Nowadays, taking the family out for a movie at the theater is a major investment. When even a child’s matinee-priced ticket will run you $7 or more, it starts to make a lot of sense to rent a video instead. Today we feature family-friendly, hit Instant Videos available to rent for just $2.99: less than half the … Read more
Ethan and Joel Coen are a legendary team of screenwriter-director brothers who’ve racked up more box office sales, accolades and awards than many other leading filmmakers combined. Their quirky, often dark or darkly comic films always feature a top-notch cast thrown into some unlikely, yet wholly believable situations. Raising Arizona (rated PG-13, 4.5/5 stars, currently … Read more
Today we shine the Instant Video spotlight on noteworthy, well-reviewed documentaries. Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (TV-PG, 4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $3.99 to rent, $9.99 to buy, and FREE to view for Amazon Prime members) – Few men have changed our everyday world of work, leisure, and human communication in the way that Apple … Read more
This week’s bargain Instant Video rentals include some award winners and one for the kids. These movies are priced at $1.99 to rent from today through 8/23. The Descendants (rated R) – From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt … Read more
Most people who know what steampunk is all about associate it with genre novels and Asian animated films. But you might be surprised at how many live action hit movies have significant steampunk elements. By the way, for the uninitiated, dictionary.com defines steampunk as, “a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology … Read more
Here are some highly-rated Instant Videos Amazon has put on sale to rent for just $1.99 each through 8/16/12 – but if you’ve read our Tips and Tricks article about extending the sale price on Instant Videos, you know you only have to pay for the rental by 8/16, you’ll actually have till mid-September to … Read more
Today we shine the Instant Video spotlight on some of the all-time greats in Science Fiction. These are some of the movies from the 1970’s golden era of Science Fiction films, when character and plot mattered more than special effects. So while some of the effects may seem quaint by today’s sophisticated, multi-million dollar standards, … Read more
Mean Girls (rated PG-13): Raised in the African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) thinks she knows about “survival of the fittest.” But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and falls prey to the psychological … Read more