Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Netflix Splitting DVD and Streaming Services Into Two Seperate Companies
Netflix today announced that they will be completely separating their DVD rental and streaming services into two different companies. The Netflix name will stay with the streaming side while a new company to be known as Qwikster will handle the DVDs. Yes, that means that those who want both will need to subscribe indepedently to different websites, and create queues and rate films/shows on each - there will be no integration between the two. The company has taken a big PR hit lately, and ...
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DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Week of September 20th
One of the surprise break-out hits of the summer, the comedy Bridesmaids, leads the way this week in DVD/Blu-ray releases - along with a special 70th Anniversary Edition of the Disney Classic Dumbo. There are also some decent TV series to consider with comedy favorites Raising Hope and Modern Family topping the list. •Bridesmaids (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Picked as her best friend's maid of honor, lovelorn and broke Annie looks to bluff her way through t...
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Trailer for Premium Rush
The first trailer for Premium Rush, a thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has arrived. Written and directed by David Koepp the film focuses on a bike messenger who is chased around New York City by a dirty cop because of a package he has in his possession. Premium Rush is slated to release on January 13th 2012. ...
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Source Code Being Developed as TV Series
The sci-fi thriller from earlier this year, Source Code, will be adapted into a television series for CBS. Shaping up to be a procedural the show will follow three former federal agents who use the "Source Code" in order to infiltrate tragic events of the past. The movie received mostly positive reviews and performed decently at the box office. I'm not sure how this will work though if it follows the rules of the film. Conceptually it will need to be drastically different as the movie was...
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Point Break Remake in the Works
Generally I'm not someone who gets upset at movies being remade - they don't affect the experience that was had seeing the original and sometimes they turn out better than expected. In the case of 1991's Point Break though, which is beloved by many and was driven by the performances of Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze and break-out direction of Kathryn Bigelow, it feels different and social media has exploded with anger over the news. Over the years there had been talk of a proper seque...
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Trailer for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Though not the first trailer - there have been multiple international ones - the domestic trailer for Tinker Tailor Solider Spy has arrived. The buzz-heavy film opens this week in the UK but does not release in the US until December 9th. Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Ciaran Hinds Tinker Tailor Solider Spy is adapted from a novel and takes place during the Cold War as a retired spy has to try and track down a Soviet agent within MI6. ...
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DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Week of September 13th
It's a highly anticipated week of releases as Star Wars finally makes it to Blu-ray alongside one of the hits of the summer movie season Thor. There are also a number of television seasons for series with devoted fan bases. My top recommendation of the group is Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (though I'd suggest watching Spartacus: Blood and Sand first as the prequel holds more impact that way). (more…)...
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Eddie Murphy to Host The Oscars
Eddie Murphy has been selected to host the upcoming Academy Awards, which is scheduled to take place on February 26th 2012. Murphy was once nominated - in 2006 for his supporting role in Dreamgirls. He has more Razzie nominations however as his career took a sharp downturn by taking on roles in some truly terrible films. Still he is fondly remembered for his early career and in particular his brilliant stand-up comedy. Brett Ratner is running the show and chose Murphy, who is in the Novem...
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