Posts filed under 'Life Of Movies'
February 19th, 2010
To better understand how 3D tv technology works, one must first understand how our eyes work. Our eyes are several centimeters apart from each other and therefore receive the input image from different angles. Our brain uses that information and is smart enough to mesh the two different images into one single view, creating depth, and making what we see 3 dimensional or 3D.
3D TV sets work in somewhat theewhat the way, one way or another they transmit two singular images to your eyes in a certain way that it knows your brain will convert the incoming image into 3D after processing it.
Tricking the brain in this way is no easy accomplishment, and for many years the simple and cheap technology was to use colored glasses that had a large drawback of limiting the number of colors that you could enjoy a movie in.
Today, major TV manufactures such as Sony have improved on the process that with shutter glasses the full spectrum of colors can be enjoyed. Panasonic is one of the manufactures that has now developed an auto stereoscope system that will make it possibleke it possible make 3D viewing possible without the need of uncomfortable glasses at all.
All in all, the 3D TV industry is still in its early years, but many leading companies are investing immensely into it in hopes that it will be the next big feature. If movies such as Avatar are anything to go by, the chances of success are pretty eminent. Now it is up to the industry to improve technology and make it less of a burden, reduce prices, and generate enough content through 3D games, 3D movies, 3D episodes of popular series, and 3D TV channels.
November 30th, 2009
Would you want to be in a movie that is watched all around the world? Some people would be willing to pay for the privilege. And some people do it just for the love of adventure and a good story. In the science fiction and fantasy community many people make fan films and upload them to the Internet. While this activity does not normally merit much comment, one movie is generating quite a buzz across the Web.
Launched as an all-volunteer effort in 2006, “Born of Hope” is set in the same cinematic universe as Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” movies. That is, the film-makers decided that “Born of Hope” should be compatible with, and resemble as much as possible, Jackson’s movie trilogy, which was based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Ever since the Tolkien forum Web first learned about the project fans have been excited about seeing another movie set in (or paying homage to) Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth. The only movies that have been sanctioned for inclusion in the Jackson canon are Guillermo del Toro’s Hobbit movies, which are scheduled for release in 2011 and 2012. But fans are willing to make an exception for rare high quality fan films.
More information has been posted at bornofhope.com, the official home site of the fan film production. The movie is scheduled for general release on the Internet on December 1, 2009. Admission is free.
November 22nd, 2009
After you have researched about the advantages of flat panels and you have measured your entertainment center, make sure that it can handle an extra-large screen. Now, you have waited for screen sizes to increase as prices drop. There has never been a more suitable time, but now for brands that entice customers with indulgent prices, or finances could now accommodate a better TV. Thanks to the many smaller recognized brands that entice buyers with low prices. Your budget could now help you in deciding to make a switch from old CRT to a new flat panel.
Best Buy has a 50 inch 720p Insignia flat panel plasma is a great example of an affordable-priced TV. A lot of consumers purchase TVs based on their sizes, they want something that would absolutely be a statement piece.
A higher-end TV from Sony and or other popular brands can go as high as$6,000, while Insignia plasma TV will furnish size and quality at a at an affordable price. With the price of $1,299.99, Insignia plasma TV allowyou buy all the components neccessaryfor creating a an impressive home theater.
If you are upgrading from your CRT TV, you will find out that Insignia plasma TV fixes two problems at once. It is a flat panel television which means it takes up lesser space than the old and bulky CRTs. More importantly, the Insignia TV has built-in HDTV tuner that ensures that it would accomodate any upcoming technology changes that over-the-air TV stations produce. The TV will also contain the documents,statements and directions for quick and easy home theater installation. The TV can also support high high definition or hi-def cable television any of theHD DVD players and blu-ray discs.
The Insignia plasma TV offers giant and intense picture, thanks to the 15,000:1 contrast ratio and the 50 inch screen. It also supports standard 16:9 widescreen ratio, however, it could also switch to zoom modes when you’d want a TV that does not accomodate the new widescreen format.
You could experience theater surround sound through connecting the Insignia TV to any sound system that is compact andhas 6 or more speakers .
April 29th, 2008
Receiving a 1990 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Field Of Dreams is as close to perfect as a movie can be (character “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s right-handed batting stance is about the only flaw that can be found). Director Phil Alden Robinson provides a Frank Capra-esque performance with his brilliant adaptation of W.P. Kinsella’s remarkable book Shoeless Joe. A rare, family-friendly movie certain to captivate and inspire adults both young and old, Field of Dreams is an amazingly memorable film that transcended its sports theme and penetrated American pop culture. Even after almost two decades, variations of the famous whispering voice find their way into TV commercials, sketch comedies, and print headlines everywhere. Like Hoosiers, it provides the sports genre with a level of depth that such films oftentimes lack.
The film begins with the life narrative of Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner), highlighting numerous events which shaped and defined his life - his father’s love of baseball (especially banned Hall-Of-Famer “Shoeless” Joe Jackson), estrangement from his father at a young age, the upheaval of the 1960s, and finally, Ray’s love affair with his wife Annie (Amy Madigan). In their mid-thirties, the couple takes a bold step when they purchase an Iowa corn farm and give birth to their first child, daughter Karin.
Following the narrative, the film moves to the present day where one of the most famous movie lines in cinema history is hoist upon the audience. While Ray tends to his cornfield, he hears a mysterious voice whisper, “If you build it, he will come…” Realizing he is the only one who hears the voice, Ray struggles with the idea that he may be going crazy. His thoughts are later reinforced when, late one night, he gazes out his bedroom window and envisions a baseball field emblazoned in the middle of his backyard. Under the impression that if he builds the baseball field, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) will come to play upon its surface, Ray acquires the blessing of his wife and sets out to make his dream a reality.
He plows up his cornfield and builds a full-size baseball diamond, but when an uneventful year passes by, Ray begins to question the wisdom of his decision. As he and Annie struggle to keep the farm afloat financially, Karin points out that a man is standing on daddy’s baseball field. The mystical appearance of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson sparks a chain of equally startling events as long-deceased icon ushers other ex-ballplayers from the depths of the mysterious corn to practice and play ball. More importantly, Ray starts to hear voices once again…
Following his dreams with reckless abandon and placing his faith in the voice, Ray is brought into contact with estranged writer Terence Mann (James Earl Jones) and a charming small town pediatrician named Archibald “Moonlight” Graham (Burt Lancaster). But ultimately, it’s the unlikely appearance of another individual that transforms Ray’s life when he learns the true meaning of the phrase “If you build it, he will come…”
With an emotional ending certain to touch even the most hardened of audience members, Field of Dreams is a cinematic masterpiece that combines American nostalgia, and love for life into an inspirational and memorable tale of a man bold enough to reach for his dreams. Amazingly, the film has zero explosions, zero sex scenes, and no profanity (unless you count stuff like “gosh darn”) yet the film enjoyed widespread commercial success. It’s a testament to the timeless nature of its story and the universal reach of its theme of family, faith, and redemption. Overall, unless your spirit is dead, you’re certain to be moved by this film…
About the Author
Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Field Of Dreams (DVD).