Eek! Where have I been? I hate to keep saying it but after Sundance, I was sick for a week and am still catching up. Leave the garden untended for two weeks and the weeds are uncontrollable! But, I know my filmmaker friends have all been there during production, so I won’t worry too much.

The Times reports that Netflix has chosen Sony’s Blu-ray technology for HD DVDs. Netflix seems to me to have the financial might to turn this into a win for Sony’s technology. Those with high def TVs are probably happy to hear about some movement on this, to maximize your sets potential, but I’m curious as to how this effects indies. Does everyone have to go out and buy Sony software to make Blu-ray discs? Can they only be manufactured by Sony? Maybe it’s not that big of a deal, but I guess I worry now when anything is proprietary (unless it bears an Apple logo - yes, I know I’m a hypocrite…), particularly if it’s intended to become our standard.