Apparently Transformers 2 is not doing so well financially, and now that General Motors is tuning down it’s sponsorship in the film, money has become even tighter.
It’s reasonable to assume that Micheal Bay is pissed; almost as pissed as Patrick was at me during the filming of Late Night Stranger:
[LA Times]
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Sometimes the movies are more exciting than real life, as depicted in the following examples:
Pretty great examples if you ask me, but I could think of a few more to put up there:
What do you think?
Check it out - [http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/03/09/five-scenes-from-movies-that-are-never-as-cool-in-real-life/]
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Panasonic has finally announced that it will discontinue the production of its line of Laserdisc players. Laserdisc was a format created in the early 70s that failed to gain a following against the more popular and user friendly VHS format. It was technologically superior, but expensive and cumbersome, not to mention huge. The discs were almost a foot in diameter!
The technology that was developed during the use of the laserdisc helped make what the CD, DVD and even the Blu-ray formats what they are today.
I myself remember using laserdiscs in elementary school; there was a binder full of bar codes, and you would scan a picture or section from the book with the remote, and the laserdisc would pull up the information on the screen. I also remember a couple of instances where the discs were badly damaged after one short fall.
While it’s sad to see a format go, it’s way overdue in the case of the Laserdisc. Thank you for DVDs and Digital Video!
Do you have a Laserdisc player? Tell us below!
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could see a movie poster and not be fooled by deceptive marketing? It comes as a great disappointment to most when they see a great looking movie poster or trailer, decide to watch said movie, and are sorry they did watch it afterwards.
Well, fear not; holytaco.com has taken some of Hollywood’s biggest misleading movie posters, and performed some slight revisions to better display what the movies really are to prospective viewers.
These graphics are great! See for yourself:
http://www.holytaco.com/if-movie-posters-were-honest
What do you think about misleading movie posters? Do you think that more resources should be spent on improving the movie rather than tricking people into watching it? Tell us below!
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Over the past century, the great American movie studio companies have changed almost as much as their logos did. See this great article that shows us what the logos looked like over the years.
Also, as a trivia tidbit, you learn the names of the MGM lions over the years! 
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/03/the-story-behind-hollywood-studio-logos/
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Hopefully you have heard the news; All broadcasts in the United States will be changing to digital over the old analog, and if you don’t have a modern TV, you could be left out in the dark.
Many people don’t have TVs with the automatic DTV connection, and there are some solutions to remedy that problem. One of the most advertised solutions is a DTV converter box, which you can add to an existing TV set. There is a government rebate to be had when you purchase a converter as well. Two other solutions are available - subscribing to cable or satellite TV to receive digital content, or purchasing a modern TV that has a DTV adapter built into it.
Since many people have and will use the converter box, someone made this hilarious video showing just how confused some of the less-technical population will be when trying to hook the converter up to the TV.
Enjoy!
EDIT: The first video was removed for copyright reasons (Seriously?) on youtube, and I was able to find a second version! See it before it’s gone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuiGJ8hUWLc&e
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A recent find of mine was a relatively new but ever growing http://www.tastekid.com/ website.
It takes a bunch of information you provide, and uses it to match movies, music, and other media to your tastes. While it is still new and has some glitches, it was pretty good at recommending items for my tastes.
I thought you all would like to see how well the machine can read your mind! o_O
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This is an awesome graphic for the new Terminator movie. Terminator Salvation, that is premiering May 29, 2009. I am looking forward to the movie, even though Ah-nold won’t be playing a major role. =(
I guess really the image is more of a flash video than a ‘image’ but it’s awesome anyway!
Poster - http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/terminatorsalvation/poster.html
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/
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A strapped-for-cash director wants to create a documentary about the infamous Nigerian email scams and the dangers they face. He is successful in completing the production, winning a film festival, and receiving national attention! What was the budget? $180!
Sounds pretty sweet to me (and seems to be a lot like what Patrick and I are currently doing to finish projects…)
Find out how the movie was made for less than a car payment!
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Here’s a new take on some older movies - using Lego bricks as the actors and set! Some of the movies I wouldn’t consider ‘classics’ by any means, but the comparison between the movie photo and the Lego recreation is pretty sweet.
Maybe movie sequels should start being done with Legos - they don’t have unions or fight for new contracts every year! =P
My favorite? Creepshow. Didn’t expect that to be in the 20 movies highlighted! =)
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