Movies And Music Downloads Reviews


Monday, May 31, 2010

Pineapple Express Free Movies

By Albert Newman

Seth Rogan and James Franco fans can now rest easy, as the 2008 film starring the dynamic duo is now available online. Watching popular movies online gives you the flexibility to customize the entertainment to fit conveniently into your schedule. Peruse through movie lists online to find your favorites, like Pineapple Express and keep a queue for future viewing.

Online viewing, however, is not the only option. Internet-savvy individuals can also download such movies as Pineapple Express to suit all preferences for watching. A computer and a high-speed Internet connection are the only requirements for this option. Moreover, downloading is easy to do, and instructions are typically provided on the movie sites.

Thanks to the internet, indulging your movie viewing cravings has never been easier. Pineapple Express is an example of a more recent comedy, but you will find old and new movies online in virtually every genre. Whether you're in the mood for a romantic comedy, action flick, or horror film, you are sure to find what you're looking for in the large online movie libraries.

Here are a few key factors you will need to keep in mind first if you wish to download and watch Pineapple Express on line or computer. Make sure the site you choose is safe and reliable. Do your research and find one that is reputable. You need to check their legality of their site as well. You don't want to use an illegal site. You could end up with troubles.

An important consideration when searching for online viewing sites is this: most sites are very reliable and highly reputable. However, some are not as well-established, and they should simply be avoided. Specific dangers to your computer may be posed by unstable sites.

The sites also have add-on benefit to the movies as well. You can watch them in any language you like, usually having Spanish, Chinese, English, German and many others to choose from. So no matter what part of the world you are in, you can relax and download today. They also offer other various information about the movies, like cast biographies, interviews with the cast, gossip and more.

Not only does watching Pineapple Express online give you the increased convenience of timing, but it makes the movie available anywhere in the world, in a variety of languages. You may also find bonus video clips of things like interviews with the cast or crew, character sketches, or entertainment news clips related to Pineapple Express that give you a further glimpse into the filming of the movie.

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

A Review Of The War Film Saving Private Ryan

By Lance Walter

By reading into an article such as this one, I can venture a guess that you are looking to learn a good bit about the impressive film "Saving Private Ryan" and why you might care to watch it or learn more about it. The truth is, there are several different reasons that this film is so impressive, and most of them will be brought out in the upcoming paragraphs, along with a plot synopsis.

It is no surprise that the man behind all of the action of this impressive film was none other than one of the most decorated directors of all time: Steven Spielberg. From his impressive feats to bring emotion to the audience through visual displays unlike anything they had ever seen before, this film does not disappoint.

Just by watching the first thirty minutes of the film, you will see one of the most graphic, exciting and dramatic opening sequences that might have ever been captured on film. This is meant to be a soldier's first hand view of D-Day. So you head from the boats to the other side of the beaches at Normandy along with several different soldiers and see the horror of war first hand.

When the action plateaus here, you are introduced to the main character of the piece, Captain John H. Miller and his company of men from all over the United States. They soon learn their new orders, which are to be the search and rescue unit to locate a paratrooper named Private James Ryan. However, this proves to be a rather difficult task in war torn Europe.

Why are they trying to find Private Ryan? Well, his three brothers all serve in the military and have all recently been killed in action. So Ryan is given a pass to go home and be with his grieving family and prevent his mother from losing all four of her sons to World War II. Miller's company is less than shy about telling him what they feel about looking for the Private, and if they think he deserves a free ticket home.

You get to know each and every one of the men in the company through various conversations that they have about their lives before the war, and their plans for when the war is finally over. When they reach Ryan and deliver the news, he still insists he remains at his post long enough to hold a key bridge in Allied control. He refuses to leave the company that he is with until he knows this key bridge is secure and not able to be used by the Germans.

This is an accurate depiction of all of the emotions and feelings that are relative to being at war. You are crying when the men are crying, you are scared when they are, and you celebrate when they do. This is an instant classic that everyone should see if they get a chance to, if nothing else for the incredible performances by Matt Damon (Ryan), Tom Hanks (Miller) and Tom Sizemore (Sgt. Mike Horvath).

So, when you are considering "Saving Private Ryan" there is a good bit to think about and understand. This article was meant to give you an introduction to the film and encourage you to see this 1998 classic if you haven't already. This might make you thankful for the life you have, and respectful of the commitment some made to ensure that you had that life the way that you do.

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Watch Shame With William Shatner

By James Dixon

Roger Corman directed some truly commendable films in his day, and Shame may be one of his crowning achievements. The director may be most well known for his proficiency at churning out schlocky B movies with cheap monster costumes, cute girls in their underwear and Z grade scripts, but he found time now and then to really put his heart and soul into creating more personal, meaningful films in between all the more marketable drive-in flicks. Put Shame on your queue next time you sign into your movie download service.

The film is remarkably brave, focusing on racial hatred and tension in the south. This may not sound like a big deal, and civil rights movement films have since become a genre. However, you have to consider... It's easy to make a movie about tolerance in the 1990's, filming on Hollywood sets designed to look like towns in Georgia and Alabama. Corman actually took his crew to a small southern town at the start of the movement. It's not hyperbolic at all to say that he really risked his life for this movie, as he and his team received death threats.

William Shatner really owns the role of the villain in this film. It's his boyish charm that makes it work.

The concept of the charming racist villain may have been inspired by Adolf Hitler. Corman could have hired a villain actor to play the villain, but the inspired choice of casting someone who seems innocent on the outside exemplifies a primary theme of the film, that being that you need a handsome spokesman to sell ugly ideas.

Corman and his crew were actually run out of town when the local police got wise to what sort of a movie he was doing, and the last few shots he grabbed were literally filmed with the police only a few blocks away and closing in. Literally, the police were walking towards Corman at the time he was filming the last few shots, and he had to hurry up and wrap the shoot, and then pack everything in the truck and vamoose.

At this year's Oscars, the lifetime achievement award goes to Roger Corman, and there has been remarkably little coverage of his life and his work. It's too bad, because few filmmakers have contributed so much to the world of cinema for so little thanks.

It's true that Corman is primarily remembered as the maker of some truly cheap B films, but that's only one aspect of what he's done for American film. Besides making some true classics like Shame, he also launched the careers of Dennis Hopper, Martin Scorsese and Jack Nicholson, to name only a few of his many efforts and gifts to the modern cinematic landscape.

If you haven't really given Corman his day in court yet, watch Shame, and then check out X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes. By creating low-profile B flicks on low budgets, Corman was able to get away with pretty much anything by simply flying under the radar and making every film as a low-risk investment, opening up several doors for creativity and the ability to deal with sensitive issues.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

Green Screen LA; Things To Check

By Phillip Guye

With the advent of rapidly changing technologies and also the many progressions in film making procedures, you can still count on the green screen for your video production. It has been available for many years. You can use it to draw out exciting landscapes, characters, and effects through your productions. Using one of the latest green screen LA systems in the market enables you to benefit from sharp imagery and characters in the finished product. If you own a studio then there are many features of the green screen that you should think about. This will assist you to function more efficiently since you have particular quality resources for your job.

Some common uses of green screen LA are found in TV productions. You need to use the technology in weather report productions. You may also use it to produce illusions through the use of different kinds of pictures that you like. The kind of work you'd do determines the quality of the green screen that you ought to pick.

In case of TV display, the size of the green screen matters. The reason is that proximity and distance from your screen affects overall image display. As you combine both frames to be used in exhibiting the images, you have to check out how even the lighting effects are. Poor lighting brings about some type of reflection that ends up in bad pictures. One more element to watch out for in Green screen LA would be the afterglow effect. This is more common when scrolling along when using the screen. It has a tendency to leave a shine which can have an effect on the quality of the figures on screen. While picking a green screen, you must look at this so that you are confident that the presentation is definitely understandable. A good suggestion is to ask an individual knowledgeable to suggest for you a screen guaranteed to provide you with the least problems.

