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    Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  1. Kaleidescape, Warner Bros. agree to digital distribution deal

    After eight years of legal battle with the entertainment industry, Kaleidescape has found a friend in Hollywood.
    After eight years of legal battle with the entertainment industry, Kaleidescape has found a friend in Hollywood. Starting Tuesday, the manufacturer of high-end media servers will sell movies and television shows from Warner Bros., a first-of-its-kind...

    Tags: Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Ben Fritz, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Los Angeles Times

    2. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  2. Warner Bros. to manage Paramount DVD library

    <a id="ORCRP0000017183" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/cinema-industry/warner-bros.-entertainment-inc.-ORCRP0000017183.topic">Warner Bros.</a> will manage most of Paramount's movie library on <a id="T50009001" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="DVDs" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/services-shopping/dvds-movies/dvds-T50009001.topic">DVD</a>, in a first-of-its-kind deal between major studios that reflects the ongoing decline in disc&nbsp;sales.
    Warner Bros. will manage most of Paramount's movie library on DVD, in a first-of-its-kind deal between major studios that reflects the ongoing decline in disc sales. The companies said Thursday that Warner will handle more than 600 titles from Paramount'...

    Tags: Chinatown (movie), Braveheart (movie), Ben Fritz, Libraries, Arts and Culture

    3. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  3. DVD review: 'End of the Road' weirder, more abstract than the book

    John Barth surely ranks among the least screen-adaptable modern (or, perhaps, postmodern) American novelists. His stories are about themselves; the words, their own subject. It's not surprising that only one of his books has made it to the big screen. In fact, what's surprising is that any of them did. On the other hand, Michael Winterbottom managed to turn the least-adaptable novel of all time, Laurence Sterne's &ldquo;Tristram Shandy,&rdquo; into the terrific 2005 &ldquo;Cock and Bull Story,&rdquo; so I suppose nothing's impossible.
    John Barth surely ranks among the least screen-adaptable modern (or, perhaps, postmodern) American novelists. His stories are about themselves; the words, their own subject. It's not surprising that only one of his books has made it to the big screen....

    Tags: M. Emmet Walsh, Manhattan (New York City), Stacy Keach, Movies, James Earl Jones

    4. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  4. DVD review: 'Quadrophenia' gets remixed

    The Who released their &ldquo;Quadrophenia&rdquo; double album in 1973; six years later, they collaborated with director Franc Roddam (&ldquo;The Bride,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Lords of Discipline&rdquo;) on a film version &mdash; now newly restored and being released on Blu-ray and DVD.
    The Who released their “Quadrophenia” double album in 1973; six years later, they collaborated with director Franc Roddam (“The Bride,” “The Lords of Discipline”) on a film version — now newly restored and being...

    Tags: Phil Daniels, Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Movies, Sting

    5. Aug 11, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  5. DVD review: An action-packed 'Raid'

    It's safe to say that Gareth Huw Evans is the greatest Welsh director of Indonesian action films. Sony Classics picked up his second feature, &ldquo;The Raid: Redemption,&rdquo; to the cheers of Asian-action fans. The story is about a SWAT team sent on a suicide mission to grab a crime boss (Ray Sahetaphy) out of the 15-story urban apartment building that serves as his headquarters. When the squad's leader is killed, a rookie (Iko Uwais, who also served as fight choreographer) has to rise to the occasion and lead his guys through 14 video-monitored floors filled with murderous thugs. Story is hardly the point here, however. The film is almost entirely one action scene after another, starting with automatic weapons and then, as circumstances dictate, axes and knives, then improvised weapons, and finally hand-to-hand combat.
    It's safe to say that Gareth Huw Evans is the greatest Welsh director of Indonesian action films. Sony Classics picked up his second feature, “The Raid: Redemption,” to the cheers of Asian-action fans. The story is about a SWAT team sent on...

    Tags: Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Sony Corp., Animation (genre), Action (genre)

    6. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  6. DVD review: 'Samurai Trilogy' is a cut above predecessor

    In 1954, Japan's Toho studio made three films that achieved enduring international success. The first was Akira Kurosawa's &ldquo;Seven Samurai,&rdquo; which shows up within the top 10 of nearly every international critics' poll. The second was &ldquo;Gojira,&rdquo; later to be known as &ldquo;Godzilla,&rdquo; very likely the best known Japanese film of all time. And the third won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, despite which you're unlikely to have heard of it, unless you're a samurai film buff.
    In 1954, Japan's Toho studio made three films that achieved enduring international success. The first was Akira Kurosawa's “Seven Samurai,” which shows up within the top 10 of nearly every international critics' poll. The second was “...

