By Mike Perlman |
In a world where darkness has fallen over everything, robots determine the future of the last remaining members of the human race. And only one cyborg can stop them before it’s too late. Same Make. Same Model. New Mission. Once he was programmed to destroy…
By Mike Perlman |
Olive is the first feature film shot with a smartphone (and with a wildly expensive 35mm lens to achieve that shallow depth of field, of course). But the fact that the new independent film was shot entirely using a Nokia N8 is quite impressive, and…
By Killian Bell |
Sky TV has issued a major update to its new Sky Go service today which finally introduces more Sky Movies channels for streaming to mobiles and PCs, and access to movies on-demand. The update increases the Sky Movies selection from just four to eleven channels,…
By Killian Bell |
For years now, the only movie streaming service really worth subscribing to in the U.K. has been Lovefilm, and even this has a number of fairly big drawbacks, which I’ve mentioned a number of times in previous posts. I was delighted, then, when I heard…
By Killian Bell |
Netflix has introduced its ‘Just for Kids’ section to the Netflix application on the Nintendo Wii, which is designed to provide children with suitable content that’s accessible without the help of a parent. The popular movie streaming service announced the update in a post on…
By Killian Bell |
Netflix has sealed a deal with Miramax Films that will allow the service to stream even more content to new users in the U.K. from early 2012. Miramax becomes the second studio to join Netflix on its venture across the Atlantic, after Lionsgate signed up…
By Killian Bell |
On-demand movie streaming on all of my mobile devices is one reason why I’m immensely excited about the launch of Netflix here in the U.K. in early 2012. Today, the company has announced that its first partner across the Atlantic will be Lionsgate. The deal…
By Killian Bell |
Lovefilm is the best alternative to Netflix that we have for renting movies and TV shows here in the U.K. (for the time being!). The service is already available on iOS devices, and today it has expanded its mobile reach with the launch of a…
By Killian Bell |
Having promised Android users that a Sky Go application is on its way “in the coming months,” Sky has revealed that this isn’t the only mobile application its developers are hard at work on. The company is also planning a Sky Movies companion app for…
By Killian Bell |
The closest thing we have to Netflix here in the U.K. right now is a service called Lovefilm, which allows subscribers to rent DVD, Blu-rays, and games, and have movies streamed to their internet-connected TV, PlayStation 3, and recently the iPad. However, there are a…
By Killian Bell |
You’ve already auctioned off your home to buy a pair of Marty McFly’s Nike MAG sneakers on eBay, so selling your wife and kids for Doc Brown’s DeLorean DMC-12 should definitely be next on your to-do list. You just can’t have one without the other.…
By Sean P. Aune |
With Apple’s big push for putting your digital assets up in its new iCloud storage service, one notable thing missing has been movies. According to the always popular “people with knowledge of the matter,” the computer company is working to rectify that as we speak.…
By Adriana Lee |
Steve Jobs – the man, the myth, the legend. To honor the Apple and Pixar animation head honcho, Mythbusters’ Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will be hosting a retrospective on the Discovery Channel. According to Entertainment Weekly, the special will be a one-hour broadcast called…
By Joey Davidson |
We ran a story earlier this morning indicating that Netflix has decided to scrap plans to split their business into two separate operations: Netflix was to be just for online streaming, while the brand new Qwikster would handle the DVD by mail arm of the…
By Killian Bell |
Following its announcement back in September that revealed plans to split its movie streaming and DVD rental service into two businesses, Netflix has today confirmed that it will scrap these plans in a bid to maintain the convenient service its subscribers have become accustomed to.…
By Emily Price |
Word on the street is that Sony is trying to pick up the feature-film rights to the upcoming Steve Jobs’ biography Steve Jobs. The book was written by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson and was originally set to be published…
By Joey Davidson |
Most Netflix subscribers received an email at approximately 6:00 AM EST this morning with a subject line that read “An Explanation and Some Reflections.” Who knew that this email would serve as more than just an apology for increasing the service’s prices? Over the next…
By Killian Bell |
We’re all looking forward to seeing Luke Skywalker meet up with Obi-Wan Kenobi and rescue Princess Leia in high definition here in the U.K., but Star Wars isn’t set to make its Blu-ray debut until September. You can get it a month early, however, with…
By Emily Price |
I’ve been pretty against this whole 3D thing from the start. Don’t get me wrong – I think 3D movies are great (I just saw Harry Potter at my local IMAX last weekend), but the whole move to 3D on our televisions at home and…
By Adriana Lee |
In a news item that should surprise no one, research from Nielsen reveals that higher web video viewing leads to less television watching. There’s even a handy chart, so if there’s any doubt, this must clinch it. Predictably, this is more apparent in the 18–34-year-old…
By Emily Price |
Hulu has signed a multi-year agreement with Miramax so show its films on the Internet streaming service. Starting today, Miramax films such as Good Will Hunting, Clerks and Pulp Fiction will be available to Hulu Plus subscribers. Hulu will also rotate 15 Miramax films per…
By Sean P. Aune |
Netflix Watch Instantly is about to be invaded by 29 seasons worth of Star Trek thanks to the recent deal struck with CBS. While some of the promised CBS shows such as Twin Peaks have already been appearing on the service, there was no word…
By Emily Price |
Four of the major Hollywood studios are rolling out premium video-on-demand rental options, with plans to charge a whopping $30 a pop for the rentals. $30 for a rental? Movies will be flicks that have just left theaters, but that aren’t headed to DVD or…
By Jack McGrath |
NPD Group announced that Netflix’s share of streaming video content market has reached a definitive 61 percent. Comparatively, that’s about fifteen times the share that Apple’s iTunes movie store has reached. Does Netflix have an edge on its competitors? How will the rental service take…
