"Kiss of the Spider Woman" has been underground since 1985, the year in which it seduced the Oscars. The indie film locked up unlikely nominations for best picture, best director and best actor (for William Hurt, who won). True to form, the movie has made a dramatic but hardly sudden reappearance, debuting as an exclusive Amazon Unbox … [Read more...]
iTunes Store movies: new foreign policy
The iTunes Store finally has opened for movie sales and rentals in Canada and the United Kingdom. The moves follow the U.S. expansion into online rentals by a month. Movie availability lags behind the U.S. in most cases. The movies go up day and date with the DVD release, as in the States. You'll need a credit card that's valid in the country of … [Read more...]
Mobile video ready to break out, VCs say
Venture capitalists have the hots for mobile video. 90% of the pro investors believe mass adoption of the mobile video will occur within five years, while 60% look for a three-year time frame, according to a study by KPMG. The tax and audit specialist's poll of 300 venture capitalists, corporate executives and investment bankers found that 52% … [Read more...]
‘Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert’ report to Hulu
"The Daily Show," the "most trusted name in fake news," is just in to Hulu. Jon Stewart's long-running Comedy Central spoof on politics and current events joined the NBC Universal-News Corp. streaming video site today, with last night's show front and center. Complete episodes available for online viewing today on Hulu date back a month, to … [Read more...]
Vudu breaks 24-hour rental barrier
The hated 24-hour limit on online movie rentals has seen its first breech, more or less. Download service Vudu, in its latest set-top box software upgrade (1.5), slipped into a model in which rentals can be extended beyond the 24-hour frame -- for a price, of course. Certain, um, restrictions apply. Call it a digital late fee. So if you're … [Read more...]
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