BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Polish director Andrzej Wajda, best known for his film chronicle of the Solidarity movement "Man of Iron," will receive an honorary award for lifetime achievement at the March Oscars, officials said...
22 Jan, 2000 - 4:17 PM read story |
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Well here's the "unveiling of the 'Very Nice Suprise'" (notice the bad spelling? that's a bad killbot) that KillBot spoke of: We now display Internet wire's Entertainment News so feel free to use it as another...
22 Jan, 2000 - 4:06 PM read story |
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We've recently gotten access to news feeds from Internet Wire, and we'll add a section to show their stories soon.?I've already got the grabber/parser ready, and egor's working on the section for it.?And we'll also have a very...
21 Jan, 2000 - 11:56 PM read story |
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Another Gooey-like software, Third Voice, allows online hecklers to strafe any website with virtual Post-its & to view the incendiary comments others have left behind.?There's no program to block it, and even the White House's site has...
21 Jan, 2000 - 4:21 PM read story |
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"Ananova looks, acts, and behaves like any human newscaster..." So claims the website owned by PA New Media, a British firm that created Ananova, a digital personality programmed as "28 years old, 5ft 8ins tall, with a pleasant,...
21 Jan, 2000 - 4:10 PM read story |
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It's a familiar, horrifying scenario.?An exhausted parent in a video store or supermarket sees a videotape packaged for sale.?The tape boasts a familiar title "Aladdin" or "The Hunchback of Notre Dame and an attractive sticker price.?Upon arriving home,...
21 Jan, 2000 - 1:49 PM read story |
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Business Wire Reports that Image Bank has unveiled its new digital library which streamlines the supply of imagery to its clients in advertising, media, and the internet.?Its website allows clients to find content that...
21 Jan, 2000 - 1:12 PM read story |
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A federal judge in New York has issued a preliminary injunction barring the operators of three New York-based Web sites from continuing to distribute software that allows users to bypass a code barrier incorporated into DVDs to prevent...
21 Jan, 2000 - 10:39 AM read story |
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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -Movie buyers trolling the Sundance Film Festival (www.sundancechannel.com) that started Thursday might wish they could ask that witch in the woods whether there's any more at home like her.?"The Blair Witch Project," acquired...
21 Jan, 2000 - 8:28 AM read story |
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Anita Chaudhuri of The Times UK writes: Once it was classed as the perfect job for the thinking woman.?Glamorous yet authoritative, the role of the female newscaster guaranteed instant respect in the media industry.?After the events of...
21 Jan, 2000 - 8:24 AM read story |
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Preliminary reports state that up to 17 new IRC users went missing after being fooled by an anonymous chatter into pressing "ALT" and "F4" at the same time.?On January 12th, 2000 at about 8:00pm EST, an...
20 Jan, 2000 - 10:48 AM read story |
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Veteran actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr, who became known to a whole new generation when her picture was displayed on the packaging of the popular Corel graphics software, has died at her home in Orlando, FL...
20 Jan, 2000 - 10:38 AM read story |
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I hate MTV (whose parent company is Viacom).?They found out that they can make more money by having you wait through hours of stupid half hour shows to see that one video you're looking out for.?On wednesday, launch.com...
19 Jan, 2000 - 8:20 PM read story |
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Ok kids, guys, gals, and other ambiguous entities.?I got into a conversation with Egor earlier today and we talked about who our favorite celebrities might be.?Yes, we were obviously bored.?After moments of thinking, I would have to...
19 Jan, 2000 - 7:50 PM read story |
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Perhaps thinking about the day when she's no longer a Friend, Jennifer Aniston is taking on the role of producer.?USA Today reports that Aniston will produce and star in an original series for VOXXY, an Internet site aimed...
19 Jan, 2000 - 7:42 PM read story |
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Writer-director Quentin Tarantino is going in front of the cameras opposite Adam Sandler in New Line Cinema's "Little Nicky," a comedy about a young demon (Sandler) who embarks on a journey from hell to New York to...
19 Jan, 2000 - 5:52 PM read story |
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