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  Oscar-nominated shorts pulled from YouTube in response to Hollywood pressure

  By Amar Toor on February 22, 2013 08:00 am + 100 comments

  The five films nominated for the Best Animated Short Film were pulled from the web this week, just Continue reading…

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  Watch this year's Oscar-nominated cinematography

  By Amar Toor on February 22, 2013 05:32 am + 23 comments

  With no runaway favorite in the running, this year's Academy Awards is shaping up to be among the Continue reading…

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  Restoring the DeLorean time machine to its original glory

  By Amar Toor on February 19, 2013 03:15 am + 34 comments

  After more than a year of development, the original DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future Continue reading…

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  Has the transparent smartphone finally arrived?

  By Amar Toor on February 15, 2013 03:28 pm + 258 comments

  When will we see a transparent smartphone? It's a question that's been circulating for years, thanks Continue reading…

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  'Room 237' explores 'The Shining' and the conspiracy theories it spawned

  By Amar Toor on February 10, 2013 05:29 pm + 32 comments

  IFC Midnight this week released a new trailer for Room 237 — the forthcoming documentary about Continue reading…

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  South Korean air force releases 'Les Miserables' parody to boost troop morale

  By Amar Toor on February 7, 2013 07:51 am + 29 comments

  The South Korean air force needed something to lift the spirits of its servicemen. Their solution? A Continue reading…

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  Disney CEO confirms spinoff 'Star Wars' films are in the works

  By Dan Seifert on February 5, 2013 06:03 pm + 130 comments

  It's well known at this point that Disney and Lucasfilm are actively working on a new entrant in the Continue reading…

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  Drive-in theaters could be saved by digital projection

  By Amar Toor on February 5, 2013 03:15 am + 15 comments

  Drive-in theaters may seem like relics from a bygone era, but the film industry is doing its best to Continue reading…

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  Remembering Stefan Kudelski, the man whose tape recorder changed filmmaking forever

  By Amar Toor on February 4, 2013 03:55 am + 3 comments

  Stefan Kudelski, the Polish engineer whose Nagra III portable tape recorder revolutionized Hollywood Continue reading…

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  White noise: 'Euphonia' exposes the horrors of our tech-mediated reality

  By Paul Miller on January 31, 2013 03:32 pm + 15 comments

  I first got to know Danny Madden when he would do late night editing jobs in the cubicle over from Continue reading…