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The casting of actors not noted for their singing abilities led to some mixed reviews. Variety stated that "some stars, especially the bouncy and rejuvenated Streep, seem better suited for musical comedy than others, including Brosnan and Skarsgård."[21] Brosnan, especially, was savaged by many critics: his singing was compared to "a water buffalo" (New York Magazine),[22] "a donkey braying" (The Philadelphia Inquirer)[23] and "a wounded raccoon" (The Miami Herald),[24] and Matt Brunson of Creative Loafing Charlotte said he "looks physically pained choking out the lyrics, as if he's being subjected to a prostate exam just outside of the camera's eye."[25]

“If you check President Obama’s last trip over-seas, his wife left just after their visit to France . She has yet to accompany him to any Arab country. Think about it. Why is Michelle returning to the states when ‘official’ trips to foreign countries generally include the First Lady.” Here’s one thought on the matter. While in a Blockbuster renting videos I came across a video called “Obama”. There were two men standing next to me and we talked about President Obama. These guys were Arabs, so I asked them why they thought Michelle Obama headed home following the President’s...

If you check Obama's last trip overseas, his wife left just after their visit to France as stated below. She has yet to accompany him to any Arab country. Think about it.. This was sent to me from a very good and reliable friend. The pieces of the puzzle just keep on coming together! Interesting... "I did not write this... someone forwarded it to me,... but my wife lived in Saudi Arabia for two years, and from what she tells me, it makes sense! Travel for Obama: I was at a Blockbusters on Saturday renting videos, and as I was...

This is a live feed chat room broadcasting from Benghazi. Much is in English, audio is Arabic.

Had Americans been able to stop obsessing over the color of Barack Obama's skin and instead paid more attention to his cultural identity, maybe he would not be in the White House today. The key to understanding him lies with his identification with his father, and his adoption of a cultural and political mindset rooted in postcolonial Africa. Like many educated intellectuals in postcolonial Africa, Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. was enraged at the transformation of his native land by its colonial conqueror. But instead of embracing the traditional values of his own tribal cultural past, he embraced an imported Western...

0bama holds Muslim celebrations in the WH but canceled the National Day of Prayer --- twice. Wonder why?. The Obamas have always said that "they don't give Christmas gifts to the children" and "they don't give birthday gifts" . It is not allowed to Muslims to "imitate the unfaithful" i.e. Christians. 0bama falsely attributes Muslim participation in the founding of America - there were no Muslims in America at that time. 0bama required that the cross and other Christian symbols be covered when he gave a speech at Notre Dame. Obama has ordered thousands of yards of black drapery to...

If you check Obama ' s last trip over seas, His wife left just after France as stated below. She has yet to accompany him to any Arab Country. Think about it. This was sent to me from a very good and Reliable friend. The pieces of the puzzle just keep on coming together! I did not write this...someone forwarded it to me...but my Wife lived in Saudi Arabia for two years, and from what she Tells me, it makes sense! I was at a Blockbusters on Saturday renting videos, And as I was going along the wall, there was...

I just saw the video of Obama getting off plane in Saudi Arabia. He appears to be alone?

”If you check President Obama’s last trip over-seas, his wife left just after their visit to France. She has yet to accompany him to any Arab country. Think about it. Why is Michelle returning to the states when ‘official’ trips to foreign countries generally include the First Lady.” Shepard Smith, Fox News….Here’s one thought on the matter. While in a Blockbuster renting videos I came across a video called “Obama”. There were two men standing next to me and we talked about President Obama. These guys were Arabs, so I asked them why they thought Michele Obama headed home following...

The satellite-TV company will likely close a majority of the 1,751 stores currently operating in the U.S. Dish Network, which will soon become the official owner of the Blockbuster video-rental chain, filed documents with Bankruptcy Court Saturday stating that it intends to keep some 600 Blockbuster stores open after its purchase is finalized. Earlier this month, Dish won a bidding war for the struggling rental company with an offer of roughly $320 million. According to the Los Angeles Times, Blockbuster currently operates 1,751 stores in the U.S., which means that the new owners will likely be closing more than 1,000...

