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Google Gives Mobile Users a Better Movie Search Experience

Google has launched a mobile version of its new search results for movies. This comes just in time for the holidays, so bored people can find some entertainment while their significant others are out shopping on Black Friday or watching the games.

MySpace's "New Moon" Webcast Brings In 3m Viewers

Leading up to MySpace's live stream of red carpet arrivals at the world premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, we indicated that onlookers should expect a big traffic spike.  Now, the statistics are in, and "ginormous traffic mountain" is more like it. In an email to WebProNews, a MySpace representative stated that the webcast attracted over 2 million uniques and a total of almost 3 million viewers.  Those large numbers are about equal to the populations of Houston and Chicago, respectively.

Animators Collaborate on Facebook All the Way to the Theaters

Last fall, Mass Animation, which calls itself the largest global animation collaboration ever, posted an invitation on Facebook for artists around the world to collaborate on the making of an animated short film. This film is now getting a theatrical release this week with Columbia Pictures' Planet 51 release. It's called "Live Music."

Google Makes Improvements to Movie Showtime Searches

Google has launched some new improvements to its movie showtimes search feature. These include more movie pages, genre filters, and a new map view. If you search for a movie and click the "more theaters" link in the showtimes listing, you will be taken to a more thorough page about that movie, including more showtimes, reviews, trailers, photos, etc. You can also see a list of new genre filters to search by on the left-hand side of the screen.

MySpace To Host Exclusive Stream Of "New Moon" Red Carpet

Don't be surprised if MySpace experiences a big traffic spike on Monday, November 16th.  The social network intends to host a live stream of red carpet arrivals at the world premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Paramount Follows Up "Paranormal" Marketing with More Social Fun

Paramount, the company behind the distribution of the smash-hit Paranormal Activity is now showcasing a new film-meets-social media project. Paramount's Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) division has teamed up with Adobe, MySpace, Mountain Dew, and Blockbuster on the production, distribution, and marketing on a new "supernatural thriller" web series called Circle of Eight.

Online Marketing Leads Paranormal Activity to Wide Release

Paranormal Activity is a movie that has made its way to a wide theatrical release this weekend as a result of some clever online marketing. The movie is described as a "Blair Witch"- type film, in that it is told through fake "realistic" video footage. This is a cliché that has been used numerous times in the horror genre. The film boasts some pretty bold quotes from some well-known sources. For example:

Facebook Movie Cast Announced

Following months of bloggers' casting suggestions and seemingly unfounded rumors, it's been announced who will star in the upcoming Facebook movie.  Jesse Eisenberg will play Mark Zuckerberg, and lead roles have also gone to Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield.

YouTube Scopes Out Concept Of Movie Rentals

According to a fresh report, YouTube is in talks with some of Hollywood's biggest movie studios to make more new releases available through the site.  What might be problematic in many users' eyes is that YouTube and the movie studios are also weighing the idea of charging a rental fee for access. 

Interview with Maker of Twitter Documentary

Update: The site for the film is now live at Twittamentary.com Original Article: This week WebProNews reported on a Twitter documentary that is in the works. The project's creator Siok Siok Tan of Singapore answered a few questions for us to give people an idea of what to expect. WebProNews: How did the idea for the concept of the Twitter documentary come about?