Tag: DOCUMENTARY

The world's first PC virus, known as 'Brain,' was brought to life 25 years ago by two brothers in Pakistan. Mikko Hypponen, a researcher at F-Secure, was among the first to analyze Brain, and, after reverse engineering the virus, eventually discovered a hidden nugget of information. Buried within Brain's code was a short block of text, which revealed the phone number and address of the place ...

For our viewing pleasure, IMDB has posted all 93 minutes of a documentary on the making of David Fincher's 'The Social Network.' Titled 'How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?,' the film offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at how Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin sculpted their Oscar-nominated movie, along with interviews from Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and other cast members. ...

Canada's National Film Board has sponsored an expansive, voyeuristic travelogue through the high-rises of the world. Documentarian Katerina Cizek directed the 'Out My Window' project, which allows viewers to experience life in the urban detritus of 13 different international destinations. The interactive documentary event ("film" doesn't quite do it justice) provides a literal and figurative ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Your writer has faithfully reinforced his shark phobia over the past few weeks, and has also chronicled the tech that can help us to learn more about these formidable ...

We're getting a little sick of crowd-sourcing, but 'Life in a Day' -- a new project by Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald -- seems like it could have some promise, if only due to the cinematic weight that the directors bring to the table. Macdonald, who directed 'The Last King of Scotland,' and Scott, who directed sci-fi favorites like 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien,' have partnered with YouTube to ...

We know that you nerds can't live without documentaries or glitchy electro noise, and, for that matter, neither can we. The New Museum's geeky art blog Rhizome (one of our favorites) will be posting videos and docs about the history of electronic music this entire week, and we are delighted. Rhizome has already published: the Bell Labs audio of the IBM 704 singing "Daisy Bell" (which we ...

Potentially taking the place of moms and their ever-flashing cameras, a new device allows people to document their lives simply by wearing it. According to New Scientist, U.K.-based firm Vicon has licensed technology from Microsoft Research Cambridge in order to produce the camera, which automatically snaps pictures as users wear it around their necks. The device, which can be programmed to take ...