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press release of the week

press release of the week: ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Launches Back into IMAX Theatres for Extended Two-Week Run

Sun, Aug 28, 2011
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Duck and cover! Transformers: Dark of the Moon is coming back to theaters! Don’t say Paramount didn’t warn us!

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press release of the week: Disney hires grown man to tell your little girl how to be pretty

Sun, Aug 21, 2011
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Cuz sometimes the stuff that ends up in my in-box is too good, bad, weird, interesting, or otherwise notable not to share. And also because I’m having fun picking on Disney tonight.

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press release of the week: Free screenings and DVDs to any record stores affected by the Sony warehouse fire (or any damage from riots)

Sun, Aug 14, 2011
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The makers of Until The Light Takes Us, the award winning film about the 90’s Norwegian “black metal” music scene, are offering free screenings and DVDs to all UK record stores affected by the riots…

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press release of the week: ALL STAR VOICE CAST LINES UP FOR ANIMATED FAMILY FEATURE ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH

Sun, Aug 07, 2011
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This actually might not be a terrible movie, so why do they go out of their way to make it sound like it will be?

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press release of the week: Phase 4 Films Announces the Blu-ray and DVD Release of ‘Disco Worms’

Sun, Jul 31, 2011
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First of all, this is horrifying. Second of all, WTF?

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press release of the week: Relativity Media and Atlas Entertainment to Bring Voltron(TM) to Big Screen

Sun, Jul 24, 2011
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Michael Bay hath wrought terrible things.

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press release of the week: “Digital movie delivery is a deceit,” says Facets

Sun, Jul 17, 2011
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Gotta love it. While everyone is talking about streaming, Facets is proudly old-school…

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