Director Kevin MacDonald and co-producer Ziggy Marley bring forth the most definitive look back at the life of Bob Marley, in the new documentary "Marley". From the formation of "The Wailers" and the comings and goings of different members of the band (including Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff), to Marley's dealings in Rastafarian and how it bled into his Reggae music; and also from his controversial lifestyle punctuated by being a "womanizer" (eleven children from seven different women) to his humanitarian nature, this in-depth (two and a half hour) documentary will immensely satisfy fan and novice alike. I, like many other younger American non-Rasta's, had grown up knowing Bob Marley for his more commercially catchy hits and from his countless depictions on a multitude of shirts worn by numerous Bay Area potheads. But, being a novice, going into this film I wasn't particularly interested in seeing a two and a half hour movie about the life and times Bob Marley. A story I thought I knew, and had heard, countless times before. But that notion changed rather abruptly within the first few minutes of this movie. And by the end, due to the brilliant investigative journalistic nature of MacDonald which elevates "Marley" from an average movie to a MUST SEE documentary, audiences who see this film will walk out with an in-depth appreciation for the man who wrote some of the most poetic and revolutionary lyrics in music history. "Marley" is the no holds barred dissection of a particular subject (or subject matter) which fans of great documentaries will crave (and in fact, was nowhere to be found in the films of 2011). And for a documentary that was originally supposed to be directed by Martin Scorsese, after seeing what MacDonald has accomplished here, it would be hard to imagine "Marley" being more perfectly executed in anybody else's hands. What truly sets "Marley" apart from other bio-documentaries and A&E specials is how, in a very PBS way, MacDonald uses a seemingly endless amount of archival footage, as well as interviews with almost everybody (still alive) who had anything to do with Marley's upbringing and his life as a world famous musician, as the narration. It was quite apparent that MacDonald had full access to any and all information he wanted, and as far as I could see, he thankfully took complete advantage of this fact. As audiences, we hear from Marley's family and peers about how as a young boy he was an outcast because of his mixed-race. We also hear from notable Jamaican artists and record executives, who saw his maturation into a musician that worked to bridge the gaps, not only in Jamaica (during times of war) but nationwide as well. In this way, MacDonald enables audiences to intimately know Bob Marley on every level (get your mind out of the gutter). But all the pure information aside, what MacDonald does very well here is not creating a documentary which totally sanctifies Bob Marley, much as many movies (tributes) do when celebrities with checkered pasts die. MacDonald captures recollections of Marley from both those who loved the man and those who thought him to be nothing more than a womanizing zealot, who was sadly not as politically motivated as he should have been. Final Thought: Overall "Marley" is a brilliant example of an archetype onto how all biographical documentaries should be made. Grade "A" filmmaking, in conjunction with a larger than life subject (subject matter) is what elevates "Marley" into one of the most entertaining two and a half hour documentaries I have ever seen. If you are at all a Bob Marley fan (casual or otherwise) and if you are able to, see "Marley", any way you can, before Hollywood makes a more commercialized (legacy ruining) feature film version of his life in a few years; starring Mekhi Phifer no doubt. Written by Markus Robinson, Edited by Nicole I. Ashland Please visit my page on Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-52464-San-Jose-Indie-Movie-Examiner and leave any comments you have about this or any review. The more hits I get the better. Thank you. Follow me on Twitter @moviesmarkus
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The inconvenient truth about Retina iPad gaming
Back in March, I analyzed whether the new iPad has enough oomph to drive graphics-intensive games natively at the new iPad?s 2,048-by-1,536 pixel resolution. The crux of the article: framer rates in Retina-optimized games can drop to well below what the iPad 2 delivers.
With no change on the CPU side and only 2x speed gain on the GPU side, the new iPad clearly has issues offseting the Retina display?s 4x pixel count increase.
Today, The Verge sheds more light on the matter by putting the device through its paces in real-world tests based on a handful of latest triple-A games. The findings may surprise even the most hard-core gamers among you?
Sam Byford, writing for The Verge, investigated how the A5X chip handles the demands of Retina-level resolution. He concluding that the Retina display is holding back iPad graphics in 3D-intensive titles.
Having played nearly all games Byford referred to in his article, I?m with him on every point.. As it turns out, the new iPad does exhibit worrying performance issues when graphics-intensive games render at its 2,048-by-1,5336 pixel resolution.
A good example is N.O.V.A. 3, Gameloft?s sci-fi shooter with console-quality graphics. Unfortunately, sacrifices had to be made on the new iPad.
