Weekend Tech Scan: So many movies, so little time
Comcast and Facebook make some moves into making even more movies available for their customers; also, Sony troduces a new hand-held gaming console.
February 25, 2012
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Comcast and Facebook make some moves into making even more movies available for their customers; also, Sony troduces a new hand-held gaming console.
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) This Blu-ray set brings together three Christmas shows, made for television using stop-action animation: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964), “Frosty the Snowman” (1969) and “Santa Claus is…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Mozart’s Sister A fictionalized account of a short span in the life of Maria Anna Mozart, Wolfgang’s older sibling, whose surpassing musical talent was discouraged because of her gender.
Margaret Filmed six years ago – and tied up in litigation ever since – this Kenneth Lonergan film focuses on a teenage girl, her circle of friends and family and the aftermath of a bus accident which she witnesses and…
Love has triumphed over action at the weekend box office with a No. 1 debut for the romantic drama “The Vow.” Studio estimates Sunday show that the love story starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum took in $41.7…
Man on a Ledge Sam Worthington is an innocent man serving a 25-year prison sentence who escapes custody, checks into a hotel and climbs out onto a ledge in this smart, if gimmicky, thriller co-starring Elizabeth Banks…
Re “Comcast stiffs fans of classic movies” (Editorial Notebook, Feb.
In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s films.
Coinstar Inc. (CSTR) , owner of the Redbox movie-rental kiosks, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled and that the company will buy the competing service operated by NCR Corp.
Opening Friday Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Oscar Nominated Shorts Safe House Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3-D Undefeated The Vow