Tag archive: Movies

With cable subscriptions beginning to decline, everyone wants in on streaming. Though it's late to the game, Verizon is teaming with Redbox (owned by Coinstar) to create a Netflix hybrid service that would offer Redbox DVDs and streaming movies over a Verizon video subscription service. The new service should launch (or be unveiled) later this year (second half of 2012).  According to Verizon, the new service will give users “the… Read More

As announced by the Los Angeles Times earlier today, Coinstar's popular Redbox brand has made a decision to ignore Warner Brothers recently announced 56-day plan that would restrict when a consumer has access to renting a new release on DVD or Blu-ray through the popular red kiosks.    Company officials at Redbox have decided to purchase all new Warner Brothers releases in bulk through retailers like Amazon, Target and Wal-Mart, but at a… Read More

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a storyteller, then you might be interested to know about YouTube’s latest project. And by storyteller, we don't mean people who can read bedtime stories to their little ones in an impressive range of voices and accents – we mean original, engaging tales that could captivate an audience of movie goers. YouTube announced details of the Your Film Festival on Thursday, and here’s the deal: you submit a… Read More

We won't say anything about how amazing the Transformer movies are, or how they are overlooked in terms of plot excellence because hey, we'd be lying. There's no award-winning drama here, but there is penty of action, special effects, and hot girls, so take that as you will. If you're a fan of the movies (we're not judging), then you can, as of January 31, put your fandom on full display with the Transformers… Read More

According to a recently released study conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, young adults between the ages of 18 to 29 are the most likely to go online just to “have fun or pass the time”. While 81 percent claim to have gone online to have fun on occasion, over half of these young adults claimed to have hopped online for that reason within 24 hours prior to the survey. According to… Read More

One of the most daunting prospects facing people who are considering buying a Blu-ray player is the realization that they will need to buy a whole new library of movies. While that is a valid concern, some Blu-rays are better than others, and below is our list of ten Blu-rays out now, and five coming soon that you can add to your collection without regret. Throughout 2011, things changed. The format has become increasingly more accepted and… Read More

Designed for the traveler, Vudu now allows users to download movies that have been purchased on the service. Previously, the service would only allow users to stream content over a PC or mobile device to watch a film or television show. This allows users to download an entire film similar to iTunes and watch at a later time. This also allows users with slower broadband connections to download an entire film instead of waiting for buffering… Read More

If director Tarsem Singh's (The Cell, The Fall) new swords-and-sandals adventure Immortals were a car, it would be a high-end speedster, full of roaring power, lightning-fast speed, and beautiful to look at whether it's in motion or standing still. And like taking a trip in a good sports car, you might not get a well-rounded experience from Immortals, but you will get a ride to remember. In Immortals, British actor Henry Cavill (Man… Read More

Here are some of the hottest, most buzzed-about books this week. Download them on your Kindle, read them on your iPad, or go to a bookstore if you like to keep things old-school. 11/22/63 by Stephen King Fiction big-name Stephen King is back with a gripping novel about the day President Kennedy died — as the title would suggest. In this version, however; a man travels back in time to attempt to stop the shocking assassination that rocked… Read More

According to a recent study from Strategy Analytics, gaming consoles have become the preferred method within U.S. households for watching online movies, television and Web video on televisions. Approximately 12 percent of U.S. households (15 million) use a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 to consume online media. This percentage of people is much higher than consumers hooking up a PC to a television or third-party, set-top box solutions like the media… Read More

Peter Jackson has been giving us glimpses into the production of The Hobbit, including behind the scenes images and interactions with the cast. That’s enough to get even the mildest LOTR fan excited, but cross that insider info with some background on the innovative technology behind the making of, and you’ve hooked us. 3D In a new video blog (which you can check out below), Peter Jackson says he would have used 3D in the original LOTR films if… Read More

Here are some of the hottest, most buzzed-about books this week. Download them on your Kindle, read them on your iPad, or go to a bookstore if you like to keep things old-school. Blue Nights by Joan Didion Joan Didion is without a doubt one of the most powerful writers of our time; her 2005 memoir (The Year of Magical Thinking) about her life, marriage, and the unfortunate death of her fellow-writer husband won the National Book Award. In this… Read More

Sure, we all love technology – and if you're reading this site, there's a good chance your daily routine involves more gadgets, software, and digital accessories than the average person. And while that's all well and good, that also means you'll be one of the first people to know when the robot revolution begins. From coffee machines with a taste for blood to smartphones zapping our brains, Hollywood has never shied away… Read More

While a judge issued a temporary injunction against Zediva's operations during August 2011, Zediva has been officially shut down for good by U.S. District Judge John Walter as of this week. When Zediva launched earlier this year, the service streamed brand new movie releases for $2 each. Rather than negotiating any type of streaming rights with the movie studios, Zediva would purchase new releases at retail prices and incorporate… Read More