Among the qualities of green screen LA is that it has to be possible for you to read in it clearly. It's good if you can quickly go through the heroes shown on this medium. You don't have to worry when creating a company presentation to a lot of people. This medium should let all sorts of characters to be viewable properly with out any kind of interference. You should also consider a green screen which has a high absorbance. This helps it be very easy for you to operate with it. Since you may want to use a lot of lighting, an absorbent substance permits it to not have glow effects. This may make it difficult for you to exhibit your images properly. The reason is that it has an effect on how clear the characters and images be visible on the screen, thus providing you poor output if badly lit.

Good quality green screen LA should give you very minimum reflection at all. A medium which allows a lot of light reflect is sure to give you poor images at the end. Be sure your screen has very little of this effect as possible. This guarantees you understandable characters when making your final presentations.

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Robin Hood : The Expert Archer

By Joy Menezes

Ridley Scott's latest action-adventure ride Robin Hood starring Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett has number of amazing aspects to it. Technically all the pieces are there, it is well made, well put together, and amazing action sequences.

The film began development in 2007 when Universal Studios acquired a script entitled Nottingham, depicting a heroic Sheriff of Nottingham to be played by Crowe. Scott's dissatisfaction with the script led him to delay filming, and during 2008 it was rewritten into a story about Robin Hood becoming an outlaw, with the position of being Sheriff as part of the story. Scott dropped the latter notion and Nottingham was re-titled to reflect the more traditional angle.

Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richards army against the French. Upon Richards death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marian (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest.

Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marian and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure.

This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.

"Robin Hood" looks great and often benefits from sparking dialogue by screenwriter Brian Helgeland (among many others who put their hands to it).

Early in the production, there were rumors that suggested his version of the legendary English archer would be a new spin on the familiar tale. Instead of Robin Hood rising to defend the poor against the evil rich and their law-enforcement lackey the Sheriff of Nottingham, it would instead be the Sheriff who is actually the hero, and Robin Hood an outlaw with less than noble motives

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A Short Synopsis Of American History X

By Mariana Powers

You likely don't need a lengthy explanation of what this article is actually about. The content here will serve to properly introduce you to one of the most impressive films of all of the 1990s, "American History X". You should learn a few different things about this film to fully appreciate it as it was meant to be appreciated, and most of this prevalent information will be contained within the upcoming paragraphs.

It is often speculated that this movie was derived and based on real events, though there is nothing to suggest this or mentioned of it in the film. The reason for this is that this film is believable in that it is very candid and very raw. There is little that is left to the imagination in this film, and well acted characters have to learn hard lessons the hard way.

That is precisely what happens to the main character, Derek Vinyard. Through the scenes that get the film moving, you are introduced to Danny Vinyard who is Derek's younger brother and still in high school. He is asked to write a paper on his brother by his history teacher after a paper that he has written and submitted has landed him in some hot water with the officials of the school.

You also learn that Derek, his immediate family and his close friends all share a extremist skinhead view on the world. That world, indicates that black people are the problem that society has to put up with and for all intents and purposes should be eradicated. This began when Derek was a small boy and watched his father gunned down by a black drug dealer. He was taken under the wing of a white supremacist that encouraged him to stand up for himself. So Derek formed his own gang of white kids that would never be afraid of blacks in their community again.

You learn that Derek is in jail, and see a visual depiction of what landed him there. Some black people were attempting to break into his car, when he was alerted of it and he raced outside, gun drawn. He began firing at them all, killing one and wounding another. One managed to escape. The fate of the wounded would mark one of the most graphic scenes ever depicted on film, which was Derek forcing the man to put his teeth onto the street curb and Derek stomping on the back of his head.

Derek is forced to confront his hating ways in prison, when he realizes that he is the minority and there is no protection for him. He, through a lengthy series of circumstances, befriends a black man that he is on laundry duty with. Derek vows that he would do anything to take it all back and start over again far away from what he now represents. He learns that his younger brother is headed in the same direction, and he will not allow this to happen.

He is released and meets up with his girlfriend at a welcome home party. He asks her to move with her, but she refuses. He is also forced to face the man that taught him to be a white supremacist and tells him that this is no way to live. He and his brother leave, and Danny is able to finish the paper which you hear as the narration for the ending of the film.

The movie ends with Danny being shot in the bathroom at school by a black kid. Edward Norton (Derek) and Edward Furlong (Danny) bring this powerful story to light. "American History X" is a depiction in the difference between being right and believing that you are right. It is a statement of how far some people are willing to go to prove one way or another.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Get Video Games Cheap: Purchasing New And Used Video Games Online

By Ethan Vaughan

These days, more and more people are now purchasing the latest video game consoles available online. Some are choosing PlayStation 3, others choose the Xbox 360, and some goes for the Nintendo Wii. These three video game consoles are the leading sellers in the marketplace today. It's equipped with some of the fastest processors accessible these days and the games available for these video game consoles are truly a lot of enjoyable to play with.

With realistic graphics and great storyline, who wouldn't want to buy such video game consoles?

Nevertheless, you have to remember that even though the games for these video game systems keep getting better and better, it does not necessarily mean that it is obtaining cheaper. In fact, the much better the games are, the a lot more expensive it is going to be. In fact, if you're an avid video gamer and you continuously purchase video games, you'd end up spending a lot more money than you'd have for buying the video game system. This is how expensive the video games these days are. Not to mention the accessories required for some games in purchase for you personally to perform with it.

If you adore playing with video games but you do not have the money to spend for purchasing brand new video games in your nearby retail outlet, then you might wish to consider purchasing video games online.

You'll see that a great deal of people are more than willing to sell their video games at half the price. In fact, some people even sell their video games at a bargain price and others even throw in a bonus game.

So, why do people do this? Why do they sell such costly games at a very low cost?

For starters, one of the most typical reasons is that they already played the game and that they didn't really like it. You have to keep in mind that different people have different tastes with regards to video games. Some loves to perform with very first individual shooter games, while you will find also people who prefer strategy games.

Another reason is which they already grew tired of playing with the same video game over and over again. This really is why they market their old video games so that you can make money to buy a brand new one. This really is essentially the quickest and most effective ways to get rid of their old video games and at the same time, make some money out of it.

In some cases, mother and father who discovered out that their children are playing with violent games sell the games online. Or, it might be simply because the school grades of their children are deteriorating due to playing with video games, which is why they sell the video games as well as the video game system in a very inexpensive price.

So, where do you discover these inexpensive video games online?

Well, the very first place which you should begin visiting in the internet is auction web sites. This really is wherever people usually sell their aged stuff, which consists of video games. Some sellers may even be discovered via blogs.

However, you should usually keep in mind to become careful when purchasing video games online. The game discs you might buy may already be scratched or damaged. So, make sure that the seller has a great reputation and they only offer good quality products.

Keep in mind these tips and you are able to be sure which you will be able to purchase inexpensive video games online.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

You Can Legally Download Movies Online Now

By Clinton Foster

People are doing everything that they can to save as much money as possible. This means that internet movie sales and downloads are increasing at a rapid rate. If you are looking for some new movies to watch, take a look at these quick and easy tips that you can use to download internet movies the legal way!

There are social networking sites that will allow users to share their movies with users from all over the world. While these sites used to be known for providing movies with viruses, security features have been added and for a small monthly fee, you can enjoy movies without viruses or any security threats. Most sites that you will come across will charge you a fee!

If you want to be able to take your movies with you wherever you go, and you do not have the luxury of a laptop, find out if your cell phone can download movies. Brand new cell phones today are built with technology that can download movies as well as music that anyone can enjoy. You can take your phone with you wherever you go and the movies are incredibly cheap!

If your phone cannot download the movies that you want to watch, your MP3 player might be able to. The applications that you downloaded to your computer for music sharing and downloading should give you the option to download movies. If you own a brand new MP3 player, you should not have any trouble picking and choosing the movies that you want to take with you. Wherever your MP3 player goes, your movies will go too!

