underway ahead of filming in June.
Assuming this isn't a leftover April Fool joke, the film is said to serve as a companion piece to Scorsese's biopic of boxer Jake Lamotta and is both a prequel and sequel to the events depicted in that film.
Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and Lamotta's own recently published book "Raging Bull II" will serve as the basis for the project which will star William Forsythe as Lamotta. Casting is said to be underway ahead of filming in June.
- 4/5/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
So far, for all the sequel mania that's swept Hollywood, the films of Martin Scorsese remain untouched. Sure, you could perhaps argue that "Casino" is a follow-up to "Goodfellas," in spirit rather than in content, but we've so far been spared "Cape Fear 2: Max Takes Manhattan," "Kundun 2: The Quickening" or "New York New York: Tokyo Drift," either from the director himself or from lesser helmers, even as we get follow-ups to everything from "Tron" to "Road House."
But it looks as though our unbroken run is over, and someone's had the giant balls to sequelize perhaps Scorsese's greatest movie, no less. Moviehole report that casting is currently underway on "Raging Bull II," a follow-up to the director's biopic of boxer Jake Lamotta. Based on the book of the same name by Lamotta, Chris Anderson and Sharon McGehee, which examines both the early life and the events after those told in the Scorsese picture,...
But it looks as though our unbroken run is over, and someone's had the giant balls to sequelize perhaps Scorsese's greatest movie, no less. Moviehole report that casting is currently underway on "Raging Bull II," a follow-up to the director's biopic of boxer Jake Lamotta. Based on the book of the same name by Lamotta, Chris Anderson and Sharon McGehee, which examines both the early life and the events after those told in the Scorsese picture,...
- 4/5/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Man, this week just keeps on getting better. Even though April Fool's Day fell on a Sunday, over the past few days we've still had to wade through an unlikely assortment of news stories that seem way too insane to be true. That being said, this one appears to be legit, so we can now safely proceed with the customary hand wringing and head shaking. According to Moviehole, there is a Raging Bull II in the works. It's being billed as both prequel and a sequel to Martin Scorsese's 1980 film, but as you can probably guess, Scorsese and DeNiro are not involved in any way. Bad idea? Probably. William Forsythe (Once Upon a Time in America) will be stepping into the role of Jake La Motta this time, with director Martin Guigui (Beneath the Darkness, National Lampoon Presents: Cattle Call) behind the camera. Forsythe already inherited a De Niro role once before,...
- 4/5/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The Arizona Underground Film Festival keeps picking and screening the best in world extreme cinema and their fourth annual edition, which will run Sep. 16-24 in Tucson is no exception, compiling outrageous cult epics from countries such as Japan, Switzerland and Cuba; as well as some local nastiness produced in the fest’s own backyard.
The fest opens with Jack Perez’s Some Guy Who Kills People, a comedy thriller executive produced by John Landis and starring Kevin Corrigan as a loser who gets sadistic revenge on those he feels have wronged him.
While the opening night film is a big name affair, Auff is also celebrating local freaky film fare with films such as the film noir Sweet Love and Deadly, directed by Paul Clinco; and the horror comedy Dick Night, directed by Andy Viner.
From elsewhere around the U.S., there’s the fest’s annual celebration of extreme cinema,...
The fest opens with Jack Perez’s Some Guy Who Kills People, a comedy thriller executive produced by John Landis and starring Kevin Corrigan as a loser who gets sadistic revenge on those he feels have wronged him.
While the opening night film is a big name affair, Auff is also celebrating local freaky film fare with films such as the film noir Sweet Love and Deadly, directed by Paul Clinco; and the horror comedy Dick Night, directed by Andy Viner.
From elsewhere around the U.S., there’s the fest’s annual celebration of extreme cinema,...
- 8/30/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
I was going through all my bookmarks and I came along this one that I have not shared with you all yet! Shame on me! Courtesy of GeekDad.
Whether you’ve been using Twitter since 2006, are determined never to use it unless dragged kicking and screaming, or are somewhere in between, you probably know that it’s wildly popular with all sorts of people. In addition to the celebrities who make a big deal about Twitter (e.g., Ashton Kutcher), there are tons of people, both famous and not, who tweet about lots of interesting things.
Here's a updated list of people to follow on Twitter.
