Easy guide to production
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) While no bill was put forth in Congress to decree it as such, and only a day after the U.S. celebrated its liberty, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision that has profound impact on users of Netflix and other streaming media services. So if you … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) One of the major issues facing theaters for the last few years has been at home streaming services, like Netflix and Amazon Prime. As a way to combat unlimited viewing at home, services like MoviePass have come about that allow you to watch one movie every 24 … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When you hear the word BitTorrent, you automatically think of file sharing, and by extension, piracy (especially when it comes to Game of Thrones). But the majority of BitTorrent's traffic is for legitimate file sharing and transfer activity. One of the main uses for … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Disaster movie Independence Day: Resurgence is really living up to its name having flopped spectacularly at the North American box-office posting a feeble $41.6 million opening. However, Roland Emmerich's visual effects driven blockbuster, which is the follow-up to … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) The multi-platform media company, Mashable, has made a huge move by acquiring CineFix. Aimed square at movie fans, both channels not only have similar shows, but have recently traded personnel. So it was only a matter of time before they became one voice. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The current trend of massive blockbuster franchises, which I would argue started with Iron Man kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has had a secondary effect. Because studios are producing more big budget blockbusters, the market is getting far more crowded … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Finding Dory is on course to become the biggest animated movie of all time after enjoying a record breaking opening weekend in North America. The Pixar sequel raked in a huge $136.2 million on its debut which is the biggest animated opening ever smashing Shrek the … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Fantasy blockbuster Warcraft made an unprecedented $156 million on its debut in China – making it the biggest foreign opening in the country's history. The Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) -directed film was widely panned, and tanked in the U.S., taking in a … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Though some in Hollywood would tell you that the trend of the blockbuster is killing independent films and mid level budgeted features, last week at the annual PGA Produced By Summit, distributors and financiers of indie films had a more rosey outcome, and it's all … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The big question on everyone's mind about Marvel probably has nothing to do with the question of when and if we are ever going to see a Namor film — but it was at least on Kevin Smith's mind. As far as we knew, some of the rights to the character were over at … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Huge news coming out of Netflix, as the streaming service is set to launch the next phase in their exclusive deal with Disney. Back in 2012, the streaming service grabbed headlines with a multi-step deal that began with TV shows. Now, starting in September, Netflix … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) In a definite sign of the times, the maker of the largest screen format in our industry has decided to start going small. Making the announcement at Google I/O, IMAX has partnered with the Alphabet company to create their own brand of Virtual Reality with a … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) JJ Abrams dropped a huge bomb on Star Trek fans at an event on the Paramount Lot last night. Calling the Paramount lawsuit against Axanar productions an inappropriate response to the fan made project, the Trek executive producer said that the studio is dropping it. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When you're the top dog in the streaming world, you're going to have challengers, that's for sure. Netflix has successfully fought off its main competition and has been expanding world wide for a few years. But now the BBC is getting into the game with a rival … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Many YouTubers who have had enough with the streaming portal's draconian copyright system, may want to take a look at Amazon's new online video posting service. With better pay outs than YouTube, the eCommerce site may be the only challenger to Google's 800 pound … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Every time I hear about someone claiming that the superhero bubble is going to burst at the multiplex, Marvel seems to make another huge amount of money. They seem to have perfected the art of creating various different kinds of superhero films that exist in a … [Read more...]
