Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks has a novel new idea to combat the shifting landscape of the movie industry, proposing to charge viewers for movie downloads according to screen size after just 17 days in theaters. Crazy premise, or brilliant solution? The post Could movies priced by screen size be the next media revolution?
MGM/UA Home Video coined the slogan “in glorious black and white†to compete with color back catalogue movies back in the VHS era, but it’s successor format Blu-ray that has…
As a new DVD salutes the heroes of the Norwich speedway years, Derek James looks back on The Stars’ success.
Rent It Detective Chen Zilong (Donnie Yen) has spent years undercover, slowly but surely making a name for himself as “Dragon” Chen, an enforcer well-known in the Chinese underworld. Although he is committed to his job, he yearns to return to the regular police force, where his mother (Hee Ching Paw) will no longer have to worry about his safety. When his boss, Captain Cheung (Ronald Cheng …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Posters, lobby cards, photographs, press books and other items linked to classic and lesser-known movies filmed in or about Louisiana are on display at the Historic New Orleans Collection.
Also in stores May 6: ‘Burn,’ ‘Still Mine’
The DVD/Blu-ray for the Kickstarter-funded film starring Kristen Bell is available May 6. read more
“Frozen†continues to sizzle for Walt Disney Co. (DIS) , where quarterly profit rose 27 percent as kids snapped up DVDs and merchandise tied to the animated mega-hit.
President Vladimir Putin, cast in Russia as a defender of conservative values, is imposing a ban on swearing in Russian movies, music and books, seeking to suppress a form of profanity-laden slang known as “mat.â€
So you’ve got a Blu-ray player, and you’re loving the high-definition splendor of “Game of Thrones,†“Mad Men†and “Downton Abbey.†Even an oldie can look awesome when “Star Trek†makes the effort to re-create special effects in high-def.