Video on Demand

Giving Birth To An Indie Film

Josh Stolberg | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Conception, Conception-Movie, Pregnancy, Birth Control, Josh Stolberg, Video on Demand, Arts News

When we're little, most of us are fed a fairy tale version of how we came to be. Something along the lines of "Mommy and Daddy love each other very much and we gave each other a special hug to make you grow" is what most kids hear.

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Gnarr!: Reykjavik's Comic Mayoral Doc Comes to America

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.07.2012

Mayor Jon Gnarr Kristinsson -- better known as comedian Jon Gnarr -- relaxes in a rocking chair in a comfy sitting chamber, just off the conference room that's part of his suite of offices in Reykjavik City Hall.

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Wrapping up Sundance 2012 - Pt. 2

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Arthouse Films, Sundance Selects, Marshall Fine, Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Films, Toronto Film Festival, Marshall Fine Commentary, Cannes, Video-on-Demand, Pauline Kael, Marshall Fine Blog, Ifc, Entertainment News

Just when I thought I was done with Sundance, I get a comment from a reader posing several questions that seem not only thoughtful but relevant. So al...

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Ultrasuede: Whitney Sudler-Smith on Halston's Era of Style

Tribeca Film | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Whitney Sudler-Smith, Documentary, Halston, Tribeca Film, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, Video on Demand, Indie Film, Video, Entertainment News

Through his unconvential documentary Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, director Whitney Sudler-Smith explores the exciting rise and devastating fall of America's first real celebrity designer.

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Don't Go in the Woods: Vincent D'Onofrio on his "Slasher Musical"

Kristin McCracken | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Tribeca Film, Slasher Musical, Don't Go in the Woods, Joe Vinciguerra, Horror, Sam Bisbee, Video on Demand, Indie Film, Vincent D'Onofrio, Entertainment News

Don't Go in the Woods is kind of hard to pin down -- there's not much to compare it too -- but it's a fun ride, with the loose feel of a campy B-horror-movie from decades past, with twists and turns and jumps galore.

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Larry Mullen Jr: The Man on the Train

Kristin McCracken | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Tribeca Film, Video on Demand, Larry Mullen Jr., Donald Sutherland, Mary Mcguckian, Movies, Independent-Films, Man on the Train, Entertainment News

Mullen, who did triple-duty on the film -- actor, producer, and soundtrack supervisor -- recently talked to us about his "baptism by fire," his acting method, and what it was like to work with an icon.

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Good Sportsmanship: Boys of Summer

Kristin McCracken | Posted 09.22.2011

Read More: Baseball, Caribbean, Curacao, Little League World Series, Documentary, Video on Demand, Little League Competition, Williamsport Little League, Entertainment News

Nothing beats a heat wave quite like a good old-fashioned baseball movie. Follow these Boys of Summer as they make their way from the sunny Caribbean to the Little League Championships in Williamsport, PA.

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Miramax Deal Brings Hundreds Of Movies To Hulu

techcrunch.com | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Hulu Plus, Hulu, Video on Demand, Online-Streaming, Miramax, Movies, Technology News

Two weeks after Miramax announced a major content deal with Netflix, the studio this morning announced that it has also struck a multi-year agreement ...

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10 Video Streaming Services Worth a Look (Slideshow)

Lawrence Bonk | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Youtube, Netflix, Video Streaming, Video on Demand, Technology News

We went through the horrible, awful trouble of laying around in bed for a few days and watching streamed movies and television shows to bring you a primer on 10 of the biggest video streaming service so you can relax and watch some movies.

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YouTube Reportedly Planning Imminent Launch Of Major New Service

The Wrap Movies | Posted 06.25.2011

Read More: Google, Youtube Streaming Movies, Universal, Youtube Movies on Demand, Video on Demand, Warner Bros, Mgm, Apple iTunes, Youtube Streaming, Youtube Movie Rental, Lionsgate, Itunes, Apple, Youtube Videos, Kino-Lorber, YouTube Movie Rentals, Youtube, Movies on Demand, Subscription Video, Netflix, Disney, Fox, Streaming Movies, New Line, YouTube Movies, Paramount, Sony, Technology News

YouTube will imminently launch a movie-on-demand service charging users to stream movies off the world's largest video sharing site, TheWrap has learn...

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The Shot Heard Round the Industry... Studios' doomed plan for pre-DVD Video On Demand.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Sony, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Video on Demand, Universal, Warner Bros, Essays. News Commentary, Lionsgate, Disney, Business News

Fox, Warner Bros, Sony, and Universal have announced this week that they will begin offering 'first-run' theatrical features on Video On Demand through DirectTV just sixty days after their theatrical release.

