You’ll be relieved to hear that while it sports a 5.3-inch screen, guys won’t need a man-purse to carry it around.

Nice Thundarr the Barbarian shirt, Jim!

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SAN DIEGO, April 01, 2012 – DivX today announced to a roomful of confused press the world’s first DivX Plus® Certified contact lens for easy and mostly painless video on the go. The new lens plays high-quality DivX® (.avi and .divx) and DivX Plus (.mkv) video on a flexible screen fitted to the user’s eyes.

Available soon to consumers worldwide, the DivontaX™ lens provides dazzling HD video playback conveniently in front of your vision at all times. The direct lens display delivers an unrivaled screen quality for a better and moderately safe viewing experience. Weighing in at only .24 pounds (109g), it includes 16 GB or 32GB of internal storage. This means that, in addition to it being the heaviest contact lens on the market, consumers can take up to 10 HD or 20 standard definition movies with them wherever they go.

“Is it comfortable? No. Does it make blinking prohibitively difficult? Yes. Are there inherent dangers in blocking your vision with high-quality DivX video? Of course. Wait–are you writing this down?” said Ryan Taylor, Director of DivX Ocular Research & Knowledge (DORK) division as he trailed off and walked away.

Like all DivX Certified products, no file conversion is required in order to enjoy high-quality DivX video on the DivontaX™ lens. Consumers can load their video libraries of both standard definition and HD movies onto the lens through a painful micro USB port. With the assistance of a friend or two, lenses can be inserted into the eyes, and then movie collections can be enjoyed anywhere viewers choose. The lenses also support the secure playback of major Hollywood titles in the DivX format from leading studios.

“We are extremely proud to debut the first contact lens to play DivX video,” said Larry I. Elly, Senior Vice President of Improbable Technologies, DivX, LLC. “The DivontaX™ lens is truly a ground-breaking product, and we know that our customers will gladly forsake blinking in order to enjoy the ultimate digital video experience.”

Until DivX Certified contact lens are denied–I mean approved–by the FDA, customers can continue to enjoy DivX video, including Hollywood movies available for purchase, on any DivX Certified device. For a list of available products visit http://www.divx.com/electronics/categories, or discover where to buy products that play DivX video at http://www.divx.com/en/electronics/retailers.

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The only three Oscar-nominated films I couldn’t see this year

Back in the ‘80s, a commonly-heard rant was “I want my MTV.” It was, of course, a marketing ploy by MTV to get their channel added to cable systems. We were supposed to rise up as consumers and demand this channel like it was a birthright. But we really did want our MTV, so we asked for it, and before long we had it.

Here’s what I want today: I want my foreign films.

Some notable ones are missing. Every year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences nominates 5 foreign language films for its coveted statuette. And as every filmmaker knows, there is no better publicity for their film than an Oscar nomination.

However, all the publicity doesn’t do diddly-squat if filmgoers can’t find the film. And that is what happens to most Oscar-nominated foreign language films, every year.

Don’t believe me? Check this out. I make a point to see every Oscar-nominated film each year before the Oscars. That usually means I have to see 30-45 films in just over a month. I’m willing to go anywhere, do anything, and pay anything. Plunk down $20 for a one-night-only showing of a nominated film? I’ve done it.

And consistently, I’ve seen every single one of the domestic nominees. This year that meant seeing 44 films in 34 days. They’re in theaters, or they’re on disc, or Netflix is streaming them. But in 2008, I only saw 1 of the 5 foreign nominees. In 2009, I saw 3. In 2010, I saw 2. Why? Because these films are simply nowhere to be found.

These are films that have been nominated as the best of the best, the finest in the world, and are up for the highest possible American film award. They get a nice promotional bump as nominees from late January to late February. And yet many won’t see the inside of an American theater until a month after that, and often not at all.

How can that be?

I’ll tell you what’s NOT the problem:

• The MPAA rating system. Though most films are rated G, PG, PG-13, R, or NC-17 by the time we see them, ratings are not mandatory for films produced outside the major U.S. studios. This year, I saw Chico & Rita in a theater, and it was unrated.
• Consumer demand. If you go to Google and start typing the name of a recently-nominated but strangely absent film, Monsieur Lazhar, it comes up before you’ve finished typing “monsie.” People are looking for this film.
• Exclusive theater contracts. These films aren’t in theaters. So why would they not be somewhere else that the American consumer can get to? Put it on a website or streaming service. We’ll happily pay to download it.
• Video technology. Here’s where I toot the DivX horn. You can usually download a movie in DivX format in about 10 minutes. That’s a two-hour movie, in HD, with subtitles, viewable on the giant HDTV in your living room or any of 569 million other DivX Certified consumer electronic devices. So why does it take two months to reach theaters? Are they sending it by Pony Express, or slow boat around Cape Horn? Why would anything take a month in 2012?

