Tag archives for Culture
The Tongue Cut Sparrow
In a little house in a little old village in Japan lived a little old man and his little old wife. One morning when the old woman slid open the…
Is A Digital Cinema Rollout Eminent?
Every so often, and certainly more often than is reported in the press, one hears that a new group or entity is planning to roll out digital cinema. Sometimes these…
The Wise Little Girl
Once upon a time . . . in the immense Russian steppe, lay a little village where nearly all the inhabitants bred horses. It was the month of October, when…
Projection Technology in Digital Cinema
Technology has clearly advanced to the point to where electronically projected images can replace the venerable 35mm film projector. However, 'can' is not necessarily an indication that it 'will' replace…
Digital Rights In Digital Cinema
We've heard about Napster and the growing need to protect music copyrights in the Internet age. Of course, no one interested in preserving the primacy of theatrical release wants to…
The Cheerleaders Collection
For nearly a century, the cheerleader has represented a distinct and eye-catching slice of Americana. Stereotypically portrayed as equal parts sensuality and youthful innocence, the image of the high school…
Puss In Boots
Once upon a time . . . a miller died leaving the mill to his eldest son, his donkey to his second son and . . . a cat to…
Snow White ant Rose Red
A poor widow once lived in a little cottage with a garden in front of it, in which grew two rose trees, one bearing white roses and the other red.…
Cinderella
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella and she had two ugly step sisters who were very unkind who made her do all the hard work.…
The Princess and the Pea
ONCE upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He traveled all over the world to…
Quality in Digital Cinema
In the first of this series of articles, I defined cinema as the art of presenting motion pictures. The term digital cinema simply means we are applying digital technology to…
The Frog King
In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen…
The Lion and The Mouse
One day a Lion lay asleep in the jungle. A tiny Mouse, running about in the grass and not noticing where he was going, ran over the Lion's head and…
Sleeping Beauty
Once upon a time, there was a King and Queen. And when their baby daughter was born they were so happy they decided to have a big party. They invited…
The Hare and the Tortoise
Once there was a Hare who used to laugh scornfully at a Tortoise because he plodded along so slowly. "You never can get anywhere with those short legs of yours.…
The Ugly Duckling
Once upon a time . . . down on an old farm, lived a duck family, and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs. One nice…
The Little Golden Bird
once upon a time . . . several Buddhist monks lived in a great temple that stood in a magnificent garden full of flowers and rare plants. The monks spent…
The Little Pear Girl
Once upon a time, a peasant worked hard to make a living from his land. Every year his pear tree produced four basketfuls of fruit which had to be given…
Stage Beauty
United Kingdom/Germany/United States, 2004 Release Date: 10/8/04 (limited) Running Length: 1:45 MPAA Classification: R (Sexual situations, brief nudity, violence) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: :1 Cast: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett,…
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
United States, 2004 Release Date: 9/17/04 (wide) Running Length: 1:47 MPAA Classification: PG (Science fiction violence) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: :1 Cast: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael…