Biz Braces for Higher Frame Rates in Wake of 'The Hobbit'

Siggraph: Biz Braces for Higher Frame Rates in Wake of 'The Hobbit'



Peter Jackson ushers in 48 frames per second, but effects houses and studio budgets will feel the brunt of the biggest change to film production since the addition of sound.

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Designing the Perfect Engineer for Prometheus

Designing the Perfect Engineer for Prometheus

You many not know Neville Page's face, but you're sure to recognize the sci-fi creatures the veteran concept designer has created in the last few years. Page talks about crafting the pale-skinned giants in Ridley Scott's Alien movie.

London 2012: Social Media Takes Its Toll on Olympics

London 2012: Social Media Takes Its Toll on Olympics

Twitter has allowed viewers, pundits and athletes to weigh in at will. The result: Overloaded networks, player expulsions and at least one arrest.

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Sidney Reznick, Writer for Legendary Comedians, Dies at 92

Sidney Reznick, Writer for Legendary Comedians, Dies at 92



He wrote for Jimmy Durante, Jack Paar, Bob Hope and was a staff writer for Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show."

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Hulu Plus Pushes Apple TV to Higher Levels of Cord-Cutting

Hulu Plus Pushes Apple TV to Higher Levels of Cord-Cutting

Apple TV owners woke up to a surprise this morning: Hulu Plus is now built-in. The streaming TV and movie service shows up as an additional app in the Apple TV interface, and could be the first of many new services to appear on Apple's "hobby."

Academy Elects Hawk Koch as Its New President

Academy Elects Hawk Koch as Its New President



He succeeds Tom Sherak, who has held the unpaid position since 2009.

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Gore Vidal dies at 86

Gore Vidal dies at 86

Wrote 25 novels from scandalous to scholarly, 200+ essays, seven plays, and was frequent TV presence