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I received the following eMail from LDS Film Festival at http://www.ldsbox.com. I would just send you to their website but I couldn’t find the newsletter online. I don’t see any copyright restrictions in the newsletter so I will post it here. It’s a nice update on what’s coming out in LDS themed movies.

“NAPOLEON DYNAMITE” RULES NATIONWIDE

BYU student Jared Hess’ feature film debut “Napoleon Dynamite” is currently playing in theaters nationwide. The comedy was a Sundance favorite and was picked up by Fox Searchlight. It is currently playing in over a dozen theaters in Utah and over 400 theaters nationwide. If you have seen the film over a week ago, you missed the additional footage that was added to the end of the film. You might want to go and see it again!
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Apple’s ITunes Sells 100 Millionth Song.

Today Shelly, Jason, Nancy, Caydence and I went to see Spiderman II. We had to purchase our tickets yesterday to ensure a seat. I don’t think the movie was sold out but it was close and we went to the 3:30 matinee. I loved the movie. Has everything in a movie that I enjoy; action, romance, drama, suspense and did I say action? Looks like Spiderman II is the all-time movie opener with $40 million gross on opening day, which was yesterday.

A comment made on KZION about ClearPlay was quoted in an article in the IT section of TheAge.com.au. Weblogs are becoming a source of reliable news and commentary.

Donald Trump will launch Trump World, his own magazine in September. Trump World will “bring to life Donald’s passions, business accomplishments, pursuits and the lifestyle surrounding luxury goods.”

Choices for radio on the Internet.

One of Eric Clapton’s prize guitars sold for a record $959,500 at a recent auction. Simply amazing.

The American Film Institute has compiled a list of the top 100 songs of all time from movies.

This is a fascinating read about Digital Rights Management and copyright issues concerning the music and movie business.

On Thursday, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Al Green, and Don McLean will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

This site lists the 50 coolest song parts of all time. I don’t know how authoritative it is, but #1 is the drum solo part of In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins from 1981.

This picture was taken outside our local theatre this evening after we saw The Day After Tomorrow. There were about 30 people lined up with sleeping bags, blankets, coolers, etc. What do you suppose they were waiting for?

Windows Media Player 10 will be in beta soon. Looks like the big changes are the integration with portable devices and organizing your media library. Sounds a lot like iTunes.

Seinfeld is coming to DVD.

Here’s an extensive five part article on the PBS web site about what it takes to make it in the music industry. The article also talks about the state of the music industry and how the consolidation of ownership has drastically changed the way the music industry operates. The article also profiles Mark Hudson’s daughter singer/songwriter Sarah Hudson as she prepares to release her first single and album. There is also an interview with David Crosby.

I really enjoyed the piece titled, The Perfect Storm. Interviews with musicians and industry leaders on the forces that have come together to lead the music industry to nearly collapsing. I didn’t necessarily agree to a lot of the article. I think the blame for the dismal state of the music industry should be placed on the record industry itself for failing to embrace the digital age. They still don’t have a clue, and instead of picking themselves up by the bootstraps they wallow in self pity. As some have suggested the music industry may not be in all that bad of shape. It seems that the RIAA may have been misleading the public as sales are up but shipments are down. The dismal numbers reported by the music industry is units shipped, but in the digital age retailers do not keep the old industry standard of ten weeks worth of inventory. The standard now is two weeks. The music industry may be more profitable than ever.

A word of caution, The Way The Music Died is very pro RIAA and feels like propaganda. But it is an in-depth look at how the wheels turn in a multi-billion dollar industry.

Do you get a sense of animosity here?

Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will begin selling portable music players for as much as 80 percent less than Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod…The Microsoft-branded devices will “look and feel” as good as the iPod for as little as $50.

Canada allows file sharing, Italy puts you in jail. Slashdot points out this article.

“Italy has made transferring content via the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder a criminal offence.Those found guilty of the unauthorised distribution of copyright material now face a fine of between 154 and 1032 ($185-1240), a jail sentence of between six months and three years, the confiscation of their hardware and software, and the revelation of their misdeeds in Italy’s two national newspapers, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera.”

Interestingly enough, in Canada file sharing is legal. A Canadian judge ruled that by putting files on your hard drive and allowing others to remotely access them is not copyright infringement. Canadians can and do upload and download music files without the threat of lawsuits by the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association). So why is Napster II making its debut in Canada? Why pay to download when you can get it for free? I’m wondering though, an album on Napster II in Canada goes for under $10 CAD which is currently $7.31 USD, can I shop on Napster.ca and save a few bucks?

Kim found this Music and the Spoken Word website. He says it’s new but I’m pretty sure its been around for at least a year or so.

Here are some details on who’s playing who in the film adaptation of Gerald Lund’s “The Work and the Glory”. Jonathan Scarfe is playing Joseph Smith, Eric Johnson will play Joshua Steed, and Tiffany Dupont as Lydia McBride.