Warner Bros. and Facebook take on Netflix
It wasn’t three weeks ago when Warner Bros. announced “App Editions” of its feature films, like this Inception iPad and iPhone app. But you know what’s cooler than delivering movies to more than 100 million Apple device owners? Delivering them to 600 million Facebook users. Warner Bros. Digital Distribution announced today that it will begin testing streaming rentals via Facebook pages. So if you “like” The Dark Knight on Facebook, you can now “watch” Christopher Nolan’s bat sequel … for 30 Facebook credits, that is. Thirty credits translates to $3 for US customers, and the rental will last 48 hours. From the release: Fans will have full control over the film while watching it through their Facebook account for up to 48 hours from purchase. They can choose to watch it in full screen, pause the movie, and resume playing it when they...
Read More83rd Annual Academy Award Winners – Full List
Best Picture The King’s Speech Directing The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper Actress in a Leading Role Natalie Portman, Black Swan Actress in a Supporting Role Melissa Leo, The Fighter Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth, The King’s Speech Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale, The Fighter Animated Feature Toy Story 3 Art Direction Alice in Wonderland Cinematography Inception Costume Design Alice in Wonderland Documentary Feature Inside Job Documentary Short Subject Strangers No More Film Editing The Social Network Foreign Language Film In a Better World Makeup The Wolfman Original Score The Social Network Original Song “We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 Animated Short The Lost Thing Live Action Short God of Love Sound Editing Inception Sound Mixing Inception Visual Effects Inception Adapted Screenplay The Social Network Original Screenplay The King’s Speech...
Read MoreYear in Review – Best Films of 2010
I was fully prepared to start out this post calling 2010 the worst year for film in my moviegoing lifetime. Part of that stems from the fact that many Hollywood movies were really bad in 2010. Terrible even. But there’s also this: I’ve had to sit through an Oscar season where good but not great films like The Social Network, True Grit, and The Fighter are being heralded as masterpieces, along with high art torture porn like Black Swan. By time I got around to even thinking about this post, I was exhausted and frustrated. Then I looked at my running list of 2010 movies screened. Going through all the great films I’ve seen this year, I realized that it wasn’t a bad year for everyone… just American narrative film (docs excluded). That sounds really pretentious, I know, but my...
Read MoreCritics’ Choice Award nominees 2010-2011
Black Swan leads with 12 nominations. From the BCFA: BEST PICTURE 127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges – “True Grit” Robert Duvall – “Get Low” Jesse Eisenberg – “The Social Network” Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech” James Franco – “127 Hours” Ryan Gosling – “Blue Valentine” BEST ACTRESS Annette Bening – “The Kids Are All Right” Nicole Kidman – “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone” Natalie Portman – “Black Swan” Noomi Rapace – “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” Michelle Williams – “Blue Valentine” BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christian Bale – “The Fighter” Andrew Garfield – “The Social Network” Jeremy Renner – “The Town” Sam Rockwell – “Conviction” Mark Ruffalo – “The Kids Are All Right” Geoffrey Rush...
Read MoreTFC Morning Report – Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Ben Stiller a Used Guy again?
Top Story: A big-budget comedy project once left for dead is getting another shot at life. Ben Stiller, who was originally on board to star with Jim Carrey, is back at the negotiating table, along with Reese Witherspoon. Little Miss Sunshine directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are in talks to direct. (Variety) In Other News: Pop diva Christina Aguilera will make her screen debut in Burlesque, a contemporary musical directed by Steven Antin. Can. Not. Wait. (Variety) News of Christopher Nolan’s Inception just keeps getting better. Now Ken Watanabe and the uber-sexy Tom Hardy have joined the cast of this sci-fi classic in the making. (THR) Fox is keeping it in the family as FX nabs the cable TV rights to last weekend’s blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Expect to see Wolvy on FX in 2011. (Variety) In TV-that-would-get-me-to-stop-watching-movies...
Read MoreTFC Morning Report – Friday, April 24, 2009 – Robert Rodriguez to reboot Predator franchise
Top Story: Robert Rodriguez’s schedule just got a little crowded. Fox has tapped Planet Terror director to relaunch its Predator franchise. This master of the B-movie is perfect for the job. But Rodriguez isn’t done yet. He’ll also co-direct Machete, which was first featured in Grindhouse as a faux trailer. (Variety) In Other News: Christopher Nolan’s Inception is already shaping up to be a massive sci-fi blockbuster with Leo DiCaprio as the star. Now Joseph Gordon-Levitt, one of the most talented film actors of his generation, has joined the all-star cast, which also includes Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, and Cillian Murphy. (THR) Denzel Washington is in negotiations to star in hack director Tony Scott’s Unstoppable. (Variety) Disney has nailed down August 14 as the release date for Hayao Miyazaki’s Pongo. (erc BoxOffice) Disneynature’s Earth debuted with $4 million at...
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