Many of the Oscar-nominated movies that aren’t playing in theaters anymore can still be seen by movie fans who don’t mind buying DVDs and Blu-ray films – or who are in the practice of renting and buying digital movies from online services such as Amazon Video on Demand, iTunes and Google Play.
Apple’s digital-hub strategy has made the DVD burner – with its ability to play movies, back-up more than 4.5GB of data, and create movies that your friends can play on their home DVD players – a highly sought-after system component.
How good was 2013 for movies? David Edelstein, the movie critic for New York, called it “miraculous.” As our critic Chris Orr pointed out correctly, the best movie of the year doesn’t even have a shot at winning best picture and didn’t even get nominated for best director or lead actor. But Ben Fritz, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, says something is fundamentally changing in Hollywood …
A trio of quintessentially American movies are expected to prevail at the box office early this year, with The Muppets and Captain America poised to join the Navy Seals of “Lone Survivor†on the 2014 hit parade. Lionsgate has high hopes for “Divergent†as the next young-adult franchise, but we’ve seen YA movies crash and burn before, scuttling any sequel plans.
We all have mothers. Many of us are mothers. And many mothers like to take their mothers to the movies, or be taken to the movies themselves.Mothers don’t want to see exploding cars.
Google is continuing to populate the iOS store with its range of services with the launch of the Google Play Movies & TV app. The free offering allows iDevice owners to stream content bought from Google Play, and includes Chromecast support
Ron Howard’s R-rated “Rush,†the true story of Formula 1 racers, and the R-rated spy thriller “Closed…