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Blockbuster 10 Most Terrifying Non Horror Movies

Scary doesn’t always mean ghosts, monsters and vampires, a survey from Blockbuster Inc. reveals just in time for Halloween.  “The 10 Most Terrifying Non-Horror Movies,” created based on feedback from movie lovers, shows that sharks, an unhinged fan or a crazy eccentric can be just as chilling. The non-traditional Halloween movie list provides alternatives for […]


Netflix to stream movies directly to new Vizio televisions

Netflix, Inc on Wednesday expanded further into the market for streaming movies directly to consumers with a new partnership with high-definition TV maker Vizio. Netflix said the arrangement involves new Vizio TVs that can be purchased later this year and will let Netflix subscribers access the company’s video catalog, which includes more than 100,000 DVD […]


Blue Ray Movies 50% Off

Another Blu-ray sale going on. Save 50% on selected Blu-ray movies until January 4th. So if you got a brand new Blu-ray player from Santa this is a nice opportunity to build your Blu-ray disc library. The selected Blu-ray titles on sale include Vexille, Firewall, 16 Blocks, Reservoir Dogs, Crash, Shinobi and Chungking Express.
Some of […]


Christmas Day Movies

Three of the four movies that opened Thursday drew more box-office receipts than any other film opening on Christmas Day, industry observers said. According to data compiled by Box Office Mojo, “Marley and Me” did the biggest Christmas business, drawing a $14.6 million gross. This surpassed “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” with $11.7 million, […]


XStreamHD Successful Test

XStreamHD, an emerging leader in the delivery and distribution of Full High Definition (HD) entertainment to the home, has successfully tested its revolutionary transport system.
The unique transport system, tested on the AMC-16 satellite at 85 degrees west longitude, enables XStreamHD to deliver Full HD movies, music, and games directly to subscriber homes throughout North America.
“By […]


Movies in a Flash from AVT

AVT, Inc. (formerly Automated Vending Technologies), (Pink Sheets: AVTC), said today that its revolutionary new AVTi(TM) Media “Movies in a Flash” dispensing center is part of a significant change in the way consumers will watch movies.
A flier which carefully explains how AVT is part of the next generation in the evolution of the entertainment industry’s […]


New Home Theater and AUDIO/VIDEO Review Site Launches at HomeTheaterReview.com

BEVERLY HILLS, CA ­ December 10, 2008 ­ Leading home entertainment industry
publisher Jerry Del Colliano announced his latest venture today with the launch
of a comprehensive home theater review site at HomeTheaterReview.com. Del
Colliano has a proven record of building web properties; he is the founder of
AVRev.com, ModernHomeTheater.com and AVRevForum.com, which were sold to Internet
Brands Inc. in […]


10 Best Movies of 2008 from New Yorker Film Critic David Denby

Defiance: An inspirational story, told with a maximum of physical detail and a minimum of rhetoric, about the three Bielski brothers (including Daniel Craig), who kept twelve hundred Jews alive in the forest during the Nazi occupation of Byelorussia.
Rachel Getting Married: Excruciating to get into, but, once you become accustomed to Ann Hathaway’s high-wire performance […]


World Premiere Of Spider-Man 3 Takes Place In Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - “Spider-Man 3,” the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise and based on the fictional Marvel Comics character, debuted with much fan-fare in Tokyo on Monday.
Thousands of Japanese fans stood waiting in the rain to catch a glimpse of film stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, who lighted up the stage […]


Harry Potter Movie Shortened To Avoid Grindhouse Failure

Harry Potter movie makers are trimming the next installment of the fantasy franchise, fearful it’s too long and will turn movie goers off.
Following the failure of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double-bill Grindhouse, which is more than three hours long, studio bosses at Warner Bros have ordered director David Yates to cut the running time […]