I just saw “The Soloist” in a Santa Monica theater packed on a Saturday night, and I left the movie oddly depressed. Set in contemporary times, the movie is an anachronism.

Thanks to Kara Swisher, a former colleague at The Washington Post and a pioneer in the digital journalism space, for visiting TheWrap headquarters and shooting a handy-dandy Flip video.

(Folks, I bought one of these things and took it to Comic-Con last year, and then Dubai. And since then - nada. Why don't we have more video at TheWrap? Answer: We will. In fact, we will as soon as this Friday. But not by me - a surprise and a treat in store for you on that score, stay tuned.)

Here's the AllThingsD video -- enjoy: 

 It was the frontal assault versus the stealth attack on "Celebrity Apprentice" Sunday night, and the Sherman tank won. As strategy, it was absolutely fascinating.

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Philippe Martinez is one of those people who make the movie business worth writing about.

There’s a reason John Malone is one of the richest guys on the planet.

Talking to Walt Mossberg at the AllThingsD conference in Carlsbad today, the cable billionaire suggested that the future of media consumption is going to involve payment, much like the pay-TV model of a generation ago that complicated the world for the comfy television broadcasters.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- The AllThingsD conference, now in its seventh year, has earned a reputation for bringing the top minds, trends, entrepreneurs and ideas together for a couple of sun-kissed days north of San Diego.