Neowin News Feed for: Films

Report: Google launches a new film and TV production unit '100 Zeros'

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 05 May 2025 19:06:01 +0000

Google's latest bet is investing in movies. The search giant has reportedly launched a new film and TV production unit. Read more...

Google wants to fund humans making movies about humans and AI

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:24:02 +0000

Google announced a new program called AI on Screen, which will sponsor short films about humanity and AI. Read more...

How to get started with JustWatch, a TV guide for the streaming era

Paul Hill — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:24:01 +0000

Do you want to see what shows are on across all of your streaming platforms? If so, JustWatch is a great option that supports many services and can be used across a whole range of countries. Read more...

Plex adds Discover Credits so you can easily find what films and shows actors have been in

Paul Hill — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 02:10:01 +0000

Plex has added a cool new feature called Discover Credits. From the details page of a film or show, you can see which actors star and visit their profiles to discover other content they've been in. Read more...

Netflix plans to buy studio that worked on Happy Feet and The LEGO Movies

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:01:35 +0000

Netflix is planning to acquire Animal Logic, the animation studio behind films like Happy Feet and The LEGO Movies. This enables Netflix to offer competitive animated content on its platform. Read more...

Plex Discover lets you see what there is to watch across all the services you subscribe to

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:00:01 +0000

Plex Discover and Plex Universal Watchlist are now available on the platform to bring all your streaming services to one place, making it easier to find things that you want to watch. Read more...

District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is working on a AAA video game

Chandrakant Isi — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:26:01 +0000

Neill Blomkamp has joined Gunzilla Games studio as Chief Visionary Officer. On his first project, the Hollywood director will help the studio create a big-budget multiplayer shooter. Read more...

Camcorder pirates in India could face up to three years in prison and $14,000 in fines

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:54:01 +0000

A proposed amendment to India's Cinematograph Act suggests that camcorder pirates in India should face up to three years in prison and pay fines up to $14,000 if they distribute copyrighted content. Read more...

Netflix has bought comic book publishing house Millarworld

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:08:01 +0000

The publishing house behind the superhero Kick-Ass has been acquired by the streaming service, Netflix. The acquisition of Millarworld marks the first time Netflix has ever acquired another company. Read more...

Xbox Video on Xbox One lacks downloading capabilities [Update]

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:57:33 +0000

Users can't download videos purchased or rented through Microsoft's Xbox Video service on Xbox One, and it also differs from the Xbox 360 version in terms of licensed content. Read more...

Project X is 2012's most pirated film

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:44:36 +0000

Project X has stormed to the top of this year's list of most pirated films with an estimated 8.7 million downloads, beating box office favorites The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises Read more...

Philippines could introduce its own variant of a SOPA-like bill

Paul Ferson — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:22:52 +0000

Irwin Tieng, a prominent Filipino politician, has put forth the possibility of a bill echoing SOPA, which was rejected earlier this year after major internet protesting. Read more...

Review: Criticker and their awesome film rating predictions

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:55:56 +0000

So we here at Neowin enjoy watching films, whether it’s heading to the cinema or catching something on DVD or BluRay. However there are those times that we think “now that film was terrible, why... Read more...

YouTube gets Sundance Films, more coming

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:05:46 +0000

YouTube and Sundance Films have been long life partners since the opening of YouTube in 2005, and now YouTube is preparing to offer full length video rentals for a small fee. YouTube will offer... Read more...

Sony films headed to mobile phones

Tom Warren — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:48:44 +0000

Sony Pictures Television is looking to launch the first movie network on mobile phones in the United States. The studio has signed a deal with AT&T and MediaFLO USA to launch the linear channel as... Read more...

Adult Films to Play on Blu-ray

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:04:59 +0000

Vivid Entertainment Group will become the first adult filmmaker to put out a movie in Blu-ray Disc when it releases "Debbie Does Dallas...Again" in late March, but it's not saying who is helping it make... Read more...

CinemaNow to Sell Disney Films Online

Wed, 31 May 2006 16:40:43 +0000

The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies for sale via the Internet by providing films like recent thriller "Flightplan" to CinemaNow, the online service said. CinemaNow, which is... Read more...

Download Films for Your PSP

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:53:51 +0000

Film studios have been looking for a way to capitalize on consumer's desire to download movies onto their computer for years, but 29HD Network is one of the first out of the gate for creating... Read more...

MPAA tool will finger stolen films

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:35:53 +0000

The motion Picture Association of America is to offer a tool to help users locate illegally downloaded files on their system, the organization said today. The software will be able to scan the system and... Read more...

Microsoft and Sundance Film Festival Screen 5 Films in WM9

Tom Warren — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:35:03 +0000

"BAADASSSSS!," "Carandiru," "Open Water," "Sky Blue" and "Speak" Will Be Digitally Projected at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival At today's opening of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, Microsoft Corp. and the... Read more...

Coming to a Theater Near You: Digital Films

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:34:53 +0000

Grab the popcorn, cinemaphiles. You may be about to sit through one of the best movie sequels in years: digital cinema. "The digital image is brighter, sharper, the colors are more crisp and... Read more...

$1 films spook Hollywood

Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:20:29 +0000

A Taiwanese Web site is offering hundreds of videos on demand for just $1 each, trumping Hollywood's plans to deliver similar services and raising the specter of a new round of international copyright battles. ... Read more...