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Old people can do more than smell funny and drive awful. They can also be adorably naive and humorous at times. YouTube user pixelspersecond watched The Matrix with his mother who had never seen or heard of the Wachowski's sci-fi classic, and then recorded her retelling the plot right after they finished watching.

Redditor RubberDogTurds found this awesome Facebook user that places herself in classic scenes using the combination of the cover photo and profile photo.

Will Mark Hamil return as Luke Skywalker? Even more important, is Chewbacca going to return? As my favorite Wookie by far, I see little point in seeing the movie unless he signs-on.

Today, Netflix announced that they've lost over 800,000 subscribers in the past quarter, and that they expect to lose even more before the end of the year.

You probably heard that Netflix recently published a list of the "Top Movie Rentals of All Time". Well, BitTorrent has released its own list, showing the movies that are most frequently pirated.

Even before the viewer catches a glimpse his first Mogwai, Joe Dante's Gremlins establishes the link between the titular goblins and malfunctioning technology by way of Randy Peltzer and his many incompetent inventions. It's a film very much of its time, with many fascinating things to say about the way Reagan-era Americans looked at technology. It's also a movie that would be impossible to remake today, for one big reason: the smartphone is our Bathroom Buddy.

Animaloscope, cinnomonograph, katoptiikum, lobsterscope, mutoscope, phenakistoscope, vivrescope, xograph�just a few of the turn-of-the-last-century's names for a strange new medium.

When I heard that Netflix streaming accounted for 20% of all U.S. peak traffic, I was shocked. But just a little shocked. Nothing that was totally impossible to wrap my mind around. But those Canadians? They really, really love their instant streaming. Netflix instant streaming accounts for 95% of all peak evening hours in Canada. 95%! As in only 5% ...

While Netflix has largely overwhelmed the subscription streaming market, CEO Reed Hastings even refers to the company now as “a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail,” Hulu still vies to regain their spot as the premier entertainment streaming source on the web. The launch of Hulu Plus several months ago was met with a mixed critical reception, with some critics ...

Imagine a world where Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Usual Suspects and Back to the Future featured smartphones. Watching classic cinema would be a hell of a different experience. Maybe the lack of smartphones is the reason they’re so classic in the first place? So sure, maybe Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart get a few more hours together, and yeah, Chuck ...