DVD and Blu-ray

New in Blu: 'Raging Bull' and 'Piranha'
MGM may not be in great shape as a modern day studio, but that's certainly not hurting the continued release of some of their most cherished films on Blu-ray. This week offers up new Anniversary E...

Posted: 01/11/11
By: Peter Hall

'Star Wars: The Complete Saga' On Blu-ray in September
For the first time ever, all six films in the Star Wars Saga (Episodes I-VI) will be available in one complete set on Blu-ray. Fans can start pre-ordering at online retailers now and the set will b...

Posted: 01/06/11
By: Eric Sundermann

'The Walking Dead' DVD Details Announced
Unfortunately, we have to wait until Halloween for our next installment of AMC's awesome, zombie-infested series The Walking Dead. But, for those who can't wait almost a year to eat their next help...

Posted: 01/06/11
By: Eric Sundermann

'The Social Network' Prize Pack Giveaway
Called "the best movie of the year" by Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and the New York Post. We said it was a meditation on right vs. wrong and gave it 5 stars.  The Social Network is a story about...

Posted: 01/06/11
By: Hollywood.com Staff

'Jackass 3' Blu-ray & DVD Lands March 8
Good news, everyone. Your favorite bunch of idiots -- including Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy, and Jason "Wee Man" Acuna -- can now move into your house. On Ma...

Posted: 01/05/11
By: Hollywood.com Staff

New in Blu: 'The Last Exorcism' and 'Machete'
There may be a ton of new Blu-ray releases hitting store shelves today, but unfortunately there are very few titles anyone is bound to want to rush out and buy. On the new release front, The Last ...

Posted: 01/04/11
By: Peter Hall

'Dinner For Schmucks' Blu-ray Review!
Paramount Pictures Dinner For Schmucks should’ve been great. A film that combines the comedic sensibilities of Jay Roach, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis and Jermaine Clement (among othe...

Posted: 01/04/11
By: Daniel Hubschman

The Green Hornet (2011)

Synopsis:
By day, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a millionaire publisher and popular media figure, but by night, Reid assumes the identity of fearless crime fighter The Green Hornet and teams with his trusted sidekick, Kato (Stephen Chow), to keep the streets safe for average citizens. Producer Neal H. Moritz spearheads this big-screen adaptation of the popular radio serial, comic book, film, and television series originated by Lone Ranger creators Fran Striker and George W. Trendle. Rogen and frequent writing partner Evan Goldberg provide the screenplay.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Land of the lost | Movie

“NOBODY knows anything,” said the screenwriter William Goldman of the film business. But a great many people think they do. And they may soon get the chance to back their hunches with money. On April 20th America’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved the second of two exchanges that would allow trading of contracts based on films’ box-office takings.

It is an answer to a real problem. The six main studios, which have become dependent on small numbers of big-budget films, are finding it hard to spread risk. Investors who fled during the credit crunch have not yet returned. Independent filmmakers are struggling to sell the rights to foreign box-office takings in advance—something they used to rely on to pay for their pictures. There is a need to hedge against failure. But Hollywood is not convinced that the exchanges meet it.

Although the markets run by Cantor Fitzgerald and Media Derivatives have been approved, the contracts to be traded on them have not. Hollywood is lobbying hard to stop them. It has launched a separate effort to have Congress ban box-office futures. Politicians as diverse as Barbara Boxer, a California liberal, and Orrin Hatch, a Utah conservative, have spoken out against them. It is the equivalent of a coast-to-coast marketing blitz.

Some of the objections are silly. A joint letter from Hollywood’s trade associations points out that box-office figures, though treated as reliable, are in fact estimates by the studios. True, but this is surely an argument for better figures, not for a ban on trading. There are, however, more serious problems with the exchanges.

The first is the information imbalance in the film business. Cantor’s market is based on an existing predictive market, the Hollywood Stock Exchange, which uses play money. A study of that exchange, by Thomas Gruca of the University of Iowa, found that it errs in predicting box-office returns by an average of 31%. But the studios know a lot more than other investors. They know how audiences are responding to test screenings, on how many screens a film will play, and how much they are going to spend marketing it. Although such information leaks out, it does so selectively and unevenly. As a result, almost every trade by a studio would be an insider bet.

And it is highly unlikely that a studio would ever short one of its own products. In Tinseltown, more than in almost any other industry, rumour and reality bleed together. A Hollywood executive is powerful and successful largely because he is viewed as being powerful and successful. A film that is rumoured to be a dud tends, by means of “bad buzz” leaking to newspapers and the internet, to become a dud. So a bet against a film would become self-fulfilling—to say nothing of how hard it would be to explain to the talent

http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15955332

Film Menculik miyabi, Pornohkah?