Ding Dong. The bell tolls for Blockbuster, which declared bankruptcy this morning, reports CNBC. The stock had already been at 15 cents, so this was widely expected. Click here to see which big companies are likely to be next...

After dominating the home video rental business for more than a decade and struggling to survive in recent years against upstarts Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy next month, according to people who have been briefed on the matter. Executives from Blockbuster and its senior debt holders last week held meetings with the six major movie studios to discuss their intention to enter a “pre-planned” bankruptcy in mid-September, said several people familiar with the situation who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of ongoing talks. Blockbuster is hoping to use its time in Chapter...

Deteriorating quarterly results forced Blockbuster Inc. to repeat its warning Friday that it might have to liquidate if it can't arrange new debt financing. The dire warning came as the Dallas-based movie rental chain reported a wider than expected three-month loss on a 20 percent drop in revenue. That was after persuading debt holders late Thursday to give it more time on a $42 million interest payment that was due. Debt holders either see improvements worth waiting for in Blockbuster's attempted turnaround or remain at a standstill about what to do next, analysts said. Meanwhile, the struggling company is running...

The movie that changed Hollywood more than any other in its hundred-year history opened 35 years ago this week. Jaws was the second film made by a 28-year-old named Steven Spielberg. During the distended production period of his adaptation of Peter Benchley’s enormous bestseller about a shark attack on a beach resort, Spielberg had reason to fear he might never work again. The design team had built a mechanical shark that malfunctioned; costs ballooned; everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

If you check Obama's last trip over seas, his wife left just after their visit to France as stated below. She has yet to accompany him to any Arab country. Think about it. This email was sent to me from a very good and reliable friend. The pieces of the puzzle just keep on coming together! Interesting - Read On..... Travel for Obama I was at a Blockbusters renting videos, and as I was going along the wall, there was a video called "Obama". There were two men next to me. We talked about Obama. These guys were Arabs and...

Five years after Blockbuster announced in a massive marketing campaign that it was getting rid of late fees, they're back. MSN Entertainment: Academy Awards coverage In an effort to to compete with rival Coinstar's (CSTR) Redbox vending machines and mail delivery service Netflix (NFLX), the video rental company is returning to charging customers for returning movie rentals late. As of March, Blockbuster is charging $1 per day for up to 10 days after a rental is overdue. If the rental is 15 days late, the customer will be charged for the full price, which could be as much as $29.99...

Convenience, choice drawing consumers to other movie options On a recent weekday, Ken Moore browsed the new release wall at Hollywood Video but he couldn’t avoid the “Store Closing’’ banners that draped the inside and outside of the Quincy store. “I’m like a dinosaur,’’ said the father of two from Milton. “People tell me ‘You’re still going to the video store?’ and I’m like ‘Yeah.’ ’’ Moore is a part of a growing minority of movie renters who shun the convenience of instantly uploading moves online or grabbing a DVD at supermarket kiosks in favor of roaming the aisles of...

Blockbuster Inc. has launched a service that delivers movies to your home via the Internet, as the DVD rental giant looks to expand ways it provides movies to customers. The service is "Blockbuster on Demand" and requires a box made by 2Wire Inc. At least initially, the box is included free if customers rent 25 movies in advance for $99. . . . Blockbuster on Demand is pay as you go, with movies costing between $1.99 and $3.99, Keyes said. You have 30 days to watch the movie, but only 24 hours to finish watching once you start. With Netflix,...

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2008 – Movies and games have always been popular among deployed troops, providing a break from the intense daily realities of their duties and a way to fill downtime while away from their loved ones. With that in mind, Blockbuster stores nationwide, in partnership with United Service Organizations, are making it easy for Americans to donate video games and DVDs to deployed forces. “The DVD and game drive is a way for Blockbuster stores and the American public to make life a little better for U.S. servicemen and women when they’re so far away from home,”...

Blockbuster Inc, the No. 1 U.S. movie rental chain, said on Monday it has offered to buy electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc in an all-cash offer in the range of $6 per share to $8 per share Blockbuster said it made the offer in a February 17 letter to Circuit City's Chief Executive Philip Schoonover on behalf of Blockbuster's board, but that Circuit City had so far failed to provide due diligence. Blockbuster said it was making its proposal public, "because it believes the shareholders of Circuit City should have the opportunity to participate in determining the destiny of...

