HOLLYWOOD2020 JULY RECAP: From GTA HOT COFFEE TO LEAPING OVER THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

July 2005 -- what a month it was --from Bikinis on Mechanical Bulls to Grand Theft Auto video game HOT COFFEE PORN controversy to to 'Going Goth' and venturing into space with NASA TV --- from the naked truth to beyond the naked eye.... for more info on any of these blog posts, contact blogger Joyce Schwarz, JCOM, emerging entertainment & media marketing and business development consultant, Marina Del Rey, CA. via email at [email protected] or leave a comment at the end of this blog. Here are links to the blog posts from Hollywood2020 July, 2005.....

BEHIND THE SCENES AT VSDA --VID BIZ SCORES AN "A" FOR VEGAS CONFAB        Check out blogger and emerging entertainment marketing expert Joyce Schwarz on-location in Las vegas at VSDA with the famous Captain & Tennille who are promoting the launch of their classic TV SHOW on DVD.   VSDA this year reflects the changing world of VOD (Video on Demand), Anime and the influence of graphic novels on the broadcast industry, the rise of the independent filmmaker and of course the burgeoning branded entertainment and 'advertainment' arena where brands encourage/sponsor and underwrite new programming from citizen journalists, consumers and the rising pro-sumer community.

BIKINIS,BULLS & GILLEYS LAS VEGAS -- RIDING THE BULL BAREBACK  ahh what a nite it was--- behind the scenes at Gilley's Las Vegas at the NEW FRONTIER RESORT -- after-hours with the gals riding the mechancal bull bareback...

NASA SHUTTLE LAUNCH PICTURE PERFECT  --congrats to NASA and to the Discovery Space Shuttle team-- and kudos to the first woman who walked in space...Commander Eileen Collins.

SPILLING MORE OF THE BEANS ABOUT THE GTA HOT COFFEE PORN SCANDAL: UPDATE   ....part 2 of an ongoing series about what the heck is going on in the video game business....how can corporations get away with releasing games that let kids see PORN....with out identifying it as that ADULT VIDEO.....a fiasco that's got politicans, technocrats and consumers burning MAD....

DANNY DOES CHINA --          JUMPING THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA    why a skateboarder decides to leap over the GREAT WALL -- more than a stunt-- a statement and expression of FREEDOM.....

FLASH IN THE CAN - FITC From Nakamura to Lanier to Markoff Interfacing With the Future ....a forwarded email leads Hollywood2020 to look at the best flash design in the world at the FLASH IN THE CAN conference

GOING GOTH PAYS OFF: TV's MACABRE THEATRE: CUTTING EDGE HUMOR WITH A BYTE it's never too early or too late for a blood-curdling scream --especially when it's orchestrated by a gorgeous 'Goth" hostess with the mostest

JOYCE SCHWARZ PODCAST INTERVIEW: WHAT'S NEW IN HOLLYWOOD www.49media.com interviews blogger Joyce Schwarz about what's new in 21st century Hollywood-- how close are we to living in a virtual world, assuming a digital identity and liasoning with new personnas.....don't forget to bring your iPod or MP3 player--- and listen to the future today...

MEDIA POP QUIZ: Can you beat TV's FAMILY FEUD players? Playing along with a TV quiz show is a great American past-time...just how smart are you -- and can you beat the TV audience responses?

CARL'S JR. PARIS HILTON SPOT SELLS SIZZLE NOT BURGERS Much more than hot coffee in those now infamous Carls'Jr. fast food chain commercials starring personality PARIS HILTON.....but do those ads sell more sizzle than beef? this blog gives you more info...

SUPERMAN IN EVERY SEINFELD -- THE ART OF IMPLANTING IMAGES Why is there a Superman image in every episode of Seinfeld television shows? The great art of 'planting' images is a Hollywood cult experience for writers and designers and creators of content....from Superman to Hot Coffee GTA....one picture is always worth more than 1000 words.

KILLING TIME IN DIGITAL DEADWOOD what's real and what's reel....now you can kill some time and maybe some bad guys in DIGITAL DEADWOOD......where it's always HIGH NOON....

HOT COFFEE STEAMS UP GTA VID GAME BREW HAHA Can the video game industry and the ratings board patch up what Hot Coffee steamed up Don't forget to read the part two of this blog series...more beans to spill in the future too.

COUPLE MARRIES VIA CELL PHONE and we know what that ringtone was -- HERE COMES THE BRIDE right? Now what will the ring-back tone be?  With Wi-Fi couples can marry or even just talk from beyond the clouds...check out this new trend now I wonder what an avatar wears to a Virtual wedding ceremony -- Faux diamonds of course ....

BEST FIREWORKS EVER: RIO NEW Viva Brazil-- July 4th reminds Hollywood2020 blogger Joyce Schwarz of the best fireworks ever seen -- in Rio on New Years Eve....yep, fireworks, beach, Macumba ceremony and white and pale blue costumes....dazzling..... What a month July, 2005 was and it's memories live forever in Cyberspace, for more info on Hollywood2020.blogs.com email blogger Joyce Schwarz at [email protected] or check out her website at JCOM www.joycecom.com and please let us know how your July was....copies of complete blogs are available in our archives columns...if you can't find the blog you want, please email us or leave a request in the comments section.