I went to Warner Brothers this time last year, during my first trip to Los Angeles. At the time The Gilmore Girls was still shooting and on both days we were able to see the crews at work. Two and Half Men was in full production and Sheen waved at us as he drove out. The post-production areas were buzzing and over ten thousand people were on the lot. One year later and things … [Read more...] about Visiting a Hollywood Studio Lot During the Writers’ Strike
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Royal Mail Celebrate James Bond
I've been a James Bond fan for as long as I can remember and I also love stamps.When I heard that Royal Mail were doing a special release this year to celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth I was really excited.The issue is simply gorgeous (the image from the Royal Mail site really doesn't do it justice).Rather than limit myself to the first day covers I also opted for … [Read more...] about Royal Mail Celebrate James Bond
Multiregion Blu Ray – A Reality?
Back in December I posted about my quest to find a multiregion capable HD DVD or Blu Ray player.It was a very frustrating quest, but not nearly as frustrating as the entire HD DVD vs Blu Ray format war. As a consumer I felt like "piggy in the middle".However, in the last couple of weeks the format war between HD DVD and Blu Ray seems to have almost drawn to a close, as Warner … [Read more...] about Multiregion Blu Ray – A Reality?
ScreenClick Looks For Market Share via Tradedoubler
Online DVD rentals site ScreenClick went live on the tradedoubler affiliate network earlier today.I've had mixed experiences with ScreenClick, but I joined up as it fits nicely with a few of the sites I runTheir main competitor in the Irish market seems to be MovieStar.ieUnfortunately moviestar.ie don't seem to like replying to emails, so the query I sent them on August 10th … [Read more...] about ScreenClick Looks For Market Share via Tradedoubler
Multiregion Blu Ray OR HD DVD Players?
Has anyone come across any multi-region Blu Ray or HD DVD players? Or, failing that, some way to render them multi-region?I really don't feel like buying two HD players just to be able to play two regions! … [Read more...] about Multiregion Blu Ray OR HD DVD Players?