VR seat company Positron teamed up with Universal at SXSW this year to showcase a “Zero Gravity VR Experience” tied in with the studio’s The Mummy reboot. While it fell short of simulating weightlessness, it was nonetheless a nice way to watch virtual reality.
Category: Theater
Review: Danai Gurira’s ‘Eclipsed’ more horrifying than anything she encounters on ‘Walking Dead’
Attached is a photo of *Eclipsed* at the Curran. The three actresses are : Stacey Sargeant, Ayesha Jordan, and Joniece Abbott-Pratt.
Good News: The New Beauty & The Beast Is Just As Magical As The Original
If you grew up in the ’90s, like I did, it’s likely Beauty and the Beast holds a special place in your heart. For me, the love has deep roots: As a kid I was so obsessed with the movie that my fourth birthday was spent watching a play adaptation at a local theater in Baltimore; I still remember flouncing my tiny tulle skirt while singing along to “Tale as old as time…” As I got older – well into my preteen years, and now adulthood – a shared love of books and similarly peculiar personalities made Belle my favorite Disney character.
Engility to Introduce TDL Lite for Android and Windows during 2017…
This latest Engility innovation brings a streamlined and responsive user interface, reliable connectivity and functional support to in-theater operations through a user-friendly platform that is native for next-generation forces. “As a leader in the data link community, Engility is dedicated to engineering new solutions that anticipate and address the evolving needs of our customers,” said Engility CEO Lynn Dugle.
Nokia expects 4G to pick up this year
Nokia has outlined how the rapid execution of its new strategy is delivering industry-leading innovation for communication service providers in network speed, agility and efficiency, while broadening the company’s footprint in faster-growing areas including software and the utilities and transport markets. The company’s CEO, Rajeev Suri, also said that the company expected a new wave of industry consolidation when it comes to telecom operators in the United States and Indian markets.
3dcart to Exhibit at Miami Small Business Expo
The expo will take place at the Miami Convention Center. For more information, and free registration, visit the Miami registration page.
Opera news: Mitisek out at COT, Jesus in at Lyric
It’s been a busy few days on the local opera beat, starting with a little shocker: over the weekend, Chicago Opera Theater announced that its innovative, high-profile artistic director, Andreas Mitisek, will leave the company when his contract expires at end of August. Mitisek, who has led COT since 2012 and put his personal mark on it, said in a statement released Saturday afternoon that he’s “decided to move on at the end of my contract and pursue some artistic projects I have been dreaming about for a long time.”
An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small
When Orto Ignatiussen landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster in 2011, he thought it might be his big break. At the time, he was the director of a community theater in the small town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, already middle-aged and still hoping he might have a career as a serious actor.
An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small
When Orto Ignatiussen landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster in 2011, he thought it might be his big break. At the time, he was the director of a community theater in the small town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, already middle-aged and still hoping he might have a career as a serious actor.
One of the best films at Sundance is a VR experience
This image released by the Oculus Story Studio shows a scene from the virtual reality film, “Dear Angelica.” The film is the first animated film experience created entirely in VR.
Rome reflects on being named Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet
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Herea s your guide to downtown LAa s a Night on Broadwaya
LA Councilman Jose Huizar is bringing A Night of Broadway, a one-day outdoor arts festival to seven blocks along Broadway in downtown LA. The event includes 10 stages, dozens of bands and events at the classic theaters on the street.
Review: a Waiting for Godota gets manic staging in Oakland Church
The circumstances may be absurd, but the anxiety is all too familiar. Two desperate men stand on a lonely country road, waiting for another man who may or may not have some work for them to do.
Jim Parsons giving away tickets for Houston ‘Hidden Figures’
Houston native Jim Parsons has followed the lead set by his “Hidden Figures” co-star Octavia Spencer and purchased all the seats for a Sunday screening of their new film to give away to Houston moviegoers. “Inspired by Octavia Spencer’s buy out of a theater in Los Angeles last week for low income families, the rest of the cast and crew have followed suit,” Ted Melfi, the film’s director, said via email.
Prop Thtr Presents New Work on Loss at the 28th Annual Rhinofest
Prop Thtr presents On Loss by Mark Chrisler and Groundswell by Karen Fort as part of the 28th Annual Rhinofest. Other Rhinofest events produced by Prop Thtr include A Full Moon Vaudeville featuring a large cast that includes writer/performer Ian Belknap kicking off Rhinofest on Saturday, January 21 and the Cabaret Prop’d series featuring jazz trumpeter Yves Franois that starts on Friday, January 27. Rhinofest is produced and curated by Prop Thtr and Curious Theatre Branch.
High Desert Center for the Arts puts poetry on display this weekend
For a unique change of pace, Victorville’s High Desert Center for Arts will present its “First Theater of Poets” this weekend. According to Dick Dorwald, owner of the theater at 15615 Eighth St., performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Top 10 gadgets at CES 2017
There was no shortage of gadgets at CES 2017. What qualifies as a “gadget” could be debated, but no doubt the following products are new and interesting.
The cord-cutting gear from CES that’s most likely to find a place in our living rooms
For a trade show that tends to favor spectacle over substance, CES was surprisingly fruitful for cord cutters this year. We saw lots of promising new streaming boxes, smart TVs, and super-charged antenna tools, all of which will make dropping cable and satellite TV easier in 2017.
Hidden Figures Read More
We’ll start with three reasons to see Hidden Figures in theaters: Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae, and Octavia Spencer. These three brilliant actors portray the black women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, an achievement that restored the nation’s confidence and turned the Space Race around.
Harvard Schools Trust funds grants for Bromfield, Hildreth
At its December board meeting, the board of directors of the Harvard Schools Trust voted to fund the following five educational grants for the Bromfield School and Hildreth Elementary School. Bromfield Robotics Club: Bromfield Robotics is a new school club with the objective of fostering more interest in Bromfield students for science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
Film review: Passengers
The following is a review of the 2016 film Passengers , directed by Morten Tyldum. This review may contain mild spoilers, though I shall try to minimize them.