There's a really interesting article on Slate this week, by Daniel Gross, which talks about the new trend of consumers getting content when and where they want it. Excerpt: "Throughout the sprawling mediasphere, content windows are getting smashed, broken, and kicked in. Consumers, enabled by technology, are demanding to wolf down their media the way they want it, and when they want it."
The article deals mostly with the film business, but he also makes some interesting points about the publishing industry. And while I agree with him on numerous things, I of course resist his idea of the publishing industry being completely backwards (and hey, I think he's just jealous of our half-day Fridays in the summer).
You can read the whole article here.
From Matt: The scriptwriters made quite a few changes from the book, but they were all for the best - and booklover though I am I have to admit that its better to see magic than to read about it.
From Mina: I adore this film. Monsieur Hulot’s very modern sister and brother-in-law don’t know what to do with Tati’s charmingly untidy and bungling protagonist, who inhabits a world where meaning is still more important than appearances.
From Carey: A must see Hayao Miyazaki’s anime is Laputa: Castle in the Sky, originally released in 1986. A fantasy film that explores the altruistic and compassionate nature of humans, aspects lost through repeated exposure to power, technology, and the complexities brought by the combination of the two. 
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