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5 Mar

Why Can’t I Rip DVDs to My iPod?

by Barry Ritholtz
Legally, that is. This is my annoyance of the moment: Why are DVDs a DRM-locked proprietary platform? When I purchase one, why...

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24 Feb

Wicked Cool Info-Graphic: Box Office Revenue

by Barry Ritholtz
Here is a fantastic bit of Sunday morning chart porn, and just in time for the Oscars: The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts....

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8 Jan

Game Over in Blu-Ray HD contest?

by Barry Ritholtz
I’ve mentioned the Blu Ray/HD quandry in the past, but it seems the fight is drawing to its conclusion. In both the US and Europe,...

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2 Jan

2007 Movie Theater Attendance = Flat

by Barry Ritholtz
First CDs, then DVDs, concerts and now movie theater ticket sales "Ticket sales at North American movie theaters totaled $9.7...

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18 Dec

Blade Runner DVD NOT Released Today

by Barry Ritholtz
Today was supposed to be the official release of the new 5 DVD version. Apparently, there is some sort of a production issue, and...

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17 Dec

HD/Blu-Ray DVDs = $200

by Barry Ritholtz
Okay, they are not quite $200 — but there are 4 machines on sale at Amazon.com, starting from $223 – $327, (shipping...

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5 Dec

Amazon’s Most Wished For, Most Gifted, and Best Selling...

by Barry Ritholtz
I like trolling through these pages looking at what people want — and what actually gets bought. These are the most "Wished...

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29 Nov

Hollywood Studio Exec Explains The Writers’ Strike

by Barry Ritholtz
A studio executive explains the Hollywood writers’ strike (as written by striking Colbert Report writers). Bloody brilliant. Also,...

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8 Nov

The Beatles Help!

by Barry Ritholtz
Speaking of Film Soundtracks . . . We were just discussing these last week, and I happened to notice that EMI is re-releasing the 1965...

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2 Nov

Friday Night Jazz Film Soundtracks

by Barry Ritholtz
Oh, goody, yet another list. How f$%&ing original! For some silly reason, there seems to be all this hoo-haa about the silly Vanity...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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