http://widescreen.org/podcasts.shtml en-us ℗ & © 2008 John L. Berger Movie, music, and media news from a consumer's perspective John L. Berger The Widescreen.org Movie and Media Podcast is all about movies, music, media, content creation, our rights as consumers, and everything that goes on in entertainment. The Widescreen.org Movie and Media Podcast is all about movies, music, media, content creation, our rights as consumers, and everything that goes on in entertainment. John L. Berger podcast@widescreen.org John L. Berger Let's try that again - take two! Goodbye to a Golden Girl, Wargames makes me feel old, Dark Knight breaks records, do you prefer downloads or DVDs,and lots of movie misquotes. Thu, 24 July 2008 21:45:00 EDT 01:11:00 Movies, TV, MPAA, RIAA, DVD, Blu-ray, copyright, Star Trek, Hobbit, Dark Knight, Mummy, Emperor's Tomb, Star Wars John L. Berger Of Gods and Men Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, "The Godfather" getting a 4K restoration, "The Hobbit" threatened again, iPhone mania v2.0, machinima, and downloads are no threat to DVD. Tue, 08 July 2008 21:45:00 EDT 01:11:55 Movies, TV, MPAA, RIAA, DVD, Blu-ray, copyright, Star Trek, The Godfather, Hobbit, iPhone, machinima, 4K John L. Berger A Goodbye to the Greatest of All The last of the great comedians dies, The RIAA wants guilt without proof, LOTS of STUPID remakes comng from Hollywood, criminalizing DVD owners in Canada, and don't fall off your couch in the UK. Tue, 24 June 2008 21:00:00 EDT 01:25:20 George Carlin, MPAA, RIAA, ratings, NC-17, HD DVD, Blu-ray, royalties, copyright, DVD, 3D, Denon, BBC, movies, TV, 1980s John L. Berger Big Brother Is Only 24 Years Late Okami, Universal to release Blu-ray, T-shirts are threatening in the UK, child porn crackdown to block millions of legal web sites, DMCA goes to Canada (sadly), and Moster Cable has to be stopped. Sun, 15 June 2008 02:45:00 EDT 01:10:42 Movies, TV, DVD, media, Okami, Universal, copyright, First Sale, piracy, Verizon, porn, DMCA, unconstitutional John L. Berger When Life Give You Lemons... Fire at Universal studios, several prominent media figures die, movies and music for our soldiers, Flexplay (unfortunately) returns, Bell Canada in trouble, and ACTA attempts to bring a global police state.. Tue, 3 June 2008 00:30:00 EST 01:12:16 Movies, TV, DVD, media, HD DVD, ACTA, Universal, copyright, First Sale, piracy, Comcast John L. Berger Invading the Great White North Vancouver bound! HD-DVD gets an upgrade (seriously), Uwe Boll is a pathetic egomaniac, Iron Man kicks serious a$$, the RIAA just won't shut up, and Optimus Prime comes to Pennsylvania - sort of. Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:00 EST 00:39:20 Movies, TV, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Uwe Boll, Transformers, Iron Man, Digital switchover John L. Berger Sick again Blu-ray more expensive on Netflix, Filmaka and Spike Lee looking for potential directors, Blockbuster is trying to change its image, "The Hobbit" moving forward, and Uwe Boll get PWNED by Blizzard. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:56:00 EST 00:56:52 Movies, TV, Blu-ray, Netflix, Uwe Boll, Hobbit, West Side Story, Transformers, Blockbuster, ITV John L. Berger Will someone think of the children? More HD DVD rebates, pushing 3D at home, digital conversion approaching, Senator Joe Biden is an IDIOT, NBC wants iTunes to be a policeman,Peter Gabriel helps our searches, and GTA4 to break $400 million in one week. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:22:00 EST 01:01:02 HD DVD, Blu-ray, Grand Theft Auto, politics, Joe Biden, 1980s, net neutrality, fair use, censorship John L. Berger Giggles, Gandalf, Groans, and Guitars Amazon offers sci-fi DVDs at 50% off, BBC gets the giggles, Ian McKellan to (hopefully) return, high def compression on cable is BAD, the Rape of the 1980s returns, and South Park is on-line legally. Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:53:00 EST 00:48:57 HD DVD, Blu-ray, Playstation 3, Gandalf, Guitar Hero, 1980s, compression, South Park, Amazon, Sci-Fi John L. Berger How to Make Me Lose My Cool PS3 goes 2.0, BD+ cracked, Best Buy "rewards" HD DVD owners, Canada's throttling problem, and I end up losing my cool. Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:46:00 EST 00:52:29 HD DVD, Blu-ray, copyright, piracy, Sony BMG, Comcast, piracy John L. Berger The Gift of Gab HD DVD is only mostly dead, Blu-ray prices increase (shock!), babies in diapers equal child porn, Trent Reznor bypasses record studios again, and the Beatles are coming to iTunes. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:13:00 EST 01:01:26 HD DVD, copyright, Toshiba, Blu-ray, censorship, FCC, puritanism, Vista, child porn, Beatles, NIN, Reznor, RIAA John L. Berger It's A Media Circus The FCC proves its puritanical ignorance again, HD DVD is officially dead, the Smurfs need to die, and the Atari 2600 cake is not a lie. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:59:00 EST 01:02:50 HD DVD, copyright, Toshiba, Blu-ray, censorship, FCC, puritanism, Monty Python, R2D2, Atari 2600, parody, satire John L. Berger The War Is Over The HD media format war is over as Toshiba readies to drop HD DVD, Puritanical America strikes again, Comcast gets pressure from throttling, and more copyright issues from around the world. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:45:00 EST 59:18 HD DVD, copyright, Toshiba, Blu-ray, censorship, puritanism, Star Trek, Tolkien John L. Berger Who Watches the Watchers? The RIAA wants spyware on our PCs, Microsoft slashes HD DVD add-on price, Norwegian Broadcasting offers DRM-free shows in BitTorrent, and "Toy Story" goes (true) 3D. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:00:00 EST 1:10:49 RIAA, spyware, filtering, 3D, HD DVD, P2P, home theatre, iTunes, PBS John L. Berger No Ifs, Ands, or Butts The FCC punishes a bare backside - from 2003, violence is okay but sex is verboten, Max Payne coming to theatres, and piracy helps a movie producer. Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:30:00 EST 1:04:56 FCC, nudity, Puritan, prude, Bittorrent, piracy, Amazon, MP3, Max Payne, Michael Moore John L. Berger It Would Take A Miracle HD DVD continue to hemorrage but goes on the offensive, Universal reaffirms loyalty to HD DVD, enormous TVs and computer displays, and the Sierra Club needs to shut up. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:30:00 EST 1:02:54 HD DVD, Blu-ray, widescreen, Universal, format war, Muppets, Panasonic, plasma, Alienware John L. Berger Starting the Year with a high-def BANG HD DVD is dealt a *MAJOR* blow, Warner and Sony to drop music DRM, David Lynch hates movies on phones, the Batcave home theater, and Hollywood goes too far to "protect" its content. Sun, 6 Jan 2008 23:30:00 EST 1:01:10 HD DVD, Blu-ray, widescreen, RIAA, DRM, fair use, movies, home theatre, DVD, David Lynch John L. Berger Bringing The Year To A Close "The Hobbit" is on its way, Hollywood continues to rape the 1980s, HD players prices drop further, copyright fights in Canada, RIAA shows their two faces AGAIN, Western Digital assumes a police role Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:46:00 EST 51:26 HD DVD, Blu-ray, widescreen, RIAA, fair use, movies, media, DVD John L. Berger No Idea What To Call This Podcast Not four for Bond, South Park coming on-line, remix NIN please, CNET is completely wrong, DMCA goes to Canada and Switzerland, IBM wants forced commercials in DVDs Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:27:00 GMT 1:03:54 HD DVD, Blu-ray, widescreen, RIAA, fair use, movies, media, DVD