Spring is usually a tough time for movie lovers, as the major studios go into their post-Oscar hibernation, and clear out their basements of new releases before summer blockbuster season. Oddly enough, this makes it the perfect time for film festivals -- turning over some space on the marquee to foreign films, documentaries and independent movies. One of Pittsburgh's most unusual and consistently interesting film festivals begins this weekend -- the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival. This year's theme is "Faces of Globalization.
Spring is usually a tough time for movie lovers, as the major studios go into their post-Oscar hibernation, and clear out their basements of new releases before summer blockbuster season. Oddly enough, this makes it the perfect time for film festivals -- turning over some space on the marquee to foreign films, documentaries and independent movies. One of Pittsburgh's most unusual and consistently interesting film festivals begins this weekend -- the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival. This year's theme is "Faces of Globalization.
THE FACT that torture is an accepted part of our government's policy is an outrage. Yet over time, we may find ourselves becoming numb to its horrors. Just look how little we care about films that feature torture films that many of our kids are watching. Go to your local Blockbuster and take a tour of the new releases. Torture on film is hot.
LAS VEGAS -- The film industry is in a race against time as tech- savvy movie pirates are increasingly able to get high-quality copies of new releases online within hours of their theater debuts. Last summer's blockbuster "Spider-Man 2," for example, was downloadable in first-rate form within seven hours of its premier to the public, theater owners were told Wednesday at the ShoWest 2005 convention, where theater owners and movie distributors meet annually. The conference concludes today.
GO! rent Most new video releases only come out on Tuesday, but the teen night-crawlers of the blockbuster vampire franchise "Twilight" are getting a special Saturday release, in a 2-disc edition.
DALLAS, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (OTHER OTC: BLOKA, BLOKB), a leading global provider of rental and retail movie and game entertainment, today announced that it has received final authorization from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to obtain $125 million in "debtor-in- possession" (DIP) financing from certain of the Company's senior noteholders. This funding is available to help Blockbuster meet its obligations to customers, suppliers and employees in the ordinary course as it implements a plan to recapitalize its balance sheet and substantially reduce debt. The Court had previously authorized Blockbuster access to $20 million of the DIP financing on an interim basis. Today's final order allows Blockbuster to access the entire $12...
... and television programs, including new releases the first day they become available. On September ...
It is a constant struggle for me to save money, yet spend my money in ways that benefit our community. With the lack of quality content on TV, I have been more interested in films. Many people have recommended Redbox for renting DVDs. Redbox kiosks, which can be seen all over town at Walgreens, Kroger and Circle K stores, are basically vending machines for movies and games.
... as numerous and are harder to find, Blockbuster is offering Blockbuster Express kiosks ( blockbustterexpress.com ), which rent new releases for $2.99 a night and offer older movies for $1 a ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it plans to keep stores and kiosks open as it reorganizes. The move, long expected and prearranged with bondholders, effectively ends an era that Blockbuster dominated -- of Americans visiting video-store chains for the latest movie-rental releases. Increasingly, Americans are watching movies via video subscription services such as Netflix Inc., video on demand and vending machine services such as Redbox.
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