Less than a week away from the gongshow that will be the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Chris ‘Okibi’ will be in the midst of the protests, hopefully bringing back some valuable footage and insights. For more information on Olympic resistance checkout the No 2010 website.

Welcome to part two of How Hollywood Killed Good Cinema. In the previous article, we touched on how Hollywood is milking sequels and remakes to protect the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Now we are going to delve into what Hollywood is doing right. It seems the big Hollywood high-ups have started to realize that nobody wants to see six installments of the Fantastic Four. What people want is award winning original content. Where does that content come from? Independents. Paranormal Activity has become something of a phenomenon in the movie …

Paranormal Activity is a small indie horror film that was made on an $11,000.00 budget. Blair Witch ring a bell? They are trying a new viral marketing strategy to increase hype for the film, and it seems to be working. On September 25th it was released in a few select cities. Paramount started an eventful page where you can demand the film to come to your city. The film is beginning to build up steam very quickly. This weekend, Paranormal Activity expanded to 33 cities. The campaign worked and the Thursday …