This makes no business sense at all. Companies with an in-demand product are not selling it to one of the world’s largest markets at the time when all eyes are on it.

Whatever the obstacle, I’m putting American movie distributors on notice, right now. I represent an eager, paying, untapped market. I want my foreign films. Figure it out.

Have you been frustrated in your search for foreign films? Tell us about it via Facebook (DivXLLC) or Twitter (@DivX).

Image courtesy Greg in Hollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC 2.0

I’ve seen an awful lot of movies in the past month, all so I can have an informed opinion on Oscar night. Here’s who I predict will win an Oscar, and who I’d give it to if I could.

BEST PICTURE
In a perfect world, I would say “Screw the haters!” and choose The Tree of Life. But as innovative as it was, Hugo edged it for pure ingenuity…which will mean nothing in the face of The Artist’s juggernaut.

My prediction: The Artist
My pick: Hugo

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Critics seem to split down the middle between George Clooney and Jean Dujardin. I can’t go with Clooney, though. As my father put it, “He always looks like he’s trying to figure out what somebody just said to him in Chinese.”

My prediction: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
My pick: Jean Dujardin, The Artist

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Despite the enormous talents in this category, my choice was easy. Christopher Plummer as a gay man who exits the closet at age 75 was pitch-perfect.

My prediction: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
My pick: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Michelle Williams became Marilyn Monroe without looking like a celebrity impersonator. You could say she out-Meryled Meryl Streep.

My prediction: Viola Davis, The Help
My pick: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The actresses of The Help are overwhelming favorites in their categories, and Octavia Spencer is no exception, but I’d like to see comediennes get some love.

My prediction: Octavia Spencer, The Help
My pick: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Here’s where I run screaming from the conventional wisdom, which is overwhelmingly pro-Rango. Those dirty, greasy little animals gave me the heebie-jeebies. Though I usually hate anything with a “2” at the title’s end, I’ll take the Chinese fireworks of Kung Fu Panda 2 instead, but The Adventures of Tintin should have been nominated here.

My prediction: Rango
My pick: Kung Fu Panda 2

ART DIRECTION
The art direction in Hugo was breathtaking…not what one usually associates with a Scorsese film.

My prediction: Hugo
My pick: Hugo

CINEMATOGRAPHY
How can a film that was shot almost completely outside, with cameras often aimed straight up at the sun, be so astoundingly beautiful? I guess we should ask Terrence Malick’s cinematographer, Emmanual Lubezki.

My prediction: The Tree of Life
My pick: The Tree of Life

COSTUME DESIGN
The Academy only seems to nominate period pieces for this award; luckily, there were plenty of those. Even so, many knowledgeable clotheshounds feel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was robbed.

My prediction: The Artist
My pick: W.E.

DIRECTING
It takes courage to make a silent film in 2011. It also takes courage to spend 30 years perfecting your vision.

My prediction: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
My pick: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Everyone likes a (reasonably) happy ending, as happened with the West Memphis 3, thus my pick and prediction. However, there could be an upset staged by Pina, the first documentary shot in 3D.

My prediction: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
My pick: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
These films are notoriously hard to see—heck, Saving Face isn’t even on HBO until March 8. But despite the nun who dated Elvis getting a lot of press (from God Is the Bigger Elvis), I think another film will get the win.

My prediction: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
My pick: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

FILM EDITING
This is another category where I’m going to go against the experts with my pick.

My prediction: The Artist
My pick: Hugo

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
I don’t get why these films are so incredibly hard for the average viewer to find. However, when one is nominated in more than one category, that usually means it’s pretty special.

My prediction: A Separation
My pick: A Separation

MAKEUP
This is a tough category to call. Both Glenn Close’s and Meryl Streep’s transformations seem to involve so much more than makeup, and may cancel each other out.

My prediction: The Iron Lady
My pick: Albert Nobbs

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
It seems like madness to bet against John Williams, but I did. His two nominations (The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse) will likely split the votes for him. And with almost no talking, the score was thrust to the forefront in The Artist.

