DirecTV, Fox Sports, and Major League Baseball may be pitching baseball in 3D a few days earlier than expected with discussions taking place to telecast the New York Yankees at the Seattle Mariners the weekend before the July All-Star game in 3D. And sources say ESPN will deliver the Home-Run … [Read more...]
Alice, Avatar: only make cash
March 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan once famously criticized his wide receiver Cris Carter because all he did was catch touchdown passes. The 5,500-plus voting members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences seem to be delivering the same head-scratching sentiment to movies that score the … [Read more...]
Stewart: Magic & Bird is magic
March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
During my nearly 35 years as a sports television columnist – first for the old Los Angeles Herald Examiner and then the Los Angeles Times – I have attended at least a hundred screenings. But only once was I at a screening that got a standing ovation. That took place only a couple of … [Read more...]
Harry Potter World sneak peek
March 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
Surely the biggest and most anticipated theme park attraction in the world to open this century and back to at least the mid-1990s is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The folks at Universal Orlando Resort are keeping a tight lid on details about the roughly 20-acre section of Islands of … [Read more...]
Custom DW Dragon for Olympics
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We've seen DreamWorks Animation SKG create customized promos for "Shrek" tailored to Wal-Mart stores, but this year the studio has created a barrage of TV spots for the upcoming 3D release "How to Train Your Dragon" that are designed specifically to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Last … [Read more...]
No Universal Sports on satellite
February 22, 2010 By 4 Comments
Universal Sports Network got a nice plug by USA Today for its looser and more entertaining analysis and preview/review programming around the Winter Olympics from Vancouver. The paper noted that the network is only available in about half of all TV homes but the story did not mention a … [Read more...]
‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ on Blu-ray
February 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
William Friedkin took lots of heat last year for redoing the visuals on "The French Connection" Blu-ray. Too bad he didn't upgrade the music on "To Live and Die in L.A." before the movie's debut in high definition (via Fox/MGM). Ready to Wang Chung tonight? Me neither. Be warned that the … [Read more...]
We Are World video in HiDef
February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was really underwhelmed by the first iteration of the Haiti relief 25th anniversary remake of Michael Jackson's, Qunicy Jones' and Michael Richie's "We are the World" fund-raiser music video which premiered on NBC prior to the Opening Ceremonies Friday night, as I was with the less-than-dynamic or … [Read more...]
Hettrick: Panasonic’s 3D Olympics
February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Panasonic will provide the first 3D TV presentation of Olympics competition beginning Friday in Vancouver at the company’s Olympic Pavilion. Sony may have jumped on as a sponsor for the world’s biggest soccer tournament in 3D this summer but Panasonic will showcase its own 3D products for the … [Read more...]
Best ’09 movie better on Blu-ray
January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Give whatever awards you want to "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker, "Inglorious Basterds," "Up in the Air," "Precious," etc., but for my money, the most dynamic, fun, impactful, well-produced, entertaining, emotion-filled, and overall best movie of 2009 was Michael Jackson's "This is It." As good as it … [Read more...]
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