In 1972, "The Poseidon Adventure" was a major hit, kicking off a short-lived but go-for-broke mini-flood of what were soon termed "disaster movies." These were always expensive epics, graced with big sets and lots of special effects, and usually outfitted...
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A friend should grab Steve Martin by the neck and shake him hard: stop doing other people's characters. His "Sergeant Bilko" was a big pile of nothing dumped on the grave of the irreplaceable Phil Silvers. Bilko was created solely...
Many new LCD HDTVs offer a refresh rate of 120Hz or higher. The 120Hz technology is designed to accomplish two goals: to reduce motion blur in faster-moving scenes and to reduce judder in film-based sources. (See our article "Explaining a...
