BigScreen Journal

DIRECTV LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL -- A Russian Proton rocket lifts off Saturday morning from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the DIRECTV 10 satellite to orbit. The launch was managed by...

We're a little short on new releases this weekend, but that's primarily because of the holiday that landed right in the middle of this week. Both "Transformers" and "License to...

I'll be posting a review of "The Astronaut Farmer" DVD shortly. It's a flipper, with the widescreen version on one side, and the pan-and-scan version on the other, which I...

The AMC Tustin 14 opened its doors on June 27, 2007 in Tustin, California. Located in The District at Tustin Legacy, the 14-screen theater welcomes guests with a fountain in the theatre courtyard and...

The AMC Aviation 12 opened to the public on Friday, June 29, 2007 in Linden, New Jersey.The new theater boasts 12 screens with the requisite stadium seating, with Dolby Digital Surround EX in every...

 IMAX Corporation has announced that the Robert Zemeckis movie "Beowulf" will be released simultaneously on November 16th, 2007 in traditional movie theaters as well as IMAX...

The big release this weekend is the Disney/Pixar collaboration "Ratatouille," which opens today. This one's an easy call, though, as Pixar hasn't had a bad movie release (which is...

Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks have provided us with new poster artwork for "Transformers," which opens in theaters on Monday night. While I was retrieving that artwork, I noticed that...

This is an odd week, where no recent major movie titles are being released on DVD. The real action is actually in the list of HD DVD and Blu-ray releases.New Releases on Home Video for the Week of...

The high definition disc format war is heating up with the recent release of the least expensive Blu-ray player to date, a Father's Day promotion that saw prices of HD DVD players drop to under...

Transformers the GameView Prices and Platformsat Amazon.com Gamers who are also fans of the "Transformers" movie and characters have reason to be happy today with the release of a new game...

John Krasinski, Robin Williams, and Mandy Moore star in "License to Wed," which opens in theaters on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.We've just received a batch of photos from the movie,...

This weekend, we see a battle between good and evil, between Steve Carell and John Cusack, and between cute elephants and a hotel room with an unpleasant disposition. Morgan Freeman returns in his...

New Releases on Home Video for the Week of June 24 - June 30: ShooterDead SilenceBlack Snake MoanPridePeaceful WarriorNew & Future DVD Releases - BestsellersBlack Snake MoanHustle &...

The Turner Classic Movies Channel will be airing a documentary about legendary director Steven Spielberg on July 9th, 2007.According to the IMDb, Spielberg has directed 46 movies and shorts, with...

The march towards a digital cinema future continues on as more theaters are installing equipment that allows them to get away from handling film and should provide moviegoers with the advantages to...

The World Premiere for the latest Disney/Pixar movie "Ratatouille" is being held today at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.Celebrities will arrive at 6pm and the screening will...

LucasFilm has provided a photo of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in the upcoming movie with the preliminary title of "Indiana Jones IV," taken by director Steven Spielberg!Click the Read...

So, you just bought a new widescreen HDTV, and the sales guy at the big box retailer told you that you wouldn't see any black bars like on your old TV when you watched DVD's. And, the first...

I was reading a conversation on a forum frequented by professionals in the movie theater industry, and a comment was made about the fact that movie theaters are currently the "engine that pulls...