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Canon USA Premiering Herbie Hancock Music Video at 2012 International CES

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This article first appeared (authored by me) on Technorati here: http://technorati.com/technology/article/canon-usa-premiering-herbie-hancock-music/ (International CES, Las Vegas, Nevada – January 9, 2012) Although Canon U.S.A., Inc is showing numerous new models of their ever-popular consumer-targeted still and video cameras during the 2012 International CES. their professional work-horses, the EOS 7D and EOS 5D Mark II are still the […]

Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) Schedules High Profile International Slate

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FYI – This article first appeared on Technorati, December 30,2011:  http://technorati.com/entertainment/film/article/berlin-film-festival-2012-berlinale-schedules/ We’re in non-stop film season and though most of us are prepping for the New Year, Sundance and in the middle of catching up with our Academy screeners, let’s pause for a moment to reflect on the line-up for the upcoming Berlinale taking place […]

Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler in “Coriolanus”

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Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler circle each other like wild animals out for the kill in “Coriolanus” reviewed at the Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival 2011) This film review first appeared on Technorati at http://preview.tinyurl.com/6gdy8eu [Open in new window]

Litepanels SolaENG LED Fresnel Lights Now Shipping

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Litepanels has begun shipping their Sola ENG LED Fresnel model. Offering beam control of 10° to 70°, the daylight-balanced Solas provide the controllability and single-shadow properties inherent in a Fresnel light, but utilize just a fraction of the power of conventional fixtures. Employing a proprietary 7.62cm (3”) lens, it draws just 30 watts yet produces […]

Sramana Mitra:

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Sramana Mitra recently posted her thoughts on the “Top 10 Vertical and Local Web Trends for the Decade” She says she’s been a “fan of the verticalization trend on the web.”  I agree with her. Two years ago on a Digital Production BuZZ broadcast, perhaps inspired by the energy I witnessed at 2009 CES, I […]

Shocker: Biggest Video On Demand Movie of 2010 was NOT Avatar

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Why is it surprising that Avatar is not the #1 movie on demand for 2010? Seems logical. Most people who would have downloaded it already own the DVD. Duh.

A Red Rose for Grandmother

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This is a true story about a grandmother and a young man who did something wonderful for another person, a stranger. It happened to my mother, Marie Catania, on November 26, 2010. This is the story of “A Red Rose for Grandmother.”