Category Archives: movies

Warner Bros. Discovery said a password crackdown for its Max streaming service is coming later this year, joining competitors Netflix and Disney. TheWrap reports: JB Perrette, WBD’s CEO and president of global streaming and games, said the initiative w… Continue reading Max Password Sharing Crackdown Is Coming→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In recent months, Movie-Web has quickly gained popularity among a particular group of movie aficionados. The open source software, which is still available on GitHub, allows anyone to set up a movi… Continue reading Open Source Movie Streaming Project ‘Movie-Web’ Shut Down By Hollywood Complaint→

Netflix’s new sci-fi drama Spaceman centers on Czech astronaut Jakub Procházk, described by Polygon as “painfully introverted, emotionally repressed, and above all, quiet… so muted and compressed, he seems like a trauma victim.”

The film, ada… Continue reading In Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Movie ‘Spaceman’, an Introverted Astronaut Confronts Isolation→

Disney is outsourcing its DVD and Blu-ray disc business to Sony Pictures Entertainment. Variety reports: As part of the deal, Sony will market, sell and distribute all Disney’s new releases and catalog titles on physical media to consumers through reta… Continue reading Disney Strikes Deal For Sony To Take Over Its DVD, Blu-ray Disc Business→

Sarah Perez reports via TechCrunch: Fresh on the heels of its $40 million fundraise, streaming media company Plex is today announcing its expansion into a new business: a movie rentals storefront. The addition, which will initially be offered to U.S. c… Continue reading Streamer Plex Launches Its Long-Promised Movie Rentals Store→

The Orange County Register reports:

The new Pixar Place Hotel next door to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure is designed to look like you’ve walked onto the Pixar Animation Studios campus in Emeryville with concept drawings, character maquett… Continue reading Disneyland’s New ‘Pixar Place’ Hotel is Like Visiting the Studio→

Visual effects artists working on James Cameron’s Avatar movies have voted to unionize in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election. From the Hollywood Reporter: Of an eligible 88 workers at Walt Disney Studios subsidiary TCF US Productions 27, … Continue reading Avatar VFX Workers Vote To Unionize→

Hulu updated its Terms of Service to explicitly ban password sharing outside of “your primary personal residence.” Subscribers will need to comply by March 14th, 2024. Here’s the new ToS section in full: m. Account Sharing. Unless otherwise permitted b… Continue reading Hulu Is Cracking Down On Password Sharing, Just Like Disney Plus and Netflix→

Jay Peters reports via The Verge: Plex, known for its media server software and as a place to watch ad-supported content, is going to launch a store for to buy and rent movies and TV shows in early February, executives told Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers. “M… Continue reading Plex To Launch a Store For Movies and TV Shows→