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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 […]


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 […]


King Kong DVD News

Universal has finally (officially) announced the DVD release of Peter Jackson’s King Kong for 3/28. Three versions will be available - single-disc full frame and anamorphic widescreen standard editions (SRP $29.98 each) and a 2-disc anamorphic widescreen Special Edition (SRP $30.98). Audio for each will be Dolby Digital 5.1. All of the versions will feature […]


Darth Maul double bladed FX lightsaber news

The Darth Maul double bladed fx lightsaber has been delayed. MR is now saying it will not go on sale until the end of the month. I will be watching the FX lightsabers here.