Renting movies online has also become a very popular trend. If you do not have a lot of money to spare and you do not feel the need to purchase the movie for good, there are sites and downloads that will allow you to rent. For as little as $2, you can easily rent a movie for 24 hours or more! The movie will download right to the computer and after a certain period of time it will no longer be available due to rental expiration.

All sites that you find to download internet movies should be backed by the Better Business Bureau. There are many sites out there that will allow users to download material that is not legally theirs. Take the time to protect yourself and make sure that your site will not put you at risk for fines or serious jail time. Downloading movies illegally is a felony and can cost the user thousands of dollars.

Prior to any and all downloading you need to make sure that you have the right level of anti-virus software. If you choose a less than reputable site, then you might be subjecting your computer to viruses that are installed in the movies. Once you download and open the file, the virus could be released!

There are many great sites and outlets that users have in order to download internet movies the all legal way. If something sounds too good to be true, try to stay away from it so that you can protect your computer. Those who do download movies illegally may be fined or sent to prison!

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Movie Downloading Is A Perfect Way To Get Movies

By Jodi Ware

In today's day and age, walking down to the video store could be considered primitive! There are now plenty of options that allow you to rent or buy movies from the comfort of your own home, for those who do not wish to make the trip to the store. One of those option is movie downloads. You can get exactly what you want while sitting in front of your computer!

To this day, there is more than one option to rent or buy movies. Going to the video store is not your only choice anymore. Some companies offer a rental delivery service, but again you need to wait for the mail to get to your home. So the fastest option of them all is to download what you want. There are plenty of websites providing this kind of service on the internet, so finding one should not be a problem.

After you have surfed the net and picked the provider you wish to do business with, the rest is no more complicated than it would be at the video store. You can browse through the site, picking your movie. They might be separated in categories, or alphabetical order. Either way, you should be able to find something that suits your tastes. If you would ever change your mind, you are completely free to, as long as you did not pay. When the payment has been received, it is too late.

A website providing movies for rent or for sale works just like a rental store. They have a database of movies, classified either by them, or alphabetical order. You can surf around and find the movie you wish to view, without any obligations.

After you have reached a decision, the next thing to do will be for you to set up your personal account, again just like you would at your local store. The information you will provide about your payment of choice and how to contact you will be strictly confidential. By setting up that account and subscribing to a chosen provider will give you the chance to enjoy promotions and special offers, which you would not benefit from otherwise.

The next step applies to most of the movie providers, but not all of them. Most of the time, you will asked to use a download manager, which you would need to get on your own. But don't worry; your provider will give you all the instructions necessary. This download manager, like the name says, will help you manage your downloads, for example which movies you rented or purchase, and when you did.

When your payment options have been set up, and you have finally picked the desired movie, you can start downloading it which usually only take a few minutes. If you rented, your movie will usually be taken out of the movie download manager automatically after 24 hours. If you decided to purchased then it will evidently always belong to you.

As you can see, our 21st century technology has so much to offer. We now have a multitude of options to pick from. Movie downloads are relatively simple, and are not more expensive than buying or renting them at your local video store. So do not be afraid to take advantage of the services that are offered to you!

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Watch The Movie Download Of Streets Of Fire

By Lucy Garza

Walter Hill really created a unique little flick with Streets of Fire. Hill actually came up with the film by simply thinking of everything he'd want to have seen in a great movie as a kid, and then writing a checklist, and making sure he hit all those moments as he banged the screenplay out. The result is one of the all time great eighties movie downloads.

The movie follows Tom Cody, a soldier who's been discharged and returns to his old hometown when Ellen Aim, his old sweetheart, and a pop music sensation, is kidnapped by Raven, the leader of the local biker gang. The film works on the level of fantasy, mixing fifties and eighties aesthetics into a new kind of setting. The environment the characters inhabit is surreal and dreamlike, and the cinematography is beautiful, with rainy streets and neon signs dominating the screen.

Something that really helps to define the movie is the music. Again, it blends the style of the fifties with the eighties, so you have those great old Doo Wop dance rock songs treated with a layer of synth rock and roll and dramatic female vocals. Ellen Aim's band, The Attackers, features prominently in the film. One of these songs, I Can Dream About You, actually climbed up pretty high on the charts.

The story itself is pretty stock action film stuff, but this time it's done with such incredible style that it feels fresh and all new. The girlfriend is kidnapped, the hero comes home to save her. We've seen this story hundreds of times before, but this time, it's elevated to a sort of modern day, Rock and Roll fairy tale.

Walter Hill has remained one of the great directors of the last few decades, but rarely gets the respect he really deserves as such. He continues to knock it out of the park with more recent films like Undisputed, and earns acclaim with each new film, but is rarely mentioned alongside Scorsese or Brian dePalma, which is truly a shame, as he's certainly one of the most entertaining directors alive.

The film also uses a guitar score by blues legend Ry Cooder to compliment the Rock and Roll. His bluesy, earthy slide guitar sound really contrasts the glitzy pop tunes and lends a certain contrast to Tom Cody, who is frequently accompanied by Cooder's music.

If you want a great double feature, watch Streets of Fire alongside The Warriors. The Warriors is, similarly, a sort of Rock and Roll, street fable, but takes the concept in a rougher, tougher, more gritty direction, while Streets of Fire is a little more glossy, a little more pretty and colorful in comparison to The Warriors and its title street gang heroes.

The movie was original intended to be the first in a trilogy, but, unfortunately, the film didn't perform at the box office quite as well as expected, so the sequels, The Far City and The Return of Tom Cody, never got funding. Luckily, the film has become a cult legend over time, so it has, of course, earned the respect it deserves as an all time action movie classic and one of the best films made in the nineteen eighties, but it's unfortunate that that didn't happen back when fans could've gotten a sequel out of the deal.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Renting DVDs Online Will Save You From All Those Nasty Late Fees

By Edwin Greene

Tired of running to the video movie store? Chances are you'll get there and the top new movie rentals will be gone from the shelf, anyway. Are you tired of missing out on the top movies when they come out? It can get pretty expensive renting from a video rental store, especially when you have to pay late charges when something unexpected happens and you don't return your movies on time. Movie downloads are a great idea, but it's a risky business, too. Find a reputable site and you'll win big.

When you download movies online, you can end up with a plethora of unexpected problems. Movies freeze in the middle of downloads sometimes. You can end up with incomplete files and corrupt files. It's hard to know where you can legally download movies, too. If you're not careful, you could be breaking infringement laws.

There are numerous online movie rental companies that started this huge trend several years ago. They realized a need before it existed. When the global financial markets started to turn south, people started making cuts anywhere they could. Entertainment seems to have been the understandable choice for these cuts with many families. When you can't make ends meet, it seems a bit absurd to make expenditures for fun and excitement.

Steer clear of these free movie download sites, you could end up with a virus or worm in your system that will end up costing you far more than the price of a DVD movie rental. It just pays to be cautious in today's day and age.

When you purchase the services of these movie rental companies, you can select all of your favorite movies online. It's a quick and easy process that you can manage anywhere you have an internet connection. Many companies are also offering movies for instant viewing online with membership to their rental program.

This lets you see today's hottest releases as soon as they come out. If you prefer having movies sent to your home, these companies have distribution centers all across the country so that you get your requested movie titles fast. Usually you will get movies one to two business days after you request them. One of the great benefits to this service is that you don't have to pay late fees. You keep the movies for as long as you want and then ship them back.

You won't even have to worry about paying shipping fees when you use online video rental services. You will get your movies in a pre paid return postage envelope. It couldn't be easier to get the best movies than with an online video rental program. Watch movies online and download movies legally through your service. You can even buy movies and have them sent through the mail with your online membership.

