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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
From PR Newswire
LOS ANGELES,-- Though still not even in official release, the writer and director of "The Last War Crime" says that YouTube is already trying to suppress the movie, which is a new full-length feature film about indicting Dick Cheney for torture. The movie's writer and director, who goes by the name of The Pen, asks, "And isn't that something billions of people want to see?" But, says The Pen, YouTube does not want their visitors to see the preview clip of the waterboarding scene from the movie, for the purported reason that it contains nudity, or is otherwise sexually provocative. And a protest is mobilizing against this accusation.
"That's ridiculous," exclaims Pen. "There is no actual nudity in it ... none. The actor playing the detainee wore a swimmer's style bathing suit the entire time, and we positioned the female interrogator character so view of his midriff was blocked entirely in any case. And if they're complaining this scene is sexually suggestive, they need to ban half the rest of the movies on their site."
The purpose of the scene in the movie is to condemn waterboarding, long recognized to be a form of torture unequivocally. According to The Pen, the scene also serves to remind everyone that the sexual taunting of helpless and mostly innocent captives, in places like Abu Ghraib, was a deliberate part of a de facto program to degrade people in violation of the Geneva Conventions. But YouTube makes no provision on their site to challenge their own unilateral dictates.
Says Pen, "Shame on YouTube for censoring this clip, which we believe, and we think you will agree, is part of an important cultural and artistic statement of social commentary. We have already submitted the movie to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the Cinequest Film Festival, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, SXSW, the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the San Francisco International Film Festival, seven of the top breakout venues for serious works of new film art."
Pen continues, "And shame on YouTube further for deleting our waterboarding scene in such a summary and authoritarian manner. We had to build our own video server to do it, but people can now again see the clip for themselves on our new website."
http://www.lastwarcrime.com
On the same web page is an action form configured to automatically send protests to YouTube. And Pen is asking everyone to submit this form to send their own personal messages of complaint. Pen is demanding that YouTube immediately restore the wrongfully deleted waterboarding scene from "The Last War Crime" movie, and put in place an accessible review process so nothing like this can ever happen again. Hoping thousands of people will join with him, Pen suggests, "Maybe that will start to get YouTube's attention."
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
KATY PERRY: GENEROUS BITCH!
-Beverly Hills,CA
Last night at The Groove, Singer Katy Perry had stopped by to perform- at the freezing Al fresco mall. The stage was set,the spotlights were on, and the crowd waited with Glee, listening to her latest hits, like Firework and Last Friday Night.
Freeze was the optimal word,as the prickly artist decided, it was too cold to sing in the windy and chilly environment. Still, Russell Brand's better half decided on the fly- to sign auto graphs for her fans.
Unfortunately,there was no planning to this and the songstress was mobbed in a 360 fashion, with only a couple of suit and tie security guard for protection.
This reporter wanted an autograph from the pink pixie songbird,too. So, against better judgement, he went into the crowd with cell camera in hand and slowly made his way toward busty destiny.
As the fans screamed "I love you, Katy" and "You're the best Katy!,"...I became angry with being crushed on every side by people and watched a guy who tripped to floor and almost got trampled by the teen girls around him.
So, I said jokingly, "Bring more security with you Katy!" and got a brief laugh. Katy was singing away and responded "Hey you, in the black jacket. My security is right there.So, watch it!"
I felt she was being a bit of a bitch and I continued, "Next time, get a table (for signing) and have them (the fans) form a line.This is Ridiculous." Another round of agreeing laughs broke, from the crew. Katy flashed an icy smile and said,"Maybe next time, I have them (security) look for you."
After a few minutes, Katy signed my copy of AFTRA magazine (it was all I had to use.) Perry said, "AFTRA magazine? I don't know what this is,but I'll sign it." I told her Thank You and got the hell outta there. Then, she yelled" I like your website,even though you called my husband Skeletor, last week."
Note: Video footage was TOO grainy and scratchy sounding to use.
Monday, December 12, 2011
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From PR Newswire
Postcard on the Run (POTR), a mobile app that allows users to take a photo from their smartphone and send it as a high-quality printed postcard anywhere in the world, announced today that actress and singer Selena Gomez has joined the company as an investor and will play an active role in creative development as it continues to expand. Additional investors in the company's Angel round of $750k include Crosscut Ventures, Mike Jones, Kamran Pourzanjani, Yves Sisteron, Aber Whitcomb, Brian Fitzgerald, Ryan Steelberg, Colin Digiaro, Brian Lee, Chris DeWolfe and Jarl Mohn.
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Express Yourself for $500 suit makeover!
