Movie Rentals Coming to iTunes

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Home Entertainment, Technology

Industry insiders are reporting that a deal has been struck between 20th Century Fox and Apple.  This agreement would allow iTunes users to now rent movies from the online service.  The films from the Fox catalogue would only be available for only a limited time.

Although no price has yet been set, the rentals should come cheaper than the movies for purchase.  More details on this service are expected to be announced at the January Macworld conference.

Read More | Reuters

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This Week on DVD:  September 11, 2007

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Touchstone, Yari Film Group Releasing, Action, Classics, Drama, Independent, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few of the new titles you can find on the rental shelves this Tuesday:

• Away From Her:  starring Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent & Olympia Dukakis
• Even Money:  starring Kim Basinger, Ray Liotta & Forest Whitaker
• Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee:  starring Adam Beach, Aidan Quinn & August Schellenberg
• Face/Off (Special Collector’s Edition):  starring John Travolta, Nicolas Cage & Joan Allen
• The Graduate (40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition):  starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft & Katharine Ross

NOTE:  Click here to see the TV-On-DVD options for this week.

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Good News For HD DVD Owners

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Paramount, Distribution, Home Entertainment, Technology

Although Blockbuster recently announced they were leaning toward Blu-ray rentals (citing customer preferences), HD DVD owners finally have a win in their corner.

Blu-ray had been noted for having a wider movie catalogue due to their exclusive partnerships with several movie studios.  Now Paramount Studios (with DreamWorks Animation) has decided that they will go strictly HD DVD from this point forward.  This announcement may finally help ignite an actual competition between the two formats.

The August 28th release of Blades of Glory will signal the first movie under the new Paramount/HD DVD partnership.

Read More | Variety

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