The hottest and quickest way to watch your favorite movies today is by downloading movies, watching movies online and renting movies online. Find a service plan that best fits your entertainment needs and start watching movies online today. Enroll in an online movie rental club today and never get a partial download issue again.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Meet The New Video Stores, Online Movie Download Sites

By Terrence Mcknight

Finding online movie downloads can be extremely convenient and an easy and cheap way of getting your movie collection built up faster. You don't necessarily have to go to the high street stores have to order online and wait for delivery to get all the latest movies in high definition quality.

Ordering movies online and downloading them directly as much quicker depending on your broadband connection. You will need to have a broadband connection, as a normal 56k modem would literally take many weeks or even months to download a single movie. A broadband connection will take a few hours at most, and summer the thus to one's will allow you to download entire movies and just 20 minutes or so.

The great thing about the Internet is that you can find reviews about all sorts of movies. Just about every movie that has ever been published will be on the Internet movie database and if you are a movie fan, you have no doubt spend time and popular review sites and found some movies that you are interested in.

However, this article is not referring to the illegal and pirated movie downloads. This article is referring to the legal alternatives that are now becoming available in quite a large way. By this I do not just mean iTunes. There are many different resources online which will allow you to download movies for a modest charge.

Since you are downloading digital data, you obviously don't have to worry about the item that you want going out of stock. You can download music, video games and all sorts of applications but of course it will cost you a modest amount of money. Nonetheless, the costs are typically lower than the alternatives.

Firstly, there are some simple requirements. You have to have a broadband Internet connection since a traditional modem connection would take weeks to download a single movie. If you do not have a particularly reliable connection, then it is not necessarily a major problem, since you can get a download manager which will allow you to pause and resume downloads.

Being able to pause and resume downloads will save a lot of frustration, even if you do have a reliable Internet connection. Sometimes things can go wrong, and the last thing you want to do is have to start all over again, especially if you have a slower Internet connection or are on a monthly bandwidth limit.

You will also want to pay attention to formats. The most popular formats for recording and storing movies on the Internet is divx. Divx presents a reliable and versatile opportunities since it will play on most portable media players and almost any modern DVD player. Presumably you want to be able to play your movies on a lot of different devices, so in this case, divx is exactly what you want. Nonetheless, if you want something high quality, make sure that the site that you want to order your movies on has all the alternatives that you want.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Movie Downloading Is A Brilliant Way People Now Attain Movies

By Rita Pickett

The internet has brought us a ton of free movie downloads and while it is a tempting ordeal to sneak a peak every now and then, these are highly illegal. Even if you have found a free website that offers such movie downloads by accident, the act of downloading a movie for free is completely illegal.

Most free movie download sites are after your personal information for other purposes. Whether they just want your email address or they are looking for something a little more sinister in nature like your personal information, free downloads violate a whole mess of copyright laws that can land you in a whole world of hot water.

The websites that you are really looking for are the movie download subscription sites. These sites are extremely cheap to join and keep you legally covered.

If you are looking for movie rentals you should know that you don't have to pay the high prices of the movie rental stores. Movie rental stores require a membership, plus a rental fee, plus late fees.

The overhead and the overpriced brick and mortar stores that require everything from membership fees to late fees that are completely unnecessary. Joining a movie download subscription site gives you access to more movies than you will ever find in a movie store. You won't have to stand around looking for that one fabulous movie that you can't find. Online services are much more viable for finding all the movies you want, even the old or obscure ones.

If you want the best of the best movies, you are looking for the simple straightforward legal movie downloads that give you access to the full array of movies that have been produced in the United States and around the globe. You won't find this selection in the movie store.

Fun, which is what movies are really all about, is the main staple of movie download services. If you are in the unfortunate position of having to wait extended periods of time for flights, girlfriends, or dentist appointments, you will find you are having a much better time doing it with a movie download.

Legal movie downloads are the simple solution to the internet based movie download. You have the option to watch directly from your laptop or you can interface with the television to watch movies on the big screen in your living room. Either way, you can be certain that you will be able to find the movie and the fun that you are looking for.

Legal movie downloads give you access to a lot more movies. The selection of brick and mortar movie stores and even the selection of movies available through television pay services pale in comparison to the selection offered through movie download subscriptions.

These services allow you to access movies that have been out for over 20 years as well as the newest releases. No more disappointment when you're looking for that one great flick.

Whether you are waiting for a flight or you have been stuck waiting at the doctor's office, you have to admit that life is just a lot more fun when it is accompanied by a legal movie download.

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Here's How To Download Movies Online - Am I A Bad Friend?

By Sam Timlin

The other day, I got an email from a friend asking if he could borrow my DVD of "Scarface". I wrote him back and told him to stop bothering me and just download it.

Well, I put it more tactfully than that; but I think I threw her off a little at first.

What I was trying to convey to her was that she didn't need to go track down the DVD. If you want to watch a movie, all you really need is an internet connection.

More and more people have been asking us what the best way to download movies online is, and whether it is possible to find a big selection online.

I'd like to tell you that there is indeed a big selection online; better than any video store out there, in fact. Not only can you find Scarface, but you can find old favorites and new releases alike.

Now that we've addressed that, let's get to the real question ? where can I download movies online?

First, I think it's important to mention where NOT to go to download movies. There are a number of "shareware" programs such as Kazaa or Limewire that people use to find music, movies or other files online. These don't work too badly for music, but for movies they are horrendous.

When you download movies from these networks, you have a good chance of catching a virus! These networks are unmonitored, so you have no idea what exactly you are downloading.

Two other problem with these types of sites - selection and download speeds.

Movies are of course very large files. These peer to peer programs can take as long as a few days to download a movie; the speeds can be incredibly slow. You will also have the problem of sparse selection compared to your other options.

There are also paid download sites out there. There are many pay-per-download sites. You can look for the movie you want, pay a fee (about $10, usually) and download the movie quickly on a secure connection.

While this is not necessarily bad choice, there are cheaper ways to download movies.

You can also choose to go with membership based movie download websites. These sites charge a onetime fee for unlimited access to the movies on the website. This fee is usually somewhere between 30 and 50 dollars ? you can download all the movies you like at any time after paying this membership fee.

The great thing about these sites is that you only have to pay once for access to a huge selection of movies. The download speeds are good and they are guaranteed to be free of viruses.

The best download sites will also provide you with software to burn these movies to DVD so you can watch them on your TV instead of only on your computer.

Did my friend find Scarface?

Yes he did. And I'm pretty confident he won't be bugging me for a DVD in the future ;)

With an increasing number of people looking to the web for movie downloads, you'll see the number of brick and mortar video stores declining. Downloading movies, after all, is easy ? you can find all your favorites without even leaving the house!

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Monday, May 17, 2010

A Break Down Of he Movie Wall-E

By Marisol Beck

Arriving to theaters on June 27 of '08, Disney Pixar's "Wall-E" was a huge hit. Having millions of hits, critics ranked this film highly. Between the laughs, and the tears, this movie is over-all a heart warming animated film. Wall-E has gained many friends since the release date, and has quickly raised his popularity level!

Wall-E has gone up on the charts, being nominated for an Oscars award. Winning Best Picture would be a huge accomplishment! The Oscars has never presented Best Picture Award to an animated movie. Representing friendship and love, Wall-E shows just how far he is willing to go to achieve what he is looking for. Being able to feel the intensity and desire this little inanimate robot feels must mean the movie has been put together in an orderly fashion.

Small in size but big at heart, Wall-E embarks on a journey that could change destiny forever. This trip could could change the fate of robots and mankind. This small robot has no idea that what he will find in outer space could take over the entire world. The reason Wall-E left his normal lifestyle is because he met another robot, Eve. Eve stole his heart immediately, and when she left for the distant future, Wall-E followed along like a little puppy.

