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I Am Legend
 |  Mar 15, 2008
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SXSW, Day 3: Friday, 3/14
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2008
Yes, it's Friday! And that means: It's the weekend! And that means: The Vampire watch begins! But first, in order to guarantee that I'm inside the famous club Antone's when VW takes the stage at 11 p.m., I need to get there for the first act and...
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SXSW, Day 2: Thursday, 3/13
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2008
As I warned you in SXSW: The Night Before (under Rule No. 4), tonight is the night I make my pilgrimage to Soiled Mattress & the Springs. The photo at left is the opening image on the band's MySpace page - and I can't think of anything better...
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I Am Legend
David Vaughn  |  Mar 15, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/403legend.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In the year 2012, virologist Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the last human survivor in New York City. An outbreak of a lethal virus in 2009 wipes out 99% of the human population, leaving most of the remaining 1% as mutants, with the exception of Neville, who is immune to the virus. Along with his loyal canine, Samantha, Neville hunts for other survivors by day, and in his spare time&mdash;which he has lots of&mdash;he works on an antidote for the virus utilizing his own blood as the source.

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Bohemian Higher-Def Rhapsody
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2008
Have you got a favorite film that's never been released on DVD? I have - in fact it never came out on laserdisc and is virtually impossible to get on VHS. I acquired a tape copy of Montparnasse 19 , also known as Modigliani Montparnasse 19 and The...
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SXSW Keynote: Reed on Sound
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2008
"I have a B.A. in dope, but a Ph.D. in soul." That, of course, is the line extracted for today's front page of The Austin Chronicle, reporting on yesterday's SXSW keynote interview of Lou Reed, conducted by producer and friend Hal...
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Pandigital Beats Microsoft to Kitchen HDTV Punch
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2008
Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates likes to get up on stage and make a fuss about "the connected home of the future" and its associated gadgets, which often include a smart kitchen counter top, refrigerator and recipe...
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Canadians Blame Themselves for HD Ignorance
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2008
Oh, Canada. Your enthusiasm and honesty knows no bounds. You're ready to leap head-first into new technologies without bothering with minor details like how these technologies work. In a study commissioned by Sharp Electronics, only 5% of...
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DTV Broadcasts to Get Field Testing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 14, 2008
Remember that private study predicting that the transition to digital television broadcasting would cause some viewers to lose some channels? It's caused quite a flurry. In fact, the Federal Communications Commission has agreed to a new set of field tests to gauge exactly what will happen to antenna-dependent viewers in February 2009. That's when analog broadcasting is scheduled to end and digital signals will be the only ones winging their way across the sky.
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SXSW, Day 1: Wednesday, 3/12
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2008
Hey, here's an official SXSW logo! As you may have seen from the S&V home page, our Web man Rob Medich was able to grab one (those computer guys are, y'know, adept). So, inspired by his adeptness, I finally found one, too. No more ripping off...
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