Redbox, on-demand are how we like our movies
Redbox’s kiosks are now the leading source of physical DVD rentals in the U.S., and video-on-demand accounts for one out of three paid movie rentals.
January 20, 2012
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Redbox’s kiosks are now the leading source of physical DVD rentals in the U.S., and video-on-demand accounts for one out of three paid movie rentals.
A look at some DVDs scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead.
Higher GroundGenre: DramaDirector: Vera FarmigaStars: Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard, Dagmara DominczykRate: ** 1/2Higher Ground sees acclaimed actress Vera Farmiga (The Departed) directing for the first time in a film that explores organized religion. The title of the source book gives a clue to where things are going: This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost, by Carolyn S.
SAN FRANCISCO – Millions of DVD renters who want to check out Warner Bros’ latest movies won’t get the chance until nearly two months after the discs are available to buy.
These are the movies we most want to see this year. We know there are a bunch missing (yes, The Hobbit, we get it). So tell us what you would have chosen.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Alonso Duralde literally wrote the book on Christmas movies: It’s called “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas.” So who better to guest-program the Five Most space this week?
There’s a thin line between a heartwarming holiday movie and a heartrendingly bad Christmas film. TIME’s Richard Corliss sets his sights on the latter.
Genre: AnimationDirector: Jennifer Yu NelsonStars: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan**1/2Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s animated comedy sequel manages to have its fortune cookie and eat it, too, since it delivers both more action and fireworks (literally), while at the same time filling in the tragic back story of Po, the accidental panda warrior voiced by Jack Black.This is a franchise …
Genre: ActionDirector: Rupert WyattStars: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freido Pinto***The world needs another Planet of the Apes movie like a circus acrobat needs a banana peel. After five original films, two TV spinoffs and Tim Burton’s failed 2001 “reimagining,†the franchise has fleas.
For a film critic, there is no sadder assignment than this one.