Hai semua, sudah lama sekali saya tidak posting. Kali ini saya mau bahas film Menculik Miyabi yang sering di eluh - eluhkan akan mengandung unsur hot dan porno. Apakah benar? coba simak artikel yang saya tuliskan di bawah ini deh.. ^^

Awal Kontroversi

Pada tahun 2009 banyak kontroversi akibat film Menculik Miyabi yang mau diluncurkan di Indonesia. Hal tersebut menuai beberapa protes khususnya dari lembaga - lembaga Islam di Indonesia. Protes tersebut membuat film Menculik Miyabi tidak jadi di luncurkan, tetapi berselang beberapa waktu setelahnya malah muncul Film yang cukup porno yaitu Suster Keramas, yang mengundang artis Blue seperti "Rin Sakuragi". Nah tentunya hal tersebut menjadi tanda tanya besar , mengapa Film Menculik Miyabi dilarang sedangkan Film Suster Keramas tidak?, dan hal tersebut masih berupa tanda tanya hingga sekarang.

Kemunculan Kembali

Film Menculik Miyabi yang tidak jadi diluncurkan tahun kemarin, ternyata mulai masuk lagi ke Indonesia dan mulai diputar di bioskop Indonesia pada kamis 06, Mei 2010. Tentunya film tersebut sangatlah di tunggu - tunggu.

Mengingat kehebohan yang sempat ditimbulkan pada beberapa waktu yang lalu, film ini menjadi film yang paling dinantikan oleh para penggemar Miyabi khususnya para kaum Adam (Pria). Walaupun begitu banyak juga orang yang tidak mengenal Miyabi menjadi tertarik dengan Film ini akibat dari kontroversial yang sempat ditimbulkannya.

Alur Cerita

Alur cerita dalam film "Menculik Miyabi" masih mengusung cerita tentang 3 orang pria. Walau begitu alur cerita Film ini dengan cerita sebelumnya dibuat berbeda mengingat stutrada yang berbeda. Cerita bermula pada saat Miyabi menulis di blognya bahwa ia akan datang ke Jakarta untuk memberikan hadiah kepada pemenang kuis. Ternyata hal tersebut dilihat oleh 3 orang penggemar Miyabi yaitu Kevin (Nicky Tirta), Bimo (Hardi Fadillah), dan Aan (Farish Nahdi). Segera setelah melihat berita tersebut 3 sekawan langsung pergi kebandara melihat Miyabi. Nah disitulah awal mulanya segala kejadian bermula, untuk mengetahuinya silahkan tonton sendiri haha..

Kekecewaan Penggemar

Ternyata Film "Menculik Miyabi" tidak membuat para fansnya di Indonesia merasa puas. Hal ini diakibatkan karena perannya yang sedikit di film. Miyabi dianggap hanya dianggap pemanis, malahan peran dari artis asal Taiwan, Sabrina Pai yang berperan sebagai Mie Yao Bie yang lebih cocok sebagai pemeran bintang dibanding dengan Miyabi.

Film ini sama sekali tidak mengandung unsur porno, akibatnya banyak dari para penggemar Miyabi yang khususnya suka nonton "Film Blue" merasa amat kecewa dengan hal tersebut. Alhasil , nama Miyabi hanya sekedar sebagai bumbu popularitas untuk mendongkrak film yang bahkan bisa di bilang kurang bagus karena masih jauh di bawah standar.

Saya sendiri sih sedih melihat perfilman Indonesia , bukannya menaikan mutu malah mengandalkan nama artis luar untuk mendongkrak popularitas. Pantas saja banyak film Indonesia yang bahkan kurang dihargai oleh bangsa sendiri, mengingat dari kualitasnya yang tidak memenuhi standar pentonton.

sumber: http://muka-aneh.blogspot.com/2010/05/film-menculik-miyabi-pornohkah.html

Top 10 Great Film Soundtracks

A film soundtrack is one of the essentials used by filmmakers to not only keep audience’s interests, but also express some esoteric message within the film. The best soundtracks are the ones in which each song seems to tie together seamlessly. In order for a soundtrack to comply with this list, musicals were excluded, as were most films that centered around the lives of musicians, with a few notable exceptions.

10. Boogie Nights

Capturing the nostalgia of the late 70s and the debauchery of the early 80s, PT Anderson’s soundtrack sounds like a great concoction mixed simply to get you drunk off of his already Olympian film. Both volumes contain music that, when seen inthe film, contain the tonal equivalent of an epiphany.