This post brought to you by Express. All opinions are 100% mine.
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Have fun entering the contest and Hope we can crown a winner here at Data Hard!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
From PR Newswire
COMEDY CENTRAL® #1 Among Young Men During Fall Premiere Week as the Most-Watched Channel in All of Television Among Men 18-24 Fall Season Launches With the Most-Watched Week in Channel History Among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
Most-Watched And Highest-Rated Week In COMEDY CENTRAL's History Among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 And Men 18-34
Channel Led By Record-Setting Performance By "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen" "Tosh.0" College Campus Invasion, Series-High Second Season Premiere of "Workaholics" And World Premiere of "Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos"
Upcoming Premieres Include The Fall Season Of "South Park" (October 5),The Second Season Premiere Of "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" (October 5),The Series Premiere Of "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution" (October 6),"6 Days to Air: The Making of 'South Park,'" A Documentary By Arthur Bradford (October 9)
Stand-Up Specials From "Weird Al" Yankovic (October 1), Craig Ferguson (October 15), Pablo Francisco (November 5), T.J. Miller (November 12), Donald Glover (November 20) And Carlos Mencia (December 4) Round Out COMEDY CENTRAL's Fall Schedule
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL set Premiere Week on fire, recording the all-comedy channel's most-watched week in its 20-year history among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. The network also finished as the #1 network in all of television in Prime among Men 18-24 during the inaugural week of the 2011 Fall Season, which was also COMEDY CENTRAL's most-watched and highest-rated Prime in history among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 and Men 18-34. (source: Nielsen Media Research, 9/19/11-9/25/11, Live + Same Day)
COMEDY CENTRAL's record-setting week was kicked-off on Monday with "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen," which now stands as the most-watched telecast in COMEDY CENTRAL history with a delivery of 7.4 million total viewers (most current data). Then "Tosh.0" invaded Arizona State University the following day, drawing over 3 million total viewers to its "College Campus Invasion" to begin the show's Fall Season. Newly paired with "Tosh.0" to form a potent one-two punch, "Workaholics" scored a series-high 2.1 million total viewers for its Second Season Premiere and led all of television for Tuesday Prime among Men 18-24. COMEDY CENTRAL's historic week was capped off on Sunday with the World Premiere of "Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos," which drew 5.5 million total viewers to provide an emphatic exclamation point to the week.
COMEDY CENTRAL is poised to ride the momentum of its record-breaking week with new seasons of "South Park" and "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" (premiering October 5), the series premiere of "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution" (October 6), "6 Days to Air: The Making of 'South Park,'" a documentary by Arthur Bradford (October 9), and stand-up specials from "Weird Al" Yankovic (October 1), Craig Ferguson (October 15), Pablo Francisco (November 5), T.J. Miller (November 12), Donald Glover (November 20) and Carlos Mencia (December 4).
Highlights from COMEDY CENTRAL's historic week include:
COMEDY CENTRAL Prime (8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) – week of September 19-25
(source: Nielsen Media Research, 9/19/11-9/25/11, Live + Same Day)
1.9 million Total Viewers (P2+)
1.04 Adult 18-49 rating / 1.1 million Adult 18-49 viewers
1.26 Adult 18-34 rating / 709,000 Adult 18-34 viewers
1.49 Adult 18-24 rating / 359,000 Adult 18-24 viewers
1.52 Men 18-34 rating / 431,000 Men 18-34 viewers
1.82 Men 18-24 rating / 222,000 Men 18-24 viewers
most-watched week in COMEDY CENTRAL's 20-year history among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
#1 network in all of television among Men 18-24 during the inaugural week of the 2011 Fall Season
most-watched and highest-rated in history among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 and Men 18-34
"Tosh.0"
the Fall Season Premiere of "Tosh.0," drew 3.0 million Total Viewers, along with a 2.2 Adult 18-49 rating and a 4.4 Men 18-34 and a 4.4 Men 18-24
in its time slot (10:00-10:30 p.m.), "Tosh.0" was #1 in all of television with Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 and was #1 for Tuesday Prime in cable among Men 18-34
"Workaholics"
now paired with "Tosh.0" to form a dominating Tuesday night comedy block among young men, "Workaholics" had its highest-rated and most-watched episode with its Second Season Premiere, drawing an audience of 2.1 million Total Viewers, +126% more than the Series Premiere in April
the season premiere notched triple-digit increases and series-high marks across all key demos, highlighted by a 1.6 Adult 18-49 rating (up +160% vs. Series Premiere), a 3.6 Men 18-34 rating (up +171%) and a 5.0 Men 18-24 rating (up an astounding +282%)
like its lead-in, "Workaholics" was #1 in all of television in its time slot (10:30-11:00 p.m.) with Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 and was the #1 show among Men 18-24 in all of television for Tuesday Prime
"COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen"
the latest installment of the Emmy®-nominated franchise delivered 6.4 million Total Viewers, along with a 4.5 Adult 18-49 rating, 8.7 Men 18-24 rating, 7.0 Men 18-34 rating and a 6.2 Adult 18-34 rating
across all plays on Monday night, the Roast delivered over 10 million Total Viewers
with all available playback included, the "Roast Of Charlie Sheen" now stands as the most-watched telecast in COMEDY CENTRAL history with a delivery of 7.4 million Total Viewers (most current data)
#1 ranking on Trendrr.tv's Social Television Charts with over 450K mentions – more than two times the nearest shows ("Dancing With The Stars" and "Two And Half Men")
249K tweets around the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen" on Monday – more than six times the prior "Roast of Donald Trump"
#SheenRoast generated more than 178K mentions – seven times more than #TrumpRoast
Monday, September 26, 2011
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It looks like the networks have finally found a way around making viewers notice their ads, by disabling the fast forward key on the remote control altogether.
