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Netflix to make Starz movies available for streaming
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - DVD rental company Netflix Inc said on Tuesday it has
reached a deal to provide about 2,500 titles from Starz Entertainment LLC's
broadband subscription service to the Netflix's Web streaming service.
Terms were not disclosed.
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Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:12:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Bollywood goes on Strike, Movie Shoots cancelled
By Rina Chandran
MUMBAI (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Bollywood and television workers began an
indefinite strike on Wednesday, protesting irregular pay and the hiring of
non-union members, a move that could delay major releases for India's festival
season.
Movie stars, including Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, as well as dancers,
writers and technicians heeded a call for an indefinite "non-cooperation"
protest in Mumbai, where Bollywood, home to India's prolific movie industry, is
located.
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Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:10:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Dell pre-loads Iron Man Movie for $20 on your new Dell Computer
Dell announced that they now offer movies as part of your personalization options when you configure a new Dell computer. First up is Iron Man that just got released on DVD.
The Iron Man movie option will add $20 to your Dell computer price. The single disc DVD edition of Iron Man on Amazon.com sells for $14.99 though.
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Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:38:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Adds On-Demand Movies and TV to BRAVIA Internet Video Link
Sony announced today that it and Amazon.com have teamed up to add on-demand movies and TV to the BRAVIA Internet Video Link device. The new service offers access to thousands of premium movies and TV shows.
The Amazon Video on Demand series offers immediate access to content directly on the BRAVIA TV screen. In addition to access to Amazon VOD, Sony also announced streaming HD programs from Dailymotion are now available at no extra cost. Read more
Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Drillbit Taylor is top Movie Download on Sony Playstation Store
Sony published last week's top movie downloads on the Playstation Video Store. Owen Wilson's Drillbit Taylor is holding the top spot.
The Drillbit Taylor movie has been available since July 1st.
Two weeks ago we also looked at the Playstation Video Store download charts and back then the movie 21 was on top. 21 is now in 13th place.
Interestingly the Meet the Spartans movie is still under the top 3 like two weeks ago and even improved to 2nd place.
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Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:05:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Next Harry Potter Movie pushed back to July 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The release date for the sixth Harry Potter movie,
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," was pushed back on Thursday to July
2009 from its original slot in November 2008, movie studio Warner Bros. said.
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Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:06:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Apple announces Movies for iTunes in Australia and New Zealand
Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available on the iTunes Store in Australia and in New Zealand.
The iTunes Store in Australia and New Zealand feature over 700 films for rent or purchase, with new release titles available for purchase on the same day as their DVD release, including favorites such as National Treasure 2, Jumper, 27 Dresses, Cloverfield, Vantage Point and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
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Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:05:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
TV Movie warns: Don't mess with Texas Cheerleaders
By Barry Garron
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The setting is a modern Texas high school,
but the story immediately resembles a good old-fashioned Texas Western.
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Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Heist and Prison Movies make a Comeback
By Steven Zeitchik
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you're watching a Hollywood movie and a
young couple on a transcontinental railroad trip gets involved in a murder, or a
ragtag band of thieves plans the perfect heist, or hardened criminals scheme to
break out of a tightly guarded prison, you're probably watching a Hollywood
movie from another era.
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
X-Files: I Want to Believe Movie Review
OCModshop published a review of the new X-Files: I Want to Believe movie that opens this week in theaters.
Quote from the review: "It has been over six years since the popular and groundbreaking series, The X-Files went off the air leaving some of the series biggest questions unresolved. There was always talk that future films would resolve the alien conspiracy and invasion plotline that fueled the nine seasons of the show, but as time went on, many fans began to wonder if that storyline like so many of the cases Mulder and Scully investigated would remain unanswered.
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:42:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Europe gets PlayTV for PS3 instead of Movie Downloads
Sony launched at the E3 2008 a video download store on the Playstation network that is only available in the United States. Sony will start rolling out PlayTV in Europe starting September 10th. With PlayTV you can record TV programming yourself on the PS3 - better than nothing.
