Du nouveau cette semaine ? Comment est-ce possible alors que c'est la semaine WiiWare ? C'est à l'occasion du Hanabi Festival troisième du nom, commencé la semaine dernière, que Nintendo a décidé de sortir cette semaine des jeux Console Virtuelle et WiiWare. ...

Le groupe américain R.E.M. et son charismatique chanteur, Michael Stipe, ont impeccablement conclu la soirée de jeudi au festival Rock en Seine. En fin d'après-midi, le duo franco-finlandais de The Do dédiait, sur la même scène, un de leurs morceaux à Amy. La diva Amy Winehouse, la reine du faux bond, doit en effet se produit ce soir à Rock en Seine.

El sábado 6 de septiembre a las 23:00 en el campo de fútbol de Rosalejo (Cáceres) se celebra el primer festival Rocksalejo, con las actuaciones de T4, Zepo Lobero, Solo si Salo sale y Callejón sin salida. La entrada es gratuita y se ha habilitado zona de acampada.

J'ai commencé à trier les photos du festival des déferlantes

Photo réalisée pendant la balance d'une des Québécoises présentes à Capbreton en juillet dernier

Le HD Film Festival fêtera cette année ses trois ans d'existence. L'évènement, qui se destine aux producteurs de programmes proposés en haute définition, verra s'effectuer la remise des trophées de l'année 2008 le 21 octobre prochain...

6ème édition ce weekend de: FiestaCity-Verviers-Eclectic-Festival!!Késako? 3 jours de musique, six scènes d'ambiances différentes, plus de 60 concerts et en moyenne 50.000 spectateurs...

(Radio Savoie) Le festival d'été de la Roche sur Foron se termine vendredi, avec un concert pop rock. Le groupe Feedback, clôturera la saison de spectacles. Tout l'été, des concerts et des spectacles gratuits ont...

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Festival. En concert ce soir à Lyon, les Svinkels s’imposent avec leur troisième album «Dirty Centre».

Cinéma. La profusion de festivals gratuits, en été, fait de l’ombre au réseau payant.

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Festival. En concert ce soir à Lyon, les Svinkels s’imposent avec leur troisième album «Dirty Centre».

Cinéma. La profusion de festivals gratuits, en été, fait de l’ombre au réseau payant.

Não fazia ideia de que a estação pública de televisão British Broadcasting Cooperation, mais conhecida por BBC, tinha um braço comercial chamado BBC Worldwide que até dá lucro (cerca de 118 milhões de libras -146,7 milhões de euros - no ano fiscal terminado em 31 de Março), o que não deixa de ser positivo porque aparentemente este dinheiro serve para financiar uma “programação de serviço público”. Só que há algumas empresas rivais (ITV…) que não gostam lá muito que a BBC ganhe tanto dinheiro com a BBC Worldwide à custa da exploração dos seus arquivos que foram originalmente pagos com o dinheiro dos contribuintes.

Eu que não conhecia a história dessa empresa comercial mas de capitais públicos (?! - onde é que eu já vi isto?) fiquei algo admirado com a mais recente iniciativa de monetização desse enorme baú de recordações colectivas por parte da BBC Worldwide. Não sou propriamente um perito na indústria da televisão mas não acho muito apropriado que uma estação de televisão pública decida lançar um serviço de música online e desta forma entrar em concorrência directa com o iTunes da Apple e a Amazon.

Mas é justamente uma plataforma online financiada por publicidade que a BBC Worldwide está a ponderar lançar no final do ano e que irá disponibilizar downloads pagos e o streaming grátis de conteúdos áudio e vídeo do vastíssimo catálogo musical da BBC que inclui programas de televisão como o lendário Top of the Pops e a cobertura do Festival de Glastonbury e dos Concertos Promenade (mais conhecidos por The Proms), de acordo com o Brand Republic (via Distorted-Loop).

O serviço deverá abrir numa versão de testes já em Novembro com cerca de mil faixas - 300 das quais pertencendo a uma série de programas radiofónicos e televisivos da BBC -, estando o lançamento oficial marcado para Janeiro. A longo prazo, a BBC quer rentabilizar os mais de 15 mil programas musicais que foram pagos pelos contribuintes britânicos, o que corresponde a 50 mil músicas e três mil horas de conteúdos vídeo. 

