Responding to Kevin Drum, who argues that we just haven’t tried hard enough to enforce IP law in this country, Tim Lee has an extremely useful timeline of the major efforts to crack down on piracy over the past two and a half decades: 1992: Congress passed the Audio Home Recording Act, which mandated that […]
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The prequel to Peter ‘s ‘Lord of the Rings’ film adaptation, ‘The Hobbit,’ hits screens next December. Will it be in time to save 3D? The long-awaited trailer to Peter ‘s second shot at adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s work to the silver screen hit the internet today and it made waves. This is no surprise. Anticipation […]
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Naughty Dog’s upcoming horror-suspense title ‘The Last of Us’ promises to bring cinematic gaming to a whole new level. I enjoyed Forbes contributor John Gaudiosi’s preview of Naughty Dog’s upcoming horror-survival game, The Last of Us. If past performance is any indication, we’re all in for a very suspenseful, frightening treat. Here’s the trailer in […]
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I honestly can’t think of a single Dr. Seuss movie since the classic animated Grinch era that’s been any good at all. I’m a pretty big Dr. Seuss fan, too. But I could only stomach a few minutes of the truly awful Cat in the Hat adaptations. And now we get The Lorax, one of […]
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Mel Gibson got an unexpected boost to his career this weekend. Robert Downey Jr. urged the crowd at the American Cinematheque award ceremony to forgive the embattled actor and move past the ugliness that has plagued his personal life and career in recent years. I’ve taken flack for defending Mel Gibson in the past so it’s […]
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