Blockbuster Plans to Take $1 Billion-Plus Cash Takeover Bid to Circuit City Shareholders DALLAS (AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it will take an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to the consumer electronics chain's shareholders, saying Circuit City has not responded to repeated offers.......

Which websites are best for viewing/downloading movies with the most bang for the buck?

Rentals of DVDs from companies such as Netflix cost the U.S. Postal Service tens of millions of dollars each year because its sorting machines can't process millions of return envelopes, government inspectors say. The postal service incurs more than $20 million per year in labor costs to hand-sort DVDs. And costs are expected to total as much as $30 million per year by 2009. "Because these mail pieces are not machinable, the Postal Service pays significant additional labor costs to manually process them," auditors wrote in a recent report issued by Tammy L. Whitcomb, the deputy assistant inspector general for...

I recieved the following email yesterday afternoon and I am steaming mad. The video chain Blockbuster video has been aggressively advertising thier alternative to the growing success of Netflix. I was pressured by the folks who work at the video stored for months to join Blockbuster Unlimited. They touted the ability to rent movies online just like Netflix but with the added bonus of being able to take a movie back into any store and exchange it free for another title, along with being able to also just rent from the store. This sounded like a great deal and sold...

I have a Blockbuster online plan where I have 3 movies at a time, unlimited for the month. For this I pay $18/month. After I'm through with the movies I take them back to my local blockbuster store and rent three more out of the store, for free, while I'm waiting for my next online selections. Blockbuster recently informed my that they're raising my rate $7/month to $25/month. I'm wondering if they did this across the board or if they're numbers crunchers said I was watching too many movies for it to be profitable for them at the $18 rate....

In another blow to HD DVD, the giant Blockbuster video rental chain has thrown its weight behind Blu-ray in the fight to see which format is the high definition successor to the humble DVD. After renting Blu-ray and HD DVD titles in 250 stores since late last year, Blockbuster has decide to stock only Blu-ray in its other 1250 US stores. Customers were choosing Blu-ray titles more than 70 percent of the time, reports Associated Press via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The release of Sony's Blu-ray-enabled PlayStation 3 games console was also a factor in the decision, said Blockbuster senior...

Internet video rental company Netflix's legal claims against rival Blockbuster are based on "unenforceable patents," Blockbuster said in a counterclaim filed on Tuesday. In a bid to shut down its online service, Netflix had sued Blockbuster, the leading movie and game rental company. But Dallas-based Blockbuster on Tuesday said the lawsuit is based on patents that Netflix obtained deceptively in a bid to monopolize online rentals. In an April lawsuit, Netflix accused Blockbuster of starting its online service in 2004 despite knowing that the service infringed a Netflix patent. "There is nothing original about renting movies or subscription rental programs,"...

Online DVD rental company Netflix on Tuesday sued rival Blockbuster for patent infringement, asking a federal judge in Northern California to shut down Blockbuster's 18-month-old online rental service and award Netflix damages, according to a copy of the filing. Blockbuster declined to comment, saying it had not received a copy of the lawsuit. Netflix, which was founded in 1999, holds two U.S. patents for its business methodology, which calls for subscribers to pay a monthly fee to select and rent DVDs from the company's Web site and to maintain a list of titles telling Netflix in which order to ship...

Updated: 03:15 AM ESTNetflix Presses Pause for Heavy DVD Renters 'Throttling' Practice Delays Shipments, Gives Preference to Infrequent RentersBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 11) - Manuel Villanueva realizes he has been getting a pretty good deal since he signed up for Netflix Inc.'s online DVD rental service 2 1/2 years ago, but he still feels shortchanged. That's because the $17.99 monthly fee that he pays to rent up to three DVDs at a time would amount to an even bigger bargain if the company didn't penalize him for returning his movies so quickly. Carlos Osorio, AP Netflix subscriber...

Netflix Service Complaints Some of the complaints I've received about Netflix recently: Jack writes: My problem is that 98% of the DVD's I receive on a Friday or Saturday go back to a location VERY far from my local center. The movies I receive during the rest of the week go back to my local center nearly 100% of the time. The only times I have received a DVD, at the beginning of the week, that does not go back to my local center is when a movie that I was supposed to have received that previous Friday or Saturday...