My prediction: The Artist
My pick: The Artist

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
My husband will kill me for going against The Muppets, not to mention Brett of Flight of the Conchords. But Rio had a samba school!

My prediction: “Man or Muppet,” The Muppets
My pick: “Real in Rio,” Rio

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
The experts seem not willing to bet against Pixar (La Luna), but the flying books seemed like a clear winner to me. See trailers for all the Oscar shorts at http://theoscarshorts.shorts.tv.

My prediction: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
My pick: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Pentecost seems to be the favorite of both the critics and soccer fans, and I always love seeing Ciarán Hinds (The Shore), but my vote went to a German-Indian production about poor children in Calcutta that tugged at the heart.

My prediction: Raju
My pick: Raju

SOUND EDITING
I would love to give this award to Drive, but sound editing was the least of its greatness.

My prediction: Hugo
My pick: Hugo

SOUND MIXING
Sound editing, sound mixing…what’s the difference? Proof I shouldn’t be picking in either category.

My prediction: Hugo
My pick: Hugo

VISUAL EFFECTS
My pick and prediction was also the overwhelming favorite of the critics. Was this a backhanded compliment to Andy Serkis’ motion capture acting?

My prediction: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
My pick: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
My pick here is based solely on “how-did-they-make-a-movie-of-that-book?” difficulty.

My prediction: The Descendants
My pick: Moneyball

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
I’d give my pick to Margin Call, but the screenwriters implied that viewers are as dumb as golden retrievers. Kudos to Asghar Farhadi for incredible restraint and faith in our intelligence.

My prediction: Midnight in Paris
My pick: A Separation

What’s the Major Award Movie Sprint? It’s my attempt to see every Oscar-nominated movie before the awards are given on February 26. That’s 46 movies in 34 days! Today marks the halfway point, and so far, I’m on pace to see all the films on the list. At the moment, I’ve seen these 22.

I’ll hold off on making picks and predictions until I’ve seen more movies, but I can share some thoughts on what I’ve seen so far:

• Define “Animated.” How does The Adventures of Tintin not get nominated for Best Animated Feature Film? The Academy seems to not recognize motion capture as animation, as The Polar Express was similarly snubbed in 2005.
• Define “Actor.” Andy Serkis got left out of the noms again. Another motion capture snub? ACADEMY, Y U NO LIKE TECHNOLOGY?
• Drive was robbed! @DivX follower @DaleMandell thinks it should have been nominated for Best Actor (Ryan Gosling), Cinematography, and Original Score. I would even add Directing (Nicholas Winding Refn) and Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks). Nothing but Sound Editing? That’s a garbage nom.
• Speaking of garbage noms…here are some more: W.E. for Costume Design, Rio for Original Song, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 for Makeup.
• Big parts with no lines: Jean Dujardin in The Artist, Max Von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Both were nominated, neither had any spoken dialogue.
• For this we advanced? The dusty, mud-colored, greasy-looking animals in Rango are an argument against high def.
• Don’t be so hard on Tree of Life. How often do we see a story told in a series of poetic images? We’ve had enough conventional storytelling. Try something new.
• Documentaries in 3D. Pina was the first, but possibly not the last.

Of the 22 films I’ve seen, here’s what I recommend (click the links for more info).

SEE

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Beginners
• A Better Life
• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2
• Hugo
• If a Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front
• Jane Eyre
• Moneyball
• The Muppets
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
• Rio
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse
• Warrior

SKIP

• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Hell and Back Again
• Rango
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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Only a crazy person would try to watch all the movies given an Oscar® nomination in the month before the Oscars are awarded, right?

Well, call me crazy.

It’s true – I’m going to attempt to see 46 movies in 34 days. In fact, I’ve tackled this challenge every February for the past dozen or so years. I used to call this movie marathon The Oscar Run, but since the Academy is a little touchy about folks throwing around the word “Oscar,” let’s call this the Major Award Movie Sprint.

It’s my intention to not only see all these movies, but share some thoughts on them with you. Tell you which of these movies are worth your time and money, and which aren’t. Point out the “little movies” you might otherwise miss. Warn you of the dangers of an all-popcorn diet.

You can keep up with my movie sprint here on the DivX blog, where I’ll post updates, or on the DivX Facebook page and Twitter account.