No entanto, o serviço ainda terá que ser aprovado pelo BBC Trust, a entidade independente que monitoriza e controla todas as actividades da BBC. Caso este quadro deia luz verde ao projecto, os downloads deverão ser vendidos a 79 pences (o mesmo preço praticado na loja do iTunes no Reino Unido) num formato sem DRM. E se o streaming dos ficheiros será gratuito, a contrapartida que os executivos e gestores da BBC Wordwide arranjaram para monetizar  à força toda conteúdos pagos por todos os cidadãos é espetar com irritantes anúncios antes, durante e depois da reprodução, bem como banners da DoubleClick da Google.

Isto é o cúmulo das relações promiscuas entre público e privado no sector da comunicação social!! Estes arquivos pertencem aos cidadãos britânicos, foram pagos por eles. Posto isto, não vejo qualquer motivo para que eles não possam aceder livremente a eles, sem terem que contornar publicidade irritante. Se exigir downloads grátis sem DRM é pedir demasiado - devido aos direitos de autor de terceiros -, ao menos que não conspurquem o site. Ou a BBC é uma estação pública ou então é uma companhia privada com fins comerciais que não merece o dinheiro dos contribuintes.

Nota: a imagem que acompanha este artigo está disponível aqui segundo uma licença CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 e pertence a Martin Deutsch.

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Elle trafique sa voix, transforme son corps, s'évapore en direct. L'artiste québécoise lance ce soir le festival genevois avec un solo onirique, tressage de voix et de lumière sur des rivages fantomatiques. © Le Temps SA, 2008

FESTIVAL. «Burn After Reading», le nouveau film hilarant signé par les rois des Oscars 2008, Joel et Ethan Coen, a comme contaminé l'ouverture du festival de Venise avec son sujet central: la bêtise et le vide. © Le Temps SA, 2008

Une fois n'est pas coutume, la Chaine Boutique Wii accueille aujourd'hui deux titres Wiiware ainsi que deux titres Virtual Console dans le cadre du Hanabi Festival. Coté VC nous avons droit à la version Nes de Dig Dug, sortie uniquement au Japon en 1985, mais surtout à Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, un jeu de plates-formes franchement atypique dans lequel le joueur incarne un poupon armé d'un hochet magique. Sorti en 1988 sur le Famicom Disk System, le jeu fut adapté sur Famicom en 1993 mais ne reçu jamais les honneurs d'une distribution en dehors du territoire nippon. Comme d'habitude avec le Hanabi Festival, les deux jeux sont en anglais et sont proposés à un prix légèrement plus élevé qu'un titre Nes classique : 600 Wii Points.Coté Wiiware, nous avons droit cette semaine à deux jeux de réflexion pour le moins étranges. Critter Round-Up nous met dans la peau d'un berger qui doit parquer ses bêtes en fonction leur espèce en construisant stratégiquement des barrières. Le jeu est jouable en ligne jusqu'à joueurs et propose une cinquantaine de niveaux ainsi que quelques mini-jeux, le tout pour 1000 Wii Points. Quant à MaboShi : l'arcade des trois formes, il s'agit d'un titre assez mystérieux qui propose trois mode de jeux différents basés sur trois formes géométriques : le rond, le carré et la barre. Le but étant tout simplement d'atteindre un score d'un million de points. Proposé pour 800 Wii Points, le jeu est jouable jusqu'à trois joueurs et permet même une connectivité avec la DS histoire d'emporter une version portable partout avec soi.

posted by Dan Guy Leila writes:
Dan posted that the signing in DC will take place at 1pm - I know that the LoC event itself is free, but do those of us who want something signed have to bring or have anything besides a book (or stack of them)?

To which Mr. G waxes:
This is so mysterious. What kind of thing could people have or bring apart from books? Perhaps owl feathers in their hatbands, or black orchids in their buttonholes?

Anyway. No, they should just come. And by special permission of Harper Collins there will be copies of The Graveyard Book available that day only.

And to which I will only add: You do realize that you all need to show up with owl feathers in your hatbands and black orchids in your buttonholes now, right? (UPDATE: In fact, thanks to the largess of a fan, the first twenty-odd of you that I see so attired will receive a free copy of the UK edition of ODD AND THE FROST GIANTS, not yet published in the US.)

• Mr. G will be appearing at a fundraiser for the Open Rights Group on 24th October. The details are all on their site. They're charging 5 pounds to existing members, 10 pounds to the general public, and it's completely free to anyone who signs up to become a regular supporter of ORG between now and the event's date. Sounds like a good reason to support a good cause!
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• Lucy helpfully writes to point out that details for the Manchester stop of THE GRAVEYARD BOOK UK Tour have now been posted.
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• Details about the Scotland stop on THE GRAVEYARD BOOK UK Tour have been posted.
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• UltimateDisney.com has up a nice interview with Henry Selick about NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and CORALINE.

