Film directors have lionized killers as long as there has been film. With time comes absolution and insulation for directors who discover the misunderstood romantic heroes inside serial murderers. No better example than "Bonnie and Clyde." In the past three years we've seen exhaustive -- and excellent -- works on revolutionary Che Guevara, … [Read more...]
Dish does streaming
Dish Network unveiled its combo DVD rental and streaming video service, at a $10 price point. Sound familiar? Yep, that's the same price Netflix customers were paying until that company busted out with its notorious 60 percent price hike. Dish executives say the new "Blockbuster Movie Pass" plan and its pricing were set before the Netflix … [Read more...]
Viewing holds highs in Aug.
Online video watching didn't slow for the dog days of August -- "viewing sessions" remained at record levels of just over 6.9 billion for the month. Figures for U.S. viewing time were still on fire as well, with an average of 18 hours per pair of eyeballs, according to online video tracker comScore. That's off from the record 18.5 hours posted … [Read more...]
Hitler hates Netflix, to no one’s surprise
That Hitler clip from "Downfall" remains one of the greatest comic memes ever to hit the Web. Well, to no one's surprise, der fuhrer has a beef with Reed Hastings and Netflix. View on ... … [Read more...]
Netflix Discovers content
In the midst of its very own Shark Week, Netflix renewed its content deal with cable favorite Discovery Communications. The content deal brings "a wide range of additional episodes and series" from the Discovery networks," Netflix said Sept. 21. The companies' joint press release cited "highlights" such "Man vs. Wild" (pictured), "Say Yes to … [Read more...]
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