We all know about the steadily growing abundance of options out there in terms of renting movies.  Between the big names in brick and mortar like Blockbuster and Movie Gallery / Hollywood Video, and the various others like Netflix and Redbox, plus a whole host of names you wouldn’t ordinarily suspect along with a host [...]

It was probably inevitable, but apparently, Movie Gallery is considering its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in just over two years.  This means, at this rate, Movie Gallery bankruptcy filings will become annual starting in 2011. Okay, so I’m being a bit glib.  What that REALLY means is that if you’re a big Movie Gallery [...]

Hollywood Video is not a company we hear about often, but as an arm of Movie Gallery, it’s definitely worth watching.  And it’s bringing us some interesting news, especially for families with 1. home theaters and 2. kids home from school for Christmas vacation. Hollywood Video will be offering “hundreds” of kids titles, including major [...]

Speaking as a former video store clerk, Movie Gallery has been one of the “also-rans” of the movie store game.  First you think of Netflix, then Blockbuster–Movie Gallery and its sister venture Hollywood Video kind of get short shrift, and that’s a shame.  Movie Gallery, you see, has an awesome all you can rent plan [...]