The game is indeed much more effects-laden on the older tablet, with depth-of-field blurring and some particle effects such as burning buildings in the background completely removed on the new iPad. The iPad 2 also tends to handle the game at a steadier framerate.
That?s why not many titles support Retina iPad gaming natively. What most games do instead is they rendered in 1,024-by-768 with full detail and anti-aliasing to reduce jaggines then upscale individual frames to 2,048-by-1,536.
Though the results usually look pretty good, nothing really beats the crispness and sharpness of native Retina iPad gaming. By the way, 1080p games on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 often employ the same upscaling trick.
Of course, we?re talking about the cream of the crop here, meaning the very best 3D games that really push the envelope in the graphics department.
2D games and those that don?t push 3D graphics to the extreme don?t require as much grunt and look just fine at native Retina resolution. Typical examples would be games such as Cut the Rope HD or Angry Birds Space.
Here are some interesting takeaways:
?? ?there?s no question? that Modern Combat 3 runs better on the iPad 2: according to Byford,??the framerate is a lot less stable, and there are missing effects such as motion blur when you move your camera and a shallow depth of field when looking through your rifle?s iron sights?
? surprise, surprise ? Infinity Blade 2 uses resolution upscaling on iPad 3 and ?the slightly haphazard up-conversion draws attention? to the device?s limitations
? In Riptide GP, Tegra-3 specific effects seen on the Asus Transformer Prime tablet ?remain absent? on the iPad 3, an indication that Nvidia?s chip boasts juicer graphics hardware
Two notable exceptions here:?Real Racing 2 HD and Shadowgun.
The former ?runs at full resolution and full speed with anti-aliasing and some extra detail on the car models? and the latter doesn?t make any sacrifices to run on the Retina display, but it lacks the extra effects and physics modeling present in the Tegra 3 version on the Prime tablet.
As such, both games serve as a powerful demonstration of the new iPad?s capability.
Summing up, the author concludes that ?it?s rare to see a demanding game run at Retina resolution without compromise?, which is consistent with my own observations.
The finding could surprise avid gamers. After all, Apple says its A5X chip is better than Nvidia?s Tegra 3 silicon found inside high-end Android phones and tablets.
While a?non-scientific benchmark?suggested?Apple might have an edge over Nvidia, it?s nothing like?the 4x performance increase the company bragged about during March?s iPad 3 unveiling.
If you know a thing or two about the graphics industry, you?ll be hardly surprised.
The A5X chip sports the same dual-core Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU with NEON SIMD accelerator from ARM Holdings like its predecessor.
The only differentiator is the improved graphics engine with four cores (two on the iPad 2). Compare this to Nvidia?s chip which boasts a four-core CPU and a whopping twelve graphics cores.
Let?s also not forget that graphics is Nvidia?s expertise.
As for me, I?ll believe Apple?s claims when I see some spectacular-looking games running smooth as butter on my new iPad, without laginess and jerkiness I often see in today?s triple-As.
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Tom Coburn on the Debt 'Disease'
The Spectacle Blog
Sen. Tom Coburn, a doctor, utilized his medical expertise when he declared that "the country's sick" while discussing his new book, The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America at The Heritage Foundation's Bloggers Briefing on Tuesday.
His diagnosis? A dysfunctional political class right here in Washington.
More specifically, he lamented the absence of leadership in the current political arena, dominated instead by politicians who focus on the "symptoms" rather than the "real disease" and its "treatment options."
Coburn has at times been labeled a deficit hawk, but has also been a divisive figure on the right. Last year, he publicly butted heads with Grover Norquist and his anti-tax colleagues when he pushed for a plan to eliminate ethanol subsidies, which Norquist viewed as a gross violation of the advocacy group?s Taxpayer Protection Pledge, as the proposal did not offset the new government revenue with tax cuts elsewhere. Coburn argued that higher revenues are necessary to reduce the nation?s massive deficit.
"[T]here has to be some revenue component to [the tax structure], and anybody that says that?s not the case, I think they?re just wrong and they're not thinking about the long-term health of our country," Coburn had said then.
He described his new book, The Debt Bomb, as "a compilation of how we got where we are, conflict of interest in the average politician, and why they would vote for their next election rather than the best interest of the country."
As a three-time cancer survivor, Coburn is all too familiar with effective treatment options. His prescription for the nation?s debt crisis was a "very limited government," which he believed to be "the principle and the key behind our freedom." In order to attain this, Coburn called on the American citizens to demand action from their representatives.
Coburn expressed hope that "we will re-embrace [this] principle." For more on Coburn's commitment to principle, I heartily recommend this report by Andrew Ferguson.