Wall-E is designed to clean up a waste-covered earth. This job might be the greatest thing that has ever happened to little wall-e because it leads him to Eve, which leads him to the future. Although he comes in counter with something that was not pre-thought, his instinct is to fix it.

When wall-e arrives to the distant future, he is preoccupied with Eve, whom he first left for. But, things start to uncover. He begins to realize that not only his kind, but humanity could be in jeopardy due to imbalances. I am not going to give away the ending. You will have to watch it for yourself!

Briefly, I will run through a couple of the cast members in this marvelous movie. Ben Burtt is the voice of Wall-E and MO. As an american sound designer, ben has been involved in many world hit movies including Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Obviously then, Ben is very productive in his job! Go Ben!

The costar of Wall-E is Elissa Knight, who is the voice of Eve. She is an actress in many other animated movies. Elissa plays Lil aka "3" in Toy Story 3, Tia in Cars, and a woman in the restaurant in Ratatouille. A couple other character voices consist of Fred Willard who voices Shelby Forthright - BnL CEO, John Ratzenberger who voices John, and Kathy Najimy who voices Mary.

Filled with laughs, and sad moments, this film has a heart warming plot.

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Band Booking Tips For A Great Day!

By Alec Pittman

Band booking is a very easy thing to do if you know where to find a band, what sort of band you want and what you want them to play.

However, when it comes to band booking many individuals are clueless. You need a band that is appealing to you and your guests, whether you are having a simple party, a social event or a wedding reception. Keep in mind that the best bands you can find will include playing music from the 50's up until the most popular music today.

The quickest means of band booking is that of using search engines such as Google. This is actually the easiest part of booking a function band.

You want a band that has a good reputation and are professionals in their music and their appearance. Most bands have their own websites and or social networking pages where they provide you with music and videos so you know what you are getting when you hire them.

Now you want to see if that band comes across professional. If you look at their website it should look like a professional website showing you a profile of all the band members and other information about the band. It is the small details that point to a good band.

What is the band's reputation like? After all you all only have their word what their reputation is like. A good way of checking is to ring some of the past venues they have played at and ask the venues what they thought of the band. Any views they give are probably going to be closer to the truth as they have no bias.

If the band has a future gig listing, visit one of the locations where they are performing to help you make up your mind about hiring them for your event.

Make sure that the location of your event is able to accommodate the band. You can do this by asking if the location has a live band license and parking to accommodate the band while unloading and loading any heavy equipment. Check the stage to make sure that there is plenty of room for the band and all their equipment. You also need to make sure they have access to as many power outlets as they require to perform.

Taking all these small points into consideration will ensure that you and your guests have an amazing time at whatever function you have organized!

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Free Online Games- Playing Kids Games or Finding a few for Adults

By Erol Erturk

If you enjoy playing online games, chances are you've probably gotten tired of the same old options. Plus finding free online games that are considered kids game is a chore in itself. The good news is there are several options available and truly something for everyone. Here are a few free online games that can cure those cravings.

Addicting Games- Yep there are several games that are extremely addicting like old classics. Most of the time these are the ones that are easy to beat, and people enjoy doing it over and over again. So whenever you can take a break you will find pleasure in the few moments you have during lunch or whenever. Just remember, you might get hooked on some of them like Escape the Bathroom. So be careful!

Arcade Games- Do you remember good old Mario Bros back when it was brand spankin' new? This is just one of the many arcade options that are a part of the free online games you have available today. Seriously, do you remember the last time you played Pac Man?

3) Girl games - Sugar and spice and everything nice? Is that what little girls are really made of? While lots of free games for girls let you play with makeup, hair and Barbies, there are some really original games that allow girls to explore their naughtier side, like the outrageously popular Good Night Kiss, or the hilariously funny Girl Fight that proves that fighting games are not just for boys and gives you the chance to beat the crap out of celebs like Paris Hilton.

4) Kids games - Are you a huge fan of Spongebob? There are several free games where you get to play with Mr. Squarepants himself. You can play ball with Bob in Slammin' Sluggers or guide our brave hero on a quest to save a princess in Dunces and Dragons. If you're a sucker for anything Scooby Doo, make sure you try Scooby Doo Creepy Castle, a huge hit among kids.

Puzzle Games- Even though there is a plethora of free online games, some individuals prefer something that is a bit more analytical. In this case you can take on Rubik's Cube, Tangrams, Catastrophic Construction and many others. Whatever it is you can stack blocks, shoot bubbles, and even fit jigsaw pieces together for extended periods of time.

6) Racing games - If you feel the need for speed, there are free games that can set you up with a nice dose of adrenaline. Bikes, trucks, jet skis...just pick your vehicle of choice, fasten your seatbelt, and enjoy the ride. Highly recommended are 3D Jet Ski Racing and 3D Death Race.

Shooting Games- Some of the most popular free online games are shooting games. Whether you're shooting animals, people, targets, or taking your skills to the military games, there are several options available. If you want something serious and competitive then getting the flash version of Counterstrike is a great choice. However, if you're looking for something a little more entertaining on the comical side you can try the Bush Boot Camp game. This re-enacts the instance when a shoe was thrown at George W. Bush. Your goal is to shoot the boots and keep Mr. Bush's face from getting mangled.

There are several other games as well like cooking games, rpg games, classic board games, and just about anything else you can imagine. It's important to understand there tons of free online games out there for everyone. No matter what kids games or adult games you're looking for you can find them, even if you want to start taking on some aliens.

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Friday, May 14, 2010

You Can Get Unlimited Movie Downloads From Some Movie Download Services

By Carmela Burnett

I am not sure that anyone could dispute the fact that a lot of people love to watch movies. It is one of the worlds most favorite past times and people are willing to pay money on a regular basis to enjoy all of the newest films that come out on cinema and DVD. All this can be a costly affair and therefore people will not always see all of the films that they might want. It is also something that is time consuming and for busy people is it simply not viable to take time out to do all of this a lot of the time. However, with the use of the internet we are now able to do unlimited movie downloads that will allow us to watch films whenever and wherever we want. So what are the main advantages of this?

Well, the first benefit to speak of is the convenience of downloading movies from the internet. Going out and buying a film on DVD is fine but at the end of the day isn't it a lot easier to do all of this without ever having to leave your home. Instead of going out into the local town, queuing up with everyone else, buying the product, heading all of the way home and then finally getting to watch the film, all you need to do is jump online and after a few clicks your movie will be available for your viewing pleasure.

The second main advantage is that is will cost so much less getting movie downloads rather than paying for each individual cinema ticket and DVD. Of course there will always be those films that you are going to want to go to the cinema to see but in many cases it is going to be a better option to download any film through the internet rather than going out and spending money on each DVD that you get.

Instead of all of this, why don't you find one of the movie download websites that allows you to sign up for a fee and can then enjoy more or less unlimited downloads. You will be able to get any sort of film that you want, and it will be done at a fraction of the cost.

A third benefit that you will see is that downloading these films is both safe and secure as well as being legal. It is important to remember that there are lots of illegal websites where downloading any sort of film will be both against the law and potentially dangerous for your computer. When you download these you may well be opening your computer up to harmful spyware and adware.

In order to find the right sites you need to put in the necessary research. This will allow you to get rid of the weeds and leave the flowers.

At the end of the day these sites have full permission from the production companies who make the films and therefore you can feel completely sure that what you are doing is absolutely legal and safe for your computer. The trick to avoiding any of the illegal sites is to make sure that you do all of the necessary research in order to sort out the good from the bad sites.

People love to watch movies. Now they have another way of getting movies. The reasons listed are why people are enjoying unlimited movie downloads.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Movie Downloads Options That You Should Check Out

By Edward Bowen

We're a wired culture with the ability to satisfy and curiosity, question, or whim at a moment's notice. Many times multitasking has the inclusion of background music, taking time to social network, or watching your favorite movie while you work. You don't have to go to the video store anymore to get what you want and even the expense of pay per view is a thing of the past. The internet has democratized what we can do with entertainment and the prices are lower than ever.

