Amazon Plans an Online Store for Movies and TV Shows
July 16, 2008
NYT > Technology
The move is a significant step toward vanquishing the local video store and keeping couch potatoes planted firmly in front of their televisions and computers.
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'Dark Knight' Speeding Towards Friday...
July 16, 2008
Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily / Nikki Finke
MovieTickets.com says that, four days prior to its release, Warner Bros' Batman: The Dark Knight has sold out 700 performances in North America and is outselling three of MovieTickets.com’s Top 10 Performing Films of All-Time.
W. (2008) - IMDb
July 18, 2008
What's New on Yahoo! - TV Shows
Cast/character credits for the 2008 movie W., the George W. Bush biopic starring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks. Includes a message board and production details about the Oliver Stone film.More Sites about Movie Titles > W.
SnagFilms Finds Virtual Theaters for Documentaries [Personal Technology]
July 17, 2008
All Things Digital / Walter S. Mossberg
SnagFilms is a great idea for getting documentary films in front of more people, writes Walt Mossberg. It's a new service that allows anyone with a blog, a Web site, or even a page on a social-networking site, to open a virtual movie theater and show these documentaries, free.
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Censoring Cigarettes - iTunes Removes Mad Men Cigarette
July 19, 2008
TREND HUNTER Magazine
(TrendHunter.com) Apple has censored the poster of Mad Men by photoshopping the cigarette out of the man's hand from iTunes. The new 'clean' image is used to promote the download of the full first season of the beloved…
UK economy heads for ‘horror movie’
July 19, 2008
BRITAIN is facing an “economic horror movie” because of a “toxic mixture” of a moribund credit market and volatile oil prices, according to a leading forecasting group.
Dark Knight blew up box office
July 19, 2008
Where's the Outrage? / ecthompson
The latest in the Batman series - The Dark Knight has hauled in $66.4 million in its first day. Christian Bale did a great job in the last Batman picture. He created a Batman that was more like the later comic strip character.
The Dark Knight: Argh! (Major Spoilers)
July 19, 2008
the Hathor Legacy / Patrick
In most ways, The Dark Knight is a truly spectacular film. It is certainly the best Batman film ever made (better even than the animated Mask of the Phantasm), and one of the best superhero movies ever made.
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Nerdgasm: Watchmen Trailer Hits Web a Day Early [Watchmen]
July 17, 2008
Gizmodo / Adam Frucci
Here it is, my friends: the first trailer for one of the most highly-anticipated comic book film adaptations ever. Yep, it's the trailer for Watchmen that's debuting before The Dark Knight. Directed...
If You Know the Name of the Movie You’d Like to See, Press ❑ [Digital Daily]
July 16, 2008
All Things Digital / John Paczkowski
Now that Sony has completed its transformation from disruptive innovator to struggling consumer electronics player, it's embarking on its next big corporate makeover: reinvention as “a global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment.
Angelina Jolie is leaving the hospital today?
July 16, 2008
Snarky Gossip / Wendy
Image details: Cannes 2008: ‘Changeling’ - Premiere served by picapp.com According to various reports, it is rumored that Angelina Jolie will be leaving the hospital in Nice the same way she came in - by helicopter.
Traverse City Film Festival Line-Up
July 16, 2008
Film Gecko / Jane Boursaw
Spent some time this morning creating my schedule for the Traverse City Film Festival, July 29 - Aug. 3, 2008. I’m a little bummed, because I was waiting for the organizers to let us know which movies qualified for press passes.
Batman and the villains - through the years
July 19, 2008
Superhero Profiles / Grace
Without a doubt, Batman has some of the more famous villains in all of supeherodom - The Joker, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze to name a few. Most of these villains appeared in both television and film, some of them were played by different actors.
New image from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - it’s Professor Slughorn!
July 18, 2008
The Gryffindor Gazette / Wendy
Sqweeee!! Just got another image from Warner Brothers today; this one is of Professor Slughorn, played by Jim Broadbent, talking to Harry Potter (of course, played by Daniel Radcliffe). What do you think?
"Mamma Mia!" Preview & Trailer
July 18, 2008
Film Gecko / Jane Boursaw
Sophia (Amanda Seyfried) is getting married on the island where her mother (Meryl Streep) runs a hotel. She invites three men, one of which might be her father, to the wedding in the hope that the right one will give her away.
"The Dark Knight" Preview & Trailer
July 18, 2008
Film Gecko / Jane Boursaw
Half the country’s probably seen this movie by now, but figured I might as well post an official Gecko preview and trailer. It opens wide in theaters tomorrow. I’ll be there with my 13-year-old son and two 20-something nephews.
