Archive for the ‘MOVIES’ Category

Apple TV owners can once again easily access Boxee content on their home cinema hardware. That’s right, the block that October’s 3.0 Apple TV firmware update implemented for those wanting to go down the simple USB install route has been lifted Full story

Philips has taken all the best bits of TV tech and packed it into a new range of TVs - the 9000 series. Full story

It was a case of another month, another record for the BBC's hugely popular iPlayer, with the video on demand service topping 120 million requests in January, without factoring in the Virgin media service. The iPlayer has been a massive hit for the BBC, helping bring the concept of content over IP to the masses, and the latest figures do not even include those ... Full story

Alice in Wonderland isn’t as popular as a Tiger Woods confession, it seems. Full story

It's been a ten year process, but TiVo just won a patent on managing DVR recording schedules and resolving schedule conflicts using a list of shows ordered by priority. US Patent #7,665,111 covers "recording, storing, and deleting of television and/or web page program material" by generating a prioritized list of shows that contains both shows chosen and ranked by users and shows the DVR ... Full story

The Apprentice is one of the shows that will be available on Seesaw. Seesaw's online TV service has launched in full for British internet users after less than a month of beta testing on 20,000 users. The service offers viewers the chance to catch up for free on 3,000 hours of archive and recent programmes from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five Full story

The Dollhouse is a very secret, and very illegal, place where wishes come true. Clients with the right connections and enough money can hire "Actives", people who have been programmed to perfectly fulfill the needs, and desires of their clients. The Actives are people who have chosen, for ... Full story

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "Watchmen," an unorthodox superhero movie that took two decades to reach the big screen, took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, but fell a bit short of expectations.The adaptation of a cult comic book series sold an estimated $55.7 million in tickets in its first three days, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ... Full story

The milestones just keep coming for Slumdog Millionaire: After winning eight Academy Awards, including best picture, the feel-good indie has now crossed the $200 million mark in worldwide box office.As of Thursday afternoon, Slumdog had grossed nearly $217 million from theaters around the globe. It made $12 million the weekend after it dominated the Feb. 22 Academy Awards, a healthy 43% improvement over ... Full story