Okay this is only about the coolest thing ever.  I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon the Mixwit site, but miraculously I did… Quick gist of it is this… Go to the site, use their search tool to find any assorted music tracks you can possibly think of.  Then select the cassette design (stay with me here people - it’s a cassette.. you DO remember those ancient relics right?)  Anyway, select your tracks, design your tape and viola, here you go.

I’m still stuck in my ONCE phase, so of course those were my tracks of choice… I’m actually really surprised that I enjoy the music as much as I do.  It was one of those that the instant I heard the first few notes of ‘Falling Slowly’ I was utterly and completely hooked.  Even on the more raw/gritty songs that normally would grate on my last nerve… love ‘em. 

Actually, I’ve never been a big fan of movie soundtracks for the sheer reason that they are too hit or miss… however, i wouldn’t mind also poking around to see if I can find some tracks from my other guilty pleasure, Dan In Real Life… yep, hooked on the movie and was hooked on the music from that flick as well.  Go figure.  Either soundtracks are getting better, or i’m just getting old and less picky… well, old anyway…

Louis Leterrier, director of the upcoming The Incredible Hulk, downplayed to SCI FI Wire reports of a creative rift in the post-production phase between actor/screenwriter Edward Norton (who plays Bruce Banner) and Marvel Studios.

“It’s so unsettling, because it’s not true,” Leterrier said in an interview on April 19 at New York Comic Con. “Listen, when you have problems [on a film], you learn what to do. Everyone comes to an agreement where everyone agrees to say it was one thing or it was another thing. But [this controversy] is not a real thing, so I am saying one thing and [producer] Kevin [Feige] will say another thing, because it’s a non-issue.”

Entertainment blogger Nikki Finke first reported that Norton and Marvel clashed over the film’s tone and direction. Not so, Leterrier said. “Edward is working on the movie, and we are working here,” he said. “It’s a non-issue. You know what’s real is that it gives that woman, Nikki Finke, too much power, and everybody is falling into what she is saying. It’s sad and weird.” (Finke did not respond to a request for comment from SCI FI Wire.)

Asked if he found it difficult to work with Norton, Leterrier said “No.” “For example, I never, ever heard about the [rumored] Edward Norton problems [with director Tony Kaye] on American History X,” he said. “That movie was amazing, and in France we just judged the movie. I speak to Edward every day. I can show you my iPhone, which has Edward Norton written all over it. We speak daily. He is very proud of the movie and is very involved. I wish he was here.”

Exceprt From: SciFi.com

Earnings were solid but the DVD rental site’s lower profit forecast, due to the cost of shifting to downloads and Blu-ray, sends shareholders scurrying

BusinessWeek reports that the once thriving Netflix may be in for a bit of a bumpy road ahead.

It has been a good year for Netflix shareholders, until now that is. After riding a 50% spike in the DVD-by-mail company’s shares, investors fled in droves on a first-quarter report that showed record sales and profits, but warned of slowing growth and higher costs.

Netflix had found a nice increase in subscribers after the recent rising of Blockbuster rates and ended the first quarter with 8.2 million subscribers, a 21% surge from the prior year.  However, with increasing technologies and costs that cut into profit margins, the company is treading ahead with careful footing aware that profits are clearly still under pressure.

While higher prices on Blu-ray rentals might scare some customers away, the effect on overall growth may be minimal. Analyst Jim Friedland of Cowen & Co. (COWN) pointed out in a research note published Apr. 22, “Blu-ray subscribers account for a low single-digit percentage of subscribers.”

In terms of movie downloads—currently offered free for PC viewing to existing subscribers—Netflix has nearly doubled the selection of titles from 5,000 at the end of 2007, to roughly 9,000 now. This rapid expansion means that costs to build-out the online channel are rising, Friedland says. “Netflix indicated that it eventually plans to charge for its online instant viewing service, but we expect it to remain free until the number of digital titles increases and a number of Netflix-to-TV devices become available,” he wrote. Netflix plans to release a set-top box made by South Korea’s LG Electronics later this year, and similar partnerships with other consumer electronics companies are expected.