You might not have noticed, but we recently released a new feature on our site that let’s you track what movies you and your friends own. On each movie page, you’ll now see a button to mark “i own this.”

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Once you’ve marked a movie as owned, it will now appear in your profile when friends visit your page.

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Maybe if we’re lucky, you’ll let us borrow some movies from your collection ;-)

In the press

In: In the Press

27 May 2010

We were recently featured in MakeUseOf.com

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Check out the review!

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/discover-movies-watch-fun-hellomovies/

Sharing and finding the best sites for movies just got a little easier. We recently added a new module to our movie pages that allows registered users to upload cool links about a movie. Now you can find and share official sites, wikipedia articles, review sites, gossip pages and much more. Enjoy :)

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Are you looking for an easy way to see what your friends are watching? Click the new link on your profile page to add your followers’ activity in Google Reader!

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Now you can quickly see what your followers have rated and want to watch!

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The more you participate on Hellomovies, the closer you get to winning prizes like t-shirts and movie tickets. Think you can become a Godfather of film? Start rating movies today!

How-To Geek

In: In the Press

13 Jul 2009

Check out How-To Geek. Mysticgeek recently wrote a great review about us:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2236/quickly-find-movies-to-watch-at-hello-movies/

Thanks Mysticgeek!

About How-To Geek:

To be the best source of How-To articles anywhere, with content easy enough for beginners but useful enough for geeks as well.

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1. Kiss the Bride (available now on Hulu and YouTube)

Kiss the Bride

Three Italian-American sisters who have managed to break free of their family’s overbearing influence, most notably their controlling father’s, must face the clan again when their more traditional sibling decides to get married in their Rhode Island hometown. The visit turns out as excruciating as they expected, but they also discover an unexpected gift in their reunion: wisdom. Stars Alyssa Milano, Monet Mazur, Amanda Detmer and Brooke Langton.

2. The Last of the Mohicans (available now on Fancast and Hulu)

Last of the Mohicans

Set against the backdrop of the American frontier, a story of war and romance unfolds as the battle for the colonies is underway. Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his adoptive Mohican brethren join a group of British soldiers in an effort to defeat the French and win control of the territories. The lovely daughter of a British officer (Madeleine Stowe) captures Hawkeye’s heart as he continues to fight for the land in the name of his people.

3. Big Fish (available now on Crackle)

Big Fish

William Bloom (Billy Crudup) tries to learn more about his dying father, Edward (Albert Finney), by piecing together the facts out of the various fantastic tales and legends of epic proportions he’s been told over the years. Edward was a traveling salesman, and his journeys throughout the South are the seed of the tales. Directed by Tim Burton, the movie co-stars Ewan McGregor (as the young Edward), Helena Bonham-Carter and Steve Buscemi.

4. S.W.A.T. (available now on Crackle)

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Inspired by the 1970s action-packed TV series with the catchy theme song, this modern-day “S.W.A.T.” stars Colin Farrell as Jim Street, an L.A.P.D. cop who joins the department’s elite special weapons and tactics unit commandeered by Hondo (Samuel Jackson). They’re up against a drug lord (Olivier Martinez) who’s offering a million dollars to the first person who springs him from jail. Only the S.W.A.T. team can stop his plan.

5. A Few Good Men (available now on Crackle)

A Few Good Men

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson). Director Rob Reiner’s probing drama earned four Oscar nominations, and Nicholson’s line, “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” became a ’90s catchphrase.

We rolled out two highly requested features this week.

Movie Compatibility!

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And Not Interested!

Not Interested!

Now when you visit another person’s profile page, we’ll tell you how compatible you are with that person’s movie tastes.  So if you’re ever looking for a special someone to watch a movie with, now you’ll know just who to choose.  Hieu, I’m afraid we can’t be friends anymore.

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And if you have no interest of ever watching a movie on the Find Page, just click Hide Forever, and you’ll never worry about seeing it again!

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Let us know what you think about these new tools!

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Dr. Dolittle is probably not the first movie that comes to mind when you think of an action-packed movie. But to some people (i.e. our moms who once fed and may still feed us), Dr. Dolittle certainly could be considered an action-packed comedy.

Understanding how most people interpret films is one of the hardest challenges for us as we bang our heads repeatedly to refine the Movie Genome Project. By studying the movie reviews that people write across the Webisphere, we’ve learned what movies people think of when they hear the words Thriller, Provocative, or Jessica Alba. Was suffering some permanent brain damage worth it? Yes.

Our continued research has helped us launch a new set of Tastes and Genres this week including some categories of films that are hard to find elsewhere. If you’re looking for a Classic, a Sports movie, or something Uplifting for Kids, HelloMovies is the place to find it all. And although Dr. Dolittle may still creep his way into some Tastes and Genres that seem inappropriate, we’ve weeded out most of these movies or pushed them further back in search results for this latest revision.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

Hi all,

For those of you who happen to be strolling around Palo Alto from May 21st to the 23rd, go check out the 2009 Stanford Student Film Festival, presented by the Stanford Film Society!  The event is free and open to the public, and will start at 8:00 pm each night in Cubberley Auditorium (on the Stanford campus).  Several local independent film projects will be featured each night, in the categories of drama, comedy, art house, documentary, music video, and interstitial. The films will be critiqued by a panel of judges comprised of Stanford faculty and local movie critics, as well as by the audience! The Grand Jury Prize Winner will be flown down to Los Angeles for a one-on-one lunch meeting with Warner Brothers Executive VP of Production Greg Silverman (10 Things I Hate About You, 300, The One, Get Smart, Yes Man, The Dark Knight, Poseidon, and The Lake House).

We’ll have a booth at the event to tell people more about HelloMovies and chat with any of our lovely users.  We look forward to seeing everyone!

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