Atari's Founder Has a VR Company

Atari founder (and Chuck E. Cheese impresario) Nolan Bushnell is one of the principals in Modal VR. The company is looking to market a wireless, free-roaming VR platform with full-body tracking to businesses looking to set up full-scale immersive experiences for consumers. At the center of the technology is the VR Fabricator, a rack-mount appliance that manages motion tracking, interactivity, and voice communications. [TechCrunch]

DreamWorks Animation Vets in VR Deal with Chinese Theme Parks

DreamWorks Animation vets Shiraz Akmal and Brad Herman have founded VR venture Spaces, with a specialty in large-scale amusement applications. Among its first projects is a partnership with Chinese theme-park operator Songcheng Performance Development. [Cartoon Brew]

Foreign-Language Oscar Submissions Set a New Record

85 films have been submitted for Oscar consideration in the foreign-language film category, including new work from Paul Verhoeven and Pedro Almodóvar. That's two more than the then-record 83 submissions in 2014. [The Guardian]

Get Ready for Bad Dads

The latest big Hollywood franchise is Bad Moms, which is being spun off into a gender-swapped sequel already set for July 2017 release. What's next — an all-male Ghostbusters? [The Hollywood Reporter]

Carrie Turns 40

Brian De Palma's high-school horror classic Carrie turns 40 this year. A new Blu-ray edition from Shout! Factory commemorates the anniversary with a new 4K-to-HD transfer and a slate of extra features. [RogerEbert.com]

Olloclip Makes the Most of the iPhone 7's Camera

Because the best camera is the one you have with you: Three new lens sets are coming to give the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus the ability to go extra-wide or get in close with clip-on wide-angle and macro lenses. [Wired]