Are you crazy enough to join me and attempt a movie sprint of your own? Simply click the scorecard image below, print it out, and check off the movies as you see them. Let me know how you do via Facebook and Twitter! Those who have made the most progress will get a mention in a future blog post and endless movie geek street cred.

Here’s the dizzying array of movies I’ll be seeing:

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Albert Knobbs
• Anonymous
• The Artist
• Beginners
• Bullhead (Belgium)
• A Better Life
• Bridesmaids
• A Cat in Paris
• Chico & Rita
• The Descendants
• Drive
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Footnote (Israel)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hell and Back Again
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2
• The Help
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• If a Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front
• In Darkness (Poland)
• The Iron Lady
• Jane Eyre
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Margin Call
• Midnight in Paris
• Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
• My Week with Marilyn
• Moneyball
• The Muppets
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
• Pina
• Puss in Boots
• Rango
• Real Steel
• Rio
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• A Separation (Iran)
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• The Tree of Life
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• Undefeated
• War Horse
• Warrior
• W.E.

For a full list of all Oscar nominees and their categories, please see the AMPAS website.

Happy moviegoing, and remember, it’s not a marathon, it’s a sprint!

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Everyone sees it at least once each holiday season: That frozen, half-horrified/half-smiling look on a person’s face when they open a present they really don’t want. This, my friends, is “Present Face.” The very talented Garfunkel & Oates even wrote a song about it.

Don’t inflict this awkward disease on your friends and family this year. Give them something they’re sure to love…a DivX Certified device that will let them play their movies practically anywhere. Below are a few we recommend.

But that’s not all! We’re also giving away 4 of the devices in our Gift Guide, all of which are certified to play DivX movies:

• Sony PlayStation® 3
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To enter, simply visit our Twitter page and retweet our link to this Gift Guide. Two winners will be announced each Thursday until Christmas. (Sorry, prizes are for U.S. contestants only – you’d be surprised how complicated international contest rules can be. See official rules here.)

DIVX 2011 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
(or “DEVICES THAT PLAY DIVX VIDEO AND BRING JOY TO EVERYONE”)

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Gaming console Sony PlayStation® 3 Sony says “It only does everything,” and they’re not kidding. In addition to a 160-320GB hard drive to store games, music, photos, and videos including DivX, this console has built-in wifi, Bluetooth, and Blu-ray disc player.

Blu-ray player Pioneer BDP-140 Blu-ray Player This sweet little player not only reads your DVD and Blu-ray discs, it also plays files in DivX Plus HD format (H.264/MKV), and can connect you to content on Netflix, YouTube, and Pandora.

TV LG 42″ 1080p LED TV This super-slim 42” smart TV has gotten great reviews, is DivX Plus HD Certified so it plays stunning DivX MKV files with ease, and streams from CinemaNow, Netflix, and YouTube. What’s not to love?

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From all of us at Rovi, the makers of DivX…have a great holiday!

Update: Scroll to the bottom of this post to see all the questions and answers!

Maybe it’s because Halloween is coming, or maybe it’s because The Walking Dead returned to AMC recently, but I’ve got zombies on the brain. They’re so creepy yet funny with their rotting flesh, shuffling gait, and blank expressions. As one zombie-battler said in 2004’s Shaun of the Dead:

“Just look at the face: it’s vacant, with a hint of sadness. Like a drunk who’s lost a bet.”

And what’s with that constant craving for brains? No matter how many people they’ve eaten, they’d kill for one more. You never hear a zombie say, “No thanks, I’m full.”

How many zombie movies have you seen? Would you know what to do if faced with the living dead? Answer our daily zombie trivia question and find out.

Zombies may not really exist, but they’ve certainly been stumbling around pop culture for a long time. The zombie movie first became popular in 1932 with White Zombie, continued with 1943’s I Walked with a Zombie, and struck comedy gold with 1959’s infamous Plan 9 from Outer Space (which was either the worst movie ever made, or the best). More recently they’ve shown up in J.J. Abrams’ movie Super 8, where filmmaking kids capture strange alien doings while making a zombie movie, and in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, where zombies are known as “wights” and can only be killed by fire.

With all this zombie lore at our fingertips, lovers of movies and TV should be best prepared for an undead apocalypse, right? Well, we’ll see.

Every weekday morning from now until Halloween, we’ll be asking a zombie movie or TV show trivia question via Twitter and Facebook. Be the first person to respond with the right answer and we’ll give you credit when we announce the answer later in the day.