The RoboPanda was delivered at last, though its arrival was not without incident. Without further ado, I give you:


The Arrival of the RoboPandaor, good fences make good neighbors
but good umbrellas make better bludgeons

When I arrived home this evening, I discovered two ragamuffins, of the sort increasingly infesting this once-fine borough, loitering by a large package on my stoop.




As I drew closer, their eyes seemed to alight with a sort of nervous hope.
"I always wanted a panda," whispered the little matchstick girl.




I recoiled; for a moment my confusion overwhelmed my revulsion. How could she know what was within?

The answer was quickly revealed, and did not please me. Of all the meddlesome knavery!




I brandished my umbrella and shook it vigorously at them in chastisement. Choice words were uttered then, you have my word on that!




They fled, and I briefly pursued them.




Having chased them off, I retired to my study to survey the damage.




Thankfully, the shipment within was unmarred by their grubby little trespasses.

How fortunate that I happened to have with me an acquaintance who is a professional photographer to capture the entire saga! Labels:  still looking for an AIML expert, get off my lawn you pesky kids, vote YES on Prop 3.14: turning ragamuffins into actual rags and/or muffins, suit up

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada -- Wild rides, fireworks and letting it all hang out. That's the updated American dream at Burning Man 2008.

The annual desert gathering always celebrates that most-American ideal: freedom. Freedom to ride a giant red, white and blue tricycle across the playa; freedom to blow your mind however you want; freedom to traipse around wearing nothing but body paint.

That kind of ingrained whimsy, rather than politics, seems to be the point of this year's American Dream art theme at Burning Man. "What has America achieved that you admire?" is the event's official statement. "What has it done or failed to do that fills you with dismay? What is laudable? What is ludicrous?"

Groovy, man. Let's get it on.

Left: Red, white and blue abounds at the festival this year.

Red, white and blue abounds at the festival this year.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

A stagecoach rolls up the esplanade on Tuesday evening.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

Duane Flatmo from Eureka, California, steers his fire-breathing dragon around the esplanade Tuesday.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

After hunkering down during Monday's sandstorm, burners break out their colorful costumes Tuesday -- including some that are just painted on. Robin Bowles, right, and her friend Cowboy Curtis chill on the playa on a "fuzzy bunny." The Man can be seen far off in the distance on the left.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

A group of burners break out a desert "boat" to parade across the playa.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

Black Rock City is humming Thursday.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

Lamp Lighters walk down the esplanade Tuesday.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com>

A panel van decked out with a lit-up Golden Gate Bridge makes its way across the sand Tuesday.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

Tutu-wearing burner Diana Zanelli of Texas delights in the swirl of lights from inside artist Crispell Wagner's "modern version of the dream machine," an interactive piece of light art.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

Home is where the art is at Burning Man.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

The Man glows with neon as Helen Corley from San Ramon, California, twirls her flow lights below the festival's namesake icon in Black Rock City.

: Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com

A giant duck lights up the night Tuesday as it rolls across the dusty desert floor.

Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, New Releases, Telluride, Cinematical Indie

Last year was great for American independent cinema; this year, not so much. The lineup for the 35th annual Telluride Film Festival has been announced, and only two U.S. filmmakers made the cut -- Paul Schrader (Adam Resurrected) and Tim Disney (American Violet). In addition, David Fincher will be there to screen his cut of Zodiac and to accept the festival's Silver Medallion.

According to Michael Jones at Variety's festival blog, the scarcity of U.S. films is simply the result of not very many homegrown films being submitted. Some likely candidates, like Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler and the Coens' Burn After Reading, chose to focus on other festivals. Other contenders, like Revolutionary Road, Milk, and W., aren't done yet. The writers' strike and the big studios' ongoing financial problems with their art house divisions also contributed to the dearth of American product.

It looks like a fantastic foreign lineup, though, with 22 films from 14 different countries. You can see the full list here (and there might be some late additions), but some of the highlights include: Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky (U.K.), Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (France), Kim Ji-Woon's The Good, the Bad and the Weird (South Korea), and Ari Folman's animated Waltz with Bashir (Israel).

The Telluride fest takes place over Labor Day Weekend every year in the small mountain town in southwestern Colorado. To maintain its reputation as a down-to-earth, unglamorous, it's-all-about-the-movies festival, the organizers don't announce the lineup until the last minute, thus avoiding most of the hype and celebrity-gawking that plagues Sundance. Cinematical's Kim Voynar is there, so watch for her coverage over the weekend.

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