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via Marvel Studios The original Black Panther is one of the finest movies in Marvel’s canon, there’s no doubt about that, but there are certain things the incoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever can do to improve on its predecessor. Giving us a third act not spoiled by some shoddy CGI, for one. Similarly, here’s hoping the sequel will find room to give one of its most talented castmembers and most intriguing characters more room to play, otherwise fans will be seriously ticked off. As user u/teddyvan96 shared…

Star Wars fans are rethinking a momentous scene from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Fans have turned their attention the moment when Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine, successfully instigated the epic confrontation between Darth Vader and his son Luke Skywalker in the r/StarWars subreddit. Tuliao_da_Massa posted a still photo of Vader with the blade of his son’s green light saber pointed at him and the caption, “What is the consensus behind how strong/weak Vader was here?”…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pev84SGO2r0The year 1993 was a pivotal year for a couple of major technology breakthroughs. It was a year of big adoption of a new internet technology called the world wide web, and it was the year that the movie "Jurassic Park" debuted, heralding the coming of age of 3D computer graphics. This week, the SIGGRAPH conference, the annual gathering of 3D technologists and artists, is welcoming a new phenomenon some say is as big a deal as those breakthroughs in 1993."This year, I believe, is a…

is immensely popular, the research firm noted, while Meta's serious investments in the metaverse allow it to offer exclusive content and hardware at subsidized costs. Meta's closest competitor in this space is ByteDance's Pico, which in Q1 captured just 4.5% of the market. Pico largely operates within China, but it recently expanded into several European countries and has a growing library of consumer-oriented content, IDC notes. Rounding out the top five headset providers in Q1 were DPVR, HTC, and iQIYI, with less…

Reed Hastings, Co-CEO, Netflix speaks at the 2021 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. October 18, 2021.David Swanson | ReutersThe media and entertainment industry prides itself on its mastery of classical storytelling's three acts: the setup, the conflict and the resolution.It's safe to declare the first act of the streaming video wars over. Barring a surprise late entrant, every major media and technology company that wants to be in the streaming game has planted a flag. Disney+, Apple…