Aussie film kicks like a mule, skips cinemas for iTunes debut

November 25, 2014 0
Australian actor Angus Sampson, one of the stars of the new film "Insidious Chapter 2" poses at the films premiere in Los Angeles

By Sue-Lin Wong SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian film about a hapless drug mule has bypassed cinemas to make its debut on the iTunes online store in a novel attempt to beat piracy and woo audiences drawn to big-ticket Hollywood releases with huge advertising budgets. “The Mule”, available for paid downloads, was the most popular “indie” film on iTunes in the United States and Australia at the weekend. It will be launched on DVD on Dec. 3. In a promotional campaign targeted at Twitter users, audiences around the world have been invited to watch the black comedy on Dec. …

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Kim Kardashian’s app to aid AIDS research

November 25, 2014 0

Los Angeles, Nov 25 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is “thrilled” to help in the fight against AIDS by raising money through exclusive content on her “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” application.