René Carson

Yahoo attempts to bridge gap between TV and the net

Yahoo!’s Connected TV group today unveiled the next generation of technology and services for Internet-connected televisions. The company has forged partnerships with top CE manufacturers to launch a widget-based user experience for TV that brings the best of the Web to a broad range of living room devices. Powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, these ….

Chiller Theater Spring 2009

Title: Chiller TheaterLocation: Hilton Parsippany, One Hilton Court, Parsippany, NJ 07054Link out: Click hereDescription: Horror, comic and movie fan and memorabilia convention. Guests will include: John Amplas Martin Dawn of the Dead George Romero Director Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow 2 Eric Roberts Star 80 The Dark Knight Heroes Luigi Cozzi Director of Contamination, Starcrash ….

Last day for mailed tix to NY Comic-Con; also, Fringe/Heroes stars, Joss Whedon to appear

Today is the last day to purchase tickets by mail for New York Comic-Con (NYCC), and still receive them in the mail before the show. After today, you will still be able to purchase tickets online presumably, however, they will not be mailed, so you’ll have to wait in some very long lines at the ….

Groundbreaking 3D Monsters vs. Aliens spot to air during Super Bowl and 3D Chuck episode to follow

“Don’t Chuck Your Glasses” after Super Bowl XLIII DreamWorks and SoBe Lifewater announced that they are teaming with Intel and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide Monstrous 3D event for Super Bowl XLIII. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break event will mark the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s premier 3D movie trailer for ….

Rare prop auction from Underworld movies

Title: Rare prop auction from Underworld moviesLocation: 128 Sierra Street, El Segundo, CA 90245Link out: Click hereDescription: Premiere Props announced today that they will be hosting a charity auction of never before seen movie props and costumes from Sony Pictures’ Underworld, Underworld Evolution and the soon to be released Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which ….

Nielsen Media to launch MovieWeek LA event

Nielsen Business Media today announced that it will launch MovieWeek LA in 2010, an annual industry and consumer gathering that will explore the art, craft and business of creating the moving image. The confab – which is being created by the company’s Entertainment Group, which includes The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Backstage, and ShoWest – will ….

Costumes from Takashi Miike’s “kid’s film” Yatterman revealed

Variety Asia and Japan Today posted some pics from Takashi Miike’s next film Yattaman, or Yatterman, based on an animation which first aired in Japan in the late 1970s. Miike, who has directed some of the most violent crime thrillers and bloody horrors in recent memory, is trying the teen genre. But this won’t his ….