Name Twitter ID Why They’re Listed Here Phil Plait BadAstronomer The Bad Astronomer himself; a source for great space-related info and a dose of healthy skepticism. James Urbaniak JamesUrbaniak The voice of Dr. Venture on The Venture Brothers, and a very funny tweeter.
Whether you’ve been using Twitter since 2006, are determined never to use it unless dragged kicking and screaming, or are somewhere in between, you probably know that it’s wildly popular with all sorts of people. In addition to the celebrities who make a big deal about Twitter (e.g., Ashton Kutcher), there are tons of people, both famous and not, who tweet about lots of interesting things.
Here's a updated list of people to follow on Twitter.
Name Twitter ID Why They’re Listed Here Phil Plait BadAstronomer The Bad Astronomer himself; a source for great space-related info and a dose of healthy skepticism. James Urbaniak JamesUrbaniak The voice of Dr. Venture on The Venture Brothers, and a very funny tweeter.
- 8/23/2011
- by Mars
- GeekTyrant
Is online piracy and ubiquitous free content killing our culture? Robert Levine's polemic is entertaining but doesn't quite convince Evgeny Morozov
When Andrew Keen's The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting our Economy appeared in 2007, its subtitle was music to many ears. Short on facts and long on hyperbole, it wasn't very persuasive, but by then the growing fear that elite culture was capitulating to the vulgar ephemera of pokes and tweets had turned internet-bashing into something of a cult itself.
In Free Ride, Robert Levine, a one-time executive editor of Billboard magazine, makes a much stronger case for an impending cultural apocalypse. And while he occasionally ventures into the Andrew Keen territory – "this isn't creative destruction; it's the destruction of creativity"– he also knows his statistics.
According to Levine, the web took the culture industry by surprise. Technology companies, on the other hand,...
When Andrew Keen's The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting our Economy appeared in 2007, its subtitle was music to many ears. Short on facts and long on hyperbole, it wasn't very persuasive, but by then the growing fear that elite culture was capitulating to the vulgar ephemera of pokes and tweets had turned internet-bashing into something of a cult itself.
In Free Ride, Robert Levine, a one-time executive editor of Billboard magazine, makes a much stronger case for an impending cultural apocalypse. And while he occasionally ventures into the Andrew Keen territory – "this isn't creative destruction; it's the destruction of creativity"– he also knows his statistics.
According to Levine, the web took the culture industry by surprise. Technology companies, on the other hand,...
- 8/19/2011
- by Evgeny Morozov
- The Guardian - Film News
The walking idea machine is hoping the citizens of the Internet will adopt his new 10 Commandments for solving this growing--and growing!--problem. Fast Company spoke with Anderson (not by email) to learn more.
The man who pioneered "ideas worth sharing," Ted's Chris Anderson, is on a crusade to quash the frivolous emails that are taking up more and more of our limited time. "A lot of people have experienced a relentless increase in what's in the inbox," says Anderson. To fight back, he hopes to inspire a new digital etiquette, his "Email Charter" of rules to thin overflowing inboxes. Rules range from writing "no need to reply," at the end of an email to limiting open-ended statements, like: "How can I help?"
The core philosophy driving the charter is to "put in a set of rules that ensures it's faster to process an email, on average, than it is to create it.
The man who pioneered "ideas worth sharing," Ted's Chris Anderson, is on a crusade to quash the frivolous emails that are taking up more and more of our limited time. "A lot of people have experienced a relentless increase in what's in the inbox," says Anderson. To fight back, he hopes to inspire a new digital etiquette, his "Email Charter" of rules to thin overflowing inboxes. Rules range from writing "no need to reply," at the end of an email to limiting open-ended statements, like: "How can I help?"
The core philosophy driving the charter is to "put in a set of rules that ensures it's faster to process an email, on average, than it is to create it.
- 6/30/2011
- by Gregory Ferenstein
- Fast Company
Do you really need--or want--"contextual information about people you're interacting with" via email?
As part of Google's new social spree that just gave field testers Google+, Google's also added a new social feature to Gmail--the People Tab. It's a panel to the right of your Gmail inbox that displays "contextual information about people you're interacting with in Gmail" because "the people you communicate with" are as important as "what you're communicating about." To some, it will amount to another doodad on the already cluttered dashboard.
