At a basic DSL or cable modem speed, resolution is excellent, and the viewer can pause the movie or download a different film.
Still, there are those who insist that audiences will flock to theaters whether a movie is projected digitally or on film because they crave the communal experience.
The director is the only woman to have won the coveted Palme d'Or - or best film prize - for her movie The Piano.
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Dame Judi, who plays spy chief M, told BBC Radio 4 it was a "great pity" the movie did not feature in the best film, director or acting categories.
Then the movie you came for begins, but soon the film breaks or bulb goes out or whatever.
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He successfully solved the puzzle and the film and went on to win the coveted Palme D'Or at Cannes film festival and a place in movie history.
Thomas got LexisNexis to share data on millions of court citations, and with the help of mathematician Antonio Tomarchio, he showed that citations display a highly skewed distribution, similar to that of links among Web sites or the likelihood that top movie stars will appear in a film together.
The family could also take in the latest Superhero or animated 3-D film at the 48-movie multiplex.
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Whether critics lash out or lavish praise on the movie, they will expect to see film fans propel it to box office success as the latest in a billion-dollar franchise.
"Avatar" is a combination of live action and photo-realistic CGI and is being touted as a huge leap forward in film technology -- likened to the first movie in sound or with Technicolor.
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You know, you're up at 5.30 in the morning in make up and, you know, you're lucky in the course of an average 14 hour shooting day that you might get two or three minutes of film that will actually end up in the movie on that particular day.
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Hong Kong movie industry icon last year released what may be his last action film CZ12, or Chinese Zodiac, which he wrote and directed.
Say what you will about the movie itself or the performance of the actors, it is still the most successful franchise in film history.
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