The largest and most popular movie service is NetFlix which allows customers to subscribe, for little money, to a service that will deliver movies either to your door or through your computer. It is the quintessential model for on demand service. As more and more families have transformed their living rooms into entertainment oasis', the internet has come up and met the demand to stay home and have your fun on your own terms.

On demand videos stream either through your TV cable box, a digital video recorder so that you can watch later, or the internet. And like with watching movies you own, these streaming videos include all of the controls that you're used to like pausing, stopping and skipping forward and backward during a movie.

However, as with music file sharing, there are peer to peer network systems that can send large movie files through a bit torrent, basically offering any movie ever made for free. The dangers of this illegal file sharing is the risk of having adware or spyware downloading into your computer, putting your personal information at risk and slowing down the performance of your computer. Finding a legitimate movie downloads site is not difficult and should be used instead of the free sites because of the protection that they offer from viruses.

Apple's iTunes, Starz's Vongo, Amazon's Unbox, CinemaNow and MovieLink are five movie downloading sites that offer an alternative to the behemoth that is NetFlix. If you're going to watch movies on your video iPod, there is only one choice and that is going through iTunes. The price per download is one of the more expensive services at 12.99 for the first week, 14.99 for new releases, and 9.99 for older titles.

The limited places that you can view your iTunes downloaded movies along with the fact that there are no free movies, makes iTunes a niche choice for niche market.

Vongo's movies are from the Starz library and as such, current blockbusters are not available, but for 9.95 a month there are a large number of rent-only movies available.

Amazon, the book selling as well as everything under the sun behemoth, has branched out into the movie downloading business with great results. Any movie you download can be viewed in multiple machines and platforms, all coupled with extremely sharp image quality. Their menu of choices also include both TV and movies for prices topping out at 3.99.

CinemaNow is one of the best, if not the best, downloading service on the web for the ability to get over 4,000 movies in five different ways including: renting, buying, a subscription service, free, and most impressively the ability to burn the movies you watch onto a DVD. The ability to burn movies makes CinemaNow a cut about the rest.

One of the cheapest and best used as a quick fix for boredom is MovieFlix which, for 7.99 a month gives you access to large database of movies excluding new releases. The image quality is better than free, but not as good as NetFlix, Amazon, or CinemaNow. Depending on your devices, your needs, and really you wants, there is a movie downloading site to quench your thirst for entertainment.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Boosted Stardom

By Georges Louis

Music stardom are squashed by her faulty label contract owned by two dirt bags. Nick Carr (Harvey Kestrel) runs a shady management group, while Linda's manager, a gangster-wannabe lowlife named Raji (Vince Vaughn), struts around with his gay bodyguard-wannabe-actor (the rock) pretending to be intimidating. Nick and Raji are anything but relieved when chilli steals Linda away from her contract and promises to turn her into a star. Chilli takes Linda to Tommy's old independent record label which is now owned by widowed Edie Athens (Uma Thurman). , is unable to help the protege, as she quickly finds out that her shady husband had been murdered leaving $300,000 in debt to sin Lasalle (Cedric the entertainer), a suburban, white-picket fence gangster record mogul. Sin and his posse (run by Andre 3000), wants their money badly and vows to kill chilli if they don't get it. So we have a rather silly plot where three different groups of people want chilli dead yet somehow, they can't seem to get it together to accomplish anything. What's unfortunate about "be cool" is that they have all the makings of a potential blockbuster but fails on a redundant and tired script. "get shorty" was more cynical and satirical of the industry while "be cool" was simply an excuse to put a stellar cast together and attempt to make a comedy out of it. Vince Vaughn as an Ebonics-speaking nitwit is a routine that becomes equally as annoying as the rock's flamboyant portrayal of a gay aspiring actor. Cedric the entertainer and Andre 3000 are placed in stereotypical roles that do little to amuse. Christina Milian is given ample opportunity to showcase her musical talents (. Including a blazing performance with Aerosmith on stage in a crowded arena. ) but for a character whose the sole center of all the chaos, she somehow manages to escape being involved with, well, anything. Music stardom are fuzzier than ever ? a fact best exemplified by reality-TV shows such as idol and the crossover celebrities they create. Adapts itself to this world with a mix of personality interviews (Donald Trump, Reba Mcentire), in-studio performances (Missy Elliott, Enrique Iglesias) and celeb gossip.

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Music stardom are the last thing his dad wants to hear about, especially since he's seen the dark side of the music biz. But romeo's determined to let his talent speak for itself.

Music stardom are squashed by her faulty label contract owned by two dirt bags. Nick Carr (Harvey Kestrel) runs a shady management group, while Linda's manager, a gangster-wannabe lowlife named Raji (Vince Vaughn), struts around with his gay bodyguard-wannabe-actor (the rock) pretending to be intimidating. Nick and Raji are anything but relieved when chilli steals Linda away from her contract and promises to turn her into a star. Chilli takes Linda to Tommy's old independent record label which is now owned by widowed Edie Athens (Uma Thurman). , is unable to help the protege, as she quickly finds out that her shady husband had been murdered leaving $300,000 in debt to sin Lasalle (Cedric the entertainer), a suburban, white-picket fence gangster record mogul. Sin and his posse (run by Andre 3000), wants their money badly and vows to kill chilli if they don't get it. So we have a rather silly plot where three different groups of people want chilli dead yet somehow, they can't seem to get it together to accomplish anything. What's unfortunate about "be cool" is that they have all the makings of a potential blockbuster but fails on a redundant and tired script. "get shorty" was more cynical and satirical of the industry while "be cool" was simply an excuse to put a stellar cast together and attempt to make a comedy out of it. Vince Vaughn as an Ebonics-speaking nitwit is a routine that becomes equally as annoying as the rock's flamboyant portrayal of a gay aspiring actor. Cedric the entertainer and Andre 3000 are placed in stereotypical roles that do little to amuse. Christina Milian is given ample opportunity to showcase her musical talents (. Including a blazing performance with Aerosmith on stage in a crowded arena. ) but for a character whose the sole center of all the chaos, she somehow manages to escape being involved with, well, anything. Music stardom are fuzzier than ever ? a fact best exemplified by reality-TV shows such as idol and the crossover celebrities they create. Adapts itself to this world with a mix of personality interviews (Donald Trump, Reba Mcentire), in-studio performances (Missy Elliott, Enrique Iglesias) and celeb gossip.

Music stardom are squashed by her faulty label contract owned by two dirt bags. Nick Carr (Harvey Kestrel) runs a shady management group, while Linda's manager, a gangster-wannabe lowlife named Raji (Vince Vaughn), struts around with his gay bodyguard-wannabe-actor (the rock) pretending to be intimidating. Nick and Raji are anything but relieved when chilli steals Linda away from her contract and promises to turn her into a star. Chilli takes Linda to Tommy's old independent record label which is now owned by widowed Edie Athens (Uma Thurman). , is unable to help the protege, as she quickly finds out that her shady husband had been murdered leaving $300,000 in debt to sin Lasalle (Cedric the entertainer), a suburban, white-picket fence gangster record mogul. Sin and his posse (run by Andre 3000), wants their money badly and vows to kill chilli if they don't get it. So we have a rather silly plot where three different groups of people want chilli dead yet somehow, they can't seem to get it together to accomplish anything. What's unfortunate about "be cool" is that they have all the makings of a potential blockbuster but fails on a redundant and tired script. "get shorty" was more cynical and satirical of the industry while "be cool" was simply an excuse to put a stellar cast together and attempt to make a comedy out of it. Vince Vaughn as an Ebonics-speaking nitwit is a routine that becomes equally as annoying as the rock's flamboyant portrayal of a gay aspiring actor. Cedric the entertainer and Andre 3000 are placed in stereotypical roles that do little to amuse. Christina Milian is given ample opportunity to showcase her musical talents (. Including a blazing performance with Aerosmith on stage in a crowded arena. ) but for a character whose the sole center of all the chaos, she somehow manages to escape being involved with, well, anything. Music stardom are fuzzier than ever ? a fact best exemplified by reality-TV shows such as idol and the crossover celebrities they create. Adapts itself to this world with a mix of personality interviews (Donald Trump, Reba Mcentire), in-studio performances (Missy Elliott, Enrique Iglesias) and celeb gossip.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Future Of Movies Is With Movie Downloads

By Vernon Nelson

Never before have movies been so easily accessible. There are rental stores, DVD delivery services, and places to purchase movies every few blocks. However, all of this may be coming to an end. Movie downloads are quickly becoming the future of movie watchers everywhere. The convenience of downloading a movie for your own viewing pleasure and the low cost to companies has created a burgeoning market for all consumers to enjoy.