    Tags: Entertainment, Academy Awards, Blu-ray Discs, Akira Kurosawa, Entertainment Events

    7. Jun 29, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  7. DVD review: 'The 39 Steps' worth taking

    Alfred Hitchcock's very free 1935 adaptation of John Buchan's novel was almost certainly the calling card that got him invited to make films in America. As a work of pure entertainment, it out-Hollywoods Hollywood. The plot is that of a thriller. But the tone is more reminiscent of Frank Capra's &ldquo;It Happened One Night&rdquo; (which won the previous year's Best Picture Oscar): a series of mostly comic episodes, about a couple, who are on the run by necessity, bristling with hostility, and absolutely destined to fall in love by the end.
    Alfred Hitchcock's very free 1935 adaptation of John Buchan's novel was almost certainly the calling card that got him invited to make films in America. As a work of pure entertainment, it out-Hollywoods Hollywood. The plot is that of a thriller. But...

    Tags: Francois Truffaut, Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Robert Montgomery, Alfred Hitchcock

    8. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  8. DVD review: '21 Jump Street' is 'good dumb'

    As I remarked in my review of the theatrical release of &ldquo;21 Jump Street&rdquo;, this feature revival/spoof of the &lsquo;80s TV show is better than it has any right to be. It may be dumb, but it's good dumb, mixing very broad shtick with clever sequences that turn around the conventions of the buddy-cop/action/blow-it-all-up genre. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are both hilarious and at times surprisingly touching.
    As I remarked in my review of the theatrical release of “21 Jump Street”, this feature revival/spoof of the ‘80s TV show is better than it has any right to be. It may be dumb, but it's good dumb, mixing very broad shtick with clever...

    Tags: Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Jonah Hill, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., 21 Jump Street (movie)

    9. Jun 21, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  9. DVD review: 'Cat Run' has some sharp extras

    This overly violent but otherwise frequently enjoyable film showed up briefly in theaters more than a year ago, to little notice. It may have suffered from comparison to &ldquo;Red,&rdquo; the Bruce Willis/Helen Mirren/Morgan Freeman/John Malkovich action film that opened a few months earlier. The two are similar in type, in a few plot ideas, and through the remarkable resemblance between Janet McTeer's character here and Mirren's in &ldquo;Red.&rdquo; The big difference is the budget.
    This overly violent but otherwise frequently enjoyable film showed up briefly in theaters more than a year ago, to little notice. It may have suffered from comparison to “Red,” the Bruce Willis/Helen Mirren/Morgan Freeman/John Malkovich action...

    Tags: John Stockwell, Paz Vega, Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Chris Rock

    10. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  10. DVD review: 'Hunger Games' a pleasant surprise

    Writer/director Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' hugely popular novel &mdash; a teen book that crossed over to the adult market &mdash; is one of this year's nicest surprises so far. Lionsgate's video release is also a pleasant surprise: They've gotten nearly everything right. There's no commentary track, but that will probably show up on some &ldquo;super&rdquo; or &ldquo;ultimate&rdquo; edition in the future.
    Writer/director Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' hugely popular novel — a teen book that crossed over to the adult market — is one of this year's nicest surprises so far. Lionsgate's video release is also a pleasant surprise: They'...

    Tags: The Hunger Games (movie), Entertainment, Blu-ray Discs, Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins

    11. Aug 18, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  11. DVD review: 'The 10th Victim' looks forward

    Five months after its release, “The Hunger Games” remains one of the most satisfying Hollywood productions of the year. Have yourself a great time with the new DVD/Blu-ray release, but when you're done, you might enjoy a look at the great-...

    Tags: Entertainment, Marcello Mastroianni, Blu-ray Discs, Ursula Andress, Movies

    12. Jun 7, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  12. Netflix joins Redbox to defy Disney's new DVD policy

    <a id="ORCRP010656" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Netflix Inc." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/netflix-inc.-ORCRP010656.topic">Netflix</a> is joining Redbox in defying <a id="PEHST002298" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Walt Disney" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/walt-disney-PEHST002298.topic">Walt Disney</a> Studios' attempt to stop <a id="T50009001" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="DVDs" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/services-shopping/dvds-movies/dvds-T50009001.topic">DVD</a> rentals for four weeks after the discs go on sale.
    Netflix is joining Redbox in defying Walt Disney Studios' attempt to stop DVD rentals for four weeks after the discs go on sale. Disney recently decided not to provide its discs to the nation's largest rental companies until 28 days after they hit...

    Tags: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Netflix Inc., Rentals, Walt Disney, Los Angeles Times

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