tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53312396364472432872024-03-13T17:08:13.773-05:00PopularismPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-38168410636689887542013-08-20T22:10:00.002-05:002013-08-20T22:10:56.777-05:00No digital release for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar?It's no secret that Christopher Nolan is a die-hard film-guy. Few directors have spoken out as strongly and as consistently as Nolan on the subject.<br />
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His love for celluloid extends into post production as well, where he forgoes the industry-standard digital intermediate/digital color grading for the classical photochemical grading. In fact, if you saw The Dark Knight Rises in certain IMAX theaters (LA and New York, I believe), you were seeing prints struck directly from the the IMAX camera negative.<br />
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Christopher Nolan's newest film, <i>Interstellar</i>, will be no different. But could Nolan be drawing a line with distribution, as well? From <i>Interstellar's</i> press release:<br />
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<b>HOLLYWOOD, CA (August 13, 2013) – Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that principal photography on “INTERSTELLAR” is officially underway in Alberta, Canada. <u>The film will be released in IMAX® and 35mm theaters </u>on November 7, 2014.</b><br />
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Perhaps this is reading into things, but it sounds like <i>Interstellar</i> could be a film-only release, showing in IMAX and 35mm, but not digitally.<br />
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If that's the case, it could mean a sort of backwards George Lucas/Star Wars affair - where Lucas required theaters meet certain sound and picture specs in order to show the Star Wars films. This brings up questions; namely, how many theaters will there be left projecting 35mm in 2014? Would a studio even allow a film-only release? Aren't most IMAX theaters projecting digitally, anyway? Time will tell if this is just an oddly-worded press release or if there's more to it.<br />
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I can't help but think of an interview with director Rian Johnson in regard to his film, <i>Looper</i>. He talked about the process where the colorist plays the finished film in different formats for the director's approval. First, they projected the film digitally, then they projected a first-generation film print. Johnson's reaction to the film print was "Oh wow, that looks like a movie". Then they played a film print one more generation removed; his reaction was, "This looks like a living, breathing thing up on the screen. This is like what I grew up watching and this is my favorite version of it, actually". Maybe there <i>is</i> something special about film projection.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/paramount-pictures/paramount-pictures-and-warner-bros-pictures-announce-the-start-of-principal-phot/10151783968282072">Paramount's Press Release</a><br />
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rian-johnson-looper-q-a/id426840843?i=122009748&mt=2">Interview with Rian Johnson</a>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-54656372685952859722013-01-31T00:29:00.000-06:002013-01-31T00:29:09.544-06:007 Thoughts on Star Wars: Episode VII<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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1. One thing is for sure now, whether Episode VII is a good Star Wars film or not, it'll be an entertaining movie. We won't have to leave the theater making believe we had fun.</div>
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2. A side note: Abrams has already made a <i>Star</i> movie with R2D2 in it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. J.J. Abrams isn't all-powerful on this project. Star Wars is Kathleen Kennedy's baby now, and we shouldn't forget that. Everything needs to be viewed through that lens. You can pretty well assume that J.J. Abrams won't have final cut on this film. Abrams knew full well the kind of partnership he was getting into with this deal; he's working under the auspices of Kathleen Kennedy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. It's a different writer than J.J. Abrams has ever worked with. It's not </span><span style="font-size: small;">Kurtzman and Orci and it's not Abrams, it's</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Michael Arndt. And FWIW, Arndt was probably working on the screenplay a while before Abrams was ever