WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is considering giving permission to seven movie and television filming companies to use unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, a potentially significant step that could lead to greater relaxation of the agency’s ban on commercial use of drones.
Google announces that Play Movies is now available in 4 more countries including the Philippines. This expands the Play Store’s core products in the country – which now include gaming apps, non-gaming apps, and books. While most Google announcements usually arrive on a journalist’s desk with a press release, this probably does not need one
The latest in yet another super hero franchise hits theaters this weekend, as does a new Adam Sandler movie.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Films about transitioning to adulthood have been a Hollywood staple for years. Some of today’s biggest stars got their start as 20-somethings in mostly carefree coming-of-age movies.
A lot of subversive but critically acclaimed movies from this era (from Annie Hall to M*A*S*H) reflected America’s somewhat disaffected zeitgeist.
Riding on the wave of enthusiasm before and after the World Cup, film studios are preparing to release several movies celebrating the world’s most popular sport. Two of this summer’s soccer movies even have a connection to Brazil.
Call it the new “Hunger Games” or whatever, but this Shailene Woodley dystopian film recalls our favourite similar themed movies!
In addition to bringing its movies service to a host of new markets, the company is also updating the supporting app for standard-definition film and TV downloads and for recognizing 40 additional languages.
It’s a universal truth that movies based on video games suck. Need for Speed, starring a post-Breaking Bad Aaron Paul and hitting theaters this weekend, will likely continue the tradition, as it sits with a 24 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This isn’t surprising news. But it makes us wonder: are video game films the most maligned movie sub-genre?
As much of the world migrates its movie needs from optical disks to hard drives, a team of chemists from Spain found a new use for a regular old Blu-Ray player. They turned it into a cheap but functional medical device that could help the third world. Read more…