It's quite an epic, watching Blockbuster die. The nation's No. 1 video chain hopes to prolong its life with a hostile bid for the No. 2 video-store chain, Hollywood Entertainment. But make no mistake - it's dying. The whole video- store industry is dying, too. Meanwhile some high-rolling financiers are picking over the corpses. Renegade capitalist Carl Icahn has emerged as the largest investor in both Texas-based Blockbuster and Oregon- based Hollywood. Icahn is trying to put the chains together in a $1 billion deal. He'll most likely try to turn a fast buck with synergies, economies of scale, cost-...

Cutting late fees slashes Blockbuster's revenue Tuesday, August 09, 2005 DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster fell to a loss in the second quarter as its decision to cut late fees cut into its overall revenue. The nation's biggest movie-rental chain lost 31 cents a share, compared with a 27 cents-a-share profit the year before. The company says overall rental revenue dropped to just over a $1 billion, hurt by a steep $138 million plunge in late fees. Merchandise sales, however, were up 12 percent. Blockbuster also withdrew its previous guidance for fiscal 2005, blaming the "uncertainty and continued decline in the...

Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab... Holy crap. I hope this is exactly how I feel after the film, because this review got me all wound up: Hi, Harry. The reason I'm writing you is that I saw War of the Worlds last Wednesday. It was a special screening and I was a guest. Just a few words about the movie. Being the huge Spielberg fan I am, I really believe that, since that masterpiece called A.I., he's been proving that he is in one of the best periods of his career: Minority Report kicked ass,...

DALLAS (Reuters) - The showdown between Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chairman John Antioco and corporate raider Carl Icahn comes to a climax on Wednesday when shareholders must choose who will shape strategy at the United States' largest video rental chain. Shareholders will vote on whether to oust Antioco and two company-backed candidates from the board of directors, in favor of Icahn and two others, at the company's annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. The public battle between Antioco and Icahn has grown fierce in recent days as each side called the other ill-equipped to stem the company's slide in...

Corporate shareholders meetings are often quiet, tame events. But the battle for control of the biggest player in home video rental has turned into a real blockbuster. And the outcome could shape how you watch the latest Hollywood movies at home -- and how much it costs you.

“This study is proof positive that there is an element of Hollywood deliberately attempting to poison the minds of children. The ultimate insult is that their method has parents pay them to do it.” This astounding statement is one that every parent, and anyone concerned about our culture and its affect on children, must investigate. Brent Bozell spoke these words over lunch as we discussed a recent study of programming content on MTV conducted by his organization, the Parents Television Council. In case you’re not familiar with Brent, in addition to his work with PTC, he’s also the president of...

N.J. attorney general says the video rental chain violated consumer fraud laws. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey sued Blockbuster Inc. Friday, claiming the video rental chain is deceiving customers with its new 'No More Late Fees' rental policy. The lawsuit accused the movie rental chain of deceptive advertising and violating the state's consumer fraud laws. "Blockbuster boldly announced its 'No More Late Fees' policy, but has not told customers about the big fees they are charged if they keep videos or games for more than a week after they are due," the attorney general said...

ELKO, Nevada - An Elko man was arrested today after using a double-headed ax to check out videos Friday at Blockbuster Video. Thomas Watts, 61, was arrested by an Elko police officer on charges of coercion and assault with a deadly weapon. His bail was set at $10,000. Watts tried to receive two free videos using two different promotional offers Friday and became upset when the clerk told him he could only receive one, according to the police report. The clerk told police Watts said "'We can fix this problem. I can go grab my ax out of the truck."'...

My complaint email I sent to their customer service: __________________ I've been a member of this service of yours since Dec. 13, and I've gotten only about 12 discs in the mail so far. The last time I got a movie in the mail from you guys was about 11 days* ago!!! (And that took about 5-6 days to ship!) Thats right. 11 days has passed, and I havent received one single DVD disc in the mail from Blockbuster. Why is that? (I'm also a member of Netflix and in that same amount of time, I've gotten 7 discs from...