involved. While Arndt and Abrams will surely collaborate, Arndt works for Kathleen Kennedy, not Abrams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">By the way, these are good things - collaboration and oversight. This was probably George Lucas' greatest sin - becoming so successful that he didn't have to listen to anyone else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. Abrams is hugely nostalgic about the original Star Wars trilogy, I mean, big time. Think about it, he was 10, 13, and 16-years-old when the original three Star Wars films were released. He's probably more nostalgic about the Star Wars films than George Lucas is and arguably has more respect for the original trilogy than Lucas does.</span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-23070105618728420202010-11-27T13:03:00.009-06:002010-11-27T13:25:01.485-06:00Apple PieI baked an Apple pie for Thanksgiving<br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWBrBSjoEgAs9wkSb4tLzC_NLzMSZoxzD0s8kDufX0JR_EUNjBb0ikqbLQssdEw1lutgO1_ZpxrAVuDR7YCOVBo3odlr3JDqt1f7zTmj6I34bpCKeOCAdybfaVsiyhkxAJXIpA8DiLF0/s400/IMG_0394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544310603797614258" /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkeZKutFcQcA14_EtT_FqR51ljjgxlXYE9kXqrhODSvbsv-BZshXLCqWAHoKBMNPkhIsa0mKkNJOrEdKJwrs9tR2AuE8Z74Nx6lHACdT1_UC90D3LmpKA1WeuIvs5tZoPu7rBQayIO4A/s1600/IMG_0392.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkeZKutFcQcA14_EtT_FqR51ljjgxlXYE9kXqrhODSvbsv-BZshXLCqWAHoKBMNPkhIsa0mKkNJOrEdKJwrs9tR2AuE8Z74Nx6lHACdT1_UC90D3LmpKA1WeuIvs5tZoPu7rBQayIO4A/s400/IMG_0392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544311217137371122" /></a><br /><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7ai5XtoolE6JM47uJ9lIpnbx6aja_sL2mQMU4xnGEfnd2X_HW6CTm4QSaIFVpgS0PnaCWGa151sl_joKztLIGyWSwg4XUgWOnraxmesuBPNNRgPNNGwbeti39OisAZ2SsfxdR3vF_0k/s400/IMG_0398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544311788965117570" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div><br /></div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-17513608456130416582010-01-27T23:39:00.005-06:002010-01-27T23:46:14.634-06:00Thoughts on the iPad<span style="font-weight:bold;">Just got through watching the iPad introduction keynote; some initial thoughts:</span><br /><br />What If I want a web browser with extensions - ad blocking, etc.?<br /><br />Do I really want a mid-sized device where applications have to be approved by Apple?<br /><br />What if I want to use MS word?<br /><br />Do eBooks really look better than on a kindle?<br /><br />Watching a 2-hour movie on this would be tiresome since I have to hold it in my hands.<br /><br />1 GHz A4 sounds like 1 GHz G4.<br /><br />What if I want to use a different e-mail client?<br /><br />How long before it's jailbroken?<br /><br />It's safe to say my iBook is obsolete since Apple named an app iBooks.<br /><br />I think my mom would like this.<br /><br />Let me know when it's like $299.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-77497549504725478812010-01-23T15:22:00.005-06:002010-01-23T15:40:03.470-06:00Apple Tablet Revealed!I've obtained a prototype casing from the much-rumored Apple Tablet. See the video:<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0HxM7K1x1QE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0HxM7K1x1QE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-13995162476239390452009-01-08T21:54:00.007-06:002009-01-08T22:18:02.444-06:00Grad school meets The Mighty DucksI did an online search for Michigan universities that have any kind of film degree. Some of the major state schools, such as Michigan State University (Go Spartans!) and the University of Michigan do NOT have any kind of real film program.<br /><br />Central Michigan does, however. In looking over the graduate program's courses, I ran across this:<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEvxkKC_vCV9OBWljvjbTtHOVqkyFtuyct-33IPySyT-YXqbyXuQlez5N6pckwPNl5BtbmbNpnJH3C_76_G7MGRE3KnPKXjwxPqeGIf-tqMRaNRMpvvarL65rn4TK2_zVzy517L3vwGk/s1600-h/CMU_grad2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEvxkKC_vCV9OBWljvjbTtHOVqkyFtuyct-33IPySyT-YXqbyXuQlez5N6pckwPNl5BtbmbNpnJH3C_76_G7MGRE3KnPKXjwxPqeGIf-tqMRaNRMpvvarL65rn4TK2_zVzy517L3vwGk/s320/CMU_grad2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289141254047294338" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>An entire course about hockey movies? Do they sit around and watch The Mighty Ducks trilogy?