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William Friedkin's Misunderstood 1977 'Sorcerer' Getting Re-Release (Exclusive)

March 21, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

The "Wages of Fear" remake nearly sank Friedkin's career when it hit theaters

  

Home Entertainment Poised to Grow After 5-Year Losing Streak

December 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 23 weeks ago

There are signs the home entertainment industry may be figuring out how to make people buy digital copies of movies

  

Rian Johnson Releases ‘Looper’ Commentary to Take Into the Cineplex

October 9, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 32 weeks ago

"Looper" director Rian Johnson wants you to take your earbuds to the movies

  

'Hunger Games' Sells 3.8 Million DVDs and Blu-Rays in First Weekend

August 21, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

Sales of "The Hunger Games" are roughly in "Twilight" territory

  

Spielberg's 'E.T.' Phones Home in Blu-ray This Fall

May 30, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 51 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg's otherworldly classic "E.T." will be released on Blu-ray to mark the film's 30th anniversary in October

  

'Hunger Games' Gets DVD/Blu-ray Release Date - Loaded With Extras

May 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel has already racked up nearly $650 million at the worldwide box office

  

Home Entertainment Rebounds, Driven by Online Subscriptions

April 29, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Consumer spending on home entertertainment hit $4.5B in the first quarter, up 2.5% from a year ago, the Digital Entertainment Group reports. Blu-ray disc sales surged

  

Robert Towne Fiddled With 'Chinatown' While Roman Was Away (Exclusive)

April 5, 2012 By Fred Schruers 1 year ago

When Roman Polanski went to Europe during the filming of "Chinatown," Robert Towne, Jerry Goldsmith and Bob Evans tweaked the film's score

  

DVD and Blu-Ray Rental Market Plummets 21.3% in Q4

March 26, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The kiosk market shows signs of strength with companies like Redbox enjoying a 28% in disc rentals

  

Movie and TV Employment Jumped 10% in California Last Year

February 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Report says that the industry continues to struggle with declining movie attendance and the rise of digital platforms

  

'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1' Outpaces 'Eclipse' on Disc

February 13, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" got off to a stronger start on home entertainment than the last Twilight movie

  

'Bond 50' Blu-ray Extravaganza: All 22 James Bond Movies

January 11, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

To be released next fall, the collection begins with "Dr. No" and ends with "Quantum of Solace" and includes more than 130 hours of bonus features

  

New iTunes Edition of 'Avatar' Pulls Back the Curtain on Green-Screen Magic

December 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Special digital versions has six hours of extras that show Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana in their performance capture finest

  

'Avatar,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'Lord of the Rings' Top Critics Blu-Ray List

September 14, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"Close Encounters," "Planet of the Apes" and "The Wizard of Oz" also honored in Broadcast Film Critics Assn. vote

  

Fox's 'Rio' DVD Sales Fly High

August 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The animated film has moved 2.5 million units in its first six days of release, a stand-out performance in the ever-softening disc market

  

Where Have You Gone 'Avatar'? Disc Sales Crater in First Half of 2011

August 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Rental market rose 11 percent to $4.2 billion according to DEG report

  

Broadcast Film Critics to Honor Top Blu-Rays

July 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The organization that hands out the Critics Choice Movie Awards will select the top Blu-rays -- but not everything's eligible

  

Fox Home Entertainment Lays Off 22 People

June 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The staffers worked in analytics and in information technology

  

Blu-ray Won't Replace DVD, But It's Growing, NPD Study Reports

June 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Year-to-year sales of the set-top players are up 16 percent, but the overall home entertainment market continues to shrink

  

'Superman' Director Richard Donner Grilled on Choosing Christopher Reeve, Smashing Phones

June 7, 2011 By Jordan Riefe 1 year ago

"I wanted an unknown because I thought it’d be pretty tough convincing an audience to see Redford in a Superman suit flying"

  

Home Entertainment Floundering, As DVD Revenues Plunge 44%

May 12, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

"Avatar" top selling DVD according to SNL Kagan while Fox leads the market for disc sales

  

LucasFilm Releases ... Druuumroll ... New 'Star Wars' Blu-ray Boxes!

May 4, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Yep, when you're talking "Star Wars," even the box art can stir up buzz -- a point LucasFilm seems to be well aware of. Three hi-def-disc compilation releases arrive in September

  

Another Tough Quarter: Say Goodbye to the Traditional Home Entertainment Biz

May 2, 2011 By Diane Garrett 2 years ago

The disc sales business is circling the drain faster than ever, as more consumers opt to rent/stream movies through Netflix or Redbox rather than purchase them

  

From 'A.I.' to 'Taxi Driver,' the Week's New Blu-rays

April 6, 2011 By Jordan Riefe 2 years ago

A look at the week's new hi-def disc bounty, which also includes "Babe" and "Fiddler on the Roof"

  

Echo Bridge to Distribute 251 Miramax Titles on DVD, Blu-ray

February 17, 2011 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

Included are the "From Dusk Till Dawn” trilogy, “Music of the Heart,” “Marvin’s Room,” “Tsotsi” and “Becoming Jane”

  

Warner & Fox Get Into the Mobile Movie Business

February 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

New tricked out versions of 'Inception' and 'Unstoppable' are coming to an iPod or Android near you

  
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