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While downloading or streaming movies has all-but become the norm, recent crackdowns on pirating hubs and file-sharing sites have limited the options for the internet-savvy. Netflix remains a law-abiding choice, but the service’s limited Canadian selection has videophiles salivating for something more. Ease of online access has effectually closed big businesses … Read More
Dozens of intangible factors go into creating a blockbuster film. Last-minute script rewrites, budget cuts, expensive sets destroyed by tropical weather, directors being fired or walking off the set — any of these have impacted the biggest box-office disasters (and sometimes, successes) in film history. Above that group, though, is … Read More
So, how’s pirating going for you these days? If MegaVideo isn’t cutting it, you might be surprised to find out that there are a ton of great movies to watch on YouTube. Not only are the titles full-length (not segmented), but the majority also aren’t interrupted by annoying ads. It’s … Read More
DailyXY’s TIFF coverage is sponsored by the Alliance film, The Ides of March. Looking at the top and bottom of this post, you will notice that one of the films I am about to discuss is, entirely by coincidence, “sponsoring” my TIFF blog. Thanks and all that but, for the … Read More
It wasn’t long ago that pundits were clamoring for the end of the independent video shop — bricks and mortar was soooo pre-millennium. But with this year’s downfall of the final megachain in the link, Blockbuster Video, and the Canadian version of Netflix still finding its feet in terms of … Read More
