A Swiss bus crash which killed 22 children and six adults may have been caused by a teacher who distracted the driver by handing him a DVD film to play, a newspaper said Sunday.
Long-awaited movie opens Friday. Also this week: “Mad Men” returns; “The Muppets” hit DVD and Blu-ray.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT – News), today announced the top ten movies-on-demand (VOD) titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies-on-demand are transactional …
This week, a pair of movies about men in a stunted state of development hits area theaters. The first, “21 Jump Street,†is a take on the 1980s television series and stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. The second, “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,†stars Jason Segel as a 30-year-old who lives in his mother’s basement.
In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of movies adapted from television shows. The latest film, “21 Jump Street,” is at Bay Area theaters. (…
The UK inquiry in to whether Sky Movies’ exclusive first-run subscription VOD deals with six major Hollywood major studios is anti-competitive will belatedly widen to consider internet services from Netflix …
The ‘Tintin’ Blu-ray comes in 3D edition for $6 more. (Credit: Paramount) A few weeks ago Paramount released the Blu-ray for “Hugo,” which has a nearly flawless video transfer and offers incredibly sharp video and great sound. The studio returns today with the Blu-ray release of Steven Spielberg’s ” The Adventures of Tintin ,” which famously combines performance capture with digital computer …
The DescendantsGenre: Drama Director: Alexander Payne Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller Rating: *****Honolulu real estate lawyer Matt King (George Clooney) lives in paradise, but he can’t see the beauty for the pain. His wife, Elizabeth, is in a coma following a waterskiing accident, his two daughters are sullen and rebellious, and he is coming down to the wire on a difficult …
The cineplex isn’t the only place to see a film on the big screen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The stately red brick house featured in the 1990 comedy film “Home Alone” has sold for nearly $1.6 million, a person involved in the transaction said on Saturday. The 14-room, Georgian-style house, located in the northern Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, was originally priced at $2.4 million when it was first put up for sale 10 months ago. It sold earlier this week for …