Category Archives: Movies

Mumford and Sons win first two Grammys

Mumford and Sons win Grammys for the CD Babel and the movie Big Easy Express

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Folk group Mumford and Sons win two awards at 55th Grammys (photo Grammy.com)

Mumford and Sons won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for “Babel” and Best Long Form Music Video for “Big Easy Express” with Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Mumford and Sons were also top performers on the 55th Grammy Awards show blowing the doors off  the Staples Center with a rousing “I Will Wait” from “Babel”. They were so hot that Taylor Swift was singing along in the audience.
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Windows 8 – Fixing Blu-ray and DVD problems

Windows 8 users report problems with playing Blu-ray discs. The solutions are simple but not free.

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Blu-ray drives disappear in Windows 8 Explorer

As many people discovered to their dismay, Windows 8 does not play Blu-ray or DVD discs. Even the $39 Windows 8 Media Center upgrade does not play Blu-ray discs.

The story is it costs $2 per license to include a Blu-ray license in Windows 8 and Microsoft thinks that’s too much to pay.   Continue reading →

Review: Mumford and Sons Big Easy Express Blu-ray

Emmett Malloy’s movie “Big Easy Express” captures the fun and magic of Mumford and Sons on a train ride from Oakland to New Orleans

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Mumford and Sons performing with the Austin High School Marching Band in Big Easy Express

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“Big Easy Express” is a great music film about Mumford and Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show  and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

I reviewed the iTunes version of “Big Easy Express last year. “I did not want the movie to end,” I wrote at the time.

“It felt like I had been with the bands on the trip and in the audience. “Big Easy Express” left me with that mixed emotion of joy and nostalgia all at once.” Review – Mumford and Sons Big Easy Express.  Continue reading →

Life of Pi wins Golden Globe for Best Soundtrack

Canadian composer Mychael Danna won the Golden Globe Award for his “Life of Pi” score

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Life of Pi score by Mychael Danna wins Golden Globe Award

Mycheal Danna, a Canadian composer, won the Golden Globe Award for his film score for “The Life of Pi.”

Danna, who was born in Winnipeg Manitoba and lives in Toronto, spent a year on the score that uses music and sounds from around the world.

The movie, “The Life of Pi“, is about an Indian boy who is cast away at sea with a fearsome Bengal tiger. Continue reading →

Are over-priced Blu-Ray discs coming to an end?

Amazon sells Blu-ray 3D movies for less than $20

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Avatar Blu-ray 3D

Consumer acceptance of Blu-ray discs is years behind where it could be.

3D Blu-Ray are barely a blip on the radar screen.  Prices of $40 to $60 for movies are holding back sales.

Amazon.com announced new under $20 pricing for recent top Blu-Ray 3D movies which should help to lower buyer resistance.

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Review – Avatar Blu-Ray 3D a stunning movie

Finally the 3D release of James Cameron’s Avatar brings the blockbuster experience into your home

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Avatar Blu-Ray 3D is by-far the best 3D movie I have seen at home.

The Avatar Blu-Ray 3D experience is immersive, emotionally engaging and a visual feast.

The 3D effect is natural and powerful when the room is darkened, like a movie theatre.

Director James Cameron’s primary use of 3D is creating the visual world of Pandora, an idyllic world of light, plants and creatures with depth and texture.  Continue reading →

Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix movie can’t use his music

Movie About Jimi Hendrix… Won’t Use Any Jimi Hendrix Music Due To Licensing Issues


By Stephen Pate and Mike Masnick, Techdirt -  Ah, the insanity of music licensing.

There’s apparently a biopic of Jimi Hendrix being made, starring Andre Benjamin (better known as Andre 3000 from Outkast) in the leading role.  Continue reading →