Category Archives: DVD

DVD: In the Shadow of the Moon

There’s a new DVD coming out on March 15th, that documents NASA’s Apollo missions to the moon. It sounds interesting because it combines archived film footage with recent interviews of the astronauts, giving the project a historical view with the human element and emotional impact.
The DVD, titled In the Shadow of the Moon, is a film directed by Ron Howard that was just released last year.   DVD link to amazon.com
Here’s the official product description from amazon.com:
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON is an intimate epic, which vividly communicates the daring and the danger, the pride and the passion, [...]

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digital downloads @ amazon.com

I didn’t realize you can rent or buy movies and television shows as digital downloads from amazon.com, until I got an email from them. It’s no wonder amazon is so big. Their marketing strategy is pretty smart, and pretty simple too. Customer buys a DVD; amazon.com sends email promoting their digital download site, AmazonUnbox Video Downloads.
www.amazon.com/gp/video/help/faq.html

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Larry King Loves The Beatles

Larry King Live hosted Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono Lennon, and Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, and celebrated the first year anniversary of the show LOVE, the brainchild of George Harrison and Guy Laliberte, a high tech blend of modern circus theatre set to an exciting mashup of Beatles music remixed by Sir George Martin and his son Giles.
CNN filmed the tribute show from the Beatles Revolution Lounge at the Mirage in Las Vegas last night, Tuesday June 26th. Good interview and great dialog between Paul and Ringo, and an [...]

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NetFlix

I finally took the bait with the free offer and tried out NetFlix, the online DVD movie service. I’m pleased to tell you that so far, so good. Their DVD’s arrive quickly in the mail, and you can get them right from your mailbox because there’s no extra packaging; just the disc itself inside a cover sleeve.
Plus the company is working on online delivery. I haven’t tried their online movie viewer yet, but they say it’s just a download player with a license that comes with your membership. I went with their 3-at-a-time unlimited plan [...]

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