In A Cruel Twist Of Fate, 'The Last Blockbuster' Documentary Is Coming To Netflix
Starting next week, you can watch The Last Blockbuster documentary on Netflix, the company that contributed to the video store's downfall.
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You Can Now Sleep At The Last Blockbuster For $4 Per Night
You can now rent out the last Blockbuster Video store via Airbnb, assuming you live near Bend, Oregon.
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There's A Blockbuster Video Board Game Now, So Be Kind And Rewind
Gather your friends and get ready to head back to the '90s with a Blockbuster Video board game.
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The Morning Watch: 'Game Of Thrones' Costume Design, Kevin The Cashier At The Last Blockbuster & More
In this edition, explore the character implications of Game of Thrones costume design, watch as Ellen sends a writer to work at the last Blockbuster video.
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Final Blockbuster In Australia To Close, Leaving Only One Location On The Planet
There will now be only one Blockbuster Video left on the planet – in Oregon – as the last store in Australia says goodbye.
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There Is Only One Blockbuster Video Store Left In America
Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it's here for Blockbuster Video. There is now only one Blockbuster store left in America.
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Parents Built Their Autistic Son A Mini-Blockbuster Video After The Local Rental Store Closed
Good luck not crying when you hear some parents created a Blockbuster Video after their autistic son was upset that their local store was closing.
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Watch Saturday Night Live's Farewell To Blockbuster Video
The announcement Blockbuster Video was closing all its physical locations marked the end of an era. Anyone who ever rented a movie at a video store took a moment to think back on how radically and quickly things have changed. It was a significant media moment. Predictably, Saturday Night Live had a different twist. They…
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POTD: Here's The Very Last Movie Ever Rented From A Blockbuster
Last week's announcement that Blockbuster would shutter all remaining locations marked the end of an era, so it seems only appropriate that the last-ever Blockbuster rental would also be about the end of an era. Albeit a slightly more explosive one. According to the company's official Twitter account, the very last rental to ever leave…
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The End Of An Era: Blockbuster Video Closing All Remaning Stores
Blockbuster Video killed the mom and pop video store, and now technology has finally killed Blockbuster Video. After slowly but steadily closing down locations for the better part of a decade, the company announced Wednesday it is finally going to close the final 300 locations by early 2014, and discontinue its rental-by-mail system by the…
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Dish Network Plans To Keep Some 600 Blockbuster Stores Open
Earlier this month, Dish Network purchased Blockbuster, Inc. to the tune of $320 million (or "$228 million in cash after adjustments for available cash and inventory") at a bankruptcy court auction for the once-great video rental chain. Blockbuster, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 last fall with nearly $1 billion in debt, much of it to…
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Blockbuster Is For Sale
Briefly: Once the reigning champ of home video retailers, Blockbuster Inc. went into bankruptcy not long ago. Now, as creditors have not been able to agree upon a plan to reorganize the company's assets, the chain is up for auction. Four creditors (Monarch Alternative Capital, Owl Creek Asset Management, Stonehill Capital Management and Varde Partners)…
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