Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Friday, February 08, 2013

$50 Drones


Unmanned aerial vehicles have seen extensive use in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the military isn't the only organization playing the drone game.
As IEEE Spectrum reports, you may be seeing your own personal drone on shelves soon, and the small price tag will make it accessible to everyone.

You May Soon Be Able To Buy Your Own Drone For Only $50 


 

 
Always Innovating












Drone Spying Capabilities Are About To Take Another Huge Leap

The fleet of drones that police our skies are about to get an upgrade.
Developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BAE Systems, The $18.5 million Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS) program will be the most advanced surveillance system in the sky.


DARPA's New ARGUS Camera

 

Sunday, January 20, 2013

'Zero Dark Thirty' Director Kathryn Bigelow Offers Sobering Statement On Torture - Business Insider

'Zero Dark Thirty'

Kathryn Bigelow took to the LA Times this morning not to make a case for or against "torture," but to highlight the fact that the movie helps us to remember that it did actually happened.
From the LA Times:
Torture was, however, as we all know, employed in the early years of the hunt. That doesn't mean it was the key to finding Bin Laden. It means it is a part of the story we couldn't ignore. War, obviously, isn't pretty, and we were not interested in portraying this military action as free of moral consequences. 

Friday, June 08, 2012

Megan Fox's Burgeoning Baby Bump

Taking care of their to-do list, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were spotted out and about in Studio City, California (June 6).

The “Jennifer’s Body” babe looked lovely as she exited Romance Nail Salon following her manicure/pedicure appointment sporting a grey t-shirt with a red plaid shirt tied around the waist of her black trousers.

And given the persistent pregnancy rumors as of late, Megan may have added fuel to the fire by the way she was holding her tummy as she walked.

As for her misquote in Jalouse magazine, Megan was issued an apology- In a Jalouse cover story featuring Ms. Megan Fox, we unfortunately misquoted Ms. Fox. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.”




Jada Pinkett Smith's Leggy "Today" Show Stop


Flaunting her immaculate figure, Jada Pinkett Smith stopped by the NBC studios to promote her latest film, "Madagascar 3", in New York City this morning (June 7).

Greeting cameras with an ear-to-ear smile, the 40-year-old actress (MILF) strutted into her interview in a pair of tiny black leather shorts that she paired with an olive tank top and matching high heels.

While boosting interest in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted", Jada explained on the "Today" show how she get's into character to play a rather large wild animal, saying, "I really have to reach inside to my inner hippo to play Gloria, but it's so much fun."

Hinting that there might be yet another sequel in the works, Mrs. Smith added, "I mean I really love these Madagascar movies and I hope we can do a fourth one the third one is fantastic."

The film follows Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, who are still fighting to make their way back to New York City as their journey takes them through Europe - where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus which they help reinvent.

Also lending their voices for the film set to hit theaters on June 8th are Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen.


Charlize Theron Covers Easy Living July 2012



With her new movie "Prometheus" set to hit theaters on June 8th, Charlize Theron garnered herself a little added exposure by covering the July 2012 issue of Easy Living magazine.

The 36-year-old South African actress looked charming in a Dior top for the Tom Munro shot front page while dishing about everything from her newly adopted son, Jackson, to marriage and friendship.

Thursday, June 07, 2012

'The Hobbit' to get world premiere in November

The Hobbit will receive its world premiere in New Zealand this November.

Peter Jackson returns to middle earth with the first of two movies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, on December 14. It has now been announced that the world will get its first chance to see the movie at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington on November 28, two weeks before it hits theatres. Producers are trying to secure all of the main cast to attend.


Jackson said in a statement: "I know I speak for a company of hobbits, dwarves, elves and orcs when I say that this city holds a special place in all of our hearts. We cannot think of a more perfect way to send The Hobbit off into the world than to celebrate with a huge party here in Wellington, where the journey began".


Meanwhile, the latest of Jackson’s behind-the-scenes video blogs has just premiered over at The Hobbit Movie at Facebook. The director's seventh clip shows the project's work from Stone Street Studios, Miramar, Wellington in New Zealand and features footage of Orlando Bloom and James Nesbitt.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and features an ensemble cast including Sir Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Bret McKenzie and Cate Blanchett. Watch the trailer above.


Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Prometheus


As Ridley Scott's new sci-fi epic lands in cinemas this week, June 1, academics at the University of Warwick have given their views on the film - and the Alien films to which it is a prequel.

Dr Jack Cohen, Honorary Professor of the University of Warwick, and one of the joint authors of Evolving the Alien: The Science of Extraterrestrial Life, says he is glad the film avoided the usual design of extraterrestrials as humanoids with ridged brows.

He commented: "The Alien universe, which Prometheus may also be part of, at least avoids the more preposterous fictional universes where most of the aliens look exactly like humans - but with slightly different types of bumpy foreheads. Aliens are likely to be much more alien."

But he added: "However the key aliens of the Alien universe still draw too much on human's own fear images and this obscures more reasoned speculation what real aliens may look like.

"The life cycle of this particular fictional race of aliens also builds on those human fear responses to produce movies that are brilliant at exploiting our fears for fun but which are also filled with scientific impossibilities. We still just can't resist making our movie aliens all too human."

Dr Nicolas Pillai, researcher at the University of Warwick's Film and Television Studies department, said: "While its trailers promise spectacular special effects, Prometheus follows a very traditional science-fiction narrative pattern. Archaeologists with conflicting agendas unearth a Pandora's Box - the curse of Tutankhamun by way of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Erich von Däniken."

Dr Pilai continued: "It also promises to excavate the past glories of director Ridley Scott. Initially conceived as a direct prequel to his 1979 film Alien, the project has mutated into something more interesting, riffing at the level of production design and tone rather than plot.

"Given this allusional approach to personal history, it seems important that Scott's protagonist is British - despite being played by Swedish actress Noomi Rapace."

And he spots a Doctor Who reference in the story: "Raised in Teesside, Scott was a young BBC designer in the early days of Doctor Who and narrowly missed the chance to design the Daleks. By calling Rapace's character Dr Elizabeth Shaw - also the name of a Doctor Who companion in 1970 - the screenwriters slyly reference a road not taken in Scott's past."

Dr Pilai concludes: "Prometheus' success may lie in its acceptance of diverse influences.

"While previous prequels have been restricted by an inevitable narrative end point, Scott's new film draws upon a wealth of transmedia artefacts - philosophical tracts, Egyptology, a 1967 Doctor Who serial called Tomb of the Cybermen.


Dark Knight Rises


The plot for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is currently being kept securely under lock and key. Judging by this weeks new theatrical trailer and the previous two films, I think it’s safe to say that we can expect something A W E S O M E!

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Tom Hardy as Bane, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Jim Gordon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake, Michael Caine as Alfred, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate. Juno Temple, Josh Pence, Daniel Sunjata, Nestor Carbonell, Tom Conti, Joey King, Brett Cullen, Chris Ellis, Josh Stewart, Christopher Judge, Adam Rodriguez and Rob Brown co-star.

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is scheduled for release July 20th. Christopher Nolan directs the film from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Nolan. The official synopsis for ‘The Dark Knight Rises is below. Expect to see official posters and character posters for the film soon.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar® winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar® winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.

The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

Behind the scenes, “The Dark Knight Rises” reunites the director with several of his longtime collaborators, all of whom worked together on the “The Dark Knight.” The creative team includes director of photography Wally Pfister, who recently won an Oscar® for his work on Nolan’s “Inception”; production designer Nathan Crowley; editor Lee Smith; and Oscar®-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (“Topsy-Turvy”). In addition, Paul Franklin and Chris Corbould, who both won Oscars® for the effects in “Inception,” supervised the visual and special effects, respectively. The music is composed by Oscar® winner Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”).

In helming the film, Christopher Nolan is utilizing IMAX® cameras even more extensively than he did on “The Dark Knight,” which had marked the first time ever that a major feature film was partially shot with IMAX cameras. The locations span three continents and include the American cities of Pittsburgh, New York and Los Angeles, as well as sites in India, England and Scotland.

“The Dark Knight Rises” is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Legendary Pictures. Slated for release beginning July 20, 2012, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.


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