9. This Is Spinal Tap

The legend of Spinal Tap was due largely to the insanely uproarious subject matter of their wonderfully-realized parodies of nearly every genre in music, defining an unforgettable era and making us laugh about it all the way. The soundtrack by which all parody soundtracks are to be measured.

8. Velvet Goldmine

Since David Bowie would not allow the filmmakers the rights to use his music in the story of his life, they were forced to write songs that not only mimicked the Thin White Duke, but to do it nearly flawlessly. The result was a classic amalgam of Lou Reed, T.Rex, Iggy Pop and other contributors who were able to capture the essence of 1970s England without losing the aura that makes them enjoyable in our own time.

7. Almost Famous

The ultimate 70s rock mixtape, Led Zeppelin mingles with Elton John and Iggy Pop on this masterwork courtesy of Cameron Crowe, who knows a thing or two about rock and roll. The addition of David Bowie and the incendiary Stillwater keep the flow going till the end. All killer, no filler.

6. Rushmore

By combining nostalgic favorites such as the Who and the Kinks with the beautiful score of Mark Mothersbough, Wes Anderson was able to create a compilation of finely tuned tracks that remains as memorable now as its original release.

5. American Beauty

Once again, music with a message that only keeps you aware of the power of the film as a whole. From Bob Dylan to the choral Beatles finale to the marvelous score, each song carries its own weight, switching from rocking to lighthearted to contemplative without skipping a beat.

4. Barry Lyndon

Though not as seminal as 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Barry Lyndon score remains one of the most beautiful additions to modern romanticism, and even won the Oscar for Best Adapted Score for its efforts. Stanley Kubrick took the most interesting movements of the era, substituted a few others, and came up with an inspirational and breathtaking conglomeration that stays with the listener long after the movie reaches its climax.

3. The Big Lebowski

The Coens show their love for The Rolling Stones and express their faux-disdain for country rock in this marvelous ode to the bright side of darkness. A wicked set of tunes that never go out of style.

2. American Graffiti

The ultimate 60s soundtrack. Everything you ever wanted to know that was great about the era can be found in this music, swinging its hips from soul to blues to rockabilly and beyond. Nowhere else is Buddy Holly, the Platters and Bill Haley in such perfect harmony.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Best heard while viewing the film, this is a feast of cerebral waltzes and monumental epics that increases in sentiment with each passing year. The immortal “Also Sprach Zarathustra” became the anthem of classical soundtracks since its appearance in this film, and that hasn’t changed down since.

Source: http://listverse.com/2008/09/18/top-10-great-film-soundtracks/

5 Film Indonesia Dengan Pemain Bintang Film Porno Asing

Film Indonesia kembali menggeliat dan tersadar dari tidurnya. Apalagi setelah “di sentuh” beberapa bintang film porno asing maka Film Indonesia semakin “bangun“. Tidak perduli dengan pro dan kontra yang bermunculan disana sini. Apakah dengan adanya pemain atau bintang film porno asing Film Indonesia kembali berjaya? Inilah 5 Film Indonesia dengan pemain film porno asing

1. Film Menculik Miyabi – Maria Ozawa aka Miyabi

2. Film Hantu Tanah Kusir – Maria Ozawa aka Miyabi

3. Film Rintihan Kuntilanak Perawan – Tera Patrick

4. Film Suster Keramas – Rin Sakuragi

5. Film Rayuan Arwah Penasaran – Leah Yuzuki

sumber: http://www.blogotainmen.com/5-film-indonesia-dengan-pemain-bintang-film-porno-asing/

Miyabi Akan Main Film Lagi di Indonesia

Bintang film porno asal Jepang, Maria Ozawa alias Miyabi dikabarkan akan kembali terlibat dalam produksi film Indonesia. Beberapa waktu lalu Miyabi sempat membuat geger Jakarta lewat film berjudul Menculik Miyabi . Akibat tekanan sebagian publik di Indonesia, akhirnya proses syuting pun berlangsung di Jepang, tanah kelahiran wanita 24 tahun itu.

Produser Ody Mulya Hidayat berencana akan menghadirkan wanita seksi itu kembali untuk terlibat dalam filmnya. "Saya masih dalam proses dealing dengan mereka," kata Ody saat dihubungi, Senin (25/10) malam.

Ody belum tahu peran apa lagi yang akan disodorkan pada Miyabi. "Soal proyek, memang belum tahu. Ini kita masih lihat lagi. Kita juga melihat perkembangannya sampai Desember atau Januari," kata Ody. Miyabi pernah ditolak sejumlah ormas gara-gara statusnya sebagai bintang film porno.
Okki

Sumber: http://www.duniakita.info/2010/10/miyabi-akan-main-film-lagi-di-indonesia.html