Netflix is splitting up its two products – DVD delivery and streaming – into two separate sites. You’ll be able to continue to log into Netflix to access streaming, but a new site called Qwikster will handle all the physical media stuff from now on. Aside from renaming its DVD service, Andy Rendich will step [...]
The unlikely winner in the battle between DVDs and Video On Demand? According to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, the answer is movie theaters – and it’s all because they remain the most reliable source of income for movie studios.
It looks like new Xbox 360 DVDs designed to hold an extra gigabyte of data may not work with older consoles. The issue came to light after a user with a 2009 60GB Xbox 360 Pro received an unexpected email from Microsoft warning him his system wouldn’t be capable of playing upcoming retail discs.
The All-Star Superman movie comes out today: a 75-minute, PG-rated, direct-to-video animated feature, based on the celebrated Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely miniseries from a few years back, and starring James Denton as Superman and Clark Kent, and Christina Hendricks as Lois Lane. Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse and Graeme McMillan–the reviewers from Techland’s Comic Book Club–reviewed it, [...]
Variety is killing DVD sales, if 2010 sales figures are to believed. While sales for Blu-Ray and VoD have “exploded” this year, DVD sales are estimated to have fallen 12% when compared with 2009 numbers, which were already down on previous years. According to the CEO of retailer chain Hastings, John Marmaduke, the problem may [...]
The DVD release of Disney’s A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carey as yuletide tyrant Ebenezer Scrooge, will reveal the tech process behind Carey’s transformation from live-action actor to cartooned character.
With yesterday’s release of Kick-Ass on DVD and Blu-ray, we called on Chris Brown, president and CEO of customized digital media company Metabeam, to walk us through the Blu-ray disc dual-screen experience, Metamenu – controllable by your iPhone or Android-platform smartphone. Download the free Metamenu app and your phone will automatically syncs to your BD [...]
It quenched even the most insatiable thirsts for violent action – mostly through an 11-year-old assassin with thing for weaponry. It was Kick-Ass.
Okay, I tried to write this up in a civil fashion. But then I went all Lewis Black explaining it to a co-worker. So pardon my rage, but here we go:
When The Wolfman first hit theaters earlier this year, what struck me most was the art direction. This was a werewolf thriller that had the look and the texture of those wolfy classics we’ve come to love. It exuded atmosphere and tension. (Read my review)
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is a trippy, manic joint. In such a good way.