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.grad.cmich.edu/ProgramSheets/Broadcast%20&%20Cinematic%20Arts%20-%20MA.pdf">Link to the document</a></div></div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-41143614333973659752008-07-17T16:28:00.004-05:002008-07-17T16:33:22.344-05:00Watch documentaries for freeVERY cool: <a href="http://www.contentagenda.com/articleXml/LN823212846.html?industryid=45173">Documentaries go free online</a><div>The short story - watch documentaries for free online at <a href="http://snagfilms.com/">snagfilms.com</a></div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-20326609784970232542008-07-12T17:02:00.002-05:002008-07-12T17:05:34.414-05:00Free Music: LeelandI couldn't believe it, a free song with no gimmicks; I didn't have to sign up for anything. Just go to <a href="http://leelandonline.com/oppositeway/">http://leelandonline.com/oppositeway/</a> or <a href="http://leelandonline.com/oppositeway/downloads/mp3">click here for a direct link</a>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-75534568253098541512008-06-18T23:22:00.003-05:002008-06-18T23:30:42.896-05:00Michigan wins over Texas filmDrew Barrymore's film starring Ellen Page, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/">"Whip It"</a>, was set to be shot entirely in Austin, TX - that is, until Michigan came along...Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-55482919937143188542008-06-13T00:28:00.002-05:002008-06-13T00:30:58.985-05:00My friend won an EmmyMy friend, David Fry won a regional Emmy for his producing/editing. This is him accepting the award (he's the second one to speak).<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1145340&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1145340&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1145340?pg=embed&sec=1145340">The 45th Annual Northwest Regional EMMY Awards</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user480815?pg=embed&sec=1145340">David Fry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1145340">Vimeo</a>.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-59349089995518948062008-06-10T22:36:00.005-05:002008-06-10T23:10:30.003-05:00Who is Roderick Jaynes?Do you know who Roderick Jaynes is? Neither did I - until today.<div><br /><div>He caught my attention when I noticed him on Entertainment Weekly's <a href="http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/11/smart-list-intr.html">"50 Smartest People in Hollywood"</a>. Most of the people on the list are producers, directors, actors, but there was an editor on the list - Roderick Jaynes.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I looked him up and found that...</div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=detail&nominee=No%20Country%20For%20Old%20Men%20-%20Film%20Editing%20Nominee">He's been nominated for two film editing Oscars</a> (Fargo and No Country for Old Men) and,</div><div><br /></div><div>2. <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/01/roderick_jaynes_imaginary_osca.html">He's not a real person.</a> Roderick Jaynes is the pseudonym of Joel and Ethan Coen as editors.</div><div><br /></div><div>What would happen if he should win an Oscar? Perhaps the bigger news is that the Coen brothers are a bit odder than previously thought.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of note: <a href="http://www.ifc.com/film/film-news/2008/02/fake-names-real-oscars-five-no.php">Other fake people have been nominated for Oscars</a></div></div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-23785541522140006682008-05-15T00:06:00.003-05:002008-05-15T14:40:13.259-05:00Robot is really, really smart, but not really<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080514/capt.abd4b9d3f04d44c5ba2925ae02fd8427.aptopix_robot_conductor_mips102.jpg?x=400&y=249&sig=lLPK.rPHd1u0a1bvCK.S_A--" alt="Honda's ASIMO robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra ..." id="photoMain" /><br /></div>I love stuff like this... The headline reads "Robot conducts Detroit Symphony!" Then I read the actual article which essentially says:<div><br /></div><div>1. It's not really conducting the symphony, and</div><div><br /></div><div>2. It's not really very smart and can't respond in simple ways humans can</div><div><br /></div><div>Yay for progress</div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-61735033183783658202008-05-14T00:29:00.003-05:002008-05-14T00:34:13.214-05:00Avid's new strategyAvid (video editing software) recently announced "new thinking" and shift in 2008 strategy, complete with a new website: <a href="http://www.avid.com/company/releases/2007/071113_customer_avid.html">www.avid.com/we-are-listening</a>.<div><br /></div><div>I guess www.avid.com/we-aren't-listening wasn't working so well.