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New CBC Hockey Night in Canada duo faces criticism
The CBC hopes to expand the national hockey audience with new online programming featuring a pair of best girlfriends gabbing about the hairstyles and uniforms of hockey players during next week?s Stanley Cup Finals.
Lena Sutherland and Jules Mancuso, gal pals living in New York and Toronto, created the website, WhileTheMenWatch.com. The idea for the site was born on an afternoon begrudgingly spent watching a football game with their sports-obsessed husbands. Sutherland and Mancuso decided to talk to each other over the phone and provided colour co-ordinated commentary on what was happening on the gridiron.
?We thought to ourselves, wouldn?t it be great if we could have a way of listening to an audio stream for women?? Sutherland said.
The afternoon chat turned into regular Skype dates to watch and comment on the games.
The CBC will host the duo?s banter on its website with video of Sutherland and Mancuso streaming alongside a feed of the hockey games, calling it WhileTheMenWatch Hockey Night. The broadcaster has also given the pair a blog to co-author.
As the programming news launched, hockey fans expressed their disapproval on social media, lambasting the pair for setting women sports fans back decades and reinforcing gender stereotypes.
Marsha Boyd is an Edmonton Oilers season-ticket holder who blogs about the team she has loved since she was a little girl. She agreed more women seem interested in hockey, but fans like herself have had to prove how much they know and love the game because they?re women.
?They?re saying ?Your man will watch the game and we?re going to give you an alternate commentary because you?re a woman, and you don?t know anything about hockey and you just want to look at pretty boys and you?re stupid,?? Boyd said of the pair.
?It?s horribly sexist and it gives all women, I think, a bad name.?
Julie Bristow, executive director of studio and unscripted programming at CBC, thinks the conversation that happens between Sutherland and Mancuso will draw in the social viewers of hockey who may not be all that interested in faceoffs and penalty shots, but would watch a big game to be able to talk about it around the water cooler the next day, regardless of gender.
?I don?t think it?s sexist in any way,? Bristow said. ?The title may be where those comments are coming from, but I really think the content is meant for anybody that?s a casual viewer of the game.?
Even with former women?s hockey players Hayley Wickenheiser and Cassie Campbell-Pascall saying they don?t find the premise sexist, Boyd isn?t convinced.
?I know they?re trying to draw in non-hockey fans but they?re basically insulting the current hockey fans.? Boyd said. ?We already have a tough time because women aren?t really respected as hockey or even sports fans.?
?I?d like to think that women in 2012 are pretty secure in our position in society than an entertaining show about hockey is not really going to jeopardize that,? Sutherland said.
Sutherland and Mancuso respect female sports journalists and women who truly love watching traditional sports broadcasts.
?We?re just not those women,? Sutherland said.syogaretnam@edmontonjournal.com
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Dalglish leaves Liverpool managerial post
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Officer's acquittal over Texas arrest upsets some
Former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg, center, embraces his parents after he was found not guilty of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Houston. Blomberg, 29, was the first of four fired police officers to stand trial for their roles in the alleged daylight beating of Chad Holley in March 2010. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer) MANDATORY CREDIT-PHOTOGAPHER
Former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg, center, embraces his parents after he was found not guilty of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Houston. Blomberg, 29, was the first of four fired police officers to stand trial for their roles in the alleged daylight beating of Chad Holley in March 2010. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer) MANDATORY CREDIT-PHOTOGAPHER
Activist Quanell X, left, and other activists react Wednesday, May 16, 2012 after former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg was found not guilty of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect. Blomberg, 29, was the first of four fired police officers to stand trial for their roles in the alleged daylight beating of Chad Holley in March 2010. The daylight arrest prompted fierce public criticism of the police department by community activists who labeled it another example of police brutality against minorities. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
Prosecutor Clint Greenwood points to a video screen as he gives closing arguments during the trial against former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Houston. Blomberg is accused of participating in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
Chad Holley, demonstrates how he put his hands when he was confronted by Andrew Bloomberg and other ex-Houston Police Officers, Thursday, May 3, 2012, in the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston. Andre Bloomberg, 29, is the first of the four former police officers to stand trial in the alleged attack that was caught on video. He is charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor, and faces up to a year in jail if convicted. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre) MANDATORY CREDIT
A group of Houston Police officers stand outside the 174th District Court during a break in the trial against former Houston Police officer Andrew Blomberg Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Houston. Blomberg is accused of participating in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
HOUSTON (AP) ? A jury's acquittal Wednesday of a former Houston police officer in the alleged beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect during a videotaped arrest upset black community leaders who criticized the verdict as unjust and racist.
