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DVD RELEASE DELAYS LEAVE RETAILERS UNFAZED This is why Hollywood hates the free market: Netflix appeared to shrug off the latest announcement from Warner Bros. Home Video that it will double the delay — to 56 days — between the

Refreshing interview with John Heder courtesy of Vulture: It’s been seven years between the movie Napoleon Dynamite and FOX’s new animated series Napoleon Dynamite, and the original movie isn’t even streaming on Netflix Instant. “It’s not?” asked the once and

As is apparent from perusing Big Hollywood for any given amount of time that the current crop of Prime Time Television shows leave quite a bit to be desired. There is also nothing new under the sun, plots are rehashed,

The HomeVideodrome podcast returns with a meaty show this week, as Jim Dirkes and I discuss the movies we saw over our Christmas break, and of course, we catch up on the new releases. Speaking of Jim, he was kind

Because of Hollywood’s default liberal culture, it’s almost impossible to watch comedy that has any social or political relevance that doesn’t go squarely after conservative targets with gleeful and mean-spirited offensiveness. For the most part, conservative comedy lovers would just

‘SCORPION KING 3’ ON BLU-RAY AND DVD JAN 10 In a dangerous, action-packed battle to regain his glory and reclaim the empire, Mathayus’s journey is steeped in intrigue, sorcery and romance, fueling this new film that spawned from the billion-dollar

Director David Fincher and two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey are ready to change the way we think about Netflix – and the TV landscape at large. The pair are teaming up for the new political thriller “House of Cards,” a

Fascinating analysis. Four key points have been cherry-picked by me, but you’ll want to read the whole thing. THR: 1. “We believe 2012 will be a watershed year for the media industry and serve as a historic inflection point for

NETFLIX SERIES ‘LILYHAMMER’ STREAMS FEBRUARY 6 Here’s part of the press release: “Lilyhammer,” a gripping fish-out-of-water story set in Norway and starring “The Sopranos” mainstay and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, is a new Original Series premiering on

Good article from the “L.A. Times,” touching on how the Internet has forever altered television viewing habits and what this means for the business end of it: Television production studio executives long have been wary of Hulu and other forms

‘LADY AND THE TRAMP’ ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY FEBRUARY 7 The link above is a hi-def clip from the upcoming Diamond Edition, which will be a three-pack that includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copy. ‘TRANSFORMERS’ FANS REJOICE Coming Jan 31:

‘WAR HORSE’ WARNING FOR PARENTS FROM ORSON BEAN Yesterday Orson emailed me a heads up for parents with respect to Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” which hits theatres Sunday. Some vague plot points are given away, so consider this a spoiler

Here we go with dog whistle again. The Nation’s Lizzy Ratner surmises that it’s racist to acknowledge that a record number of Americans are on the government dole. The deep racism at the heart of conservative food stamp critiques offers

I push the squeaky metal glass door open to the store known as Blockbuster. I’m here to return one B-movie for another one to feed my copious addiction to way-too-cool-for-its-own-good genre fiction. I drop the movie off and get a

‘L.A. TIMES’ TO INSTITUTE PAYWALL IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 No one reads this rag now, but now by not reading we’ll save money. Nice. PODCAST WITH ‘RISE OF THE APES’ SCREENWRITERS The married screenwriting team of Rick Jaffa and

JENNIFER ANISTON NAMED SEXIEST WOMAN OF ALL TIME Nothing against Aniston, who gets better looking every year, but… ever? Here are the Top 100. No Angie Dickinson. Indefensible. In no particular order, my top picks: Ann-Margret, Tina Turner, Barbara Stanwyck,

PIRATES DOWNLOAD FLOPS, IGNORE HITS If Hollywood despised child rapists and terrorists as much as they do the 99%-ers who steal from movies and music from the 1%, the world would be a much better place. PAGING ARMOND WHITE: ‘GROWN

BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS The post-Thanksgiving weekend is usually one of the worst of the year, and this was no exception. There were no big new releases, so it’s all about how the previously released held on. 1. Twilight Saga: Breaking

