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The Hollywood film industry seems to be fighting a losing battle against home entertainment. Not only are the big studios running of ideas, movie-wise (the 2017 summer movie season was down almost 15%), but people are choosing to stay home in their souped-up home theaters where not only is the company better, but so are the entertainment options (streaming and cable TV shows are killing it with quality lately). So, how to bring people back to the theater? With more…

February 26, 2017--In the beginning, all that could be talked about was how many awards would La La Land end up with at the end of the evening. With an amazing 14 nominations, the love letter to Hollywood and musicals scored 14 nominations, tying with only All About Eve and Titanic for the most ever. Would it manage to break the all-time record of most wins by the end of the night? (Ben-Hur, Lord of the Rings: The Return of…

The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced January 22nd, 2016, with a slew of nominations being thrown the direction of two burly films: the harrowing, brutal survival tale The Revenant (with 12 nominations), and the non-stop, old school action mayhem of George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road (with 10 nominations). Probaby the biggest question: Woul this finally be Leo's year? Hosted by Chris Rock, February 28th, the night was, for a change brisk funny, and very political, with…

December 1, 2015 -- First ones out of the gate for the year-end lists, and the National Board of Review has a few surprised up their sleeves, giving their top award to the action-o-rific Mad Mad: Fury Road over other more highbrow fare.  Below is the complete list of awards: Best Film: Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Director: Ridley Scott – The MartianBest Actor: Matt Damon – The MartianBest Actress: Brie Larson – RoomBest Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – CreedBest Supporting…

BURBANK, Calif. – April 6, 2015 – As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20th Century Fox today announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. For the first time ever, all six epic films in the Saga, from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, will be available on Digital…

March 24, 2015 -- With today's release of the final chapter of The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies, it seems that Peter Jackson's epic version of the Tolkein universe has finally come to its conclusion. But don't fret! Enjoy these infographics for one last visit to Middle Earth. In the meantime, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is now available on 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, 2-Disc DVD Special Edition, and Digital HD. Click…