Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Trailer for This Means War
The first trailer for the action-comedy film This Means War has arrived. Directed by McG and starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine - the story focuses on two ex CIA operatives who discover they are dating the same woman. This Means War is slated to release on February 17th 2012. The world’s deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing th...
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Netflix Streaming Adds CW Shows
The Netflix run on new content for its streaming service continues with CW network programming. Beginning on October 15th shows such as The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, and Nikita will be made available for instant viewing. Come January 2012 others including Supernatural and 90210 will be added. The deal will run for at least four years - with each new season being added the following fall....
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Teaser Trailer for The Avengers
Marvel has released the first official trailer for The Avengers. Though there was a scene that followed the credits in Captain America this represents the first official footage released beyond that. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury). The Avengers is slated to release on May 4th 2012. When...
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Qwikster Already Dead – Netflix No Longer Plans to Split into Two Companies
Last month Netflix announced that it's DVD-by-mail rental service would be spinning off into its own company to be known as Qwikster, while its streaming service would remain under the Netflix name. They were to be operated completely separately even having their own websites and subscriptions would be independent from each other. Today CEO Reed Hastings came out to state those plans have, at least for now, been canceled. "Consumers value the simplicity Netflix has always offered and we res...
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DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Week of October 11th
This week's group of DVD/Blu-ray releases are an uninspired bunch - with the biggest one Green Lantern having been a bomb at the box office while the comedies and The Tree of Life generated starkly split reaction amongst audiences. (more…)...
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Trailer for The Raven
The first trailer for the thriller The Raven has arrived. A fictionalized account of Edgar Allen Poe's final days the story centers on him joining forces with a Baltimore detective to hunt down a serial killer who's using Poe's works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Starring John Cusack and Alice Eve The Raven is set to open on March 9th 2012. ...
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Netflix Signs Streaming Deal with AMC
As Netflix prepares to lose the biggest contributor to their streaming service early next year in Starz they have been actively working to add new content. The latest deal involves TV network AMC - who's Mad Men and Breaking Bad has already been made available on Netflix - but will be providing even more going forward. The big score comes with The Walking Dead - the hugely popular zombie show adapted from the comics. Season one of The Walking Dead is available today on Netflix and futu...
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Early On-Demand Release Experiment Continues with Tower Heist
Earlier this summer began an experiment to see how well movies would sell on-demand before they arrived on DVD/Blu-ray - even potentially while still in theaters a two months after release - for $30 through DirectTV. Returns were not particularly encouraging with studios determining that the wait from theatrical release as well as the price were prohibitive to its success. Now a tweak is being made to see how it could work under different circumstances. In this case November's Tower He...
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