Netflix made the decision in 2011 to make a significant change in their service. They split online streaming and DVD/Blu-ray into two different services, effectively making customers pay double if they want to have both. It received backlash from customers, but not enough to revert things back. Money is money after all.
Disney clearly intends to make fans happy with their additional Star Wars films in development. Their search for directors continues, but their heart is already set on an artist for the posters.
In 2009 a unique movie called Zombieland hit the theaters with biting humor towards zombie films. The writing was witty, and the movie had a cast who had brilliant comedic timing. It had a self-contained story and didn’t feel like it needed a sequel. Regardless, there were attempts.
A small film known simply as V/H/S has quietly been making rounds in the movie circuit and on Netflix. V/H/S is a collection of found-footage shorts, with one story used to present the others, formatting it as a horror anthology.
NBC is putting a new spin on Dracula with their new show; it’s taking Bram Stoker’s Dracula and putting him in 1890s London, posing as an American entrepreneur named Allen Grayson. He intends to carry out revenge against those who ruined his life centuries ago, while bringing “modern science” to the Victorian era. But there’s one problem: Mina is reincarnated as a medical student named . . . you guessed it! Mina. So obviously romance blooms and puts a damper on Grayson’s plans.
Despite the lackluster Terminator Salvation and the cancellation of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the franchise continues forward. After a few hiccups, the new film in development picked up two screenwriters with different backgrounds.
Actor Dylan McDermott has been keeping busy after the success of American Horror Story. He was cast in the starring role for indie thriller, Freezer. Mikael Salomon of HBO’s Band of Brothers will direct.
Photos were released of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson as Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the sequel to — you already know. Sure, they were victorious, but there was no resolution to the overarching plot. President Snow and the Capitol were still in control.