cinema minima: LIGHT and POWER

Box Office: 4th of July Weekend 2002

Box Office Has a Record Weekend, MEN IN BLACK II Leading the Way. MEN IN BLACK II earned an estimated $90 million since its opening on Wednesday and $54.1 million over the three-day weekend, breaking two Independence Day weekend box-office records. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº483 Posted: Monday, July 8, 2002 10:27:29 PM. Words: 65.

Fair Use

Congressman Boucher is trying to put the "use" back in Fair Use [Ernie the Attorney]

| | Nº482 Posted: Monday, July 8, 2002 10:23:32 PM. Words: 24.

Will there be a Calvin and Hobbes movie?

Plastic takes on the rumored Calvin and Hobbes movie.

The retired comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, written by Bill Watterson, may or may not be in movie production. It has been a widely spread rumor that Watterson has been working independently on an animated film, but besides rumors, no real evidence.

[Boing Boing Blog]

| | Nº479 Posted: Monday, July 8, 2002 11:52:19 AM. Words: 71.

Vivendi/Messier Fallout

In a French Mogul's Fall, a Warning for Globalists. No two countries view the relationship between global and national culture more differently than do France and the United States. By Mark Landler. [New York Times: International]

| | Nº478 Posted: Monday, July 8, 2002 11:47:53 AM. Words: 48.