Apple Movie Junkie

Update – As site visitor Rick-O pointed out in the comments, Slacker Uprising is now available in the iTunes Store and in HD on the Apple TV as a free download.

Michael Moore’s newest film, Slacker Uprising, is now available to watch for free online at http://slackeruprising.com. The movie also available on Lycos, downloadable via Hypernia, on DVD via Amazon,coming soon iTunes! iTunes and in HD on the Apple TV.

The following is a synopsis of the movie straight from the site.

“Slacker Uprising” takes place in the wake of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” during the run-up to the 2004 election, as I traveled for 42 days across America, visiting 62 cities in a failed attempt to remove George W. Bush from office. My goal was to help turn out a record number of young voters and others who had never voted before.

Wether you agree with Michael Moore’s politics or not, it’s nice to see someone bypassing the studio route and releasing a movie directly to the people.

Below is the list of new HD Rentals that have been added to Apple TV.

One new title for today and it’s the documentary Shine a Light about the Rolling Stones by Martin Scorsese.

Shine a Light

Head on over to the HD Rentals page to see this weeks entire list of new titles.

Below is the list of SD Rentals that have been added and/or removed from iTunes as of 8-12-08.

What an excellent day for a rental. The Exorcist is among 9 New Releases for today. Click on the (MORE) link below for today’s full list.

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Below is the list of SD Rentals that have been added and/or removed from iTunes as of 8-11-08.

We got a pretty good selection to start the week. For starters, you can’t go wrong with a couple of old classics like Ocean’s 11 (1960) and Casablanca. Here’s lookin’ at the rest of the list kid. Just click on the (MORE) link for today’s full list.

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CrunchGear has an excellent article on the absents of the Apple TV at this year WWDC. I agree with the author that we should not count the Apple TV out just yet. However lets also face one fact; for now the only way to rent HD is to do it from the ATv. It makes me wonder, will Apple release the software to all mac users? There are plenty of people who use a Mac Mini in a home theater setup, and giving them access to rent would no doubt increase the number of people who rent and buy movies. I for one would love to see it more users means more support not only from Apple but Hollywood. Full Story on CrunchGear

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We received a tip from site member CJ about a post over at the VUDU Support Forum asking why the Apple TV offers more HD new releases. Apparently VUDU users also have a bone to pick with the studios and how they distribute movies. So don’t feel so bad Apple TV users about the selection of HD movies you have to choose from. It could be worse, you could be using a VUDU.