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  • Apple TV+ review: 'Greyhound' brings Apple to the movie big leagues

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    Only movies which have premiered in a theater are eligible for an Oscar. And the Academy Awards aren’t exactly the mark of excellence they used to be 40-50 years ago. They’re an award decided by and given to movie industry insiders. Worthless, IMO.
    Japheylkrupp

  • Tom Hanks now says 'Greyhound' film was 'rescued at sea' by Apple TV+

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    AppleZulu said:
    I'm sure Mr. Hanks was surprised that what he said was spun into a slam on Apple. Of course he's heartbroken that his film isn't going to be shown in theaters. Up until a few months ago, he was always (at least since Bosom Buddies wrapped...) in the business of making movies to play on the big screen. Film studios are struggling to sort out what films to hold onto until theaters can reopen, what to send straight into the home market, and how to pace all that out, given that most film production has been at a standstill for months. 

    Perhaps once a vaccine emerges to set us on a path to recovery, this will create an opportunity for lower-budget and independent films to fill an early gap, by virtue of being able to get from take one, scene one to general theatrical release much more quickly. 
    Incidentally, a vaccine may never be developed according to Fauci and others. Better to just do your best to minimize spread and get on with your life.
    pulseimages

  • Safari now blocks Google Analytics on sites, new Privacy Report feature shows [u]

    SpamSandwichSpamSandwich
    This feature should be made available now. Why wait?
    rob53williamlondonOferwatto_cobra

  • Apple has reportedly solved the AirPower overheating problem

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    The world has moved on. When Apple blows it, they really blow it.
    daven

  • Apple, NeXT veteran Joanna Hoffman calls today's technology leaders 'remarkably ignorant'

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    DAalseth said:
    The companies she worked for sold things.
    The companies she is talking about sell us. Our eyeballs. Our attention.
    Nothing gathers a crowd as well as a train wreck.
    So FB et.al. are allowing train wrecks to flow freely to earn more money, though hiding behind the fig leaf of free speech.
    In reality the "something...darker" is called greed.
    I don’t buy the “greed” argument. Everyone (yes, every human being who has ever existed) is self-interested. In our capitalistic system this individual self-interest is counterbalanced by the forces of competition in functioning markets. When markets aren’t functioning properly (typically because of overregulation or political interference) then that balance is upset.
    razorpitwatto_cobradocno42