The Dark Knight review
July 18, 2008
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abc13.com movie reviewer Mike O. is haunted by new Batman film
Helen Mirren gives us something to aspire to
July 17, 2008
Snarky Gossip / Wendy
Helen Mirren, who is 63 years old,looks better than most of us do in a bikini. Seriously, check it out, I’ll wait: Helen Mirren in a bikini. Can you believe that? Now that’s how to age gracefully! Tags: dame helen mirren, helen mirren actress jennifer best actress idi amin, helen mirren biography, helen mirren caligula, helen [.
Buy Darth Vader's T.I.E. Fighter and other goodies at the Profiles in History movie props auction
July 17, 2008
Tech Digest / Daniel Sung
You know all that saving you've been doing? No, not real saving. I mean like money tied up in your house and anything you might have stashed away for your children's education. Yeah, well it's time to cash it in because there's an auction about to take place for a truck load of movie props including Marty McFly's hoverboard and Darth Vader's T.
Rock Is Dead; Shea Stadium July 18, 2008
July 18, 2008
Loge 13 / Kingman
Today is the day: the last rock concert ever at Shea Stadium. But we are going to celebrate in style.By all accounts, Billy Joel did a great job at the penultimate performance Wednesday. Tony Bennett, John Mellencamp, John Mayer and.
FIRST NUMBERS! 'Dark Knight' Midnight Shows Broke 'Star Wars: Sith' Figures
July 18, 2008
Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily / Nikki Finke
FRIDAY 7AM: Warner Bros is well on its way to making Hollywood history this weekend. That's because its opening comic book caper The Dark Knight is already on its way to breaking records left and right today even as it's still sparking a ticket-selling frenzy across North America.
Will Ferrell Playing 'Two-Face'! But Racist Instead of Disfigured!
July 17, 2008
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
Just the other day I sitting around with some friends, laughing about how lazy, savage, etc. minorities are--and, of course, discussing how awesome Dark Knight will be--when I suddenly realized, "Guys, why aren't there any movies about us, racists, that also make an exploitative reference to the current Batman craze?
Leonardo DiCaprio Might Be 'Inglorious Bastard'
July 16, 2008
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
Last week, rumor was that Brad Pitt would be taking a lead role in Quentin Tarantino's latest, Inglorious Bastards. Now, another A-list name can be added to the hypothetical list you're keeping: Growing Pains star Leonardo DiCaprio! From Variety: After the director met Brad Pitt in France on Tuesday, those studios are already salivating over the expectation that Tarantino will land Pitt to play the key role of Aldo Raine.
'Monster Squad' Remake Will Ruin Your 'Wolfman's Got Nards' Quoting Sessions
July 16, 2008
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
Seeing as how "destruction of any and all pleasant nostalgia" has become a veritable genre in recent years, I've made up a generic template to make it easier for me to post the most recent studio attempts at recreating our childhoods with CGI and sadness.
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The Dark Knight Voted #1 Movie of All Time on IMDB
July 19, 2008
/Film / orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
On Thursday we told you that 4,591 Internet Movie Database users had rated The Dark Knight a 9.7 out of 10 (or a 9.0 out of 10 from regular IMDb voters), good enough for the #4 spot on the top 250 movies of all time life.
The Problem With "The Dark Knight"
July 19, 2008
Watching Those We Chose / noreply@blogger.com (Marc McDonald)
One of the most heavily-hyped and highly rated films in years, The Dark Knight is more than just a mere movie: it's an industry unto itself. This juggernaut, which cost an eye-popping $180 million to produce, opened to rapturous response, and massive crowds on Friday.
The_MOW's Blog - My latest movie review: "The Frighteners"
July 19, 2008
TV Guide - Community Blogs / The_MOW
In 1990, "Frank Bannister" (Michael J. Fox) and his wife (Angela Bloomfield) are in a horrific car accident which takes her life. "Frank" is found dazed miles away, and unable to recall what happened. He also couldn't account for a missing pocket
Welsh mayor wants to overturn town's ban on Monty Python's 'Life of Brian'
July 19, 2008
JAM! Showbiz Movies
LONDON - The mayor of a small Welsh coastal town wants to overturn its ban on Monty Python's "Life of Brian."
What's the best Oscar strategy for Heath Ledger in 'The Dark Knight'?
July 19, 2008
Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog / tomoneil
'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M
July 19, 2008
USATODAY.com Movies - Top Stories
Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath ...
Producer Kevin Misher on Michael Mann's Public Enemies
July 19, 2008
FirstShowing.net / Alex Billington
You've probably heard the title, Public Enemies, or seen the photos of Johnny Depp on set, but I'm guessing that most of you don't know what the story is about or anything about the production. Public Enemies is filmmaker Michael Mann's latest ambitious project, a 1930's era gangster movie based on true events and individuals in history.
Welcome to Milwaukie, Ore., Hellboy's hometown
July 19, 2008
L.A. Times - Movie News
Mike Richardson's Dark Horse Comics empire has put the sleepy town of 21,000 on the map.
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