Andrew Blomberg, 29, was the first of four fired police officers to stand trial for their roles in the alleged beating of Chad Holley during a daylight arrest on March 2010. The incident involving the black teen, now 18, prompted fierce public criticism of the Police Department by community activists who called it another example of police brutality against minorities.
Blomberg fought back tears after the verdict was read, then hugged his attorneys and started to cry as he embraced his parents. He could have faced up to a year in jail if convicted of official oppression, a misdemeanor that alleged Blomberg as a public servant intentionally mistreated Holley by kicking him.
"This is the only thing I've ever wanted to do in my entire life," Blomberg said, referring to being a police officer. "And I'm just glad this part is finally over."
He said he will "take a deep breath" before deciding whether to pursue another job in law enforcement.
During his trial, Blomberg, who is white, testified that he didn't mistreat Holley and denied kicking or stomping on the teen's head or neck. He said he only used his foot to move Holley's arm after he refused to comply with an order to put his hands behind his back.
Jurors declined to comment after the verdict.
Community activists who were gathered in the hallway outside the courtroom yelled "Racism!" and "Injustice!" after hearing the outcome.
"It is pathetic. It is unacceptable," the Rev. James Dixon of the Community of Faith Church said of the jury's decision. "This kind of expression says to me, to my children and to every black child in the city, 'Your life is not worth manure.'"
Quanell X, the community activist who had released the video of the alleged beating to the media, called the verdict "wrong" and criticized the lack of blacks or other minorities on the six-person jury.
"They knew what they were doing with an all-white jury," he said.
Blomberg denied that his actions during the arrest were racially motivated. To those who insist Holley was treated a certain way because of his race, Blomberg said, "They weren't out there that day."
His attorney, Dick DeGuerin, also said "it is not and was not a racial thing."
"It's been made into that by others for their own reasons," he said.
Asked why there weren't any blacks or minorities on the jury, DeGuerin said most of the African-Americans in the jury pool had already made up their minds that Blomberg was guilty.
Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos said while she respectfully disagreed with the jury's decision, she also accepted it.
"Our prosecutors conducted themselves with professionalism and dedication to the pursuit of justice. We are prepared to go to trial on the remaining three cases," she said in a statement.
The other officers also are charged with official oppression. Two of them face another misdemeanor as well: violating the civil rights of a prisoner. Their trial dates have not been set.
"They will never again be Houston police officers whatever the verdict is in the criminal trial," said Houston Mayor Annise Parker, who disagreed with the verdict.
Holley testified that he didn't resist arrest and that he briefly lost consciousness during the incident with the officers.
At trial, Blomberg's attorneys told jurors he was next to Holley for less than four seconds before running off to help another officer. The defense also pointed out that Blomberg was accused of kicking Holley on the left side of his head but that photos presented at trial showed the teen's injuries were on the right side of his head.
In the video footage from a security camera, which jurors were shown in court, Holley is seen falling to the ground after trying to hurdle a police squad car. He's then surrounded by at least five officers, some who appear to kick and hit his head, abdomen and legs.
Prosecutors told jurors Blomberg kicked Holley several times and Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland Jr. testified that he believed Blomberg kicked and stomped on the teen.
Defense attorneys countered he was only trying to secure a potentially armed suspect. Several officers testified supporting Blomberg's claim that Holley was resisting arrest.
Blomberg and the officers told jurors that before arresting Holley, they had been told the teen and several other suspects were potentially armed and dangerous participants in a series of bold daytime burglaries.
The defense tried to portray Holley as a gang member and Blomberg told jurors he thought at the time of the arrest the teen might have been in a gang. Holley denied being a gang member.
Holley was convicted of burglary in juvenile court in October 2010 and placed on probation.
