Don't miss the Coldplay freebies. As of today, the UK alt-rockers are offering their newest single "Violet Hill" for free and will be playing a no-charge gig at Madison Square Garden here in NYC on June 23rd.

Check out their site for details.

In troubling times, solace is often found in strange places. Enter Quiet Chaos. This serene, simple film from Italy made waves at this year's Berlin Film Festival, and for good reason. Rare is the movie that receives both critical and commercial success, and rarer still for a foreign film with a fully Italian dialogue.

Che Guevara was not a hippie. Che Guevara was not a protester. Che Guevara was not into kitschy t-shirts. Chevolution is the story about the real Ernesto “Che” Guevara, photographer Alberto “Korda” Diaz and the most reproduced image of a person in the 20th century.

Secret government cover-ups, gruesome torture, scapegoated underlings, scorned lovers, war and murder. If this were a feature, it would be riveting. But Standard Operating Procedure, Errol Morris’ newest documentary, shows it is all too real; still riveting, but a great deal more depressing.

Editor's Note: This review was originally published during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden is currently playing at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Perhaps the most anticipated documentary of this year's festival, Morgan Spurlock returns to Sundance with Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden, a follow up his 2004 debut, the piquant Super Size Me. Spurlock has certainly kept himself busy over the past four years, earning Producer credits on various projects and most notably starring in the FX reality series 30 Days, but Osama is generating a lot of buzz and is on the receiving end of a healthy promotional push from his production company, Warrior Poets.

I've been a little hard on Sony lately, so it's time for a little love. Yesterday saw a fresh look at one of Sony's aces yet to be played, LittleBigPlanet. This soul-crushingly cute game is a new title releasing exclusively on the PS3, but I'll be floored if it isn't a huge hardware mover and a new franchise for them.

Our friend Matt Jeppsen over at FreshDV was kind enough to clue us in on some killer coverage of new cameras, work flows and other hot happenings at NAB 2008. Check out their videos from the floor:

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Last generation was a decisive victory for Sony. One would expect them to come out guns blazing this time around, but to be honest I haven't seen much innovation or a particularly compelling reason to choose the PS3. Fanboy petulance aside, really; I'm looking for someone to tell me what Sony has over the 360 or the Wii.

Just got tipped on another cool contest brought to you by your friendly neighborhood computer corporation and the smartest band from across the pond. Apple is releasing the stems from the third song off Radiohead's new In Rainbows album, "Nude". Fans are being given the opportunity to download 5 separate stems (bass, voice, guitar, strings/fx and drums) of the single on iTunes and play DJ Frankenstein, remixing the stems however they like.

Gamasutra reported today on an admission from Netflix; it has polled its user's interest in streaming movies using an Xbox 360.

A weekly roundup of buzzworthy tips, tricks, and topics from the Final Cut Studio community:

- It's safe to say that if you're trying to make a film, you'll often need to have (or know someone else who has) pretty deep pockets. Production isn't cheap. Thankfully, Free Geekery has posted 15 freeware programs for filmmakers that will help you cut costs while pursuing the dream.

Just got tipped to a pretty cool contest being put on by Apple and American Idol. They're offering the opportunity to submit your original MP3 to their jointly supported songwriting contest. The winner will have their song performed live on American Idol and distributed through iTunes.

Plus, Apple is sponsoring free workshops covering music-making basics and songwriting tips from the pros with an opportunity to explore GarageBand hands-on.

This recurring series looks at the communities that have sprung up to support Final Cut users. Big and small, near and far, users groups are a thriving part of the creative ecosystem.

· When did this user group start? June 2000

· Who runs the group? Michael Horton

· How many members are there? More than 5000 members worldwide and growing at about 100 members per month

Be frustrated no more by the inability to download your favorite Flash videos. The new Adobe Media Player will include a feature that lets viewers grab video files and save them straight to the desktop.

Digital rights management (DRM) is an important consideration for Adobe as they move into the realm of downloadable video content. Our friend Andy Plesser at Beet.tv interviews Laurel Reitman with Flash Media Server Services to get the scoop on how DRM will play into this new model.

A bristly rebuttal from Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley on Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney's prediction of the PC-game market demise got me thinking; just what will the next 5 years hold for gaming?