The excellent Meryl-Streep-channels-Margaret-Thatcher movie The Iron Lady is still running in Australian cinemas and hasn’t been released on DVD anywhere in the world, but I legally watched a copy on the small screen on the weekend. How? I happened to get on the right plane. More »
Whether you’re planning a dinner and a movie with a special someone for Valentine’s Day, or you just like to read up on what’s worth seeing before you spend your hard-earned cash on a theatre experience, you have plenty of options to find out what’s new in theatres or what’s worth seeing before you go. Here’s a look at five of the best movie recommendation and review services, based on your nominations. More »
Last week, I helped Alex at Gizmodo test out the SmartDigital Handitheatre, an inflatable screen and projector for outdoor movie fun. Regardless of whether you want to $3500+ spend on the gear, there’s one clear lesson for anyone aiming to set up an impromptu outdoor cinema: use a groundsheet. More »
For the last year-and-a-half I’ve been learning Spanish. I grew up around Spanish speakers and took the subject in high school. But you know what has really helped with my Spanish language skills? Movies. More »
Over at our sibling games site Kotaku, Mark has written an excellent analysis of why SOPA (and similar legislation) is pointless and how movie companies should concentrate on making it easier to buy their products online. Definitely worth a read. [Kotaku]
Windows: If you have lots of movies ripped or downloaded to your hard drive it can be difficult to keep track of the details. Movie Explorer scans your hard drive and pulls movieup posters and details from iMDB. You can use Movie explorer to browse your movies, then launch your selection directly from the program for viewing in your default player. More »
Quickflix rolled outs its WatchNow all-you-can-eat streaming service for movies for Bravia TV owners in October, for computer users in November and for PS3 owners just before Christmas. So it’s early days, but the initial numbers seem encouraging: around 10,000 people are currently using the service. More »
It’s relatively easy to set up a US iTunes account, but adding credit to it when you want to buy releases through the US store can be fiddly. Friend of Lifehacker and occasional guest editor Anthony Caruana points out that both Best Buy and Walmart will accept payment from Australian credit cards for US iTunes gift cards, giving you an easy way to add money to your US account without needing to use eBay or begging friends to help. More »
First it was on Bravia TVs. Then it was on computers. Now Quickflix’s all-you-can-eat-for-$14.99-a-month movie service WatchNow is accessible via the PlayStation 3. More »
iOS/Mac: Aussie developer Discovr already has nifty apps for music discovery and finding new apps. Its latest release extends the same principle to movies, with apps for iOS and Mac users. More »
