And like the movie and video game industry, some makeup stocks have fared much better than others during the great recession.
This formerly fringe event is quickly going mainstream, thanks to a surge of interest sparked by the movie and video game industries.
But the future of this character looks bright, as does the potential for brand integration beyond the traditional movie and video game tie-in.
Yes, you read the headline right -- Intel's planning to launch its very own movie and video service in the first quarter of 2011.
Manufacturers and retailers want to speed the mass adoption of Blu-ray before digital-movie downloads and video on demand overtake movie disc sales and rentals -- a looming development that already may be damping sales.
They had the forethought to explore the video game realm both inside the movie and started development of a video game offshoot with none other than Valve Software.
And speaking of Lisberger, check out this video of him discussing the new TRON movie and the impact that film has had on the video game industry below.
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For the last three years, Netflix has been growing by leaps and bounds, luring movie viewers away from the video store and the cable TV to its video streaming and mail order bundle.
It's an obvious ploy to wring more dollars from movie lovers and cuts into video store margins in the process.
The end result is that we move one step closer to being able to watch a great movie and play a great video game at the same time.
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While Nikon pioneered HD video in a D-SLR, Nikon is now introducing another industry first to enrich the user experience: The D3100 is the first D-SLR to implement full time AF for D-Movie video shooting and while in Live View mode.
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Thus when Viacom licenses Rugrats toothpaste and Rugrats macaroni cheese, it both makes money and promotes the direct-to-video movie launched last year and the full-blown animation feature due out later this year.
The camera is always ready to shoot video with its dedicated movie button to start and stop recording HD video instantly and uses the full range of optical zoom when recording, without sacrificing HD resolution.
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Targeting niches was one strategy that helped small proprietors like Kim survive in a world increasingly dominated by big chains like Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery.
If that 94 minute figure is even in the ballpark, that spells a world of pain for video game, movie and broadcast television industries.
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On the movie site, the game day trailer was available, as were online games, opportunities to connect to the movie in social networks and view additional video content on the site or on other video viewing sites.
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Shooters can also take advantage of a movie stabilizer and optical zoom while recording video, as well as Samsung's Successive Recording mode, which allows the user to pause and then resume filming without having to save the clips as individual files.
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This is the fourth Resident Evil movie based on the popular video game and the first in 3-D.
Mobile app downloads in the US grew by more than 120% over Christmas 2011 even as consumers spurned video game consoles and movie theaters.
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These new 7-and 9-inch tablets are lightweight, but packed with pixels to deliver text, graphics and video with stunning HD clarity so every book, magazine, movie and app looks better than ever before.
In addition to Netflix, TV and movie fans can access Amazon Instant video (including free programs on Amazon prime), Vudu, Hulu Plus, HBO Go (you need a cable or satellite subscription to sign in) and even news and information channels ranging from Al Jazeera English live programming to Fox News, HuffPost Live and plenty more.
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Black Ops 2 is too much like a movie, and barely uses the aforementioned advantage of video games: interactivity.
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The GamePad is normally used to browse the movie queue and playback controls without distracting from the video on the TV.
Put that way, the movie sounds like a video game (lo and behold, that's exactly how the "Avatar" video game plays out).
Result: Blockbuster and Movie Gallery (which now owns Hollywood Video) together have closed nearly 800 stores out of 10, 000 over the last year and a half.
Using the human anatomy itself to create a powerful sense of immersion, KOR-fx enhances video game play, movie watching and music listening, through an entirely new form of acousto-haptic technology.
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Both long zooms have similar features, but the STYLUS SZ-16 iHS is optimized for moviemaking with 1080p Full HD video and Multi-Motion Movie Image Stabilization to record virtually blur-free videos even when the camera is moving.
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The downturn announced Tuesday was less pronounced than the modest dip analysts anticipated as Walt Disney Co. digested higher programming costs at its ESPN television network and dealt with a less appealing line-up of theatrical and home video releases in its movie studio.
Lego video games take a popular movie franchise and turn it into a block-sized adventure.
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While these themes are familiar, LaPierre broke with precedent in key ways, most significantly with his explosive broadside against journalists, movie studios, video game producers, record labels and elected officials who have failed to embrace the NRA's policy goals.
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