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HuffPost Review: Black Death

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reviews, Sean Bean, Black Death, Video on Demand, Magnolia, Black Death Movie Review, Black Death Review, Black Death Movie, Entertainment News

Black Death may not have anything groundbreaking to say, but it remains a creepy and occasionally disconcerting period piece, and it establishes Christopher Smith as a genuine talent.

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One-On-One With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: He Talks About His New Classroom Documentary

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: On the Shoulders of Giants, Education, Video on Demand, Harlem Renaissance Big Five, Harlem Rens, Big Five, Harlem Renaissance, Black History, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Education News

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is helping teachers bring history alive in their classrooms. He's produced a new documentary, "On the Shoulders of ...

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Exclusive Q&A: Actress Emma Caulfield Picks the Right TiMER

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Anya Jenkins, Joss Whedon, Emma Caulfield, Marriage, Video on Demand, Divorce, Timer, Michelle Borth, Dentist, Love, Entertainment News

37-year-old Emma Caulfield is admittedly a real devotee of sci-fi movies and TV series. So taking on the lead role of Oona in the near-future set TiMER, not only made sense to her, it was a role that stirred all her fan juices as well.

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Cannes You Dig It? The Film Industry Champions Joint International Effort

Ashley Wren Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

As this year's film market at Cannes clearly demonstrates, old models are not working.

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Old stars and new independents: A modest suggestion

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Lucky Number Slevin, Big Love, Woody Harrelson, Extraordinary Measures, Nicolas Cage, Fast Food Nation, Burt Reynolds, The Great Buck White, Boogie Nights, 1980s, Steven Spielberg, Larry McMurtry, James Cameron, Band of Brothers, Sundance, Marshall Fine Commentary, Barry Levinson, The Pacific, Boone's Lick, 1990s, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Where the Wild Things Are, Mel Gibson, Colin Hanks, Charlie Wilson's War, Harvey, National Endowment for the Arts, Edge of Darkness, Video on Demand, Michael Bay, Dan Brown, Dear John, Entertainment News

I've got an idea for how to change independent film and kick-start the kind of serious attention that video-on-demand seems to require. And it all s...

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Targeted Quality: The Advent Of On-Demand DVDs

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward G. Robinson, Video on Demand, Best Movies by Farr, George Feltenstein, Alain Resnais, Warner Home Entertainment, Cary Grant, Thirteen/WNET, Alfred Hitchcock, Amazon.com, Warner Brothers, Reel 13, Warner Archive Collection, John Garfield, Fdr, Classic Movies, Warner Home Video, Criterion Collection, Entertainment News

Technology will only offer more quality film choices as time goes by. The trick for savvy consumers and movie fans will be to stay informed as to what's really good..

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Greener Movie Viewing

Matt Dentler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Unforeseen, Blind Spot, Green Entertainment, Greasy Rider, Video on Demand, Earth Day, The Green Chain, Green Movies, Hulu, Green News

If this cinema-seeking culture is trying to also remain carbon-conscious, then perhaps video-on-demand could be its salvation.

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What's Killing Independent Film?

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sherman's Way, The Deal, Personal Effects, Independent Film, The Cake Eaters, John Pierson, Video on Demand, The Escapist, Reunion, Entertainment News

The question I've asked myself recently after watching any number of worthy but small movies is, "This is a nice little movie -- but who will ever have the chance to see it?"

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Why HBO's New Download Service Won't Be a Hit

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hbo, HBO Broadband, Video on Demand, Cable Providers, DVD Revenue, Vod, Business News

HBO is testing a new download service, HBO Broadband, in Milwaukee and in the home of the NFC runner-up Green Bay Packers. It has the makings of a sma...

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Nokia Partners With CNN, Sony, Others For Video Content

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harri Mannisto, Video Content, Sony, Cnn, Video on Demand, Nokia, Business News

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia has signed partnership deals with seven companies including CNN and Sony Pictures to bring video content to its ...

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Report: By 2012, One-Third Of TV Watching Will Be On Demand

Ars Technica | Jacqui Cheng | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Viewing, Vod, Video-on-Demand, Media News

Video-on-demand is steadily increasing in popularity and will occupy well over a third of Americans' TV-viewing time by 2012, according to research do...

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Apple In "Advanced Talks" To Launch Online Film Rental Service

Financial TImes | Matthew Garrahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film Rental, Apple, Video on Demand, Media News

Apple is in advanced talks with Hollywood's largest movie studios about launching an online film rental service to challenge cable and satellite TV op...

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