The People Tab crams in personal data about the contact, which "may include" an email address (really Google?!) or occupation, the contact's recent relevant Buzzes, recent emails they've sent you, calendar events, shared Google Docs. There're also buttons to let you email, chat, and telephone 'em. If there are several addressees, then their data stacks up and you have to click to see the extra data for one person.
As part of Google's new social spree that just gave field testers Google+, Google's also added a new social feature to Gmail--the People Tab. It's a panel to the right of your Gmail inbox that displays "contextual information about people you're interacting with in Gmail" because "the people you communicate with" are as important as "what you're communicating about." To some, it will amount to another doodad on the already cluttered dashboard.
The People Tab crams in personal data about the contact, which "may include" an email address (really Google?!) or occupation, the contact's recent relevant Buzzes, recent emails they've sent you, calendar events, shared Google Docs. There're also buttons to let you email, chat, and telephone 'em. If there are several addressees, then their data stacks up and you have to click to see the extra data for one person.
- 6/29/2011
- by Kit Eaton
- Fast Company
Email is an unavoidable burden for most, and an undeniable time-suck for all. But now, social startup 410 Labs is trying to fix our email woes with Shortmail.com, a service the Baltimore-based company considers the Twitter of email.
Yesterday, I received roughly a hundred email messages during the course of my typical work hours--and that was an atypically slow workday for email. Messages from Hr. From coworkers. From editors. From friends. Newsletters. Spam. Mentions on Twitter. Pitches from countless publicists and PR firms. And one story pitch entitled, "Where is Batman?"
I sifted through most, one by one. Email is an unavoidable time-suck--and even smart folks like Ted's Chris Anderson are spending lots of time thinking about a better way. But now, social startup 410 Labs is trying to fix our email woes with Shortmail.com, a service the Baltimore-based company is slating as the Twitter of email.
Shortmail.com, which...
Yesterday, I received roughly a hundred email messages during the course of my typical work hours--and that was an atypically slow workday for email. Messages from Hr. From coworkers. From editors. From friends. Newsletters. Spam. Mentions on Twitter. Pitches from countless publicists and PR firms. And one story pitch entitled, "Where is Batman?"
I sifted through most, one by one. Email is an unavoidable time-suck--and even smart folks like Ted's Chris Anderson are spending lots of time thinking about a better way. But now, social startup 410 Labs is trying to fix our email woes with Shortmail.com, a service the Baltimore-based company is slating as the Twitter of email.
Shortmail.com, which...
- 6/29/2011
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
Hetherington photographed in a playful moment by his friend and colleague Olivier Bercault of Human Rights Watch—they were working together in eastern Chad at the time, in May of 2006. © Olivier Bercault. Since the April 20 death of Vanity Fair contributing photographer Tim Hetherington, 40, remembrances from the photography and media communities—and beyond—have poured into our offices. A few words from colleagues and friends of Tim’s, below. Christopher Anderson is a photographer with Magnum and a recipient of the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award; he was a friend and colleague of Hetherington’s: It was a beautiful death. The kind they write poems about. Not because it was glorious or noble, or because there is anything romantic about dying in someone else’s war. It was beautiful because it came while Tim was embracing life. He died while being truly alive, rather than just living and waiting. I have...
- 5/5/2011
- Vanity Fair
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Stake Land Trailer Jim Mickle isn't a name many should know but you've got to admit this guy has something worth being aware of after seeing this trailer.
- 4/22/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
The average New Yorker sees more than 5,000 advertisements per day day. Assuming the average New Yorker gets the Better Sleep Council’s and Shannen Dohertry’s recommended eight hours of sleep per night, that’s a little more than 5.2 ads per minute. That feels like a lot of advertising. Steve Lambert of the Antiadvertising Agency certainly thinks so. Since 2004 he’s engineered a number of urban art initiatives, which simultaneously attack, call attention to, and question the intrusive nature of mass unsolicited cosmopolitan shill and the impact of a developed world where individuals have all but accepted paid public placement as the norm and not a nuisance. Chris Anderson and Ted think thousands of ad impressions a day is a lot of advertising, too. But instead of participating in initiatives that call for its cessation, they want to make advertising better. Enter Ads Worth Spreading. Last year, the super-elite Southern...
