BigScreen Journal

If you like to get your movies the Apple way, I have good news! Apple has announced that you are now able to purchase movies from major studios from the iTunes Store on the same day as its release on...

Last August, Paramount and Dreamworks stunned the high definition home theater community by declaring exclusive support for HD DVD; dropping all Blu-ray releases from their schedule and eventually...

Glendale, California has a new movie theater that opens today! The Pacific Theatres Glendale 18 at The Americana at Brand opens today at The Americana at Brand on Colorado and Brand...

Warner Bros. notified us today that Sunday's edition of Extreme Makeover Home Edition will feature a bedroom makeover with a Speed Racer theme.The movie is opening in theaters next Friday, May 9th.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle is reporting that when the AMC Avenue Forsyth opens on May 16, 2008, it will be featuring digital projection featuring Sony's 4K projection system.The 12-screen theater...

You can't open a sale flyer from a big box retailer these days without seeing attractive prices on flat-panel HDTV's with name brands of Polaroid, Insignia, Westinghouse, Vizio, and others. With...

The Herald in Sharon, Pennsylvania is reporting that the Carmike Hermitage Plaza 8 in Hermitage, Pennsylvania:Carmike Cinemas Inc. notified its local vendors on Monday the eight-screen theater was...

The upcoming Robert Downey, Jr. super-hero movie, Iron Man, is opening in theaters on Friday, May 2nd, but as is the tradition we've seen from last summer, many theaters are doing late Thursday...

Paramount has just provided us with thirteen more photos from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," which opens in theaters on May 22, 2008.The new photos show more shots of...

A press release issued this week announced that the Daytona Live! entertainment, shopping, and dining center will be getting a 14-screen movie theater operated by Cobb Theatres.The Cobb Theatres'...

Walt Disney Studios has announced the launch of a new production banner called "Disneynature," which will produce major big screen nature documentaries.The first movie to be released...

Video rental company Netflix (who happens to be a Gift Shop merchant, check them out!) held their quarterly conference call with investors, and they delivered both good and bad news for customers.The...

Back in January, I reported that the Blu-ray player announcements from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) included the next models from Samsung, the BD-P1500 and the HD DVD/Blu-ray combo player, the...

Can you remember your first Stallone movie?I can, and it wasn't the Oscar-winning Rocky. It was First Blood in 1982, with Stallone as Vietnam vet John Rambo snarling his way through the movie and...

Echo and Other ElephantsBBC Video362 MinutesList Price: $29.98 (Check Price at Amazon.com)Available 4/1/2008 This DiscAspect Ratio:1.33:11.78:1Audio:Dolby Digital 2.0Disc 1 ContentsUpfront...

As part of their celebration of Earth Day (which was yesterday, April 22nd), Egami Media is offering consumers the ability to watch the nature documentary The Living Sea (IMAX) for free from April 21...

SharkwaterWarner Home Video89 MinutesList Price: $28.99 (Check Price at Amazon.com)Available 3/18/2008Additional Movie Details  TheatricalThis Disc Video Format: HD Video 1080i MPEG-2Aspect...

The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio is reporting that Atlas Cinemas has converted all three of its Cleveland-area locations to Digital Cinema Projection systems.The Atlas Cinemas Diamond Center and...

Universal Pictures announced that the World Premiere for the upcoming comedy Baby Mama, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New...

Blockbuster announced last week that they would be stocking shelves in 5,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada with Blu-ray high definition discs, which is an expansion from a rollout last year to...