Living in the Limelight

“Living in the limelight, the universal dream”, was a phrase coined by the Great Canadian rock band Rush. I wonder, when they wrote this lyric, did they think that by 2010 they would have sold so many albums that they would be bested by only The Beatles and The Rolling Stones or that they are considered by many to be Canada’s number one rock band? Just days after being presented with a star on the “Walk of Fame”, they release “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage”. This new documentary explores Rush’s 40 year career, from their childhood to there international success. It's filled with never before seen backstage footage and interviews with some of rock music’s biggest stars including Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Les Claypool of Primus, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins and many more!                    

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage is an essential part of any Rush fan's collection and you can purchase the DVD or Blu-ray at your local BLOCKBUSTER store.

Are you a Rush fan? Let us know and tell us about a Rush Experience that you’ve had!

Top Weekly Rentals: 6/27/2010

Here were the top 10 rentals from Blockbuster stores for the week ending 6/27/2010:

1 Green Zone

2 The Book of Eli

3 Remember Me

                                           4 Shutter Island

                                          

                                           5 When in Rome

                                           6 Youth in Revolt

                                           7 Unthinkable

                                           8 From Paris With Love

                                           9 Alice in Wonderland

                                           10 She's Out Of My League

Good Guys not Gilmore Girls

What makes a good movie are good characters, good acting and good writing; a story that can reach you and allow you to relate to the characters on some kind of level. It is what we get in this small yet clever movie starring Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls) and Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights).

Here's the plot:

Beth wants it all: a good job; good friends; and a good guy to share it with. Of course that last one is trickiest of all as Beth discovers when she falls hard for Tommy, a handsome, young Wall Street hotshot. Just as everything seems to be falling into place, Beth meets Tommy's shy, clumsy co-worker Daniel.

Now after reading the plot line, this movie would seem to be a simple love triangle that is surely going to be filled with Hollywood clichés. But first time writer/director Julio DePietro was able to bypass this simplicity by creating a group of characters which somehow represent people we have all known at some point in our lives. The great acting from all the players allowed me to connect to them and the writing, which has a lot of foreshadowing, makes many references to classic tales of love, strife and the life long search of finding out who we are, who we want to be and, most of all, who we want to share it with.

So allow yourself to escape for 90 minutes or so and realize that, in the end , all that really matters is........

I couldn't give away the secret; you will have to see for yourself.


Click on the link below to view the trailer

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtlQjAiR8K8

Live, Shop and Play

The answer is blowing in the "WIND", or at least at BLOCKBUSTER® it is!

On June 4th we launched WIND Mobile "Take-Out" phones in 133 stores. We've expanded our partnership with WIND to support the ongoing goal of providing a better mobile network option for Canadians.

The "Take-Out" phones are easy to use and easy to set up: you can even do it from the comfort of your own home. There are three phones to choose from:
Huawei U1250          Huawei U7519           Samsung GravityTM2 
Huawei U125     awei U1250

               

Everybody WINDS


Until June 30th all new customers will receive 50% off the first six months of their plan. In addition once you are a WIND customer, you can get one month of plan fees free for every new customer you bring to WIND (max six months free).

So go and talk to your sales managers at local participating BLOCKBUSTER® stores to see what all the hype is about. You've always loved choice and now this is what WIND is giving us! Take out has a whole new meaning with WIND and you can take advantage of it starting this weekend at selected stores across the country.

K-Stew, R-Pattz, and You!

Twilight Fans rejoice! 
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is set to release theatrically on Wednesday June 30th! 

For those of you who can't wait, we've got a special Lunar Eclipse Event to show our appreciation for all Twi-Hard fans!

A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the earth such that the earth blocks the sun’s rays from striking the moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned exactly. Just like that crazy relationship between Edward, Bella, and Jacob! Crazy, right?

On Saturday June 26th we will be fortunate enough to experience a Lunar Eclipse! What better way to celebrate our highest selling franchise of all time.Eclipse is known as the favourite book amongst fans and the movie looks just as hot. Check out this trailer for a sneak peek at what you can expect:

So what's so special about our event?


1. There will be prizes to be won (full details in store)
2. Rent or buy anything on June 26th and you'll get a free Eclipse mini-poster (while quantities last, of course)
3. We'll be screening the current Twilight saga on all of our screens in store (just to tease you for the release of Eclipse)
4. We have great deals on the previous installments of The Twilight Saga, as well as some new products! Including Water Bottles, Lunch Boxes, and Twilight Socks!


Admittedly I've read all the books. And although I wouldn't shelve these books with the classics (William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Candace Bushnell, etc.) this franchise seems to be taking over. And if the trailer is any indication on what we are to expect from this film, I think the audience will be overjoyed. Two mortal enemies joining forces to take on a new threat of vampires? COUNT ME IN!


So come join us on June 26th, and in the meantime leave us your comments below and give us your thoughts on the release of Eclipse!

Afterthought - these offers aren't available in Quebec, sorry :(