New Line - 40th Anniversary

A fascinating interview with the current co-CEOs of New Line, Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne on Charlie Rose tonight. Discussions on the future of cinema (all digital), franchises, New Line has an impressive lineup (Nightmare on Elm Street, Rush Hour, Lord of the Rings, Austin Powers), the foundation of the company, and big failures (The Last Mimsy, Snakes on a Plane).

Interesting that they reiterated a common theme among successful people, and that is passion for what they do.

Wikipedia entry.

The Future Is Now

Two news items that I'm putting together:

1. Digital film delivery is coming soon to movie theaters. Supposedly the system will be encrypted, but I wonder how long before it gets hacked to either: A) steal the movie, B) put up on the screen your own video (or more likely, insert something in the film). (via MSNBC and Gizmodo).

2. An expert system (or AI?) has been found to be practicing law without a license. (via Wired). The system supposedly helped out people fill out bankruptcy forms, but the courts ruled that it was practicing law as it was making decisions (in this case, incorrect ones) and personalized counsel. Sci-Fi reality.