Whenever you order a show on NBC show,you are NOW warned at the beginning. the fast forward mode will not work with this show. ABC and FOX recently added their show to the listings, and now promote this same message. Only CBS (for now) has the fewest ads and will allow you to fast forward any part of the programs.
Time Warner cable subscribers have been given no reason, for why they can't use the fast forward key. The networks are keeping very quiet about the new revelation for viewers. If something isn't done by viewers, this could infect some affect cable channel aligned with their sister networks (USA, MTV,Lifetime, FX;etc.) Will viewers have to go to Congress to get their fast forward buttons back? What's next, the off button?
Monday, September 12, 2011
Friday, September 09, 2011
Thursday, September 01, 2011
From PR Newswire
LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and AMC Theatres (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, are thrilled to jointly announce the unprecedented success of the AMC Stubs rewards program screenings of the inspirational sports drama WARRIOR. The screenings, which took place at 90 AMC theatres in 47 markets nationwide Wednesday, Aug. 31, marked the first time AMC has offered a free advance screening to members of its AMC Stubs rewards program. Tickets were claimed quickly after they became available to AMC Stubs members on Aug. 12, and over 17,000 people attended the screenings, which were filled to capacity in the majority of their locations.
AMC's Facebook page has exploded with positive feedback from fans about their experience. Comments offered raves for the film, with one attendee describing WARRIOR as a "Great flick! Crowd was cheering, laughing and crying; often all at the same time" and another adding, "Intense moments! Everyone in their seats cheering! Made me feel like I was there ring side and not at the movies! GREAT film!" The film also surprised many attendees with its broader than expected appeal. One AMC Stubs member explained "I usually don't like sports films but this one truly was special. A must see. Thank you," while another emphasized how much his girlfriend loved the film. Along with their gratitude to AMC for offering the free members screenings, many fans underscored that they wouldn't have otherwise seen the film, and that they plan to attend again on opening weekend and will recommend the film enthusiastically.
Said Lionsgate's EVP of Exhibitor Relations and Operations, Mike Polydoros of the partnership, "We've known for some time that the best tool we have to sell the movie Warrior is the movie Warrior, but these particular sneak preview screenings have so many added benefits for all involved beyond the positive word of mouth that we know the film will generate: we love working with our partners in exhibition to add value for their customers in creative ways and drive people to their theaters, and this was a great example of that. And we got a great marketing boost from this collaboration as well; the invitation was extended to more than 1.5 million AMC Stubs members, which helps raise additional awareness for the film."
"Lionsgate shared this special film with us a while ago, and we agreed the story was one worthy of providing to our AMC Stubs members as an incremental benefit," said Sun Dee Larson, Vice President, Film Marketing and Communications at AMC. "Our members were overwhelmingly receptive to the offer and thanked us personally at the screenings for adding this benefit to the already rich rewards we offer. We also received positive feedback on our Facebook page and Twitter feeds."
About AMC Stubs
AMC Stubs members receive a $10 AMC Stubs reward for every $100 spent at AMC, including tickets, concessions, gift cards, and more
Members receive free upgrades on popcorn and fountain drinks every day– pay for a small, get a medium; pay for a medium, get a large
Online ticket purchase fees are waived on Movietickets.com and Fandango.com
Members have access to an online ticket stub collection to keep their moviegoing memories
AMC Stubs costs $12 a year