Category Archives: Entertainment

FILM STUDIOS REJOICE: WELCOME TO OMNIVERSE – ONE SHARED UNIFIED WORLD FOR FILMMAKERS

Posted on March 31, 2019 by mlsentertainment

Article by Marcus Siu At the GTC 2019 Keynote conference in San Jose this month, Nvidia’s CEO and founder Jensen Huang announced Omniverse, an open collaboration platform to simplify studio workflows for real-time graphics. This has been in the works … Continue reading →

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OSCAR PREDICTIONS: WE ARE LIVING IN A GLOBAL ACADEMY: #OscarsSoGlobal

Posted on February 21, 2019 by mlsentertainment

  Article by Marcus Siu This year’s announcement for the 91st Annual Academy Awards nominations certainly has diversity written all over it.  Especially when compared to the “elitist” years of 2015-16, during the time when the controversial #OscarsSoWhite hashtag was … Continue reading →

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A MOMENT IN TIME WITH “COLD WAR”: DIRECTOR, PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI

Posted on February 13, 2019 by mlsentertainment

Article by Marcus Siu 2018 was a banner year for film writer-director, Pawel Pawlikowski.  Last year, he was awarded “Best Director” prize for his film, “Cold War” when it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.  In December, he won two … Continue reading →

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CAPERNAUM:  MIRACLES DO HAPPEN

Posted on January 4, 2019 by mlsentertainment

“Capernaum”, translates into “Chaos”, the original Biblical meaning of the word was about a place that was cursed, but also a place where miracles could happen.  Article by Marcus Siu “Capernaum” begins with an emotional, foul-mouthed but sad-eyed Lebanese boy, … Continue reading →

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SHORTLIST TO BE RELEASED IN THEATERS FOR THE FIRST TIME NATIONWIDE

Posted on January 1, 2019 by mlsentertainment

Exciting news for movie-goers who love documentary feature films. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, led by its Future of Film Committee, will present “Oscars® Spotlight: Documentaries” a new program showcasing the 15 shortlisted documentary feature films in … Continue reading →

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TIME TO UPDATE YOUR BLU-RAY PLAYER TO UHD? TO 4K OR NOT TO 4K?…THAT IS THE QUESTION.

Posted on December 21, 2018 by mlsentertainment

Article and photo by Marcus Siu Funny how most consumers felt they were future-proofing their DVD player when they replaced it with an HD-DVD or Blu-ray player just ten years ago, just a few years after flat screen HDTV’s were … Continue reading →

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MAKING VR GAMES EXCITING FOR THE MASSES IN THE ESPORTS LEAGUE

Posted on November 15, 2018 by mlsentertainment

  Article and photos by Marcus Siu A mere four years ago, at the Games Developers Conference (GDC 2014), VR gaming was going through yet another revival after several decades and had another chance to revolutionize the gaming industry.  During … Continue reading →

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THE WORDS OF WHITE BOY RICK: MEET THE BAY AREA FILMMAKERS, WRITERS OF WHITE BOY RICK, TWINS LOGAN AND NOAH MILLER

Posted on October 8, 2018 by mlsentertainment

Article by Marcus Siu It’s been ten years since identical twins Noah and Logan Miller did the implausible by “literally” breaking into Hollywood.  The Fairfax natives snuck past the tight security during the San Francisco International Film Festival to pursue … Continue reading →

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A WHALE OF A TALE – THE OTHER SIDE OF THE “COVE”

Posted on September 6, 2018 by mlsentertainment

  Article by Marcus Siu If you’ve seen the 2009 Oscar winning documentary, “The Cove”, the film that brought international and attention to the masses regarding the slaughtering of dolphins and whales in Japan, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric … Continue reading →

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DOUG JONES RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on August 29, 2018 by mlsentertainment

Article and photos by Marcus Siu ORINDA, CA, August 25, 2018 –  After pulling off an all-nighter on the set of the popular TV series “Star Trek – Discovery” in his role as Commander Saru, actor Doug Jones was scheduled to … Continue reading →

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