New York, N.Y. (May 25, 2004)— LOGO, a new cable television network targeted at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) viewers will be launched by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIAB) on February 17, 2005. The new channel will be advertiser-supported, targeting primarily gays and lesbians, 25-49, and will provide a mix of original and acquired programming that is authentic, smart, inclusive and open-minded. LOGO will launch in markets across America, including Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco, through national cable operators, including Time Warner Cable, RCN and additional distributors that will...

DALLAS -- Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. next month if the rival's directors won't negotiate a deal. Blockbuster, the nation's largest movie-rental chain, said it would offer stockholders of its top rival $11.50 per share in cash, or about $700 million, plus the assumption of $300 million of Hollywood debt. That's the same offer that Blockbuster made to Hollywood in November. Blockbuster said it would consider sweetening the offer if Hollywood's board provided requested financial information, which it said Hollywood has refused to provide, and if that information warranted a higher...

Looking for comments from those who have had experience with one or both of those services. Got any praise and/or complaints about them?

DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster Inc., the world's largest video rental chain, said Tuesday that as of Jan. 1, 2005, the company won't charge late fees on any movie or game rental at its more than 4,500 company-operated and franchised stores in the United States. Under the ``no late fees'' program, a customer has one week to return games and two days or one week for movies. Also, Blockbuster will give customers a one-week grace period at no additional charge. After that, Blockbuster will automatically sell them the product, minus the rental fee, or customers can return the product within 30...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Blockbuster Inc. announced Tuesday it is abolishing late fees on all its video tapes, DVDs and video games as of Jan. 1. The world's largest video rental company will still have due dates for their rental products -- one week for games and two days or one week for movies, depending on whether it's a new release. But customers will be given a one-week grace period after that to return the product. After that grace period ends, the chain will automatically sell them the product, less the rental fee. If the customers don't want to purchase...

I just visited my local Blockbuster, and I was disgusted to see that they doubled their stock of Fahrenheit 911 rentals this week (From about 20 copies to 40 or so). Now, I know that there may be a renewed interest because we are just days away from a national election, and they may just be trying to meet anticipated demand, but it still seemed a little partisan on the part of the movie rental giant. Am I being paranoid or does Blockbuster have an agenda? BTW - They have one copy of Fahrenhype 911, and another movie called Bush's...

Tonight, on the AL RANTEL SHOW, a caller - who is a manager at a local Blockbuster - said that they had TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT copies of FARENHEIT 9-11 and only EIGHT copies of Dick Morris' FarenHYPE 9-11. Al's reply "Fair and Balanced at Blockbuster, eh?"

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National Coalition Launches www.STOPMTV.org 2/13/04 1:42:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Religion Reporter Contact: Maryam Kubasek of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, 513-521-6227, ext. 111; web: http://www.nationalcoalition.org CINCINNATI, Feb. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families has launched a new educational initiative regarding MTV and its negative impact on teens. The organization has launched a web site, http://www.stopmtv.org , which gives parents some startling facts about the music channel and encourages them to make some tough choices regarding viewing it. MTV's latest production, the halftime show at...

-snip- Viacom, which owns the CBS television network, Paramount Studios and MTV Networks, also reported a fourth-quarter loss, including a $1.3 billion accounting charge to write down goodwill of Blockbuster and other assets. -snip- Viacom reported a fourth-quarter loss of $385.4 million, or 22 cents per share, including the accounting charge of $1.3 billion, or 58 cents a share. The loss compared with a profit of $652 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year earlier period. Revenue rose 11 percent to $7.5 billion, from $6.8 billion a year earlier. -snip- Analysts were concerned about lower profit margins at...

Dear Member, Thank you for contacting Blockbuster. Your inquiry asked about a possible sponsorship by BLOCKBUSTER for the upcoming Ronald Reagan mini-series on CBS. Please note that Blockbuster has nothing to do with that project, and we have no plans to advertise on the program. CBS is responsible for the development, production and broadcasting of the mini-series, and any comments you may have should be directed to CBS at audsvcs@cbs.com. We hope this answers the question you have raised, and we look forward to seeing you in one of our stores soon. Regards, Blockbuster Care --Original Message-- From: [pabianice] Date:...