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There’s a super-secret deal going down, and if talks go through, Amazon.com could be the next big thing in movie rentals. Bloomberg.com today is reporting:

Amazon.com Inc. has approached media companies including Time Warner Inc. with plans to start an online video subscription service to rival Netflix Inc., said three people with knowledge of the talks.

The service, sold for a monthly fee by the Seattle-based Web retailer, would consist of older films and TV shows, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the conversations are private. They said talks are early and could still fall apart.

Think Amazon could actually rival Netflix? Read the full story and decide for yourself.

This creepy guy thinks he's Darth Maul. (Flickr/sjmck)

As a movie lover, this isn’t something I should admit in such a public forum. But it’s true: Until two years ago, I had never seen any of the “Star Wars” movies. I knew it was a problem and the time had come to take care of it. So I filled my Netflix queue with all six films, took a month or so, and took very, very good notes. It was settled quickly: I was a “Star Wars” convert.

Over the past two years, I think what’s amazed me the most is how ingrained the franchise is in American culture and everyday life– and what’s more, how I never realized that before I watched the movies. Continue reading →

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It’s been exactly one year since The Take Three kicked things off, and oh how much has changed in that time. Back then we lived in Chicago, but we’ve since moved this operation to Washington, DC. Our love of movies has always remained strong though, and despite having been terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bloggers these past few months, our one-year anniversary is helping put us back on track. When we started The Take Three, we pledged to be your source for movie reviews, online resources and communities, release dates and anything free and fun, with a special flair for local coverage. With another summer movie season upon us, we’re prepared to be your go-to site once again. Thanks for being such loyal readers– we love you!

Did you think Carrie Bradshaw was going to sweep the box office this holiday weekend? We did, but boy were we wrong. Not only did the “Sex and the City” franchise lose out to the lame-looking “Prince of Persia,” but it also fell behind the latest “Shrek” movie, which didn’t even debut this weekend. Check out what else you missed in this weekend’s box office.

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You may not catch it on a regular basis, but movie quotes are a part of our regular culture. Tonight at dinner, the following lines were all said by a guy with a certain boom boom pow, if you know what I mean:

“He called the sh*t poop!”
“First rule of Boys Club is you don’t talk about Boys Club.”
“This seat’s taken.”
“You can’t triple stamp a double stamp.”
“T-t-today, junior!”

Granted, this particular friend has a thing for “Billy Madison,” but that’s okay, because so do I.  But it got me thinking…how often are people quoting movies in regular conversation and you’re just not catching it? (Not to sound arrogant, but I usually catch it. But then I do have a movie blog.) Continue reading →