I may be a movie critic by trade, but I still love me some television. Yet this week I ordered a new Blu-ray player capable of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu Plus to my flat-screen set. It’s the first

TEN MEMORABLE NON-COMEDIC PERFORMANCES BY COMEDIANS Jon Stewart? Really? Pretty spotty list (“Southland Tales?”), but credit is owed for at least grabbing one film pre-1980 film, Jackie Gleason’s truly memorable turn in “The Hustler.” My votes go to (in no

In this week’s episode of the HomeVideodrome podcast, Hunter reviews “Hugo“, “Bridesmaids“, and “Horrible Bosses“, and we also dwell on Werner Herzog’s awesome voice, because hey, there weren’t too many releases one could give a damn about this week. So

BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS: The box office slump hit pretty hard over the holiday weekend. While retail sales everywhere else skyrocketed to record numbers, Hollywood took a 12% hit when compared to this time last year. It’s going to be difficult

It seems only right that Blu-ray disks fit so snugly in most Christmas stockings. This holiday season is the perfect time to give family and friends a new Blu-ray title or two. The Blu-ray format is finally catching on with

‘MODERN WARFARE 3′ MAKES $775 MILLION IN 5 DAYS, BLOWS AWAY ALL RECORDS Is this why Hollywood makes movies that recreate the experience of what it’s like to watch someone else play a video game? DEMI MOORE TURNS TO MADONNA

Kyle Smith Wonders if ‘J. Edgar’ Is the Disappointment of the Year Kyle and I may share a similar political philosophy but we rarely agree on films. I sense we might agree on this one: …but as “J.Edgar” sits at

Big Media Earnings Set To ‘Decelerate Sharply’ In 2013 As TV Becomes A Zero-Sum Game 1. Digital platforms (like streaming) are hurting broadcast and cable networks: As costs rise, TV producers can’t expect to keep generating more cash from licensing

Starz Looks For A Premium Streaming Service To Replace Netflix If memory serves, Netflix offered Starz $300 million. Who is big enough in the streaming world to afford a better deal? Hulu, I guess. According to the story, though, Starz

Remember that line in Tombstone? Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) said, “You called down the thunder. Well now you got it!” It may be of some benefit for the Tehran regime to Netflix that Western action/drama because the world, as they

UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY LINE OF THE DAY MTV: The world is still reeling from the news that Kim Kardashian has decided to end her 72-day-long marriage to Kris Humphries. The entertainment media got taken in a big way with this marriage

BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS IMDB: Blame the unseasonably snowy weather in the East. Blame the World Series. Blame Halloween parties. Blame the economy. Box office analysts were doing a little of each to explain the lousy weekend that saw blah openings

WOW: WARNER BROS. STOPS GIVING NEW TITLES TO BLOCKBUSTER Studios are getting desperate: According to The Financial Times, Warner Bros has stopped supplying discs of its latest releases to Blockbuster after the rental chain refused to agree to a 28-day

WHOA: SPIELBERG RIPS ‘CRYSTAL SKULL’ Is it just me or did Empire bury the lead here: And Crystal Skull? “I’m very happy with the movie. I always have been… I sympathise with people who didn’t like the MacGuffin because I

We have often discussed the incredible peril Network Neutrality poses when placed in the hands of government — it’s the incredible economic and First Amendment damage that can (and will) be done by the federal Leviathan once it gets its

You don’t need a critic or video store geek to tell you to watch ‘The Shining’ this time of year. It’s practically required viewing for horror buffs. The same holds true for ‘Halloween,’ The Exorcist’ and ‘Psycho.’ If you haven’t

If you’re any fan of Alexander Dumas’ novel ‘The Three Musketeers,’ save yourself the aneurism and pass on its latest screen incarnation. (Warning: There will be spoilers) The new ‘Musketeers’ opens with a prologue where the famous Three – Athos

CONFIRMED: ‘DARK KNIGHT RISES’ PROLOGUE TO PLAY BEFORE IMAX ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ Truly a piece of genius marketing. Expect more of this. I’m well aware I’m calling this idea a success before the results are in, but it’s a no-brainer. LINDSAY