Seeing Blu-ray Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment president Benjamin Feingold and a slew of Blu-ray Disc sponsors gathered at the annual Digital Hollywood confab this week to argue the case for their high-definition DVD format.
Video 'Rundown' Universal's actioner "The Rundown," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, was No. 1 in sales and rentals nationwide for the week ending March 28. Warner's "Gothika," starring Halle Berry, was No. 2.
H'wood Ent. sells Video rental store operators may be better businesses than stocks. That is the lesson from a $1.1 billion-plus deal unveiled Monday in which a Los Angeles-based investment firm and the vid chain's founder will take rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. private.
Video City quits Video City Inc. is seeking Chapter 7 liquidation, according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Netflix in KC Online DVD rental firm Netflix Inc. said Monday that it will open a shipping center in Kansas City, Mo., to round out its mostly metropolitan reach
'Toy 3' story Disney studio chief Dick Cook said Friday he was leaning toward making the third installment of "Toy Story" as a feature movie rather than a straight-to-home video project.
'Monster' hits vid Blockbuster subsidiary DEJ Prods. and Columbia TriStar look to make a killing off the June 1 home video release of "Monster," starring best actress Oscar winner Charlize Theron.
'Rundown' sales hot Universal Studios Home Video's debut of "The Rundown," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Seann William Scott and Rosario Dawson, is on track to become the top-selling action video of the year, selling more than 1.5 million combined DVD/VHS units to consumers and video rental chains during its first 24 hours in release, according to industry sources.
Helmer up to form Form, a commercial and music video production company founded by Craig Rodgers and Jesse Dylan, has signed Anthony Bongiovi as the company's director for future high-definition DVD productions.
Anti-piracy campaign Responding to video piracy in the United Kingdom, home entertainment retailers and distributors on Monday announced the launch of a new £1 million ($1.8 million) anti-piracy initiative that will see them act together for the first time.
'GOSPEL' TRUTH: As Hollywood searches for ways to jump on the Bible Bandwagon after "The Passion of the Christ," producer Garth Drabinsky is in the enviable position of bringing "The Gospel of John" unto DVD April 6. Read the column
The DVD's entire image is meticulously detailed and solidly presented with better framing, bringing in more picture information on almost all of the sides.
