"The Hustler" was Paul Newman's breakthrough film, a startling piece of lowlife lit built around the fictional pool-shark punk Fast Eddie Felson. George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason and Piper Laurie turned this 1961 drama into an actors showcase. All four were nominated for Oscars. Newman, it could be argued, didn't get his Oscar for his work in … [Read more...]
Hastings wired for HBO deal
Netflix chieftain Reed Hastings was back at the All Things Digital hootenanny, talking about fiber optics, his content dealings and ... "Firefly." When asked about his up-and-down history with Hollywood, Hastings replied: “The whole relationship thing is overstated." With good money comes good vibes. Hastings joined other top tech leaders at … [Read more...]
Miramax streams to Hulu
Hulu has beaten Netflix to market with Miramax movies on streaming video. Hulu Plus launched its Miramax offerings the same day it announced the deal with the mini-major studio. Netflix, which broke news of its Miramax deal in mid-May, set its debut day for sometime in June. As of Tuesday, June 1, Hulu Plus was featuring the Miramax movies … [Read more...]
3 bil YouTube vids a day
YouTube guaranteed itself a happy sixth birthday by announcing that it has hit the 3 billion views per day mark -- an increase of about 50 percent over last year. That makes roughly 90 billion individual video views a month. YouTube says the 3 billion a day figure translates to "the equivalent of nearly half the world’s population watching a … [Read more...]
Miramax joins Netflix
Miramax's cache of classic independent films is coming to Netflix streaming video. Beginning in June, subscribers who use Watch Instantly will have access to "several hundred Miramax movies, with dozens of titles being added on a rotating basis," Netflix said, confirming the deal, which had been anticipated. Miramax's deal is non-exclusive … [Read more...]
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