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Blockbuster
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13 Actors So Nice, You Get To See Them Twice
Movie Buzz There must have been a shortage of available actors because it seems that everyone made multiple films this blockbuster season. So start planning marathons dedicated to your favorite Hollywood stars.
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Sometimes Sequels Are Better Than The Original
Tech Buzz Ooh, that's gotta hurt. Sean Hopkins 1, Blockbuster 0.
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Image: Dinosaurs Need Not Apply
With this kind of bigotry, it's no wonder Blockbuster is going belly up. They'll soon be as extinct as…as…something. Sorry, the metaphor is escaping me.
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Image: The Simple Explanation Behind Blockbuster’s Bankruptcy
The movie rental chain Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning after struggling with enormous debt and sinking stock prices. Consumerist has a theory about Blockbuster's demise.
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Image: No Dinos Need Apply
Have two claws, will work for food. [Ed Note: Though honestly, you'd think they'd be clever enough to know that Blockbuster is just a step or two away from extinction.] (Via Tumblr user Chaos Personified.)
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Image: Blockbuster Must Be Pretty Desperate
As more people are switching to Netflix and online alternatives for movie rentals, Blockbuster has decided to take a new approach to get customers.
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Image: Blockbuster Oven
This is actually not performance art but a real, cake-baking oven photographed in Liberia. Life lesson: unorthodox ovens lead to panty-dropping and delicious desserts.
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Suing Blockbuster
Business Buzz Fallout from Facebook’s Beacon ad platform takes on the concrete form of a civil lawsuit. The Beacon backlash continues: A woman in Texas has filed suit against Blockbuster for revealing her rental choices without permission, violating the 1988 Videotape Privacy Protection Act. Facebook isn’t named in the suit.
