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2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes

By Guest PostMay 31, 2020Entertainmentana christina ramon, behind the scenes, cast diversity, darnell hunt, diversity problem, diversity report, hollywood, people of color

Film roles were more plentiful for women and people of color in 2018 and 2019, but underrepresentation remains for writers and execs (more…)

Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin

By ShamsOctober 30, 2017Entertainmentalbert einstein, charlie chaplin, city lights, hollywood

Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin at the premiere of the movie ‘City Lights’ in Hollywood, California, 1931. Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin at the premiere of the movie 'City Lights' in Hollywood, California, 1931. pic.twitter.com/xVGHKDu6Ad — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 30. Oktober 2017

Mr. Weinstein’s case

By ShamsOctober 15, 2017Entertainment, Mediaangelina jolie, harvey weinstein, hollywood

How to start: one of Hollywood’s best and talented producer Harvey Weinstein helped producing a Category 10 hurricane that has hurt many – those who directly went through the ‘massage and shower’ episodes, assistants who were accompanying the young women till to the hotel doors and of course Mr. Weinstein himself.

A crime hurts both the victim and the evildoer. (more…)

In Hollywood, a major disconnect between economic interests and business practices

By Guest PostApril 24, 2015Economy, Entertainmentana christina ramon, bike share program, bike sharing, darnell hunt, dockless bikes, don mackenzie, hollywood, human tumors growing, marcel mayor, pronto, public bike sharing, yaakov fein, yara

Study by UCLA Bunche Center finds that women and minorities are still underrepresented among actors, directors and executives

“The best and the whitest” was how host Neil Patrick Harris described the Hollywood elite being honored at the Feb. 22 Academy Awards ceremony. (more…)

Film Producer’s “Pi” in the Sky Dreams Become Reality

By Guest PostJanuary 17, 2013Entertainmentacademy award, best picture, best visual effects, biggest movies, chipmunks, chronicles of narnia, computer generated image, digital filmmaking, director, django unchained, east grand films, fantastic worlds, film supervisor, hollywood, hues, lee berger, life jacket, life of pi, los angeles, maryland radio, movie studios, oj, oscar nomination, quentin tarantino, rhythm, robert kolker, seamless, snow white, the hunger games, the huntsman, the orangutan, visual effects movie, work

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – You may not know Lee Berger by name, but you may have seen the work of his production teams in many of 2012’s biggest movies: “Django Unchained,” “The Hunger Games,” “Life of Pi” and “Snow White and the Huntsman.”

Berger ’76 is president of the film division of Rhythm & Hues Studios, a Los Angeles-based company that does everything from animating the Chipmunks to creating fantastic worlds (“The Chronicles of Narnia”).

“This is a very competitive industry,” says Berger. “We don’t normally get to pick and choose, and we’re lucky that Ang Lee chose us (for ‘Life of Pi’).” (more…)

Technology in the Classroom

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2012Educationclassroom, clickers, delaware, earth, geological hazards, geological sciences, geological topics, hollywood, misconceptions, molten liquid, plate tectonics, susan mcgeary, Technology, ud capture, university, video, virginia earthquake

A professor uses clickers and UD Capture to make a large class feel smaller

Susan McGeary, associate professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Delaware, incorporated clickers and UD Capture for the first time in spring 2012 to see if she could increase student participation. What McGeary did not expect was the level of engagement in her Geological Hazards course, which is a 250-300 person class.

“Clickers seemed to remove the barrier between me and the students; they approached me more, asked more questions, were more involved during the class — it was exciting,” McGeary said. (more…)

Microsoft Announces Surface: New Family of PCs for Windows

By Guest PostJune 18, 2012Technologyarm processor, aspect ratio, hollywood, human computer interface, Microsoft, microsoft stores, oems, pc, surface, usb port, vapormg, windows, windows 8, windows rt

Microsoft-made hardware to be available starting with release of Windows 8 and Windows RT.

LOS ANGELES — June 18, 2012 — Today at an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant advances in industrial design and attention to detail. Surface is designed to seamlessly transition between consumption and creation, without compromise. It delivers the power of amazing software with Windows and the feel of premium hardware in one exciting experience.

Advances in Industrial Design

Conceived, designed and engineered entirely by Microsoft employees, and building on the company’s 30-year history manufacturing hardware, Surface represents a unique vision for the seamless expression of entertainment and creativity. Extensive investment in industrial design and real user experience includes the following highlights: (more…)

Go Inside ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie with Groundbreaking New IE9 Site

By Guest PostMarch 20, 2012Technologybestselling trilogy, capitol city, css3, david hayes, evan dehaven, film clip, hollywood, hologram tour, html5, hunger games, internet explorer, internet explorer 9, lionsgate, Microsoft, movie trailers, movies, North America, panem, post apocalyptic world, ryan gavin, the hunger games, web

*Fans of the upcoming movie “The Hunger Games” can visit the fictional nation of Panem and immerse themselves into its futuristic Capitol city by visiting a new Internet Explorer 9 website powered by HTML5.*

REDMOND, Wash. – March 20, 2012 – The pages of the bestselling trilogy “The Hunger Games” introduced readers to a captivating set of characters living in a post-apocalyptic world, and on Friday the movie adaptation of the first book will bring that world to life.

Thanks to a partnership between Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team and Lionsgate, fans of The Hunger Games can dive in and experience the world of Panem and its opulent and oppressive Capitol city today. (more…)

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