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The Machine That Changed The World

Back in 1992 PBS aired a series on the history of computers called The Machine That Changed the World. Produced by WGBH Television, it was written and directed by Nancy Linde and was also shown in the...

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From Celluloid to Digital

The digital revolution in how films are seen and made is currently spelling a slow death for celluloid. Since the early days of photographic film in the late 19th century, moving pictures have been...

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Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol at the IMAX

Yesterday I went to a 20 minute preview of the new Mission Impossible film at the BFI London IMAX. One of the biggest releases this Christmas season, it will only be the third mainstream release to...

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Martin Scorsese and Grover Crisp on Blu-ray

How far has Blu-ray come as a format since the Martin Scorsese keynote address at the Blu-Con 2.0 conference in 2009? Two years ago Scorsese joined the event live via satellite from New York City and...

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Hedy Lamarr – Movie Star Inventor

Hedy Lamarr was the one of the most glamourous actress of her day who just happened to pioneer a form of wireless communication that led to Bluetooth and wi-fi. A new book by Richard Rhodes called...

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The Magic Box

Could this be the year of a magic box that simplifies the home entertainment experience? This week saw the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where numerous companies display their wares...

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3D Printing

3-D printing seems like science fiction but is a reality that could have a profound effect on our lives. It is essentially the process of creating real-life three dimensional objects from a digital...

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Drive on Twitter

To promote the UK release of Drive on DVD and Blu-ray yesterday the distributors held a 'Tweetalong'. This essentially involved anyone on Twitter starting the film at 8pm and doing text commentary on...

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The 8 Billion Dollar iPod

Author Rob Reid recently gave a very funny TED speech on copyright. It covered a remarkable new field of study 'based on numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists'. > Rob Reid...

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Rewind 2012: YouTube

YouTube has come a long way since its birth in April 2005, but what does its meteoric rise mean for the worlds of film and television? When a young man posted a video of himself in a San Diego zoo in...

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