After raking in a billion dollars and selling out a few thousand 3D screenings, the film force that is Avatar has seeped into TV execs’ fantasies.
Variety is reporting that FX just bought the basic cable rights to James Cameron’s blockbusting flick Avatar for a tidy $25 million sum.
But, take away the large screens, the surround …
Marvel is suing to keep the rights to superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and X-Men.
The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan asks a judge to invalidate notices sent by the heirs of artist Jack Kirby to try to terminate Marvel’s copyrights.
The heirs sent notified several companies last year that the rights to …
Since, as you say, genre films come down to the directors, how did Michael and Peter prove to you they were the right ones to take a chance on? I read somewhere that you rented their film Undead and didn’t really like it.
Well the first time, I don’t think I watched more than seven minutes, but then I had my younger brothers …
From CES:
Plastic Logic is officially in the e-reader game with its new Que proReader.
Its size is similar to the Skiff Reader, but the Que can also access Microsoft Office programs Word, PowerPoint and Excel as well as the usual e-books, magazines and newspapers. Operating off of AT&T’s 3G Network, its 8.5 x 11-in. touchscreen is …
LOST fans are gearing up for the beginning of the end. The White House is prepping for, yeah okay, something pretty important, too.
One of the possible dates for the upcoming State of the Union is Feb. 2 – the same date as the premiere of the final season of the ABC favorite.
Twitter and Facebook have been cloaked with …
Ford unveiled its brand new plan to go-go-gadget your car, complete with a voice-activated dashboard, USB ports, an 8-in. touchscreen and thumb-wheel controls. (Basically, it’s a giant iPhone with wheels.)
The My Ford Touch system will replace the traditional car dashboard with two 4.2-in. color LCD screens that flank …
Live from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, Peter gives his initial thoughts on the two big gadgets making waves this week — the Nexus One (Google’s new android phone) and the HP Slate (Microsoft’s tablet).
All that and more in today’s edition of the daily Nerdcast with Techland’s Peter Ha and Time.com’s Caitlin Thompson. …
Today, Palm announced the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for Verizon. Both devices will be available starting January 25. What’s new about the Pre Plus is a boost in internal memory from 8GB to 16GB. It’s also sans rubber nubbin on the front. Oh, and it comes Touchstone compatible out of the box. The Pixi Plus comes with built-in Wi-Fi.
All …
