Surround sound is the concept of expanding the spatial imaging of audio playback from 1 dimension (mono/Left-Right) to two or three dimensions. It is often employed for a more realistic audio environment, actively implemented in cinema sound systems, technical theatre, home entertainment, video arcades, computer gaming, and a growing number of other applications. Many …
Batman is the secret identity and alter ego of billionaire industrialist, Bruce Wayne. The fictional superhero introduced by DC Comics in 1939 has become one of the most iconic and recognized superheroes. Unlike most other superheroes such as Superman, Spiderman, or the X-Men, Batman does not possess any supernatural or superhuman powers. His main …
The first time I heard of Da Vinci Code, I didn’t pay much attention. All I know is that it is a novel and that’s it. But when it made noise because of its controversial twists, mysteries, arguments, and why Catholics does condemn this book, I got so curious to the point of asking …
This movie version of the Dan Brown classic is one of the most controversial and intriguing, and I doubt there is someone else out there who would question that. Before anything else, let us first establish that The Da Vinci Code is not an outright attack to Catholic religion conservatives nor is it an …
Well even after seeing The Golden Compass, I am still left to wonder what the big controversy is all about. I had never read the book series that New Line Cinema is hoping to be the next Harry Potter and if the film is an indication of what is to come. I am not …
It is easy to confuse the concepts of “virtual reality” and a “computerized model of reality (simulation).” The former is a self-contained Universe, replete with its “laws of physics” and “logic.” It can bear resemblance to the real world or not. It can be consistent or not. It can interact with the real world …
The Truman Show is a profoundly disturbing movie. On the surface, it deals with the worn out issue of the intermingling of life and the media. Examples for such incestuous relationships abound: Ronald Reagan, the cinematic president was also a presidential movie star. In another movie (The Philadelphia Experiment) a defrosted Rip Van Winkle …
Forget animated characters, Mike Myers is back in his first original role since Austin Powers and he doesn’t disappoint. The Love Guru is a thinly veiled homage to Deepak Chopra, focusing on the travails of one guru who has to break a curse, reunite a couple and get a hockey team to the Stanley …
Based on the novel written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Matthew Vaughn, Stardust features a star-studded cast including Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Peter O’Toole, with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. Stardust is set in England and goes to la-la-land, another magical world, as the story progresses. …
Many fans may have seen a version of Sweeney Todd in one of its many incarnations in theaters, often as a musical, and on television. Now it’s an exciting production that reunites Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Some of the world’s most talented actors join them in what is sure to become a classic …