Even better, many of the zombie movies we’ll mention are available for download on Film Fresh (sorry, U.S. only*) and can be played back on any DivX Certified device. This means that you can not only enjoy your zombie movie on your computer, but you can play it on your DivX Certified in-car player or mobile phone and watch it while on the run from the flesh-eating hordes.

So bone up on your zombie knowledge, follow DivX on Twitter or Facebook, and check back on this blog daily for answers as they are revealed.

Oh, and maybe do some cardio.

DivX Zombie IQ Test

• 10/18 – Q: In rural Texas, go-go dancer Cherry Darling must fight residents turned into zombies by a biochemical agent. What’s the movie?
  A: Grindhouse (Planet Terror)
  Zombie Masters: @PieceORutt, Ryan Oliver
• 10/19 – Q: What zombie TV show is based on an Eisner Award-winning comic book series and has featured a post-apocalyptic Atlanta, GA?
  A: The Walking Dead
  Zombie Masters: @Furbysbadday, Archie Sparky Vazquez
• 10/20 – Q: What 2009 comedy surpassed 2004’s Dawn of the Dead as the top-grossing zombie film to date in the United States?
  A: Zombieland
  Zombie Masters: @nako_nazty, Groovin’ Gary
• 10/21 – Q: This 2008 Canadian zombie film was named for the small Ontario town in it that gets overrun. What is it?
  A: Pontypool
  Zombie Masters: @taletreader, David Aldridge
• 10/24 – Q: Name the zombie movie – “This is a pub! We are in a pub! What are we going to do now?” “We could get a round in.”
  A: Shaun of the Dead
  Zombie Masters: @MrSpahky, Harry Wills
• 10/25 – Q: This 2009 Norwegian thriller had not just zombies, not just Nazis, but zombie Nazis. What is it?
  A: Dead Snow (Død snø)
  Zombie Masters: @ranhalt, Eduardo Celis Quintana
• 10/26 – Q: Danny Boyle, director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire, once made a zombie film that was all the rage. What was it called?
  A: 28 Days Later
  Zombie Masters: @antzulu, Michael Buchko Jr.
• 10/27 – Q: Though not the first zombie movie ever made, this 1968 classic is considered a masterpiece of modern horror. Name it.
  A: Night of the Living Dead
  Zombie Masters: @SlightlySerious, Kwasi Yeboah-Afari
• 10/28 – Q: In this 1987 zombie comedy, the hero cuts off his own hand and replaces it with a chainsaw. Hilarious! What movie is it?
  A: Evil Dead 2
  Zombie Masters: @owlsfan954, Tony Wilkins
• 10/31 – Q: In this 1988 Wes Craven zombie film based on a true story, Bill Pullman begs, “Don’t let them bury me. I’m not dead!” What is it?
  A: The Serpent and the Rainbow
  Zombie Masters: @mhf69, Adam Mick Mannis

* Film Fresh movies can only be purchased in the U.S., but you can find stores selling DivX movies in the UK (FilmOn), Germany (MediaMarkt, Warner VOD), France (Warnerbros.fr, Free’s Disneytek), and The Netherlands and Belgium (MovieMAX, Videoland, Mejane).

I’ll admit it — I love watching TV. Nothing beats sitting on the couch with my feet up enjoying a new episode of 30 Rock. However, and don’t tell my TV, but I also love watching shows online. There are some amazing, innovative, wild, hilarious and sometimes disturbing shows that I can only find online. This is why I love DivX TV. I get the comforts of my TV plus limitless online content.

Like the cable TV, DivX TV has many shows to choose from. Rather than by station, the DivX Shows are organized into categories such as humor, technology, music, sports, news, etc. so I can easily find the types of shows that I’m interested in. (And yes, I mostly watch humor shows but tell people I watch the art and news shows – don’t judge me.) Best of all, since the content is magically streamed from the Internet, there are no programming times to think about as every show is available whenever I want it.

The types of shows on DivX TV are also different from what I normally find on TV. There are some excellent Internet series (G4TV, Diggnation, The Onion News Network) as well as some truly unique shows (good luck finding Cooking with Coolio and The Cupcake Show on regular broadcast TV). Plus, new shows are automatically added all the time as new content becomes available, so I can always go back to my favorite categories for the latest episodes.

Watching some of my favorite web series (I’m looking at you Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis) on my TV has been a great addition. What shows do you watch online? What else should be included on DivX TV? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.

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