February 8, 2015
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The Washington Post?s film critics highlight original movies that are being streamed and made available on demand
Before February ends, HOOQ, a start-up joint venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Brothers Entertainment, will offer Globe Telecom subscribers unlimited access to 10,000 movies and videos on-demand at P199 per month.With its biggest traditional revenue sources – voice and text – under threat, “We see the video-on-demand services offered by HOOQ as a critical offering …
Highly Recommended Nekromantik 2: If watching Nekromantik was a red badge of courage for gorehounds in the 1990s, going back for seconds was simply a sign that you were truly insane. Now, with the weight of years, (and director Jorg Buttgeriet's helpful included extras on these releases) I realize that the Nekromantik movies aren't so much shock machines, as they are warped love stories
Jake Gyllenhaal, who usually exudes an assured, thoughtful, suave aura, emanates creepy, oily, scheming menace as a newbie TV cameraman in Nightcrawler, a savage satire about the news media from Bourne Legacy screenwriter-turned-director Dan Gilroy. The DVD is due Tuesday from Universal Studios.
Highly Recommended The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Blu-ray Review One of the most ambitious and intelligent films ofthe yearwas The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby . Written and directed byfirst-time feature filmmaker Ned Benson, the filmmaking was bold,original, andunusual compared to other contemporary dramas.
How one video and DVD rental store in Bristol managed to survive the online video revolution that put many others out of business.
TORONTO – DVD and Blu-ray rental company Redbox is shutting down its Canadian operations and pulling its rental kiosks out of Canada.