[0] Reel.com Unveils Enhanced One-stop Movie Destination; Movie Site Offers Theater Showtimes and Expands Original Streaming Media Programming.Business Editors and Entertainment/Technology Writers EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000 Reel.com, (Nasdaq:HLYW) (www.reel.com) a premier online destination for film-related content, commerce and community, today unveiled an enhanced version of its popular Web site. The improved site is a one-stop movie resource with all of the information movie lovers need to make movie viewing choices. It offers theater-goers, video renters, and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and videocassette A removable magnetic tape module for storing video data. The cassette contains supply and takeup reel (hubs) in the same housing. See VCR. buyers a deeper database of information, the ability to search for movie theater showtimes nationwide, and a rental guide, as well as improved navigation for faster access to this information. Reel.com also adds to its line up of streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. movie clips and interviews with the new in-house production called "Show and Tell," which offers a guided tour guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? of DVD special features. "Reel.com is now truly a movie lover's connection to the movies," said Dave Rochlin, chief executive officer of Reel.com. "The enhanced version of our popular Web site now provides even more information to movie lovers for selecting a film to watch or buy, but also helps them find out where movies are playing in their neighborhood and where movies can be rented nearby." Discover, Select, Watch and Enjoy Films Reel.com now offers quicker and easier ways to access its deep wealth of movie information, with rental lists, more reviews, a more comprehensive database, and a searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. of movie showtimes for theaters across the nation. These features are added to Reel.com's already extensive movie database to make choosing a film even quicker and easier. Following are examples of ways Reel.com helps moviegoers, movie renters, and movie buyers quickly find the information that they need: -- Reading the Latest Buzz, Movie News and Streaming Media -- Reel.com has added more movie information as well as more original streaming media programming to provide an informative and entertaining delivery of the latest happenings in Hollywood. Reel.com offers profiles of actors in new releases, the intimate thoughts of great directors, trivia games, interactive polls, and features on everything from the Cannes Film Festival to movie release calendars. In addition, to stay abreast of the latest, Reel.com offers a weekly email newsletter called NewsReel and a print magazine, called Reel Magazine. -- Seeing a Movie in the Theater -- Finding a movie to see in the theater just got even easier thanks to Reel.com's new national database of movie showtimes. Just type in your zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. and you'll get an accurate list of daily showtimes (including bargain matinees), as well as the addresses and phone numbers of each theater. The movie showtime show·time or show time n. 1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start. 2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin. Noun 1. information links to movie clips, reviews, and actor and director filmographies, to help facilitate movie-watching decisions. -- Renting Movies -- Reel.com has added a completely new area to the site that is designed to help movie renters find out what's new and what's hot at rental stores. Reel.com offers information about recent and upcoming rental releases as well as exclusive information provided by Hollywood Video, including top rentals, movie recommendations, and a Video Store Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. that enables movie renters to find which of the 1,700 Hollywood Video stores is nearest to their home. -- Buying Movies -- Reel.com continues to build on its robust database of movie information that helps movie consumers make smart purchasing decisions, such as its new streaming DVD review show designed to help buyers learn more about special features on DVDs. This, along with an easy and secure way to purchase a broad range of over 50,000 films on DVD and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. , is why Reel.com has always been one of the best places to buy movies. "Show and Tell" Added to Streaming Programming Reel.com's editors are proud to add "Show and Tell" to their lineup of original offerings in the Screening Room, which already includes the actor/director interview show "Face to Face" and the person-on-the-street interview show "Word of Mouth." "Show and Tell" offers a guided tour of popular movie DVDs by a member of Reel.com's editorial staff. The program features screen shots from DVD navigation screens as well as movie clips from special, DVD-only content such as director's commentaries, making-of featurettes, out-takes, and trailers. The first segment profiles Galaxy Quest, The World Is Not Enough, Being John Malkovich John Gavin Malkovich (born December 91953) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, producer and director. Biography Early life Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, of Croatian descent on his father's side and of Scottish and German ancestry on his and Three Kings. About Reel.com, Inc. Reel.com (http://www.reel.com and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: REEL) is a premier destination for film-related content, commerce, and community. Through the Reel.com Web site, consumers can access an entertaining environment filled with a wide variety of film-related information and the ability to purchase a broad range of films. Reel.com was named the most popular Web site for gathering information about films playing in movie theaters, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a consumer survey conducted by Greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. Online and ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Entertainment (March 2000). Reel.com was named the "Best Place to Buy Videos" by Yahoo Internet Life magazine in 1998 and 1999, "The Best Consumer Site" by the Video Software Dealers Association, and one of the top 10 e-commerce brands according to Opinion Research International. Reel.com also won the PC Magazine 1999 VIP award in the video category. Reel.com is a subsidiary of Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq:HLYW), dba Hollywood Video, the second largest video store chain in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with over 1,700 stores. |
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