At the movies: Art imitates tech
Movies and documentaries are diving more into the tech industry’s compelling storylines.
January 26, 2013
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Movies and documentaries are diving more into the tech industry’s compelling storylines.
Dozens of theaters will be shut down because of the cost of converting to digital projection.
DVD rental firm Blockbuster has announced plans to close 23 stores in Scotland with the loss of around 100 jobs as part of a phased Âclosure across the UK over the coming weeks.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s leisurely Blu-ray issues of vintage Woody Allen movies continue this month with “Hannah and Her Sisters†and “Sleeper,†about a year after “Annie Hall†and “Manhattan†arrived in stores. Equal parts cerebral and slapstick humor, it’s the tale of a hapless health food store owner who is frozen then revived 100 years later, when the U.S.
Movies on Mobile Phones – Never Miss a Good Flick Again It wasn’t all that long ago when watching a movie on a phone meant watching a low-definition recording of your child being cute or your friend doing something ridiculous.
Futuristic action thriller Looper was released on DVD and Blu Ray on New Years Eve. Now, we can understand you not rushing out to buy it while you…
Netflix is having more problems today after it wasn’t functioning on Christmas Eve last week due to problems with Amazon.com Inc.’s storage service, which powers Netflix streaming.
it’s time to introduce a basement category, a beneath-contempt classification for movies that are truly horrible but are perhaps intended to be horrible, so to acknowledge them among the worst would be to do them a perverse honor. In that category this year, we find “The Collection,†about a masked maniac who tricks a lot of very naive young people into thinking they’re at a nightclub …
This week’s new movies include “Django Unchained†and the much anticipated “Les Miserables.†Both films feature star-studded casts.
This year may be preparing its swan song, but the cinematic gems of 2012 live on. The long weekend ahead presents a prime opportunity to catch up on your list of neglected movies from these past dozen months.