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FAREWELL TO 25 YEARS OF RED ENVELOPES MAILBOXES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Posted on September 30, 2023 by mlsentertainment

Article by Marcus Siu September 29th marks a very sad day for the remaining one million loyal Netflix DVD subscribers including myself. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the company announced earlier this year to pull the plug and close its DVD … Continue reading →

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ALL THAT HOOPLA FREE ON DEMAND MATERIALS FROM YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY

Posted on October 31, 2022 by mlsentertainment

Article by Marcus Siu Last month, I wrote about Kanopy, the award-winning video streaming service provided to library patrons, who are able to stream for free just by having a library card that offers Kanopy as part of their services. This … Continue reading →

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ARE THE OSCARS DOOMED? THE 94th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS PREDICTIONS

Posted on March 27, 2022 by mlsentertainment

Article by Marcus Siu It used to be so simple. The Academy Award nominations would be announced and six weeks later, movie goers would have more than ample time to search out which theaters are playing the nominated movies so … Continue reading →

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THE RESURGEANCE OF VINYL AND THE DEMISE OF CD’S IN THE WORLD OF STREAMING

Posted on May 31, 2021 by mlsentertainment

Article and photos by Marcus Siu Now that the majority of music listeners are now choosing streaming (Spotify, Amazon, Apple, Tidal, SiriusXM, etc) as their number one choice to obtain music, it seems fitting to reminisce and nostalgically look back … Continue reading →

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ARE MOVIE THEATERS LEFT IN THE DARK? THE STATE OF CINEMA IN THE AGE OF STUDIO STREAMING AND COVID-19

Posted on March 31, 2020 by mlsentertainment

Article and photos by Marcus Siu It’s 6pm on a Friday night in the East Bay at the historic landmark Orinda Theater, just 15 miles east of San Francisco. With its impressive luminous flashing neon lights on its marquee displaying … Continue reading →

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