- 3/21/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
My mind wasn’t blown this year. No Zeitgeist-nailing speaker convinced me that the world was about to change. Nor was there a high-profile washout, a speaker whose on-stage fail created its own newsworthy drama. I’m talking about SXSW Interactive, the mammoth convention/trade show/meet-up/party spot that crowds the stage with the more homespun SXSW Film in Austin each year.
This was my fifth SXSW, and, a couple of years ago, in the midst of the indie film depression, I realized something. The positive energy, the feeding frenzy, the dollars — most of it was over on the interactive side. The kind of people who might have tossed some coin into the indie film investment pool — they were funding apps. And, in terms of the panels, while the film industry droned on about distribution and Diy in rooms holding 200 or 300, the interactive folk were discussing big issues like...
This was my fifth SXSW, and, a couple of years ago, in the midst of the indie film depression, I realized something. The positive energy, the feeding frenzy, the dollars — most of it was over on the interactive side. The kind of people who might have tossed some coin into the indie film investment pool — they were funding apps. And, in terms of the panels, while the film industry droned on about distribution and Diy in rooms holding 200 or 300, the interactive folk were discussing big issues like...
- 3/21/2011
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
You've heard about the lovely and amazing, now let's hear about the duds of Ted.
“Only 5% of Ted Talks have been given by CEOs,” Pepsi chief Indra Nooyi observed from the stage at Ted, before going on to demonstrate why. Her bland recitation of the accomplishments of Pepsi Refresh, a decent, though hardly groundbreaking corporate social responsibility program, had some attendees wondering if it was a paid product placement. That’s why I was surprised to hear Chris Anderson, Ted’s director, single Nooyi’s talk out for special attention at a lunch for journalists as both a great talk and a stellar example of corporate communication.
The discordant note is an example of Ted’s at times uneasy relationship to corporate sponsorship as the nonprofit organization pursues its future as a global media brand focused on learning and social change. While product demos, especially of new technology, have always been part of Ted,...
“Only 5% of Ted Talks have been given by CEOs,” Pepsi chief Indra Nooyi observed from the stage at Ted, before going on to demonstrate why. Her bland recitation of the accomplishments of Pepsi Refresh, a decent, though hardly groundbreaking corporate social responsibility program, had some attendees wondering if it was a paid product placement. That’s why I was surprised to hear Chris Anderson, Ted’s director, single Nooyi’s talk out for special attention at a lunch for journalists as both a great talk and a stellar example of corporate communication.
The discordant note is an example of Ted’s at times uneasy relationship to corporate sponsorship as the nonprofit organization pursues its future as a global media brand focused on learning and social change. While product demos, especially of new technology, have always been part of Ted,...
- 3/4/2011
- by Anya Kamenetz
- Fast Company
Photograph by Mark Leong
Tsinghua University students Xu Ya (top) and Cui Yang (bottom) share a dorm room and a love of Renren. | Photograph by Mark Leong
I was speaking to a group of Merrill Lynch's highest net-worth clients recently when a question shot from the audience: "What's the most innovative country in the world?" Another panelist onstage with me, CEO Geoff Vuleta of strategy firm Fahrenheit 212, quickly made his case for India. The editor of Wired, Chris Anderson, argued that no single country mattered as much as the growing impact of cross-border collaborations.
My answer is a little complicated. On the one hand, I can't so quickly dismiss the U.S. from the equation. The flood of new ideas that we see, from Silicon Valley to South Beach, continues to amaze me (propelled, often, by creative talent that's immigrated to this country). But I'm also fascinated by China. The...
Tsinghua University students Xu Ya (top) and Cui Yang (bottom) share a dorm room and a love of Renren. | Photograph by Mark Leong
I was speaking to a group of Merrill Lynch's highest net-worth clients recently when a question shot from the audience: "What's the most innovative country in the world?" Another panelist onstage with me, CEO Geoff Vuleta of strategy firm Fahrenheit 212, quickly made his case for India. The editor of Wired, Chris Anderson, argued that no single country mattered as much as the growing impact of cross-border collaborations.
