cinema minima: LIGHT and POWER

These Are Not the Dark Ages For Media's Brightest Lights

Michael J. Wolf, author of "The Entertainment Economy: How Mega-Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives" (and not to be confused with New York mag columnist Michael Wolff), in WSJ.com: These Are Not the Dark Ages For Media's Brightest Lights. (You can't always tell with the WSJ, but I suspect this is available only to subscribers.)

[JD's New Media Musings]

| | Nº605 Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:52:14 PM. Words: 80.

TV insider hangout

Where TV Insiders Hang...

[The All Electric Media Weblog]

| | Nº603 Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:46:31 PM. Words: 23.

AFI Enhanced TV Workshop

American Film Institute's (AFI) Enhanced TV workshop opened for business today. Cylo's fearless leader, Kirt Gunn, is on the scene. [Chris Van Buskirk's ITV Weblog]

| | Nº601 Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:42:31 PM. Words: 42.

Ayurveda movie

Rapt Look at a Holistic Medical Art From India. Filmed largely in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, Pan Nalin's film offers glimpses of several different practitioners of the ancient holistic medicine called Ayurveda. By Dave Kehr. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº599 Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:07:02 AM. Words: 53.

What Just Crawled Out of the Pond

Enormous mutated spiders chew up the residents of a tiny Southwestern town in this awkward, obvious and sporadically amusing horror comedy. By Elvis Mitchell. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº598 Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:05:25 AM. Words: 45.

Vivendi overhauls Canal Plus

Vivendi Sets Big Overhaul of Pay TV and Film Unit. Vivendi Universal announced plans for a sweeping overhaul of the Canal Plus Group, its French money-losing pay television and film company. By Suzanne Kapner. [New York Times: International]

| | Nº594 Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:40:59 AM. Words: 52.