February 27th, 2012
The 84th Annual Academy Awards has come and gone, leaving the internet in a titter over dresses and statuettes in its wake.
“The Artist”, a French silent film starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, was the darling of the evening with 5 Academy Award wins, including Best Picture – the first silent film to receive the honor since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago – and Best Actor for Dujardin. Dujardin became the first Frenchman to win an acting Oscar. “Oh, thank you. Oui. I love your country!” said Dujardin.
“Hugo”, set in 1930s Paris and tells the tale of an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station and is surrounded by the mystery of his father and an automaton, also won 5 awards and led the field with 11 nominations.
Meryl Streep swept up the golden statue for Best Actress in “The Iron Lady”, a biopic on former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher. It is Streep’s first Oscar win, despite 17 nominations, since she won 23 year ago for Sophie’s Choice. Streep humorously remarked when accepting her award, “When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America go, ‘Oh, no, why her again?’ But whatever.” Streep is only the fifth performer to receive three Oscars. Jack Nicholson, Ingrid Bergman and Walter Brennan all earned three, while Katharine Hepburn won four.
Octavia Spencer picked up her first Oscar win for her role as Minny Jackson in “The Help”. Her genuine and heartwarming acceptance speech brought her a standing ovation. Christopher Plummer, the 82-year-old was nominated for his role as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in “Beginners”, was witty with his acceptance speech and the fact that he is the oldest acting winner – edging out Jessica Tandy, who won as best actress for “Driving Miss Daisy” when she was 80 – by remarking to his gold Oscar statuette, “You’re only two years older than me, darling.”
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February 22nd, 2012
DISH, a leading provider of America’s favorite channels and shows, has teamed up with Blockbuster®, the source you’ve trusted for over 25 years for the best selection of movies, games and new releases, to offer you Blockbuster @Home™. Blockbuster @Home™ brings the most extensive collection of movies, games and shows straight to your home exclusively from DISH Network!
There are two ways to bring all of the action straight to your home, discs by mail and streaming to your PC or TV.
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February 6th, 2012
Did you catch the game last night?
With a projected viewership of 117 million for the event televised by NBC, nearly half the country tuned in to watch Super Bowl XLVI, 6 million more than the 2011 Super Bowl. According to Twitter there were nearly 10,000 tweets every second for the last three minutes of the Super Bowl, and Bluefin Labs has tracked 12.2 million comments about the Super Bowl in total across Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. Bluefin advises that the Super Bowl commercials alone generated 985,000 social media comments, topping the entire telecast of the 2011 Academy Awards by nearly 20,000.
Super Bowl XLVI is the new biggest social media-TV event ever, blowing past the previous record holder – the 2011 MTV VMAs that only garnered 3.1 million social media comments. Did you catch the action?
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January 16th, 2012
Sanctum follows master diver Frank McGuire as he and a team of underwater cave divers explore the most remote and breathtaking cave system on earth, the South Pacific’s Esa-ala Caves.
Sanctum is an action-thriller sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Showing now on HBO!
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January 13th, 2012
The American Film Institutes ‘s 100 Years, 100 Movies is an archive of the best films of the last 100 years. Determined by a jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians the films presented are classics such as Rear Window and Citizen Kane, more modern films like The Godfather and Rocky, and even newer blockbusters like Titanic and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings.
Watching all 100 greatest movies ever made is a “bucket list” choice for many people, but how to go about locating and viewing all 100 movies? Well, Blockbuster has made it easy and simple, with their AFI’s Top 100 list! There’s even a handy button you can use to add all of the films to your queue, watching the best movies has never been more simple.
Below are some of our favorites that made the list!
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Sophie’s ChoiceIn 1949 aspiring writer, and film narrator, Stingo moves to Brooklyn where becomes embroiled in the lives of an unsteady couple, Holocaust survivor Sophie and research chemist Nathan. Nathan’s violent mood swings and the dark secret Sophie holds close seem likely to consume them in this heart wrenching film. |
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Clockwork OrangeIn future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society’s crime problem… but not all goes to plan. Stanley Kubrick’s scathing look at a not-so-distant future dominated by high-tech moral decay is an American cult classic. |
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JawsWhen a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. The two-note score to Jaws is synonymous with suspense and danger, a simple alternation of E and F most can recognize instantly. |
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Forrest GumpTom Hanks stars as Forrest Gump, an unlikely figure in some of history’s most pivotal moments in the 60’s and 70’s. Through the journey of Forrest’s life – from college football star to war hero to ping pong champ and cross-country runner – his childhood friend Jenny is a constant figure in his heart. Forrest Gump was lauded with awards and remains a favorite nearly twenty years after it was released. |
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December 16th, 2011
Tune your TV’s to ESPN this Sunday for what will undoubtedly be the most talked about game, well, until the next one. Â Tim Tebow and Tom Brady face off for the first time. Â This will be an exciting game, and I will be watching.
The NFL RedZone from Dish Network will capture every moment of this exciting game.
One thing is certain, this week will test Tim Tebow and the Broncos. Â Can Tebow pull of this 4th quarter magic and lead the Broncos to a Win, or will the Broncos be the latest victim of the Patriot powerhouse?
The Broncos are currently 8-5 to the Patriot’s 10-3 record.
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November 18th, 2011
Available exclusively from DISH Network, the DISH Cinema offers the latest and greatest movies directly to your home with two easy, convenient options!
DISH Network is the first to offer 1080p VOD. Watch your movies with stunning clarity, unsurpassed detail, and resolution equal to Blu-ray Disc! Select from thousands of movie titles and TV shows. Watch it as often as you like within a 24-hour period.
To use VOD you must connect your receiver to your phone line or home broadband.
Once connected there are two ways to order VOD movies and events:
There are three ways to order Pay-Per-View events, which remain available after order until 5am the next day.
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November 9th, 2011
Monday, November 14th, Good Morning America will be airing the highly anticipated trailer for the The Hunger Games.
The trailer to be shown next Monday on Good Morning America will be fan’s first glimpses of the sights and sounds of their favorite books come to life.
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November 7th, 2011
Now you can rent and purchase BLOCKBUSTER On Demand movies on select T-Mobile devices! Here are some of them:
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Click here to view all T-Mobile supported devices that you can use to access BLOCKBUSTER on demand! Or view a full list of devices here.
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November 2nd, 2011
America’s Everything Pak from DISH Network truly offers everything you could possibly want in entertainment and at only $79.99/month for the first 12 months it’s the best deal in TV!
Everything Pak comes with 30 commercial-free premium movie channels, and over 315 channels in total!
Check out all of the channels available in America’s Everything Pak.
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