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This One Is On Us - The Gift

hippybear — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:06:31 -0800

12 months, a core team of dozens (with a network of thousands) spanning 3 continents, 4 languages, 5 specialist teams, countless sleepless nights... It's finally here. Filmed in Sacramento, Portland, and Victoria by the Nine Inch Nails team, edited and produced by their fans, The Gift is a stunning work in 1080p High Definition video with 5.1 Surround Sound, multi-language subtitles, and artistically-driven ethics. Just in time for Christmas! The first of the 3 disc blu-ray / DVD document of Nine Inch Nail's "Lights In The Sky" tour has finally been completed and released for torrent download. Some formats available now, others coming soon. The remaining two discs will be released in early 2010. Not sure what the fuss is about? Check out the trailer!

Flight 93: "A Lot of Fun!" --Richard Roeper

not_on_display — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:55:43 -0800

[FlickrPoolFilter] Crappy Bootleg DVD Covers: Here, you will find Tom Cruise's hit movie, Pepe Likes Tacos. In this universe, Star Wars features Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dustin Hoffman stars in Lost in Translation; witches, pirates, and hobbits inhabit the same world. Titles are improved upon. Reviews are refreshingly frank (if they make any sense at all). Your DVD may also contain subtitles in French, Chinese, Spamsoc, or Martian. (Don't say there was no warning.) Remember, kids: Piracy Creates Jobs!

Top 10

vronsky — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:15:48 -0800

Criterion Collection Top Ten Lists as chosen by Jonathan Lethem ll Steve Buscemi ll Patton Oswalt ll Peter Cowie ll Jean-Pierre Gorin ll Diablo Cody ll D. A. Pennebaker ll John Lurie ll Paul Schrader ll Nathan Lee ll Ricky Jay ll and many more.

Of course I want gimmicks, I'm a record producer!

Lanark — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:44:55 -0800

DVDs to save the music industry (video interview) Record Producers discuss illegal downloads, home studios and why 5.1 DVD sound just might be the future. And more - a further 180 interviews on the same site, Producers and Studios. These vary in size and quality, from large video files, to small audio streams for anyone still on a dial-up connection.

thirtysomething

Joe Beese — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:57:59 -0800

Winner of an Emmy for best dramatic series in 1988, thirtysomething (ABC, 1987-1991) represented a new kind of hour-long drama, a series which focused on the domestic and professional lives of a group of young urban professionals-- a socio-economic category of increasing interest to the television industry. The series attracted a cult audience of viewers who strongly identified with one or more of its eight central characters, a circle of friends living in Philadelphia. And its stylistic and story-line innovations led critics to respect it for being "as close to the level of an art form as weekly television ever gets," as the New York Times put it. - Museum of Broacast Communications Finally coming to DVD in August.

Porcupine Racetrack the way it was intended

Navelgazer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:02:47 -0800

It's finally happened: After a decade of struggle with MTV over royalty fees and the belief that there would be no market for it, The State is finally being released on DVD on July 19th, 2009. Until then, you can watch streaming video (albeit chopped up in an irritating way) of the episodes from MTV's site, via Hulu, and compare differences such as the soundalike placed in for The Breeders' "Cannonball" in this famous sketch.

How to Lose Directors & Alienate Actors

fearfulsymmetry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:08:23 -0800

Fan of Simon Pegg? Robert Weide? Then DON'T buy the DVD of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (at least if you are American) See also 23 great movies not available on region-1 DVD

The Tempest

vronsky — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:59:03 -0800

Your goats? Do you dance with them?

Huh? What time is it?

ninjew — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:20:52 -0800

You fell asleep, watching a dvd. It's Friday, so after a long week, you decide to put in a movie and tune out the world. When you regain consciousness, you wonder if you even made it 5 minutes in.

Real Relevant?

shunshine — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:56:08 -0800

Considering DVDs seem a bit long in the tooth, this recent foray into the world of DVD ripping seemed a thinly veiled attempt to pick a fight with the MPAA. After invoking the Glaser Doctrine this morning, guess they got what they wanted. Hate, hate, HATE or tolerate the company, they've pulled a couple interesting stunts. Of course the widely-used, DMCA-breaking DeCSS method of ripping has been around for years, but was apparently made possible by RealNetworks itself in 1999. Their new, (purportedly) legal route was inspired by this suit won against the DVD CCA last year. Talk about a 10-year plan!

Goodbye, Netflix Profiles?

Faint of Butt — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:45:16 -0800

In a world where one company single-handedly created the online DVD rental industry, what happens when they turn against their own customers? Netflix has announced the cancellation of its Profiles feature. This means no more separate rental queues for different people in a household. Since the announcement, it took less than 24 hours for SaveNetflixProfiles.com to launch, bloggers are furious, and the real hardcore fans are absolutely livid. Who will triumph, and who will break?

Wholphin: DVD Magazine of rare and unseen videos

boo_radley — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:15:46 -0800

Wholphin: DVD Magazine of rare and unseen videos Delightful and unexpected collections of videos. There's a lot here. Let me show you a few of the videos that caught my eye: The Country, a short animated film based on a whimsical poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. The Strongest Man Drink all Day The Crying Game (AKA The Competition, Take 1) (with surprise ending)

tl;dr

31d1 — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:01:15 -0800

The Chroma Upsampling Error. This incredibly detailed explanation of a common bug in DVD players will likely either bore you to tears or be gripping and utterly fascinating.

