Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 30
Silver Linings Playbook Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months is a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get...
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Microsoft May Bring Back Heroes
Microsoft is currently considering a return for the NBC series Heroes which ran for four seasons from 2006-2010. In the past the company has considered starting up their own original programming - they tried to get Conan O'Brien for a show that would have aired through Xbox Live before he went to TBS - and Heroes could represent the start of that as they look to debut their new console late this year. The show would feature a cast of new characters with the possibility of those from the p...
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Amazon May Introduce Set-Top Box
Amazon may look to launch a content-streaming box late this year according to BusinessWeek. It would be competing with other established products which offer a wide array of options including Roku, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PS3, and the next consoles from Microsoft and Sony due out by the holidays. It's unclear if it will have a hook that differentiates from the others or if they may try to simply do so by offering them at a low price. Just last week Amazon launched 14 original comedy and child...
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Trailer for Dexter Season 8
Showtime has released a trailer for the upcoming final season of Dexter which begins on June 30. The eighth season will introduce a profiling neuro-psychiatrist and a former police officer-turned-private eye that will make things difficult on Dexter and Deb following the events of the season seven finale - while Yvonne Strahovski will also return. ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 23
Jurassic Park 3D This title includes a Blu-ray 3D disc which is only compatible with 3D Blu-ray players and Playstation 3. A standard Blu-ray is also included which will play on all standard Blu-ray players. Experience one of the biggest films in motion picture history with director Steven Spielberg's ultimate thrill ride Jurassic Park. Featuring Academy Award winning visual effects and groundbreaking filmmaking that has been hailed as 'a triumph of special effects artistry' (Roger Ebert Ch...
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Amazon Launches 14 Original Series Pilots
Not to be left behind by Netflix, Amazon's instant streaming service has continued to work towards offering its own original programming. Now available to watch are the pilots for 14 different comedy or children's series with the biggest being Zombieland. The shows are free for those with an Amazon Prime subscription. All the pilots can be found on this Amazon page. Interestingly viewer response will help determine which shows get picked up for full runs. Amazon will count how many peo...
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Hemlock Grove Releases on Netflix
The latest in original programming for the instant streaming service at Netflix arrived today with Hemlock Grove. The horror series is executive produced by Eli Roth and stars Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, and Bill Skarsgard. When 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock’s peculiar inhabitants – or killer creatures – could be suspects. All 13 one-hour episodes are available to view immediately. In the shadows of a rusted Pennsylvania steel town, ...
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Breaking Bad Sets Return Date for Final Run
AMC has announced the date in which Breaking Bad will begin airing the back half of its fifth and final season. The premiere will happen on Sunday, August 11 beginning an uninterrupted eight week stretch that will bring the highly-acclaimed series to a close. The network also announced it will debut Talking Bad, which will air after each one of the episodes. Similar to Talking Dead - which follows The Walking Dead - it will be an hour long discussion format....
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