My answer is a little complicated. On the one hand, I can't so quickly dismiss the U.S. from the equation. The flood of new ideas that we see, from Silicon Valley to South Beach, continues to amaze me (propelled, often, by creative talent that's immigrated to this country). But I'm also fascinated by China. The...
- 2/3/2011
- by Robert Safian
- Fast Company
Ted talks are popular for a number of reasons: They're smart, lively, and perhaps most importantly, concise. Most talks are capped at approximately 2,000 words--just long enough for audiences to stay enraptured. Now Ted is taking its "Ideas Worth Spreading" a step further with Ted Books, an imprint of short nonfiction e-books available for the Kindle and Kindle Reader through Amazon's new line of Kindle Singles books.
The concept of Ted Books is similar to Ted talks. Authors, many (but not all) of whom have given Ted talks in the past, are asked to write about an idea that can be naturally expressed in 10,000 to 20,000 words. That's short enough for readers to finish a book in a single sitting. "It's our experience with Ted talks that by giving people a limit, suddenly less is more. [Authors] end up saying something serious in a very vivid way," explains Ted curator Chris Anderson.
According to Anderson,...
The concept of Ted Books is similar to Ted talks. Authors, many (but not all) of whom have given Ted talks in the past, are asked to write about an idea that can be naturally expressed in 10,000 to 20,000 words. That's short enough for readers to finish a book in a single sitting. "It's our experience with Ted talks that by giving people a limit, suddenly less is more. [Authors] end up saying something serious in a very vivid way," explains Ted curator Chris Anderson.
According to Anderson,...
- 1/31/2011
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
Just a day shy of its release, additional morsels leak from Christopher Anderson's "William and Kate: A Royal Love Story," and they're not nearly as charming as the first batch.
The New York Post has excerpts of the unauthorized biography's section on Prince William and Kate Middleton's 2007 breakup -- and it doesn't paint William in the most flattering light.
After allegedly accusing him of an affair, the book says Kate got this earful from her then boyfriend: "Do you know who I am? No one tells me what to do. I do what I want."
The breakup soon followed, at William's prompting, via a cell phone call. "I don't want you suffering the way my mother did" was his reported excuse, possibly referring to the kind of muckraking Middleton is already the subject of.
After a three-month separation -- punctuated by William's boozing, according to the book -- the two reconciled.
The New York Post has excerpts of the unauthorized biography's section on Prince William and Kate Middleton's 2007 breakup -- and it doesn't paint William in the most flattering light.
After allegedly accusing him of an affair, the book says Kate got this earful from her then boyfriend: "Do you know who I am? No one tells me what to do. I do what I want."
The breakup soon followed, at William's prompting, via a cell phone call. "I don't want you suffering the way my mother did" was his reported excuse, possibly referring to the kind of muckraking Middleton is already the subject of.
After a three-month separation -- punctuated by William's boozing, according to the book -- the two reconciled.
- 12/21/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Publishers have wasted no time capitalizing on the engagement of the century (well, ever since Prince Charles and Princess Di's). Prince William and Kate Middleton are already the subject of numerous books expected to be published prior to their April 29 Westminster Abbey wedding.
"William and Kate: A Royal Love Story," penned by New York Times bestselling author, Christopher Anderson, is just one of several books to be released on both sides of the pond about the subject. His previous titles include "Barack and Michelle" and "The Day Diana Died."
People reports that his latest literary venture includes many colorful-- albeit unconfirmed -- morsels of the couple's fascinating story, including details of their awkward (and hilarious) first encounter.
According to the biography, Kate curtsied slightly upon being introduced to the Prince. He responded in kind by spilling a drink all over himself. If that's not love at first sight, we don't know what is.
"William and Kate: A Royal Love Story," penned by New York Times bestselling author, Christopher Anderson, is just one of several books to be released on both sides of the pond about the subject. His previous titles include "Barack and Michelle" and "The Day Diana Died."
People reports that his latest literary venture includes many colorful-- albeit unconfirmed -- morsels of the couple's fascinating story, including details of their awkward (and hilarious) first encounter.
According to the biography, Kate curtsied slightly upon being introduced to the Prince. He responded in kind by spilling a drink all over himself. If that's not love at first sight, we don't know what is.