Movie watching has increased even over periods of economic turmoil. Movie going is a great activity way to interact with family and friends. There is a movie for everyone, from old to young.

One reason for this growth of this market is the rise of steadily available high speed internet. Before, with slower internet connections, downloading a digital file of a movie would simply take too long. A disk is simply easier to carry around and use. Now a days, with high speed connections and better compression formats, the ability to download movies is readily available for almost anyone who has a high speed connection.

One of the providers that may not even require you to have a high speed internet connection is your cable box. Your satellite or cable provider probably has the capability to allow you download movies with just a press of a remote control. They will send on demand movies straight to your living room and bill you through your standard monthly bill. This is a great way to rent movies, without even leaving the comfort of your couch!

Another popular way of downloading movies is through websites such as Netflix. They offer services that allow you to download movies straight to you computer, instead of waiting for a DVD to come to your mail box. This allows consumers for flexibility in watching the movies and not having to return anything through the mailbox. It also allows customers who are on the road to still rent and enjoy movies without being home.

Another way to download movies is through streaming sites such as Hulu. They offer free TV shows as well as movies free of charge with limited commercial interruptions. They have great quality and can be accessed from anywhere. It is a great opportunity for TV shows and movies alike to gain more viewership and make more commercial revenue.

Companies are realizing the new market for movie downloads. They realize that they don't have to pay for a physical disk anymore. Instead they can sell a digital copy of a movie over and over again with only the cost of hosting a server.

So next time you want to watch a movie with some family and friends at home think about downloading your movies. It may be a cheaper and more convenient alternative to going to video store. There are plenty of different options. The growing number of digital copies of movies past and present is only going to get larger. Also companies like Blockbuster and Netflix are realizing that there a large market for movie downloads.

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Monday, May 10, 2010

A Must Watch Movies Online: Tropic Thunder

By Sidney Lancaster

If you haven't seen Tropic Thunder yet, you probably want to give it a try next time you're ready to watch movies online and you want to see a good comedy. We know, we know, Ben Stiller has been making a lot of awful movies lately, and it seems like Tropic Thunder might be just another to throw onto that heap, but the fact is, it's really one of the best movies Stiller has been involved in.

The movie serves as an excellent satire of modern day Hollywood culture. Before the movie begins, we're treated to a series of fake commercials which provide some of the biggest laughs of the movie. We see a few trailers for movies starring the characters in the film, who are, after all, film actors. Jack Black starring as a series of fat-suited people sitting around a table farting is a perfect spoof on everything Eddie Murphy has been up to lately.

As you probably know, the story revolves around a group of actors who are led to believe that they're going through a rigorous survival training routine for the film and wind up in over their heads when the situation gets a little too real. This really works with the theme of the film being sincerity and fakeness, and the fact that a fake situation becomes real is an incredible premise, everything considered.

So what it really comes down to is the idea of reality. You can be who you want to be in life, but only if you get over your ego and stop trying to live based on the standards others place on you. The film is layered in irony as we see the characters playing characters playing characters, there are a lot of layers of falseness going on.

It's a very funny film, too, of course, but it's also a moving and dramatic film, as well as an exciting one. The movie is really more than you'd expect from Ben Stiller these days, who seems content to just collect big paychecks for big budget movies with low mileage jokes. This one is actually one of his very best, though.

The action in the film is really interesting, offering a new dynamic that we haven't seen in films before. The characters are carrying prop rifles with blank rounds, so there's really a whole new dynamic in that only one side of the gunfight is actually shooting live rounds. Again, this comes back to the theme of "faking it".

Look out for a really, really great cameo about a third of the way in. You won't be able to guess who it is right away, so don't look at the imdb page, either, or you may spoil one of the biggest laughs in the film.

So the movie is funny, moving, dramatic, exciting and really well made. Yes, Ben Stiller has been striking out in recent years, but this movie more than makes up for all of his flops. Definitely give it a watch if you haven't seen it yet.

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Sunday, May 09, 2010

Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back Review

By Eric Pierce

The second movie in the original trilogy, Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made. For anyone that needs a place to escape for a while, this is the movie to watch.

There are many reasons this is such a great movie. The viewer is treated to seeing the underdogs, the people on the run, the people that are being hunted. Being hunted is a strange thing, and it creates a sort of drama that simply can't be recreated anywhere else.

Of course, it wouldn't be much of a movie if they just hung out on some random planet the whole time, so they are found pretty quickly. The battle that ensures is a spectacular battle. The rebels are so over powered that there whole strategy is simply to try to keep the Empire out of the base long enough to evacuate it. The rebellion is still pretty small at this point, so running away is really the only answer. When the viewer sees how much of a ragtag group the rebels are and how hard they have to fight just to try to stay a step ahead of the Empire, it is easy to see that the rebellion is still just a pipe dream. At this point it seems like there is no way these people can win against such an overwhelming force.

After barely escaping, the main characters decide to split up. Luke goes to find Yoda, who is going to train him in the ways of the force. The training that takes place is some of the best examples of just how in over his head Luke was. He really had no idea what he was supposed to be doing.

While Luke struggles with his destiny, the rest of the characters are on the run from the Empire more directly. They are stuck in an asteroid field, trying to evade a fleet of ships that has nothing better to do than spend however long it takes trying to take out Han and Leia and Chewie.

Eventually everyone makes it to Bespin. In this Cloud City Luke learns, in one of the most epic moments in movie history, that Darth Vader is his father. And even after that, even after all the fighting everyone has had to do in the movie, the only victory that the rebels really get is that most of them get away. Han doesn't make it out with them, after having been frozen and taken away by Boba Fett, but the rest of the characters do manage to make a break for it by the end.

The whole movie is about a handful of people on the run from a huge organization. This is why it works so well and why it has lasted as such an iconic movie for so long. This is the quintessential underdog story. The group that has no move but to be on the run.

In the modern world we can see this happening from time to time. Smaller groups pull of a somewhat large military strike, and then immediately have to escape and evade, sometimes for years, as the people they just pissed off are coming after them. The stories that usually aren't told are the stories of the people who are on the run. There is great drama to be found in running away.

No one knows what is going to come after Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back the first time they see it. They might think that everything will work out alright, but there is no proof that it will. The ending of this movie leaves everyone hoping things will be good for these characters in the future, but there is no indication that will be the case save for that they have finally caught back up with the rest of the rebel fleet.

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Saturday, May 08, 2010

The Most Staggering Acoustic Guitar Concert I've Ever Witnessed

By Jimmy J. Stage

The other night, I was sitting at home, not expecting much to happen. I figured I'd watch some TV, eat some potato chips, have a few beers, and call it a night. Then a couple of buddies of mine unexpectedly showed up, telling me that I absolutely had to go with. I couldn't help but agree, due to their incredible enthusiasm.

We were speeding down this windy mountain road in my friends VW Beetle. I didn't think those things could go that fast. They kept playing these guitar based rock and roll songs on the radio. I guess we were warming up for something. What I had no idea.