A federal lawsuit Holley filed against Blomberg, the other fired officers and the city of Houston is pending.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Justin Bieber Ready To Start 'Hooping' For Basketball Film
'They're rewriting the script ... trying to make it fit better,' Bieber tells MTV News about upcoming movie, co-starring Mark Wahlberg.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
<P>The long-simmering <a href="/news/articles/1676492/mark-wahlberg-justin-bieber-basketball-movie.jhtml">basketball flick</a> starring <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a> and Mark Wahlberg looks like it's going to get delayed a bit longer. Both parties seem to remain steadfast to make it happen, but with the film still in the scripting phase, a timetable for when it might actually happen remains up in the air.</P><P>"I'm still working on this movie with Mark Wahlberg," Bieber told MTV News last week. "I don't know what the deal is. Turns out they're rewriting the script or something, trying to make it fit better and stuff."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Talks Taylor Swift 'Punk'd' Episode" id="vid:765695.id:1684329" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P><a href="/news/articles/1665220/justin-bieber-mark-wahlberg-movie.jhtml">Wahlberg previously told us the film</a> would be in the vein of Martin Scorsese-directed "Color Of Money," starring Tom Cruise and Paul Newman, with Bieber playing the rookie to Wahlberg's mentor character. And pool, in this case, has been replaced with basketball. Little else is known about the plot.</P><P>"It's really cool," Bieber said. "Hopefully I'll be able to do that as well soon. So I'll be hooping. I got to get back in the gym. I haven't played basketball in a while. I did like a little charity basketball game at Shaq's house for Pencils of Promise. We did a little charity basketball game, and I won."</P><P>Bieber might feel like he's out of practice now, but he proved his balling skills in 2010 when he sunk a half-court shot during his <a href="/news/articles/1634394/diary-justin-bieber-check-out-sneak-peek-here.jhtml">MTV "Diary" special</a>.</P><P>The basketball film won't be JB's first foray into Hollywood: On top of his box-office smash concert film "Never Say Never," Bieber will make a blink-and-you-might-miss-it cameo in "Men in Black III," opening later this month. "[It's] not a character. Basically you see me on the screen for, like, two seconds. They showed me the piece ... and [I was like] 'Where was I?' " he joked.</P><P><i>Are you looking forward to Bieber being in more films? Let us know in the comments!</i></P><P><b>For <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/">young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates</a> around the clock, visit <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/" rel="nofollow">HollywoodCrush.MTV.com</a>.</b></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Dispels 'Fear' Remake Rumors, Confirms 'Men In Black' Cameo" id="vid:765696.id:1684329" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>
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Gumroad, the startup that lets individuals receive e-payments through a simple URL link, has received $7 million in new funding led by Silicon Valley venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers. The round, which serves as Gumroad's Series A, brings the startup's total outside investment to just over $8 million -- Gumroad closed on $1.1 million in seed funding back in February, and all those investors also pitched into this round. Gumroad founder and CEO Sahil Lavingia tells me the new funding will be used primarily to aggressively hire more people and bulk up its current staff of three.best picture nominees 2012 academy awards 2012 albert nobbs a star is born oscar nominees oscar nominations 2012 kombucha tea
Death Valley used as stand-in for Martian landscape (+video)
A project scientist for NASA's huge Curiosity rover is leading a handful of journalists on a trip to Death Valley, whose geology and vistas resemble Mars in some places. The goal is to help reporters get a better idea of the science Curiosity will be doing when it touches down on the Red Planet on the night of Aug. 5.
The chief scientist for NASA's newest Mars rover mission is heading to Death Valley today (April 30), and SPACE.com is going along for the ride.
Skip to next paragraph Agency readying a robotic rover that will search for life on the red planet.Caltech's John Grotzinger, project scientist for NASA's huge Curiosity rover, is leading a handful of journalists on a two-day trip to the famous patch of California desert, whose geology and vistas are remarkably Mars-like in some places.
The goal is to help reporters get a better idea of the science Curiosity will be doing when it touches down on the Red Planet on the night of Aug. 5.
We depart from the Caltech campus here at 8 a.m. local time (11 a.m. EDT; 1500 GMT) today, and should roll into Death Valley about four hours later. Unlike frigid Mars, Death Valley will be hot for the next couple of days; we've been told to bring sunscreen, wide-brim hats and lots of water.
Curiosity, the centerpiece of NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, blasted off in late November and is slated to land at the Red Planet's Gale Crater in less than 100 days. [Photos: Curiosity's Gale Crater on Mars]
The 1-ton rover's main mission is to determine if the Gale Crater area is, or ever was, capable of supporting microbial life. Curiosity will use a suite of 10 science instruments to get at this question, including a rock-zapping laser and gear designed to identify organic compounds ? carbon-based molecules that are the building blocks of life as we know it.
Some of these instruments sit at the end of Curiosity's five-jointed, 7-foot-long (2.1-meter) robotic arm. The arm also wields a 2-inch (5-centimeter) drill, allowing Curiosity to take samples from deep inside Martian rocks. No previous Red Planet rover has been able to do this.
Before Curiosity can begin its science work, however, it must land safely ? not a given for any planetary mission, and certainly not for MSL, whose huge bulk necessitated the invention of an entirely new landing method. Curiosity will be lowered to the Martian surface on cables by a rocket-powered skycrane, with cameras rolling all the while.
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