Some of the year’s biggest movies, both at the box office and for awards contention, have their roots in the printed word, whether in novels, nonfiction books or journalism. Here’s a look at these movies and their literary sources: Â Â Â Â
PORTLAND, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Â Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top ten Movies on Demand (MOD) titles based on consumer transaction …
For those who’ve seen the buzziest of buzzy holiday movies, Spike Jonze’s “Her,†you probably left the theater with much to think about. One of the biggest questions, at least from a filmmaking standpoint: How did Jonze and his team arrive at the future we see on the screen?
Recommended Much like director Neil Blomkamp’s debut film, District 9 (2009), sophomore effort Elysium (2013) is anything but an exercise in subtlety. Both present a sci-fi facade that masks heavy undercurrents of timeless social and political commentary, including class warfare and the threat of oppressive authority. But unlike its bug-minded older brother, Elysium trades in apartheid for …
In addition to Breaking Bad , critic David Bianculli recommends some rare television treats from the ’60s and ’70s that are now available on DVD. They include Here’s Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection , The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, The Rutles: Anthology and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray Disc sales and rentals according to the company’s Retail Essentials and Home Video …
Consumer spending on digital copies of movies and TV shows is up; says one exec: “We are seeing extraordinary double-digit growth quarter over quarter.” read more
Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in fan fave, now in a ”Keepsake Edition”: Watch
BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Aiseesoft has released their brand new, powerful Blu-ray burner and Blu-ray authoring software — Blu-ray Creator, which allows you to create Blu-ray from videos …
PORTLAND, Ore. (TheStreet) — Christmas has some star power to it when it’s the big draw behind a holiday movie, but sometimes it takes only a Christmas cameo to make a seasonal film favorite. We’ve gone into some depth about the merits of the top-grossing Christmas movies of all time, but even classics including Miracle on 34th Street and It’s A Wonderful Life start to lack freshness and narrow …