</div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-61605195818406233172008-05-13T23:06:00.004-05:002008-05-13T23:43:20.987-05:00Speed-Rater<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJZa5B2_Nz_kyvjcTjV95hQ0m5z3ZSwgQTkDfZSmsqoTAE2RqXXvJaffvGNTIM71cMvrjSddViUVb-mCw-Epb1Z2AcuXSFuPiOh30wd2VAbQerQ1eDDycjmOMAYLTsiGG8s1JBo2fS_U/s1600-h/speedracer_l200804151204.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJZa5B2_Nz_kyvjcTjV95hQ0m5z3ZSwgQTkDfZSmsqoTAE2RqXXvJaffvGNTIM71cMvrjSddViUVb-mCw-Epb1Z2AcuXSFuPiOh30wd2VAbQerQ1eDDycjmOMAYLTsiGG8s1JBo2fS_U/s200/speedracer_l200804151204.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200081900509788898" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was watching </span><a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/speedracer/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the latest speed racer trailer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on apple.com and I thought to myself, too bad this movie is rated PG-13 because this movie looks perfect for younger boys. It's like hot-wheels on a hollywood budget.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lo and behold, somewhere along the way, they changed the rating from PG-13 to PG - a smart move, I might add. If you look on the </span></span><a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/speedracer/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Speed Racer trailer page</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the rating still says PG-13.<br />Be careful of movies that have been converted from PG-13 to PG (or from R to PG-13 for that matter); they tend to push the ratings envelope a bit and have odd traces of mature subject matter.</span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRsn8UnH6yF9DG3ROl-0v0GHXe0TcxB2jZfBsDwF1Srpo1fyXt4Z-sBj1cd7DjDG0fxfJZjcdhg6TruZvkotr7qAv1qi4QhE_-yKrC-IlaW_56_ria35pWFpzkHyQNKl9jOrxabPskl0/s200/230px-Speed_Racer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200080766638422738" /></span></span>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-63517029580393125662008-04-28T13:52:00.001-05:002008-04-28T16:16:21.143-05:00Free Music: Coldplay<div>Everyone loves free music; it's like a free T-shirt for the ears (even if you don't like it you are compelled to take it because it's free).</div><div><br /></div><div>Starting tomorrow (Tuesday) for 7 days only, Coldplay will be giving away their new single, Violet Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.coldplay.com/song.html">http://www.coldplay.com/song.html</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7370808.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7370808.stm</a>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331239636447243287.post-50514469840210119612008-04-25T00:33:00.001-05:002008-04-25T00:36:16.455-05:00Music as a commodity/the magic of ownership<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OIaAkfsFt8WqZMK2fTutABTVbbH92BhRVPQkP6x386AYoGSO4mTkGDFH5yuYQdZiVkjKyeb74FMbEyy-z3joebZkmAPEHinXGyXnYnNYbe8vMQ1N4RJ2a1bLmK5-lWFKptE7fxj5QgQ/s1600-h/490822_53990118.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OIaAkfsFt8WqZMK2fTutABTVbbH92BhRVPQkP6x386AYoGSO4mTkGDFH5yuYQdZiVkjKyeb74FMbEyy-z3joebZkmAPEHinXGyXnYnNYbe8vMQ1N4RJ2a1bLmK5-lWFKptE7fxj5QgQ/s200/490822_53990118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184120911915596546" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div>Have you heard of this? The thought of making music a commodity. The ideas is that you pay a bill every month which<a href="http://www.contentagenda.com/articleXml/LN766901478.html?industryid=45175">allows you to download</a> and share whatever music you want. <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/18/apple_considering_premium_for_unlimited_iphone_ipod_music.html">Apple is currently negotiating </a>a subscription service with record labels that do just that.<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I've been thinking about this. Doesn't the art that we own say something about us? For example, if you were to take a look at my DVD collection, you would see a variety of films that I have purposefully acquired and been given. I have everything from Spider Man to Koyaanasqatsi to Citizen Kane to Singin' in the Rain. I have big hollywood films, smaller films, and documentaries. I take pride in my collection and I like what it says about me. However, if everyone had access to whatever movie or music they wanted, some of that magic of ownership would be lost. What do you think?</div></div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930266743751172818noreply@blogger.com1