Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category

Pavtube Launched New Tool for Shrinking Blu-Ray and DVD Movies to iPad

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Pavtube Launched New Tool for Shrinking Blu-Ray and DVD Movies to iPad
New released Pavtube Blu-ray to iPad Converter lets users put Blu-ray and DVD movies to iPad/iPod/iPhone easier than ever with specific iPad-optimized profile and CUDA acceleration. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8642701.htm

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Four plead guilty to massive DVD pirating operation

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Four plead guilty to massive DVD pirating operation
Just call this crew the Pirates of Carter County. A husband-and-wife team used their home in Hampton, Tenn., near Elizabethton in Carter County as home port for a massive DVD-pirating ring that authorities say ripped off Hollywood of tens of thousand

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Days of NBA Lives: Wherein JaVale McGee gets creative

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

Days of NBA Lives: Wherein JaVale McGee gets creative
At this point, seemingly half the NBA is on Twitter. It’s a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interesting aspects of NBA life. This feature is your window into that world. Jason Richardson : Ok I’m tired these kids had me doing 360 n …

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Harry Potter: movies, books and Pottermore

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Harry Potter: movies, books and Pottermore
Watch the movie trailer for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” and use the arrows below to find interviews with J.K. Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe and other cast members.

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Fewer movies with tobacco, less teen smoking: study

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Fewer movies with tobacco, less teen smoking: study
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – The number of US movies in which an actor lights up fell sharply between 2005 and 2010, and this could have contributed to the decline in smoking among US teens, a study released Thursday says.

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Netflix hikes prices for many consumers with separate pricing for DVDs, streaming

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Netflix hikes prices for many consumers with separate pricing for DVDs, streaming
Netflix consumers who like to receive both a DVD and watch movies online through the service are about to pay 60% more a month in subscription fees. In a reflection of the more challenging economics, the company faces to acquire digital content and ship DVDs, Netflix announced Tuesday that it will no longer offer combined DVD and streaming plans. Instead, the company’s more than 22.8 million U.S …

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Tinsel Town is ‘Haunted’ by This Man

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Tinsel Town is ‘Haunted’ by This Man
In April this year, ticket sales at South Mumbai’s famed Regal cinema got an unexpected boost. Occupancy at this 78-year-old theatre, designed by Charles Stevens, usually hovers at around 25%–a far cry from what it was in the ’50s and ’60s when the crème da la crème of Bombay’s society thronged it.

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Writer Banville enjoys new lease on life as Black

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Writer Banville enjoys new lease on life as Black
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Irish author John Banville has been lauded as one of the greatest literary stylists of his generation but his recent kick as a crime writer, churning out a murder mystery every year, has him giddy with excitement.

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Square Enix Talks About Final Fantasy Rhythm Game

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Square Enix Talks About Final Fantasy Rhythm Game
Square Enix has revealed the first details for its upcoming 3DS game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Surprisingly, the project did not start as a crazy bet to come up with a name stupider than Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. Theatrhythm involves forming a party of four Final Fantasy characters drawing from all of the core numbered entries. Then, using rhythm-based gameplay, you play through songs like …

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Kim Vinnell: The value of being nice to geeks

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Kim Vinnell: The value of being nice to geeks
Kim Vinnell writes from New York where she is surrounded by some of the world’s brightest young minds.

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