“Snyder is one of a small, hypertechnical fringe of directors who are exploring a new way to make movies by discarding props, sets, extras and real-life locations and replacing them with their computer-generated equivalents. Cinema has always had a tenuous connection to reality; they’re severing it almost completely. It’s a technique loosely known as “digital back lot.” George Lucas was a pioneer, as was Kerry Conran, the lonely genius responsible for the much praised, little-seen Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. In Robert Rodriguez’s cult hit Sin City (also based on a Miller graphic novel), practically nothing is real but the people. It’s not so much cinema as synema. And it’s creeping into more mainstream movies: in Blood Diamond, a tear was digitally added to Jennifer Connelly’s flawless cheek, after the fact, to put the exclamation point on a crucial scene.”
- time

Tony Potts: How do you avoid the backlash LOST has faced, where it seems to take forever to get any answers?

Tim Kring: We had the advantage of coming along after some of these shows and seeing the frustration level that the audience had. We were able to maneuver our show in a slightly different way. We also didn’t start with a single enclosed idea of being trapped on an island. Ours is a much bigger and broader premise.

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Did you see the Heroes spoof on YouTube? It’s called Zeroes, and it features a familiar voice talking about regular people with “Pointless Abilities”. For example, one guy can ripple his stomach and a girl can put her entire fist in her mouth. You get the idea. It’s worth a chuckle or two.

The video short got more than 1.5 million views on YouTube. Minze seems to be one of the few marketing guys who “get it”. He knows that people aren’t going to YouTube to watch advertisements or promos (unless they’re exceptionally creative). - TV Squad

“Isiah Thomas’ stewardship of the Knicks, both as president and head coach, has clearly resulted in the team’s ‘significant improvement’ and I am very pleased to provide him with this well deserved extension,” said James L. Dolan, chairman, Madison Square Garden and president and CEO, Cablevision Systems Corporation. “The Knicks have grown tremendously, both in terms of team performance and player development, and much of the credit goes to Isiah and his staff.”
- nba.com

I’ve been wanting to see this movie for the longest time and hyping this movie on flipcyde like crazy….. It was awesome! The action scenes were so intense my muscles were getting sore! The visuals were beautiful. Gerard Butler was great as King Leonidas and Zach Snyder did an excellent job putting Frank Millers graphic novel to life. SPART-ANNNZ! TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!!

Heads rolled at the weekend box office in North America as the blood-soaked ancient epic “300″ slaughtered its foes in spectacular fashion.

The grim warrior tale sold an estimated $70 million worth of tickets during its first three days of release, setting a new record for a March release, the film’s distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday. - Yahoo

A “Heroes” fan doesn’t like Ali Larters character and takes on Ali Larter and the rest of the city of San Francisco at Comic Con ‘07…

- sportsline