From THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD: Worlds collide for this confusing and spectacular event: ‘Casablanca’ will screen on Facebook Wednesday night at 7PM ET/ PT. Fans of romantic comedy or romance in general can watch… Read More
“I never thought I could be so busted up about the loss of someone I never met.” Tweeted Ashton Kutcher in the fall of 2012 at Steve Job’s passing
On this federal holiday, may we remember the values and virtues behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It’s hard to be impressed these days. It’s not very cool to be impressed. I have to say, however, I am overwhelmed with the Margaret Herrick Library. It is part of the Academy… Read More
We are all now storyboard artists. Welcome to “Maker Culture”
THE FIRST MODERN TRANSMEDIA EVENT: STAR WARS “This Star Wars title isn’t testing,” said Fox President, Dennis Stanfill. I was shaking in his coliseum size office, standing before his imperial mahogany desk… Read More
Successful transmedia must be impactful. If it is going to travel across multiple platforms, it needs to be carried not only by fiber but also by meaning. This Blog explores the early transmedia events of Diary of Anne Frank and To Kill A Mockingbird.
Sir Arthur C Clarke, the brilliant author of 2001, once said that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”.
I woke up today to about 20 well-meaning Facebook friends and family members sending me the Huffington Post Blog by Alec Baldwin who characterized me as an untalented, beady-eyed throat-slasher. I am fortunate that enough of my friends keep my name on “Google alert” to let me know when I have once again been proclaimed or besmirched, these days it’s largely besmirching!
Jesus, Elizabeth Taylor, and John Heyman The Holy Bible maintains its place as the number one read book in the world, according to the most recent Harris Poll. Gone With the… Read More
I became involved in the movie business because of Alvin Sargent, “the prince of gentle writing”: but more importantly for transmedia, so did JJ Abrams, the ultimate fanboy , famous for LOST, a… Read More
Okay, this is my first photoshopped mash-up. So I gotta believe these 2 pics mashed into 1 must be worth at least 2,000 words. Now, I will keep quiet and contemplate this work… Read More
“I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians.” – Ben Stein
Its not that Twilight, Breaking Dawn Part 1 (a mouthful) is the worst picture of the year, it’s that it’s the most cynical. “Cynicism is the death of any of us,” said the… Read More
Artificial Intelligence has been lurking around for years, with Amazon’s FIRE, it has now arrived by press conference.
Things have gotten rather heated in America recently: should prayer be included in the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy?
