“Monster House” leads the pack of newly released DVDs November 5, 2006 1:26 am
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“Monster House” took the top spot among DVD sales for the week ending October 29th. This marks the second week that an animated film took the top spot in DVD sales.
Other new releases for the week that made the top 20 were “Nacho Libre” at #3, “An American Haunting” at #4, “Slither” at #6, “The O.C.: Season 3” at #10 and “The Addams Family: Season 1” at #12.
Rounding out the top 10 then were “Over the Hedge” at #2, “The Break-up” at #5, “Click” at #7, “The Little Mermaid: Special Edition” at #8 and “The Omen” at #9.
Among the top 10 TV DVD sales for the week, the aforementioned tv shows above were followed by the new releases of “Justice League Unlimited: Season 1” at #3, “The L Word: Season 3” at #4 and “Macgyver: The Final Season” at #5.
Rounding out the top 10 of TV DVDs were “Grey’s Anatomy: Season 1” at #6 (the series has been in the top 10 of TV DVDs for a remarkable 34 weeks now), “Charmed: Season 6” at #7, “Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2” at #8, “Scrubs: Season 4” at #9 and “Lost: Season 2” at #10.
Blockbuster will begin testing rentals and sales of High-Defintion DVDs November 5, 2006 1:06 am
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Beginning this month Blockbuster, the nations largest rental outlet, will start testing high-definition dvd rentals and sales at about 250 of its stores, chosen by the basis of where early adopters are said to be.
The outlets will carry about 40 titles of each current high-def format; Blu-ray Disc and HD DVDs, with prices set at an equal setting.
“It’s a careful selection process,” Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove said of store experiments. “We’re looking at DVD adoption rate and hardware penetration. We’ll continue to watch the market and monitor to see where additional expansion will be appropriate.”
High-definition rentals is not new to Blockbuster, as their Blockbuster Online brand has been offering both formats on their site for quite some time.
Barkley and Timberlake top MTV Europe Music Awards November 5, 2006 12:49 am
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Both Justin Timberlake and Gnarls Barkley took home two awards at the MTV Europe Music awards this past Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Timberlake, who was also the host of the show, performed his singles “Sexyback” and “My Love”. He won for best male singer and best pop award.
Gnarls Barkely, composed of producer Danger Mouse and singer Cee-Lo Green, won for best song and the future sounds award, which was voted on by their peers.
Other winners on the evening were Christina Aguilera for best female singer, Depeche Mode for best group, Red Hot Chili Peppers for best album, Kanye West for best hip hop act, Rhianna for best R&B, the Killers were voted best rock band, Muse for best alternative band and the best video award went to Justice vs. Simian’s.
MGM revives United Artists label under leadership of Cruise November 5, 2006 12:36 am
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Tom Cruise will be taking over the famed United Artists studio with his producing partner Paula Wagner.
Wagner will serve as the studio’s CEO while Cruise will star in and produce pictures from the label.
The arrangement doesn’t preclude Cruise from starring in other films from another label, and as of yet there are no films on the slate.
The main goal of UA will be to develop and produce pictures in the $40 million to $50 million range (though some could rise higher), with the intent of releasing around 4 films per year. MGM will be the distributor and marketer.
“The whole concept is to make movies, and we have a company that is artist-friendly,” Wagner said. “We’re going to do a wide variety of films. We are producers, and we know how to make economically sound choices.”Not all the movies will be produced by Cruise and Wagner, as some will be produced by outside producers.
In a statement Tom Cruise had the following to say: “Paula and I are very respectful of the rich history and tradition of United Artists, and we welcome the opportunity to contribute to that legacy by providing a wide range of releases that appeal to all audiences. It’s our desire to create an environment where filmmakers can thrive and see their visions realized.”
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