For most of the 20th century, the paradigm looked like this: The television set was a piece of furniture — a box that sat in your living room, big and a little ugly, and cozy, too. It was the electric hearth everyone gathered around, and the shows you watched on it were comfort food. The movie theater, by contrast, was a palace, a church, a house of worship. The audience, united in holy silence, looked up at the screen to gaze at stars who were l... Full Story on Variety.com →
How 'Ghost in the Shell' Cinematographer Gave New Life to Franchise
Taking on a remake can be daunting for a cinematographer, with pressure to honor the original but also to re-create the story and put a personal spin on it. Imagine the angst in taking on a multimedia franchise. Such was the task of cinematographer Jess Hall, who, working with longtime friend …
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Studio71 Breathes New Life Into MCN Business Model Overseas
When Disney laid off thousands of content creators at its Maker Studios division in February, it sent the clearest signal yet of how troubled the so-called multichannel networks (MCNs) had become. While aggregating billions of digital video views had attracted a rash of M&A activity, …
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'Midsomer Murders' Celebrates 20 Years of Quirky Crimes and Global Appeal
Whodunnit series "Midsomer Murders," Britain's biggest drama export, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. How has it maintained its passionate global fan base? On the first day of filming of the 20th season, lead actor Neil Dudgeon, who plays police detective John Barnaby, sits on the b …
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