Rio, the new 3D film from Twentieth Century Fox is set to open its doors in the USA tomorrow after enjoying a very profitable relationship with the Angry Birds Franchise. Not only has Rovio created a game featuring the blue macaw from the film but they are also allowing movie fans to purchase tickets from within the app over the pond. This feature is not available in the UK because ticket provider Fandango is primarily US based. They will hope to cash in on the runaway success of the game which has already amassed an impressive 10 million...
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The Dark Knight and Inception have arguably been two of Christopher Nolan’s biggest films, so big in fact that Warner Brothers have decided to launch a dedicated app iOS for each of the blockbuster films. Putting a film in a dedicated app is actually still a pretty new idea, probably because films can be purchased directly through iTunes. It’s for this reason that Warner Brothers have included some extra features that some users will love and some will simply choose to ignore. Useful additions include bonus film, soundboards, themed...
Fans of Star Wars have good reason to be excited today as the entire saga will be available on Blu-Ray at the end of summer. News actually broke that the saga would be available in Blu Ray at CES earlier this month; Darth Vader (we are not sure if he was the actual one) revealed that it would happen in 2011. A clear date in September is now available with Pre-orders already expected to draw huge sales. Amazon is offering a complete set of all six films complete with 30 hours of bonus material for £89.99, both the original trilogy and...
If you’re looking for the largest and most popular film franchise of them all then you needn’t look much further than the Star Wars films. Following the incredible success and longevity of the original trilogy, a prequel of trilogies was also added to the line-up with the final instalment released 7 years ago. There hadn’t been all that much movement since then either, but George Lucas has finally announced that the Star Wars films will be remastered in 3D and re-released at cinemas across the world. Lucas had previously...
Resident Evil: Afterlife opens today and is apparently the first game adaptation film in 3D but according to industry analysts it will be the first of many because immersive gaming worlds and the colourful characters lend themselves perfectly to the use of 3D filming. If the idea of seeing Milla Jovovich in 3D does it for you then you may be happy to know that the film’s director Paul W.S.Anderson also added an aeroplane as well as smoke, fire, and underwater scenes in order to really get the 3D juices flowing. Film adaptations of...
Conspiracy for Good is what is apparently known as an augmented reality drama. Basically, in slightly plainer English, what this entails is the creation of a virtual drama that is set online and in various forms of media, but also encourages active participation from players in the real world. The whole drama unfolds before the eyes of the player and Nokia has teamed up with Heroes creator Tim Kring so you can be fairly certain that it’s going to be major. Nokia are sponsoring the whole affair although it isn’t strictly necessary...
The ability to watch live television via your mobile phone could soon be a universally available feature as various UK network providers announce that they are testing out new technology. In the UK, the relationship between live TV and the mobile phone has been rocky, with previous attempts to capture the public’s attention failing to make an impact. This is in opposition to various other nations, including South Korea, where mobile TV is far more widespread. Reports now suggest that O2, Vodafone and Orange are all going to trial...
There is a chance that 3D content could be available to the British public on a subscription-free basis via Freesat, if the firm is able to get through its current investigations into bringing the technology to its users. The managing director of Freesat, Emma Scott, recently said that she was greatly anticipating the opportunity to bring 3D films and programs to Freesat users in the future. She also revealed that there was currently an active investigation into whether it would be possible to offer 3D services in the future. Current Freesat...
Fans of natural history and national treasure David Attenborough will be pleased to hear that Sky will be bringing a new full 3D presentation featuring the great man himself to the select few people who buy into the 3D TV craze. Sir David is going to take the helm of Flying Monsters 3D; a feature that deals with airborne dinosaurs from hundreds of millions of years ago. It will be shown in 3D at IMAX theatres, but will also become part of Sky’s first 3D programming on the UK’s only 3D channel. The dinosaurs under the spotlight...
Samsung really is breaking down the barriers in creating short and catchy titles for their new products; it’s not even like there’s that many Blu-Ray players out there to compete. However, the high definition audio output 7.1 surround sound speakers, blu-ray player, and 1080p upscaling go some way to convince us that long and completely unmemorable names are actually a good thing. Blu Ray is the format of the future, and the present, having knocked HD DVD firmly out of the competition. As such, it’s around to stay and...