Lions Gate, AMC Hope Digital Makes the 'Cut'
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In what could be a blow to the rollout of digital cinema -- at least as envisioned by the major studios -- Lions Gate Films and AMC Theaters said Thursday (Sept. 30) that the two will partner for an exclusive digital release of "The Final Cut," starring Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino and Jim Caviezel.
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Hollywood is locked in a digital arms race -- every few weeks, it seems, a studio releases a film featuring a new breakthrough in computer-generated imagery.
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Apple, Avid, and Adobe are leading actors on the digital video stage.
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It's clearly a blow, but retailers were divided on whether the move actually amounted to a death knell to the format, which is battling Blu-Ray.
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Several movie studios choose a side in the battle of DVD formats.
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An analysis of online discussions on Blu-ray and HD DVD seem to give the early edge to HD DVD. Cited as reasons are a consumer distrust of Sony and displeasure in the company's decision to include it in the PS3.
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Once a dumping ground for movies considered virtually unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises.
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The entertainment company plans to release movies through Sony's HD DVD format. Also: France sells off stakes in Air France & hellip;.  GM in Europe announces future cuts & hellip;. and more.
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Paramount said last Monday that it would exclusively support one of two technologies competing to replace standard DVDs. But the director of âTransformers,â had something else in mind.
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Movie studio Lionsgate has agreed to begin selling its movies on Apple's iTunes Store, joining Disney and Paramount and bringing the number of available films up to 400. "Terminator 2," "LA Story," "Total Recall," and "The Blair Witch Project" are among the 150 movies being offered by Lionsgate this month for $9.99.
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Data from several researchers indicate that Blu-ray may be beginning to falter as HD DVD builds momentum thanks to price cuts on its standalone players.
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CinemaNow goes for digital distribution, but did they choose the right movie?
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Budget cuts will force second-rate response to digital challenge, warns chief.
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BURBANK, CALIF: The Walt Disney Co. will back the high-definition Blu-ray disc developed by Sony over a competing HD DVD format, setting in place a high-stakes battle between Hollywoodâs leading studios with only one format likely to survive.
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Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format?
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A UK-based analyst firm, Screen Digest, has issued a report saying that the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war is destined to not have a winner--it's going to end in a stalemate. But that's not necessarily the end of the world, the report suggests.
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Despite recent setbacks for the Blu-ray format, most retailers interviewed at CES don't see a clear winner.