'Hunger Games' tops DVD sales and rental charts
The odds didn’t favor any DVDs except for “The Hunger Games” last week.
August 24, 2012
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The odds didn’t favor any DVDs except for “The Hunger Games” last week.
Revivals, special screenings and festivals for Seattle area film buffs this week of Friday, Aug. 17, include more summer outdoor movies, such as “A League of Their Own” and “Bridesmaids,” as well as another 60th anniversary showing “Singin’ in the Rain” and a 15-hour epic look at cinema history, “The Story of Film: An Odyssey.”
The digital revolution is coming to the Marco Movies. Owner Nick Campo is thrilled with the changeover from the world of 35- millimeter film, but, as he says with a grin, “I really had no choice. “Last fall, I got a letter f
It’s now the perfect time of year for outdoor movies: It gets dark a little earlier, but the weather’s warm (at least in theory).
Redbox has extended its deal with Sony Pictures, continuing an agreement that makes Sony the largest Hollywood studio to let the kiosk rental company rent its movies the same day they go on sale.
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‘Footnote,’ ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ ‘The Deep Blue Sea,’ and more are arriving.
Dozens of major studio releases have been struggling, creating a widening chasm between filmic haves and have-nots. Studio executives are beginning to rethink budget and creative choices. Is Hollywood having a blowout year or a dismal one
Richard Zanuckwas the kind of producer who comes along once in a lifetime — and, given the corporate nature of contemporary Hollywood, may never come along again.