inTO the Heart 2007 Fan Festival

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It has come to our attention that our Canadian friends are getting ready for their 5th Annual U2 Fan Festival this Novemder. Below is what we pulled from their site:

Join us in Toronto for the 5th annual international U2 festival for the fans, by the fans.

With the vibe squarely on entertainment and partying; casual and more serious fans gather annually from around the world, with a shared passion for U2′s music.

Celebrating it’s 5th Anniversary, this year’s inTO the Heart promises to be HUGE!

Flying? Get your tickets booked!

See you in T.O.! The place to be November 1st to the 3rd!

Full web site with details will be available in September!

See U2 Live on the Big Screen at IBC 07

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3ality Digital Uses SCRATCH Software for First Real-time Stereoscopic 3D Digital Workflow

“U2 3D” the 3D feature film, rocked this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and 3ality Digital (Burbank, CA) and ASSIMILATE (Saratoga, CA) have teamed to bring the same experience to the IBC 07 audience. A three-song segment of U2 3D, hosted by Steve Schklair, Founder and CEO of 3ality, will be featured in IBC’s Big Screen Programme venue at the RAI Convention Center, September 9 at 19:30 (7:30 pm). 3ality’s stereoscopic 3D technology, coupled with ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® real-time 3D data workflow and DI tool suite (from conform to finish) is bringing audiences a thrilling visual ride, where lead singer Bono reaches out toward the 3D camera and appears to be stepping into the theater. U2 3D is scheduled for release to theaters this year.

Visit ASSIMILATE’s IBC stand 7.909 for a demo of SCRATCH at work.

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Popmart DVD Review and Menu Screen Cap

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Peter J has a review of the Popmart DVD with screen caps from the actual DVD.

You can read a full review by visiting the @U2 forums

The DVD will be released on September 18th 2007. Visit the link below to pre-order.
U2 – PopMart Live from Mexico City (Limited Edition)

VOTW: Bono: A Brief History

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Bono has gone from consummate rock star to passionate advocate for change, gaining audience with the world’s leaders and a reputation for being serious–and seriously informed–about African debt relief and the AIDS crisis. In this original GOOD video we present a brief history of Bono.

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Bono’s call eases Mexican director’s tension

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Washington, Aug. 22 (ANI): Mexican director Eduardo Arroyuelo heaved a sigh of relief when rocker Bono’s permitted him to use U2 music and footage in his movie ’7 Dias’, for he had already shot the film.

The film is about a dreamer’s attempt to get U2 to play a gig in his hometown.

Arroyuelo had initially decided to forgo asking the band’s permission, but his risky strategy paid off when Bono himself called up.

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