Game over man!!! (Maybe)

The Deej — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:09:04 -0800

Has Blu-ray won the war? Toshiba has halted production of HD-DVD players and recorders. This on top of announcements by Netflix, Walmart, and Warner Bros. to not support the HD-DVD format. (It was less than a year ago that Walmart seemed to crown HD-DVD as their format of choice.) Now we can all break down and buy a Blu-ray player. Or can we?

6 milion bucks, and no iPod. Sheesh. MP3s are the future!

the_very_hungry_caterpillar — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:44:53 -0800

When it comes to home theaters, I thought I'd seen it all. But nothing's come close to this. First, I'm going to try to describe the sheer magnitude of Jeremy Kipnis' theater. His Stewart Snowmatte laboratory-grade screen is the biggest I've ever seen in a home, and in the back of the theater, there's a Sony ultra-high-resolution (4,096-by-2,160) SRX-S110 digital projector. I'm looking everywhere, jotting down questions, and Kipnis sounds almost giddy talking about his theater's capabilities. He refers to his baby, the Kipnis Studio Standard (KSS), as "The Greatest Show on Earth." And from the looks of it, he may be right. I should hope so, it cost six million dollars.

"Bad news sells best. Cause good news is no news."

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:55:57 -0800

Ace In The Hole. The best movie about a reporter ever? Probably... at least it will show you how to light a cigarette with a typewriter. I first watched it several years ago on Alex Cox's Moviedrome series (along with many other great films). It's now out on DVD but only Region 1.

Chewing on the Red White and Blue

CameraObscura — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:53:51 -0800

Love American Style Season One Volume One is coming to DVD on November 20th. The series ran on ABC-TV from 1969-1974, was nominated for an emmy for best comedy series (won for music) and often featured pilots that had been turned down by the networks. Some would later be picked up after airing on Love American Style; two such shows were Happy Days and Wait til Your Father Gets Home. The original theme song was performed by the Cowsills, here is their live version years later. As a kid, I actually hoped my dating life might be fun and humorous like the show, no such luck.

The Fountain commentary

feelinglistless — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:30:57 -0800

Darren Aronofsky has posted a bootleg commentary for his film The Fountain (the one with Hugh Jackman in a bubble with a tree flying through space) since the film company decided the actual dvd itself didn't need one. The direct mp3 download is here (16mg) [via].

when skateboarding becomes art.

phaedon — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:06:29 -0800

In Yeah, Right! Spike Jonze takes the skateboarding montage to a whole new level. Check out Living Board. Invisible Boards. Slow motion introduction. Owen Wilson.

Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 rejoice!

Dave Faris — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:47:29 -0800

Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 rejoice! Three of MST3K's writer/characters — Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy — have started a new venture: The Film Crew.

That gum you like is going to come back in style.

jbickers — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:07:57 -0800

Twin Peaks season 2 DVD is almost here ... finally! That leaves precious few days to get prepared: bone up on cast and crew details, argue about theories, click your way through the townsfolk, obsess over every itty bitty blessed detail, buy a "best friends" necklace, keep the faith about the deleted scenes, see whether it makes any more sense in German than English, put a poster on your wall that will give you nightmares, explore the Lodges, watch very bad things happen to Jenna Elfman, walk with Coop through the Black Lodge (part 2), blow the rest of the day reading stuff. For the truly ambitious, book a room in scenic Snoqualmie and watch the entire series there.

Man with a Movie Blog

Falconetti — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:24:08 -0800

The Criterion Contraption: Matthew Dessem is going to watch every last DVD in the Criterion Collection and blog about it. Illuminating and knowledgable film writing. You can start, if you wish, with the entry on my favorite film, The Passion of Joan of Arc, or pick from the complete index.

Nine Inch Nails live: "Beside You In Time" DVD

JPowers — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:12:32 -0800

If anyone can put together a kick-ass concert DVD, it's Trent Reznor. For your consideration: Nine Inch Nail's upcoming "Beside You In Time," which will be released in HD-DVD, Blu-Ray and some format from the late-90's they are referring to as simply DVD (this is apparently the first music DVD ever to be released on all three formats). View the trailer and some clips here in 1080P (if you're computer and eyes can handle it). Or, if you're lucky enough to live in one of the chosen cities, attend a screening.

Back in my day, we got our movies on shiny little disks, and we liked it!

Horace Rumpole — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:02:12 -0800

Netflix is dead. ...or so claims Robert Scoble (others disagree). Wal-Mart couldn't do it, Amazon couldn't do it; has Verisign produced a Netflix killer?

Talking over the Talkies

ZachsMind — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:48:34 -0800

Ever wonder if that DVD commentary might put you to sleep? Well, wonder no more. Learn about the first, the worst, and find out what other people think are the best. Vote for your favorites, and add your own reviews. "The definitive commentary track database" is at your service. Link courtesy of Whedonesque.