Peter Jackson’s version on The Hobbit won’t be ready to watch on the big screen until December of 2012, but an official trailer has been released, so viewers can see how the movie will look and get a general feel for it. Martin Freeman, from the original Office series on BBC and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the [...]

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been trying to tighten copyright enforcement for quite a few years. In 2008, they pushed the PRO-IP Act, which allowed the federal government to seize domain names used for copyright infringement and created a new federal copyright czar. This year, 2011, the MPAA is a leading force [...]

Currently, I pay $7.99 to watch the streaming-only availabilities of Netflix. If I used to want to add DVD’s, it would be $2 extra each month. However, Netflix has decided to separate the plans, charging $7.99 for both DVD-only and Streaming-only, regardless if you want one or both. That being said, if you want both, [...]

According to the Global Internet Phenomena report, Netflix has pulled ahead. Netflix now accounts for 29.7 percent of all “peak time wired network download traffic” in North America. That is a 44 percent increase since 2010. This is in part to all of the metered billing and broadband caps. Consumers love the on-demand applications and [...]

That’s right. The Xbox 360 will be able to run Hulu Plus, starting tomorrow. And even better, all US Xbox Live members, free or paid, get a week free courtesy of Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. This free time will last through May 6th, so get your Xbox’s ready to start Huluing. And just for fun, [...]

Netflix shares fell 5.8 percent on March 8th. What happened that day? Warner Bros. announced plans to start offering movie rentals on Facebook. They also plan to allow users to purchase movies as well. How would you pay for these? Facebook credits. 10 Credits is approximately $1, and a movie has been quoted to be [...]

Blockbuster, formerly America’s Starbucks of video rental stores (remember those?) is expected to file for bankruptcy next month. It’s not hard to see why since they’ve lost so much ground to Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, and P2P. In fact, Blockbuster has lost over 1.1 billion since 2008, is sitting on 920 million in debt, and was [...]

You’ve all heard of ChatRoulette right? It’s that website that matches you up with a random stranger and you chat via webcam. Well, LionsGate has found an awesome use for the site that doesn’t involve horny 20 year olds showing you their raging boners or hoping to jack off to naked chicks that might be [...]

OH YES! This is what we’ve been waiting for! At the Star Wars Celebration V convention this past weekend, George Lucas finally announced that Star Wars is coming to HD for the first time. Now, before you get your hopes up too much, it’s only the new versions. So all you purists out there, you’ll [...]

So, last week was pretty much Scott Pilgrim week for me since the movie and the game both came out and I reread all the books. For those of you not familiar, Scott Pilgrim is a graphic novel series penned by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It’s about a 23 year old guy named Scott Pilgrim who’s [...]