BigScreen Journal

On January 4, 2008, Warner Bros. Pictures turned the high definition media format war between the HD DVD and Blu-ray formats by announcing that they would be going Blu-ray exclusive as of June 1,...

As I was gathering information about the Dan Rather/Robert Redford interview from the Sundance Film Festival and the Sundance Podcast post, I came across the fact that iTunes is offering some Short...

If you're interested in the activities surrounding the Sundance Film Festival, which is an independent film festival being held right now in Park City, Utah, you can stay current with what's...

An interview of Robert Redford by Dan Rather will be aired tonight on HDNet, where the two discuss the role of politics in the election race, and examine the junction between movie and...

New Releases on Home Video for the Week of January 20 - January 26: The Game PlanSaw IVSydney WhiteThe Hunting PartyNew & Future DVD Releases - BestsellersChannels All HD DVD Sorted by Release...

The nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning by past Oscar® winner Kathy Bates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis. Nominations...

Our Gift Shop merchant Amazon.com has launched a new store for independent movies and art-house style movies called the "Indie & Art House" store.In this new specialty store within the...

Walt Disney Pictures has announced that the world premiere for the upcoming movie "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour: Digital 3D," will be held Thursday, January...

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that it will be re-releasing the George Clooney movie Michael Clayton to theaters next Friday, January 25, 2008.The movie will appear in 1,000 locations in North...

The Star Cinema in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. Copyright © 2006, SVJ Designs, LLC All Rights ReservedKerasotes ShowPlace Theatres, LLC has reached an agreement with AGT Enterprises, Inc./Star...

Regal Entertainment Group announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Consolidated Theatres for approximately $210 million in cash.Regal is already the largest theater chain in...

Today was one of the computing world's "circle the date" days, in that Steve Jobs gave his regularly schedule keynote speech at the annual Macworld Conference and Expo. What was once just a...

We're happy to announce the addition of online ticketing for Starplex Cinemas locations! (This service is being provided through our online ticketing partner, movietickets.com)Starplex Cinemas...

We just received 26 photos from Paramount Pictures for the upcoming movie Cloverfield, which opens on Friday.© 2008 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.You can view all 26 photos, plus...

The Nonpareil Online is reporting that progress on the new IMAX theater at Star Cinema in Council Bluffs, Iowa is going well:"The exterior of the building is completed, all the walls and the...

Once again, Marcus Theatres will not be showing a movie produced by Paramount Pictures. The last time, it was the Johnny Depp slasher-musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This...

New Releases on Home Video for the Week of January 13 - January 19: Mr. WoodcockGood Luck Chuck New & Future DVD Releases - BestsellersThe Ten All HD DVD Sorted by Release Date Good Luck Chuck ...

Netflix is a tremendous way to enjoy movies without having to buy them or head out to the local rental store to pay $5-6 a pop to rent them!For a flat monthly fee, you can get a pre-determined number...

Just when we thought that the sales on high definition discs were over, Amazon.com has reduced the price of many of its HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs to as low as $14.99.The standard disclaimer applies...

Toshiba, maker of high definition players of the HD DVD format (there are two competing formats), has announced that they have dropped the list price of all of their players significantly.Effective...