Category “Media & Entertainment”

Fresh Out of the Oven Flashes Red

Saturday, 21 November, 2009

Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull’s latest video release, Fresh Out of the Oven, is not my usual taste in music, but a few stills of all the gratuitous red lipstick shots made me curious.
As music videos go, it is fairly par for the course by now, slick editing, colour grading, and dramatic lighting are in attendence. [...]

John Woo on Red Cliff

Friday, 20 November, 2009

John Woo, of much Hong Kong movie fame, and director of such Hollywood block-busters as Mission Impossible 2, returned to China to make his latest film, Red Cliff. He spoke to New York Magazine about this choice and his Hollywood years.
Woo grew up with this historic tale and always had a dream to make a [...]

Will Sezmi Make Cable TV See Red?

Tuesday, 17 November, 2009

Sezmi is a new set-top-box based subscription service that aims to bring together the best of broadcast, cable and internet content in one easy to use, personalised entertainment package.
Modeled more after the digital entertainment centre than traditional linear TV broadcasts, the system is based on a 1TB drive based media box and a powerful antenna [...]

Stick It (2006)

Sunday, 8 November, 2009

Stick It, relased in 2006, is a teen comedy-drama about a rebellious teenager forced to return to the world of gymnastics.
Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is a former champion gymnast, disgraced out of the sport for letting down her team at a crucial competiton. The rebellious young woman forced to once again eneter the regimental field [...]

Beyonce in Red at MTV Europe Music Awards

Friday, 6 November, 2009

Beyonce’s performance in red garters and red body suit with a plunging neckline, performing Sweet Dreams was much to write home about. The MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Berlin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The free concert was strangely celebrated by erecting a 12-foot high barrier [...]