WATCHMEN is the latest film from director Zack Snyder and the team behind 300. Based on a famous graphic novel from the 1980s it tells the story of an alternate America in which the Vietnam War was won, Nixon was elected for a third term and costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of society. It was passed ‘18’ for strong bloody violence.
The Hollywood Reporter has written that Christopher Nolan will not be doing a third Batman film as his next project. In fact Batman 3 (Working title (/) Gotham) is likely to be pushed back to 2011 while Chris works on his original science fiction project, Inception.
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, “Watchmen” is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – moves closer to midnight.
At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems Incorporated and Nokia Corporation today(16 February) announced a USD 10 million Open Screen Project fund designed to help developers create applications and services for mobile, desktop and consumer electronics devices using the Adobe Flash(R) Platform.
Nokia today unveiled the Ovi Store: the world’s first content and application store to personalize content according to a person’s social connections and physical location. Nokia also made it easier than ever to get email on your phone with the launch of the Nokia E75 and Nokia E55, which open up access to the world’s email inboxes and feature Nokia’s most advanced email solutions to date.
In one of the most extensive studies of counter-terrorism and human rights yet undertaken, an independent panel of eminent judges and lawyers today presents alarming findings about the impact of counter-terrorism policies worldwide and calls for remedial action. The Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, established by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), has based its report “Assessing Damage, Urging Action” on sixteen hearings covering more than forty countries in all regions of the world.
IBM launches new software, services, clients and partnerships
At events around the world, (10 February 2009) IBM revealed a series of new products, services, clients and partnerships for its Blue Cloud initiative – through which IBM is collaborating to develop and test integrated cloud solutions for businesses.
Vaultscape, Inc. today (11 February 2009) announced a happy start to 2009 for owners of large amounts of archival data everywhere: the company unveiled a unique storage service that is lower then the cost of tape, with latencies closer to disk, all in a centralized cloud implementation that requires no capital expenditures and provides security compliance rivaling the most protected institutional data centers.
PR Newswire, the global leader in commercial news distribution, today announced the launch of its Meet the Media website http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/meetthemedia/. The website has been produced to help PRs develop a greater understanding of how to most effectively reach key media contacts, appropriately position stories, and gain press coverage.