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Slate Declares 'Meet the Spartans' a "Massive Consumer Fraud"

2008-01-31 00:00:00 by Ryan Stewart in Cinematical
 
...consumer fraud to charge $10.50 for a barely hour-long movie?" Levin then goes on to declare that the co-directors of the film, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer , are not even worthy of being compared to The Wayans Brothers, Uwe Boll, or "a bear who turns on a video camera by accident while trying to eat it." Friedberg and Seltzer are...
 
Tags: levin, josh levin, film riotously, film, levin writes, barely hour-long movie, spartans, massive consumer fraud, movie
 
 
 
 
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FHIP: 2009/01/09

2009-01-09 09:07:00 by Pacze Moj in Critical Culture
 
...Consumer Electronics Show that it would release its current films "9 to 5" and "The Stunt Man" to the home video market March 1, making good on a promise made more than a year ago that the company would begin releasing video cassettes of its films while they were still showing in movie houses Thus, movies about three frustrated office...
 
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Mexican Horror and the Latin Market

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2007-08-28 04:05:00 by Mirek in Vampiros and Monstruos
...consumer directly. You really have to know what you are doing with that. Marketing to that demographic is a bit different then marketing to the other consumers. While the Latin consumer in America is slowly getting in the with the rest of the mix they still shop at their own stores and stick closely to their own culture so a grass roots...
 
Tags: latin, market, culture, latin culture, market directly, substantial latin section, consumer market, hispanic market, mexican horror
 
 
 
 
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Netflix, Best Buy play the Blu's

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2008-02-12 14:56:24 by Glenn Abel in DVD blog reviews home video news -- DVD Spin Doctor
...consumer confusion about high-definition formats." That means the consumer electronics retailer will "showcase" Blu-ray hardware and software, instead of providing the equal space they seem to get now Consumers have told us that they want us to help lead the way," Best Buy president Brian Dunn said, apparently straight-faced. HD DVDs...
 
Tags: netflix, consumer confusion, consumer, blu-ray format, format, consumer electronics retailer, content, dvds apparently, single format
 
 
 
 
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NBC Universal Debuts One-of-a-Kind Heroes Trading Cards

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2008-05-23 02:47:41 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
...Consumer Products Group debuts the first set of collectible trading cards from renowned trading card company Topps. Ninety cards are featured in the first set, which focuses on characters and scenes from the first season of the show The initial card set includes original cast autographs from Jack Coleman (H.R.G.), Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah...
 
Tags: cards, ninety cards, unique collectible cards, nbc universal, flip motion cards, heroes, heroes collectible cards, nbc, topps
 
 
 
 
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LG Electronics and Netflix Announce Plan to Stream Movies From the Internet to the TV

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2008-01-03 16:26:28 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...consumer electronics leader, today announced they are joining forces to develop a set-top box for consumers to stream movies and other programming from the Internet to HDTVs bypassing the need to use a personal computer The collaboration is expected to deliver a compelling new online home entertainment service via technology embedded in an LG...
 
Tags: electronics, netflix, consumer electronics division, electronics usa, netflix online, technology collaboration supports, technology, collaboration, international consumer electronics
 
 
 
 
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Warner Bros. Chooses Blu-Ray, Annoys Half Of MTV Movies Blog Staff

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2008-01-04 23:14:50 by Brian Jacks in MTV Movies Blog
...consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Warner Bros. move to exclusively release in the...
 
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BREAKING NEWS: HD DVD FORMAT SUFFERS MAJOR BLOW; WAL-MART WILL CARRY BLU-RAY ONLY

2008-02-16 08:25:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
 
...consumer seems perfectly content with the standard DVD format. However, the snubbing of HD is good news for studios who have backed the Blu-Ray format because it will now alleviate any competition in the nation's biggest retailers. Shelf space is already at a premium as seemingly endless numbers of titles flood the markets every month....
 
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TCM: UNDER THE INFLUENCEThe Evening Class Interview With Elvis Mitchell

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2008-06-24 17:23:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...consumer function. Should you go see a movie or not? As expensive as movies are nowadays, maybe that's appropriate? But the best criticism works as something that you use after you've seen a movie. It doesn't tell you what to think. It should help you understand what the movie is trying to do and maybe give you some insight into the critic as...
 
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