Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix.
Cable On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pre-theatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods
Alex Cross (action; Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox)
Flight (drama; Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman)
Here Comes the Boom (comedy; Kevin James and Salma Hayek)
Celeste and Jesse Forever (comedy; Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg)
A Late Quartet (drama; Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christopher Walken)
Would You Rather (horror; Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs; premieres February 8, same day as theaters)
Streaming/Digital Download: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $15-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
iTunes
Same as cable On Demand except for Would You Rather. Plus:
Skyfall (newest James Bond movie; Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem; one week before disc; download only)
Argo (Oscar-nominated drama; Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin and John Goodman; two weeks before disc; download only)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (geographically confused horror; Abigail Spencer and Chad Michael Murray; also in theaters; rental only)
Amazon
Same as cable On Demand except for Would You Rather. Plus:
Skyfall, Argo (plus bonus features) and The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Vudu
Same as cable On Demand except for Would You Rather. Plus:
Skyfall, Argo (plus bonus features), The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Netflix Watch Instantly $7.99 per month
New This Week:
Mona Lisa Smile (drama; Julia Roberts), The Raven (horror; John Cusack) and Compliance (drama; Dreama Walker)
Retiring Titles:
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll, Seamless, Bad Day to Go Fishing, Troubled Water and Camerman: The Life and Work of Jack…