"PS3, I Want to See Other Gaming Consoles." - Amazon Instant -
When the Playstation 3 and Amazon Instant Video started dating, it was a mutually beneficial relationship - Sony got to claim it had the only gaming console that carried Amazon Instant streaming services and nerds who used their Amazon Prime account to purchase used copies ofDevil May Crywalkthroughs got to stay up to date withFringe. But recently, the fire has gone out in their relationship and Amazon Instant wants to see other people. Specifically, Amazon Instant has been seeing the jock of gaming consoles, Xbox 360.
Yes, starting today, Amazon Instant streaming is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Xbox Gold subscribers “can now access the roughly 120,000 movies and TV episodes available for renting and purchasing on Amazon’s streaming video service.” Prime members will also get access to a more limited Prime Instant video selection.
Don’t think that Microsoft forgot about you, Kindle users. The Instant Video app supports Amazon’s Whispersync service, which allows people to begin watching shows on their TV and continue watching on their Kindle. Obviously, subscribers will also have access to titles they’ve previously purchased.
To read more about this story and to watch a pretty spiffy infographic, head on over to TechCrunch.
Jim Reviews 'Chernobyl Diaries' for The Script Lab -
If Parker were a director of any less talent, the film would entirely resemble straight-to-DVD dross. A lot of that has to do with an unremarkable script written by Peli, and Shane and Cary Van Dyke. If the names of the brothers ring a bell, it’s probably because you spend way too much time subjecting yourself to cinematic atrocities like Titanic II, Transmorphers: Fall of Man, and The Day the Earth Stopped, which are just some of the titles for which the Van Dykes can claim responsibility. Why Peli as producer looked at those two and thought, “well, they need more work,” is a mystery that we will probably never understand, but you get what you pay for and if Peli paid for a mediocre horror film, then Chernobyl Diaries delivers.
To read more about this horror meltdown, visit The Script Lab.
Listen to Kevin Smith Talk Even More on Hulu -
Original programming is all the rage these days with the kids streaming services. With Netflix and Amazon offering exclusive streaming content from both acclaimed filmmakers and guys or girls you probably dumped in high school, there’s an onus on Hulu to keep up with the competition. Some of the ways Hulu has tried to do this is with the docu-dramedy Battleground and by getting in bed with Morgan Spurlock. Starting this summer, they’ll also do it by paying Kevin Smith to do what he does best: talk.
Beginning in June, Hulu will be launching three new original series and seven exclusives, one of which will be Kevin Smith’sSpoilers,which revolves around the unheard of concept of filming Kevin Smith and his friends talking; specifically, talking about movies.
These days, Kevin Smith has built a devoted following by running his mouth - Lord knowsCop OutandRed Statearen’t doing him any favors - and now, as if an entire podcast network wasn’t enough, he’s got another venue where he can relay Hollywood stories and opinions we’ve all watched on YouTube thousands of times already.
A pilot directed by Justified’s Adam Arkin and another from by Dazed and Confused writer/director Richard Linklater are amongst the shows launching, but Hulu is counting on Smith’s name to be a big draw for the 10 episodes they’ve ordered and if there’s anything we know for sure, it’s that filming Smith and his friends bullshit is a really good idea.
To read about the other series and exclusives coming to Hulu this summer, visit Venture Beat.