- 12/9/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
It's the first impression that every woman doesn't want to make on a man. According to a new biography about the royal couple, the first time that Kate Middleton met Prince William, she curtsied slightly, causing the prince to spill a drink - all over himself. This tidbit is just one of many juicy, (though unconfirmed) details in William and Kate, the new biography out Dec. 21 by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Anderson, who also penned Barack and Michelle and The Day Diana Died. Photos: William & Kate's Fairy-Tale RomanceAlso revealed in the book? On a secret visit to the...
- 12/9/2010
- by Rennie Dyball
- PEOPLE.com
World's acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron who has directed path breaking movies like Avatar, Titanic and Terminator 2, and cult cartoon character Simpson's creator Matt Groening is all set to address The Ink Conference, in association with Ted, scheduled for Dec 9-12, 2010 at Lavasa Hill City near Mumbai. The Ink Conference (Ink stands for Innovation and Knowledge) is an annual conference that aims to fuel innovation and foster knowledge by bringing together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers from a range of disciplines such as art, architecture, design, entertainment, entrepreneurship, sports and technology. The theme of this year's Ink is 'Untold Stories', and along with James and Matt the line-up of Ink speakers include innovator Arvind Gupta, 'New Scientist' journalist and author of 'The Edge of Physics' Anil Ananthaswamy, Super 30 founder Anand Kumar, Lego innovator John Henry Harris, academic and author Jennifer Aaker of Stanford, internationally-renowned product designer Philippe Starck, to name a few.
- 12/1/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
World's acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron who has directed path breaking movies like Avatar, Titanic and Terminator 2, and cult cartoon character Simpson's creator Matt Groening is all set to address The Ink Conference, in association with Ted, scheduled for Dec 9-12, 2010 at Lavasa Hill City near Mumbai. The Ink Conference (Ink stands for Innovation and Knowledge) is an annual conference that aims to fuel innovation and foster knowledge by bringing together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers from a range of disciplines such as art, architecture, design, entertainment, entrepreneurship, sports and technology. The theme of this year's Ink is 'Untold Stories', and along with James and Matt the line-up of Ink speakers include innovator Arvind Gupta, 'New Scientist' journalist and author of 'The Edge of Physics' Anil Ananthaswamy, Super 30 founder Anand Kumar, Lego innovator John Henry Harris, academic and author Jennifer Aaker of Stanford, internationally-renowned product designer Philippe Starck, to name a few.
- 12/1/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Vanity Fair’s 2010 New Establishment list was released this week, and the vast majority of the people on it have one thing in common: they’re not on Twitter. Of the 116 people who made the list (some slots are shared by several people), only 16 are truly engaged users of the service.* The majority of those 16 use Twitter in the typical way: as a vehicle for self-promotion. Chris Anderson tweets about what’s happening at his Ted conferences, Arianna Huffington links to articles on her eponymous Web site, and Michael Bloomberg touts good news about New York City. A few of them, however, have taken their tweets to another level.
- 9/1/2010
- Vanity Fair
The most recent Ted gathering, TEDGlobal in Oxford, highlighted the theme of the future of education--and Chris Anderson's own talk hinted at how Ted sees itself as a potential part of that future.
Sugata Mitra, of the Hole in the Wall education project, spoke at Ted Global. I've been fascinated by his work since Paul Kim,of the Pocket School project, highlighted him as an inspiration when I was interviewing Kim for my A is for App story.
Back in 1999, Mitra began embedding computers with Internet connections in the walls of playgrounds in slums in India, and then stepping back. He's seen young people using the computers to record and playback music, to improve their English through voice recognition software, to learn about biotech, and even to raise test scores.
The method to his madness is encouraging young people to explore, to follow their curiosity, and to collaborate. Rather...
Sugata Mitra, of the Hole in the Wall education project, spoke at Ted Global. I've been fascinated by his work since Paul Kim,of the Pocket School project, highlighted him as an inspiration when I was interviewing Kim for my A is for App story.
Back in 1999, Mitra began embedding computers with Internet connections in the walls of playgrounds in slums in India, and then stepping back. He's seen young people using the computers to record and playback music, to improve their English through voice recognition software, to learn about biotech, and even to raise test scores.
The method to his madness is encouraging young people to explore, to follow their curiosity, and to collaborate. Rather...
- 8/13/2010
- by Anya Kamenetz
- Fast Company
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