Films
Virgin Media High Definition ad campaign
Virgin Media has unveiled its first High Definition (HD) TV advertising campaign. The new ads showcase Virgin Media’s growing HD line up, including BBC HD, ITV1 HD, ESPN HD, LIVING HD and, soon to launch, Film4 HD.
Iron Man Samsung Monte special edition
Samsung has announced a collaboration with Marvel Studios and Paramount Digital Entertainment that allows consumers to watch the original Iron Man film on its latest full-touch mobile, the Samsung Monte (S5620). This promotion coincides with the theatrical launch of Iron Man 2 in the UK on 30th April 2010.
Avatar comes to the ‘Rock’
The most successful film of all time, Avatar, is having its DVD and Blu-ray release promoted on the side of James Nash’s Triple 8 racing Vauxhall Vectra at this weekend’s Rockingham Northants British Touring Car Event.
Virgin Media launches online movies service
Virgin Media have announced the launch of its first online movies service: Virgin Media Online Movies. With hundreds of titles to watch on demand, including Fantastic Mr Fox, District 9 and, from 6th May, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Virgin Media Online Movies will be the perfect online hub for all film lovers.
Money still key for yuppies of yesteryear
With a sequel to the 1987 hit movie Wall Street soon to hit our screens, it seems that ruthless stockbroker Gordon Gekko's famous mantra ‘Greed is good' may still resonate with the ‘yuppies of yesteryear'.
Astra Brit Flick Pilgrimage
After last week’s chaos of an erupting volcano, what better a reason to holiday at home? With three quarters (76%) of Brits expected to holiday in the UK this year and over half (55%) keen to visit locations they’ve seen in a film, car company Vauxhall has teamed up with Visit Britain to create a film fanatic’s dream expedition, the Astra Brit Flick Pilgrimage.
‘Panic Button’ to be a warning to all social network users
Panic Button, a new British feature film that highlights the many dangers lurking in the world of social networking, has gone into production.
Make your own 3D movies with Moviestorm
British movie-making site Moviestorm.co.uk has launched a new 3D movie maker which will open up the world of 3D movie production to a mass audience of aspiring digital film makers.
A delicious cocktail of cinema and style
With the imminent arrival of the second Sex and The City movie, Cinema City in Norwich is encouraging girls to don their glad rags, grab their friends and remind themselves where the first movie left off, with a glamorous evening of Cinema and Beauty on Tuesday 25th May.
HP celebrates spring collection and Sex and the City 2 film
HP has unveiled a global marketing collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures that spotlights “tech couture” and celebrates HP’s spring collection of products through its association with New Line Cinema’s “Sex and the City 2,” which premiers in U.S. theatres on Thursday, May 27.
Are your digital downloads insured?
As Brits swap the cinema for movie downloads and tiny MP3 players replace racks of CDs, digital content in the home is becoming increasingly more valuable, but people may not realise the risk of losing it all according to moneysupermarket.com.
Thandie Newton celebrates short film screen siren
To launch this year’s Virgin Media Shorts competition, which champions undiscovered UK film talent, award-winning British actress and Hollywood A-lister Thandie Newton has gone back in time to 1917 to celebrate the cultural and film icon that is, Theda Bara.
Win a Blackberry with Orange TwitFlix
Struggling to remember who’s related to whom in The Godfather, or who gets off the island alive in Jurassic Park? Orange TwitFlix should come as welcome relief to Brits, as Orange asks film-fans to offer ‘cheat-tweets’ for some of the greatest works of cinema – each summed-up in 140 Twitter characters or less.
Yahoo! Entertainment App for iPad
Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Entertainment for the Apple iPad. The app provides consumers with a brand new experience for the way they live, consume and enjoy content.
Tribeca Grand Hotel launches ‘Directors Cut Package’
The ground-breaking Tribeca Grand Hotel iStudio is opening up for aspiring film directors as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Guests enjoying the “Director’s Cut Package” at the stylish hotel in downtown Manhattan can create their own New York movie masterpieces using the latest multimedia technology.