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Amazon Channels Adds HBO and Cinemax to the Programming Lineup

By |December 3rd, 2016|Categories: Amazon, Entertainment, Featured, Fiction, Film News, National News, Pop Culture|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Amazon Channels currently offers over 80 different subscription packages for Amazon Prime members to add on to their Amazon Prime service. Amazon Prime Video works as the in house production for original programming on with an Amazon Prime subscription that costs close to $100 a year, or $10.99 a month. If consumers would also like to add on HBO, Cinemax or another streaming service, they can add each network to their streaming package with Amazon. In reality, you can also purchase HBO Go, and have it as a stand alone platform, or combine it with Amazon to create simplicity. Amazon and

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20 Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Experiences at the Sundance Film Festival

By |December 2nd, 2016|Categories: Augmented Reality, Entertainment, Featured, Fiction, Film News, National News, Non-Fiction, Park City, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival, Utah, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Sundance Institute and Film Festival announced the New Frontier programming lineup. Virtual reality and augmented reality projects are set to be in high demand for 2017. The film ASTEROIDS! by Eric Darnell should capture the hearts and minds of guests wanting to test out the latest in augmented reality entertainment. A still from Chasing Coral: The VR Experience by Jeff Orlowski, an official selection of the New Frontier VR Experiences program at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. © 2016 Sundance Institute. Three augmented reality and virtual reality projects will debut in The New Climate category including: Chasing Coral: The

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Renown YouTube Producer Casey Neistat Sells Beme to CNN

By |December 1st, 2016|Categories: Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, National News, New York City, Pop Culture, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

Casey Neistat and Beme are set to merge with CNN in 2017 following a multimillion dollar deal. Neistat, the indie YouTube success story, recently started a video-sharing app with the company Beme. Overall, the company brought in users, but like many applications, it experienced difficulty retaining attention with returning users. Neistat pivoted with that company to working out a large deal with CNN for a reported 25 million dollars. The Wall Street Journal also notes, 'as part of the acquisition, CNN will by summer of next year launch a standalone media company led by Mr. Neistat and Beme co-founder Matt

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  • A still from Water & Power: A California Heist by Marina Zenovich, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. © 2016 Sundance Institute | photo by Fresh Water Films/Bryan Harvey/Tim Gould.

NEXT Lineup and Competition Films Announced for Sundance Film Festival 2017

By |November 30th, 2016|Categories: Australia, Canada, Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Europe, Featured, Film News, Global, Japan, National News, Park City, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival, United Kingdom, United States, Utah, World News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Sundance Film Institute has announced the films for the Competition field, as well as motion picture projects in the NEXT category. Over 100 films were selected for the competition this year. 32 countries and 37 first-time filmmakers, including 20 in competition will be present at the Sundance Film Festival 2017 event taking place in Park City, Salt Lake City, and additional locations in Utah. One of the biggest and most vital additions to the festival is the New Climate category. Sundance is one of the brightest, boldest and loudest voices in the environmental community. Their level of independent support

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Experience FINAL FANTASY XV with New Trailers for the PS4 & Xbox One

By |November 30th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Fiction, Film News, Gaming, National News, Pop Culture, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , |

FINAL FANTASY XV has brought in the big names in music to help release trailers for the recent chapter in the FINAL FANTASY series. Eminem adds vocals to the trailer for 'Ride Together' and Florence + The Machine cover 'Stand by Me' for the 'Stand Together' trailer. Listen in to Florence + The Machine's full cover: https://youtu.be/vv2DSmy3Tro The FINAL FANTASY XV games continue to build upon the realistic graphics. The soundtrack and visuals create a truly unique gaming experience. One of the elements that catches my eyes is the progressive use of the camera during narrative/cinematic points in gameplay.

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Bedstock 2016 Raises Funds for the Serious Ill with Music and Literature

By |November 29th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Fiction, Film News, Health, Jack Johnson, Music News, National News, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , |

Bedstock is a remarkable online event that takes people that are unable to easily get out of bed to experience a live concert, and puts them front row with top tier international musicians. Musical acts this year include: Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, Moby, Panic! at the Disco, Alessia Cara, Jenny Lewis, War Paint, Tegan and Sara, the Punch Brothers, and many more. In addition, Bedstock also provides story time with professional authors. Browse over this collection of videos to experience well known authors reading their favorite children books. Below is a clip of Jack Johnson performing 'Upside Down' for Bedstock

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The Game Awards Set to Stream Live on YouTube

By |November 29th, 2016|Categories: California, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Gaming, Los Angeles, Microsoft Theater, National News, Pop Culture, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , |

The Game Awards will be taking streaming live across multiple platforms and devices on December 1, 2016 starting at 8:30 p.m. EST. The Microsoft Theater recently hosted the American Music Awards, and tomorrow night they will open their doors to diehard gamers. This award show will be live on multiple platforms including: Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Steam and many other services, including live in VR with Next VR, live in China with Tencent, and highlight on Snapchat. The gaming event is crossing over with a set from the raw hiphop heavyweights known as Run the

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – YouTube Playlist

By |November 27th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Fiction, Film News, National News, Pop Culture, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , |

Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with an extensive YouTube Playlist. Star Wars has recently announced that tickets for opening weekend to the film will be going on sale Monday, November 28. Tickets and box office attendance for Rogue One will be an interesting factory within this new series of films. The last Star Wars film went on to break records at the box office. Star Wars: The Force Awakens had the biggest worldwide opening weekend and single weekend gross with $529 million. It was released in December 2015. The trailer for

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HTC Vive and SteamVR Creates Immersive Virtual Reality

By |November 27th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Gaming, National News, Tech News, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

HTC Vive is currently offering one of the most high-end virtual reality experiences with their immersive full room scaling option that puts gamers into the gameplay. “Working with Autodesk will harness the power and unlimited opportunity of Vive and Viveport, and introduce immersive, room-scale virtual reality to more designers.” - Rikard Steiber, president at Viveport The video below showcases how the interactive experience works. https://youtu.be/qYfNzhLXYGc On Cyber Monday, HTC Vive is taking $100 off the VIVE VR system. Consumers that order now get free shipping. As a Mac user, I quickly found out that HTC Vive is currently only compatible

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Hour of Code Adds Interactive eLearning with Moana: Wayfinding with Code

By |November 24th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Tech News, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Hour of Code has added an interactive coding program for younger people to learn to code with Moana, from the latest 3D computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. https://youtu.be/AoMdehOFP5k The coding program works as a tutorial for people just learning how to code. Hour of Code also provides a Minecraft tutorial for a different mindset of learner. Computer science continues to be a growing field that requires a large amount of learning and acquiring information on different coding languages. These tutorials work well as an introduction to how coding works. In addition to the Minecraft and Moana tutorials,

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