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The CinemaTech blog has been covering the intersection of new technologies and the entertainment industry since 2005.

 Cambridge, MA
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Joined October 2009
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Netflix reportedly pays $90 million for Will Smith and 'Bright' engadget.com/2016/03/19/netf… via @engadget
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In advance of the @sundancefest next week, we talked to @kinojabber about "Walden, A Game," which premieres there. radioboston.wbur.org/2016/01…
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Scott Kirsner@ScottKirsner24 Aug 2015
Sunday's @NYTimes story on why Internet is good for creatives: nytimes.com/2015/08/23/magaz… ... Me in @latimes 9 yrs ago: articles.latimes.com/2006/no…

The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn’t (Published 2015)

In the digital economy, it was supposed to be impossible to make money by making art. Instead, creative careers are thriving — but in complicated and unexpected ways.

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@satymahajan3 Mar 2015
LOL!!! Vince Vaughn and Co-stars Pose for Idiotic Stock Photos You Can Have for Free adweek.com/adfreak/vince-vau…
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Dreamworks Animation is shuttering PDI, one of the most important companies in the history of computer graphics. variety.com/2015/film/news/e… – at San Francisco, CA

End of an Era for PDI as DreamWorks Animation Closes Studio

It’s a bittersweet moment to be at PDI/DreamWorks. Just after celebrating DWA’s Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination for “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” the Redwood City, Calif.-based animation...

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Finished "Silver Screen Fiend" yesterday — then went to the movies. Really fun read from @pattonoswalt: bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2…

‘Silver Screen Fiend’ by Patton Oswalt - The Boston Globe

It’s of two distinct reliefs that “Silver Screen Fiend” comes from the multifaceted writer, actor, rat-voice, and ever-aspiring-director (Oh, how he longs to direct!), Patton Oswalt. For one,...

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ImagiDrone@ImagiDrone5 Jan 2015
#Dronedance - Panel about #Drones and #UAVs during #Sundance Film Festival 2015 bit.ly/13YVCHz
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Fantastic, honest piece from @Pomplamoose's Jack Conte about the realities of the DIY creative life in 2014: medium.com/@jackconte/pompla…

Pomplamoose 2014 Tour Profits

Pomplamoose just finished a 28-day tour. We played 24 shows in 23 cities around the United States. It was awesome: Nataly crowd surfed for…

medium.com
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.@caitlinroper21 Oct 2014
Frozen, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana—@DisneyAnimation is on a roll. My story about their comeback: bit.ly/1tIeTZi

Big Hero 6 Proves It: Pixar's Gurus Have Brought the Magic Back to Disney Animation

John Lasseter is tearing up. His eyes are shining and his lashes are moist. He reaches out a warm hand to cover mine and looks deep into my eyes as he talks. He's feeling things, powerful things, and...

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Need a freelance photog in SF next Wed & Thur. Anyone in your network fit the bill?
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Ben Fritz@benfritz30 Jul 2014
The graphic from my Kodak story (online.wsj.com/articles/koda…) that explains why a Hollywood coalition had to save film:
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Great @benfritz piece on secret pact that will keep Kodak making film for movie studios: online.wsj.com/articles/koda… (but how long can it last?)
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Jason Gay@jasongay19 May 2014
RIP cinematographer Gordon Willis. New York City never seemed so beautiful and romantic than it did in this one shot:
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Everything I wrote about in "Fans, Friends & Followers" in 2009, the SF band @Pomplamoose is doing... much better. amazon.com/Fans-Friends-And-…
Today's Innovation Economy column: Can Avid Technology make a comeback? b.globe.com/1mSkxDB @bostonglobe $AVID
Wow - if you haven't seen @blackfishmovie yet, watch it. Available on iTunes + Netflix. Incredibly absorbing and disturbing...
Plan: Rent "Back to the Future" at Blockbuster. Build time-traveling DeLorean. Go back to 1996. Tell them about Netflix. (Would it matter?)
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mattbertz@mattbertz6 Nov 2013
RIP Blockbuster. I'll always remember you as being that terrible video store that drove all the good video stores out of business.
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Michael Hawley@mjhawley13 Sep 2013
Damn. RIP Ray Dolby. He was a triple-A guy. gizmodo.com/ray-dolby-innova…
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