Two-faced, this French kissing of a slob - Paddy McGuinness - www.smh.com.au: "His film, whatever its merits, was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival on purely political grounds, as a manifestation of French anti-Americanism and American leftist self-hatred.
The chairman of the award jury was Quentin Tarantino, who made his name in cinema through the portrayal of excessive and pointless violence and yet considers himself anti-war.
There is little doubt that the inspiration for the inexcusable treatment of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers came from filmmakers like Tarantino and their counterparts in the American pornography business."
Monday, May 24, 2004
Friday, May 14, 2004
Sony Plans Video Version of Vaio Pocket Device
Yahoo! News - Sony Plans Video Version of Vaio Pocket Device: "LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium (Reuters) - Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news) (news - web sites)'s new portable audio player competing with Apple's iPod will be accompanied this year by another device which can play video and beam it to a TV, the Japanese company said on Friday.
The chief of Sony's Vaio computer and mobile products, Keiji Kimura, told Reuters he also expected to bring the audio version to Europe this year.
The world's biggest consumer electronics maker unveiled the new audio pocket player in Japan this week as part of an extended line-up of its Vaio computer products aimed at blurring the distinction between home entertainment and computing.
'Vaio pocket will be launched in Europe within this year,' he said in an interview on the fringes of a global launch tour for the redesigned Vaio range. 'As for the video version, we want to productize it as soon as possible. It's very near future. It will be earlier than (2005).'
Sony's new portable devices are key elements in the firm's drive to grab a chunk of the digital entertainment market that has so far been defined by Apple with its iTunes Music Store on the Internet and iPod portable jukebox that can store thousands of songs"
The chief of Sony's Vaio computer and mobile products, Keiji Kimura, told Reuters he also expected to bring the audio version to Europe this year.
The world's biggest consumer electronics maker unveiled the new audio pocket player in Japan this week as part of an extended line-up of its Vaio computer products aimed at blurring the distinction between home entertainment and computing.
'Vaio pocket will be launched in Europe within this year,' he said in an interview on the fringes of a global launch tour for the redesigned Vaio range. 'As for the video version, we want to productize it as soon as possible. It's very near future. It will be earlier than (2005).'
Sony's new portable devices are key elements in the firm's drive to grab a chunk of the digital entertainment market that has so far been defined by Apple with its iTunes Music Store on the Internet and iPod portable jukebox that can store thousands of songs"
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Tarantino comes out swinging
Hollywoodreporter.com: "Quentin Tarantino refused to be drawn on what he thinks about the Walt Disney Co.'s decision to block Miramax from releasing Michael Moore's Competition title 'Fahrenheit 9/11.' 'I don't think it's appropriate to speculate on any film, especially before we've seen them,' Tarantino said. 'It's just going to fall down on whether we like the movie, politics be damned.'"
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
gamers: Sony PlayStationPortable (PSP)
gamers: Sony PSP
At the annual Sony E3 press conference on one of their downtown movie set lots, Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc, showed for the first time the newest member of the PlayStation family of products, the PlayStationPortable handheld videogame system. The portable multimedia player is scheduled to launch in Japan at the end of 2004 with North American and European launches following in the spring of 2005. PSP features 3-D CG games incorporating high-quality, full-motion video giving consumers an experience similar to PlayStation 2 -- anytime, anywhere.
At the annual Sony E3 press conference on one of their downtown movie set lots, Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc, showed for the first time the newest member of the PlayStation family of products, the PlayStationPortable handheld videogame system. The portable multimedia player is scheduled to launch in Japan at the end of 2004 with North American and European launches following in the spring of 2005. PSP features 3-D CG games incorporating high-quality, full-motion video giving consumers an experience similar to PlayStation 2 -- anytime, anywhere.
Wacko Attacko, Response #1
Michael Moore.com
While my new film Fahrenheit 9/11 has not been seen yet, it seems to have already generated a wee bit of interest.
Here?s the latest. This morning, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal ? who has not seen the film ? has decided, instead, to review a ?synopsis? of the film. That?s right, a ?synopsis? from a fax of an early version of a press release someone gave him from the studio. Based on this, he accuses the film of being inaccurate. But guess what? Everything he says about the film in his column is completely false. I mean, seriously, NOTHING of what he describes is in the film!
Most real journalists would be embarrassed to do such a thing. What?s next ? ?I can?t see the film, I can?t see the synopsis ? so I?m reviewing the poster!? I worry that Fahrenheit 9/11 is already driving otherwise sane people to lunacy. "
While my new film Fahrenheit 9/11 has not been seen yet, it seems to have already generated a wee bit of interest.
Here?s the latest. This morning, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal ? who has not seen the film ? has decided, instead, to review a ?synopsis? of the film. That?s right, a ?synopsis? from a fax of an early version of a press release someone gave him from the studio. Based on this, he accuses the film of being inaccurate. But guess what? Everything he says about the film in his column is completely false. I mean, seriously, NOTHING of what he describes is in the film!
Most real journalists would be embarrassed to do such a thing. What?s next ? ?I can?t see the film, I can?t see the synopsis ? so I?m reviewing the poster!? I worry that Fahrenheit 9/11 is already driving otherwise sane people to lunacy. "
Monday, May 10, 2004
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