Word: dvds
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...create them better than the movies. The movie business, more than ever, is the blockbuster business--the big money is in getting everyone to see your movie in its first week and then feeding them sequels and T shirts and theme-park rides and bonus-packed DVDs as reminiscence. Because there are a limited number of blockbusters a year, they are the only form of entertainment that still seems special...
...group is also looking into the option of putting DVDs on the University computer network or offering cable through it, according to Simon...
...latest generation, ATMs are being wired to the World Wide Web. These machines can pay insurance premiums and utility bills, print cashier's checks and road maps, and sell everything from stocks to dvds. ATM users have bought tickets to a David Bowie concert in Iceland and soccer matches in Spain. Customers in Singapore can apply for a car title. In the U.S., Wells Fargo has installed 1,100 souped-up ATMs in 16 Western states that can show movie trailers and the msnbc news ticker, run streaming-video ads during transactions and spit out coupons before the customer...
...rest of digital-age hollywood is eagerly embracing alternate endings in feature films released on DVD. Basically, it's a way to get you to rewatch a film you've already seen. But which new climaxes are worth your while? We rate the new endings of five DVDs...
...effort, the capital's once gutted urban center has been turned into a new downtown that aspires to reclaim for Beirut its old title, "Paris of the Middle East." The streets are lined with new and restored office buildings, apartments, shops and cafes. There's a Virgin Megastore (selling DVDs like Legally Blonde alongside videotapes of Osama bin Laden speeches) and a Beirut branch of Paul, a famed Parisian boulangerie. Summer festivals in the mountains east of the city have featured attractions such as Sting and Elton John...