Archive for January, 2009

High Def bundles from Disney

Pinnochio 
Disney is to bundle some of its biggest 2009 releases into combo DVD and Blu-ray packs in a bid drive take-up of the High Def format.   
      
The products will be available initially in the US but the family giant says the bundles will be available on a worldwide basis. 
 
There has been no news yet when they will be available in Australia, although the first release could be the platinum edition of the Disney classic Pinocchio, which has been confirmed for a Blu-ray and DVD release in Australia in March.
 
As well as Pinocchio, the studio also intends offering High School Musical 3: Senior Year as a Blu-ray + DVD combo on February 17. Read More »

Video games thrash movies and DVDs

Asher Moses
January 20, 2009 - 11:50AM

The video games industry is now double the size of the box office and more than 40 per cent larger than the movie disc industry in Australia, thanks to explosive growth in social games that allow the whole family to play. Read More »

Walton to be honoured with A380 flyover

14:45 AEST Tue Jan 20 2009
By Katelyn John

As famed aviation pioneer Nancy-Bird Walton is farewelled at a state funeral, the Qantas A380 named in her honour will perform a flyover across Sydney.

Ms Walton died last Tuesday aged 93, just months after fulfilling her dream to see the launch of the superjumbo named after her. Read More »

US Box Office Week 3

Source IMDbPro

It’s practically summer in January, as the first three days of the MLK holiday weekend seemed like something out of July, with the top five movies all grossing over $17 million, led by surprise comedy hit Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which took $33.8 million into custody.

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Low-profile pics in limelight at Sundance

‘Amreeka,’ ‘Carter’ among films building buzz

By Steven Zeitchik and Jay A. Fernandez
Jan 14, 2009 source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

PARK CITY — A star-studded cop drama like “Brooklyn’s Finest”? A high-profile animated opening-night film like “Mary & Max”? Jim Carrey’s turn as a gay man in “I Love You Philip Morris”?

Maybe. Read More »

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