Walmart is the latest weapon in Hollywood’s battle against slumping DVD sales. The nation’s largest retailer is putting some new muscle behind UltraViolet, a disc-to-digital program backed by most major studios that got off to a shaky start when it was announced last year.
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like watching a couple of CIA agents preparing to torture a suspected terrorist with a pair of pliers, right? Unless it’s the buff heroes of director McG’s spectacularly awful new action comedy “This Means War’’ — played by Chris Pine and Tom Hardy — watching…
The best place to look for Oscar glory this year may be Turner Classic Movies. This week, the venerable movie channel launches its annual “31 Days of Oscar†festival. While buzzed-about Hollywood films such as “The Ides of March†and “My Week With Marilyn†struggle to find an audience, tune…
NEW York’s prime place in cinema is about far more than the city’s generous tax credit. There’s just something about stories set here that excites filmmakers and audiences alike.
Customers of services like Netflix Inc. will have to wait until eight weeks after movies from Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros
Ho-ho-Hollywood! From kid-friendly flicks to serious fare, get the skinny on cinema from The Post’s Christmas film guide! HORSING AROUND Meet Spielberg’s stars, on two legs and four For the stars of his $66 million World War I saga “War Horse,†director Steven Spielberg bet on one unknown…
This is one of the weakest years for movies I can remember. Just two 2011 releases earned four stars from me, the smallest number since the early 1980s. There’s no shortage of films that had great performances, but few achieved greatness
This is one of the weakest years for movies I can remember. Just two 2011 releases earned four stars from me, the smallest number since the early 1980s. There’s no shortage of films that had great performances, but few achieved greatness
Coinstar Inc., owner of the Redbox movie-rental kiosks, fell 2.3 percent to close at $52.95 yesterday on reports that some of Hollywood’s largest movie studios may try to lengthen the current 28-day limit on DVD rentals to 60 days.The company fell another 10.2 percent in…