Sony announced PlayTV one year ago at the GC 2007 in Lepzig. PlayTV will therefore launch over one year after the announcement.
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Posted on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Batman The Dark Knight Movie Review
OCModShop published a review of the new Batman movie: Batman: The Dark Knight.
Quote from the review: "Riding a wave a fan expectations and anticipation as well as surrounding by the tragic death of Heath Ledger, the latest installment in Writer/Director Christopher Nolans Batman Series, The Dark Knight, has arrived. Christian Bale once again stars in the dual role of troubled billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and the masked avenger Batman, as he attempts to bring order to Gotham City.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Amazon partners with Sony to offer Movie Streaming
Amazon is entering the video on demand arena with Sony as its first partner to deliver the experience directly to the TV.
Amazon already offers the ability to download movies and TV shows with their Amazon Unbox Service.
The Amazon video streaming service will be available on the Sony Bravia Internet Video Link system. Sony BIVL (BRAVIA Internet Video Link was announced early last year and connects to the back of BRAVIA TVs.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:42:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Dreamworks to use Intel Technology for 3-D Movies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc plans to use chips from
Intel Corp for the creation of 3-D movies, the companies said on Tuesday.
DreamWorks will use Intel's visual computing products for 3-D animated feature
films starting with its "Monsters vs. Aliens" movie, set for domestic release on
March 27, 2009, it said.
Intel, whose biggest rival is Advanced Micro Devices Inc , said it also plans to
develop next-generation 3-D viewing technology for home theaters, personal
computers, video games, online environments and mobile devices.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Wall-E Movie Review
Gizmodo has a raving review of the new Wall-E movie.
Quote from the review: "Wall-E watches Hello, Dolly! on an iPod that he somehow hooked up to a VCR, emulating the dancing and learning about love. (That's not the only Apple reference in the movie: he makes the classic Mac bootup sound when he turns on, and his love interest EVE was designed by Jonathan Ive).
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Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Movie Stars clash in Hollywood Union Brawl
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie stars accustomed to polite rivalry for coveted
film roles and Oscar glory are taking sides in an increasingly bitter labor
dispute between Hollywood's two actors unions.
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:45:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Shyamalan calls his ''Happening'' a fun B Movie
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Director M. Night Shyamalan is best known for the
Oscar-nominated global hit "The Sixth Sense" but fans should be under no
illusions about his latest thriller "The Happening."
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Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:19:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Open Source animated Movie Big Buck Bunny Free to watch
The Peach open movie project published their 10 minute animated feature film Big Buck Bunny now on the internet for everyone to watch - Pixar has got some competition!
The Blender Foundation initiated this Open Source movie project and it follows the 2007 released Elephants Dream. The Blender Foundation and Blender community have been the main financiers for Peach.
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Posted on Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:46:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Megan Fox at MTV Movie Awards 2008 and in Transformers 2
Megan Fox spiced up the MTV 2008 Movie Awards when she accepted the Best Movie award for Transformers last night in LA.
Just Jared has several photos published of Megan Fox at the MTV Awards 2008. As reported in April, Megan Fox who starred in the first Transformers movie was voted sexiest Woman in the World by FHM readers.
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Posted on Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:50:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Hollywood Blaze doesn't stop MTV Movie Awards
By Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fire? What fire?
MTV went ahead with its annual star-studded movie awards at the Universal
Studios lot on Sunday, hours after a spectacular blaze destroyed chunks of
Hollywood history nearby.
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Posted on Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:33:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
TiVO to Offer Disney Movie Rentals on Demand
TiVO announced today that TiVO subscribers will soon get the ability to download movies from The Walt Disney Studios to broadband connected TiVO DVRs directly from the TV. The titles will be available to rent through a partnership with Disney-ABC and CinemaNow.
The rental period is very similar to Apple TV with 24-hours of viewing in standard definition. Some movie titles will be available in HD format as well. Pricing for the movie rentals hasn’t been announced at this time nor has a specific availability date for the service. Read more
Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
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