We finally pulled up to this deserted looking mountain cabin, in the middle of nowhere. There were maybe a couple hundred cars parked outside. We finally found a place to park, and made our way inside. What I saw was surprising, to say the least.

The inside was much bigger than it appeared from the outside. There were these really funky purple curtains hanging from the ceiling, and these really weird psychedelic paintings all over the walls. I thought we had gone through some time warp back to the sixties. Even the people there were dressed like they came straight from a Grateful Dead concert.

What happened next was amazing. This band jumped out on stage, and the clear leader, this guy that was playing an acoustic guitar, jumped right into the first song, which was this really long ballad, that was just absolutely beautiful. I'd never heard anything like it in my entire life.

They started giving out CDs to everybody that was there. I guess they just got this extremely huge recording deal, and were really happy. I was happy to, as it was by far, the greatest concert I've ever seen.

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Friday, May 07, 2010

Turn Your Home Into A Theater When You Download Robin Hood Movie Online for Free

By Gail Tomlinson

Going to the movies has been a favorite past time for as long as we all remember. Some of our best memories are heading to the theater with mom and dad for a fun night. As little children, we stared up at the big screen in awe as we watch our favorite hero do their things. Today, theaters are all but obsolete, especially with the capability of being able to Download Robin Hood Movie for Free.

Not so long ago, what we considered 'quality viewing', would create hysteria in today's modern home. The kids would often huddle up in front of the TV on the floor just to be able to see everything in the movie. Today's 50+ inch plasma screens would dwarf the TV sets we used to use a few years back.

When we heard that a new movie was coming out, the only real way to see it anytime soon would be to head to the movies. If you missed the movie when it was released, you would have to wait an age before it was released on video. The time from cinema release to release on video, took much longer than the few months it takes nowadays. If you did not get to the local cinema or drive-thru, who knows if you would ever get to see the movie.

The drive-thru was actually something that was truly special. There was something magical about watching the latest movie release out in the open air. Dad would get us all into the station wagon and by the time we set up at the drive-in, you would think we were having a day at the beach. The kids would be on the roof and mom and dad would be on either the hood or snuggling in the front seat.

Today, there are quite a few more options available to us than having to take the family out to see the latest and greatest movie. The latest home theater systems provide a fantastic movie watching experience, and after you initial outlay for the system, there's nothing more to spend. Added to that, when you buy a 50" TV screen, you get 50 inches worth of watchable entertainment.

Very few homes had ever heard of surround sound, let alone own it, when I was a kid. Today, this is almost an afterthought when buying a new television. I can't think of anyone I know who hasn't recently invested in a new large flat screen TV who hasn't bought surround sound at the same time.

In my mind the biggest single change to watching the latest movies, came with the increased availability of the Internet for the average citizen. Instead of a trip to the movies, we can now download them on our laptops within minutes. This whole experience has been changed forever by online technology.

Instead of piling the family into the car and spending what can easily amount to around $100 to see a simple movie, why not Download Robin Hood Movie Online for Free and save money. If going to the movies is a regular family activity, in just a few short months, enough money can be saved to have a home theater that would have the neighbors twisting in envy. Then instead of having to wait a week or month to see the next hottest release, it would just be a matter of flipping on the tube and settling in for a night of home entertainment.

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Thursday, May 06, 2010

Play Games and Use Wii DVD Search

By David Marshall

Having a gaming console which will only allow you to play games on it will definitely not satisfy anyone-avid or non-avid console users. But as unfortunate as it is, that's the only thing that you can get from this Nintendo Wii console. However, with the advent of time, a great impact was felt by everyone when some smart individuals were able to find a solution to open the Wii console and allow other applications to be ran on the said device. It is referred to as Wii Homebrew, the thing that makes Wii console far better than back in the old days.

To have an idea as to what is this Wii Homebrew seems to be very important especially if you're a novice on this. By definition, Wii Homebrew is a software that was designed at anybody's home only, which software does not come with the original Wii software. It is basically a modification of what Nintendo has included in its package. What's good about this is the fact that it allows you to add more features on the console while you can still play those games that you're used to play. Now that these features are emerging, everyone is still wondering why did Nintendo withhold these things from its user's use. The answer remains untold.

For you to experience the change that is brought by this software, you must first gain knowledge as to How To Unlock Wii. This process usually needs a modchip to be installed into the console. However, you have to take note that this said modchip can invalidate the warranty of the device once it's installed already. The good thing is that that's not the only option that you have because you can still unlock your Wii console now without using any modification chip. Hence, the warranty of your device is not affected plus you get additional entertainment on it.

Before you go ahead and unlock your console, you must take a look at some important guidelines to consider. First, decide how to go about the process of opening your console. Bear in mind that your two options are to either do it with a modchip or without it, but if you wanted to know which one is advisable for safety, that would be the second option. It is also important to make sure that your chosen way to unlock your console is compatible with the System update that you are currently using and it should not affect the performance of your Wii console. The fact that it's already a 3rd party software makes Nintendo out of the picture already. Therefore, the device won't be replaced unless the said software will be removed from the console first.

Is playing games with your console making you feel bored already? If that's the case, then you should be glad now that you can already do more than that. That is because of the Wii console's new capability, the Wii DVD. Yes, that would mean that you don't have to go somewhere else anymore or turn that TV on because watching movie can now be done through the Wii console directly. Hence, you can eliminate that TV box at your living room now because the fun that you wanted, together with your family and friends, can now be found in this single device.

Experiencing such a wonderful innovation can be very easy. All you need to do is be careful in choosing the best site that you need to download the installer. After that, the console should then be installed with the Homebrew channel and the MPlayer for the DVD player to function. Lastly, the installation of the Dvdx loader program should likewise be done to allow DVD playback. Having done all these things, the kind of entertainment that you've been dreaming of will be just within your reach.

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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Unearthing Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones

By Cathy Joseph

With its fusion of real-life drama and stylized sequences, Peter Jackson's forthcoming The Lovely Bones recalls Heavenly Creatures, his innovative 1994 take on the notorious Parker-Hulme murder in 1950s New Zealand.

If the latter film's spectacular fantasy sequences, created by the then newly-created Weta Digital, helped persuade studio New Line to bankroll the three back-to-back Lord of the Rings films, then The Lovely Bones, which is based on the novel by Alice Sebold, might be custom-designed to prove he still has the nous to produce more left-field fare.

Alice Sebold's astonishingly successful 2002 debut novel opens in 1973, with 14-year-old Susie Salmon telling us she's been raped, murdered and dismembered. She watches from heaven as her family struggles to cope with her loss, and tentatively begins to probe for answers to the unsolved case.

The two respondents offer very different opinions of the film, with the first describing the CGI "heaven" from where Susie watches over her family with some degree of rapture, while the second reviewer bemoans the jolting shifts between the afterlife and everyday reality, where her father and mother are played by Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz. The film is due in cinemas in December in the US and January in the UK.

It's hard to judge much at this stage, but are you looking forward to The Lovely Bones? Does Jackson have your confidence with such delicate source material? Or is the Kiwi film-maker, who has Tintin and two Hobbit films on his slate (as producer and co-writer respectively) best off sticking to the blockbuster material?

The first reviews are in for the movie adaptation of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, which was a best-selling novel and a favorite of book clubs. The story describes the aftermath of a child's grisly murder, told from a heavenly point of view. The gruesome topic will likely keep The Lovely Bones from displacing a feel-good adaptation, The Blind Side, from the #1 box office spot. But Sebold's intriguing theme seems made for film.

Peter Jackson presents a totally new perspective on serial killing with this unusual and tragic tale of a bunch of young girls who linger between heaven and earth after suffering brutal deaths at the hands of a heartless psychopath. Unable to cut off their bonds from their families, the hapless souls sail through a purgatory-like world, waiting for deliverance. And while they wait, they try an communicate with their loved ones through strange mediums, hoping to hang on to earthly love, as long as they can.

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