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Sarah Jessica Parker Received ‘Lovelace’ Role Due to Amanda Seyfried Sarah Jessica Parker Received ‘Lovelace’ Role Due to Amanda Seyfried

The role was already filled. Demi Moore was slated to play Gloria Steinem, a leader in the women’s liberation movement, for the new movie “Lovelace”, but the Moore left the film due to personal problems. The films title star, Amanda …

Prometheus Full Trailer Teaser Released Online Prometheus Full Trailer Teaser Released Online

In true “Xzibit Yo Dawg” meme fashion, a new teaser trailer, for the upcoming full trailer, of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus has just been released. It should be noted that the full trailer is due to be released later this week. …

Netflix “Just For Kids” Offers Safe Programming On PS3 Netflix “Just For Kids” Offers Safe Programming On PS3

Netflix has made quite a name for itself–despite some rocky patches, as an easy, convenient way to watch television shows and movies from home, and in the past few years they have made attempts at being even more user-friendly with …

New Bond Movie: SKYFALL’s Villain Played By Javier Bardem – Images Inside New Bond Movie: SKYFALL’s Villain Played By Javier Bardem – Images Inside
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The next installment of the James Bond franchise, SKYFALL, is slated to open in theaters on November 9th. Up to this point we’ve only seen a few glimpses of 007 himself, but nothing of the new Bond villain. Well, that …

Redbox Hits 2 Billion Rentals With “Drive” Redbox Hits 2 Billion Rentals With “Drive”

Movie-renting kiosk company Redbox has just announced a major milestone. When you combine all their rentals, both movies and games, Redbox has dished out over 2 billion discs. “We’ve always known how much America loves easy, affordable entertainment, and today …

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office
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The new CGI film Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax dethrone’s last weekends winner “Act of Valor.” “The Lorax” pulled in $70.7 million easily beating the second place film “Project X” which pulled in $20.75 million. Rounding out the top 5 is …

New Universal Logo Premieres With ‘The Lorax’ This Weekend New Universal Logo Premieres With ‘The Lorax’ This Weekend

Any movie-goers planning to take in the premiere of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax this weekend will also get to see the big-screen debut of Universal Picture’s new logo. The redesign of the animated logo comes in honor of the film …

Exclusive: How Universal Does Social Commerce, And Why Your Business Should Do It Too Exclusive: How Universal Does Social Commerce, And Why Your Business Should Do It Too

Universal Pictures is using Facebook to create buzz and drive ticket sales for a number of its new films, including Big Miracle, Safe House, and The Lorax, and is utilizing social media management platform Friend2Friend for some social commerce efforts. …

Act of Valor Assaults Box Office Act of Valor Assaults Box Office
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In what was a very slow weekend for new releases, the Navy SEAL action flick “Act of Valor” took the top spot with $24,700,000 beating “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds” with $16,000,000 , and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” with $13,475,000. …

Best Picture Oscar Goes To The Artist, Twitter Reacts Best Picture Oscar Goes To The Artist, Twitter Reacts
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The Artist won the coveted Best Picture Oscar. Here’s the trailer: The nominees were: Hugo Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers Midnight in Paris Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers Moneyball Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers …

Actress In a Leading Role Oscar Goes To Meryl Streep, Twitter Reacts Actress In a Leading Role Oscar Goes To Meryl Streep, Twitter Reacts

Meryl Streep won the Actress In a Leading Role Oscar for her role in The Iron Lady. The nominees were: Glenn Close Albert Nobbs Viola Davis The Help Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep The Iron …

Actor In a Leading Role Oscar Goes To Jean Dujardin, Twitter Reacts Actor In a Leading Role Oscar Goes To Jean Dujardin, Twitter Reacts

The Oscar for Actor In a Leading Role was awarded to Jean Dujardin for his role in The Artist. A lot of people thought George Clooney was going to get this one, but no such luck for him. The nominees …

Writing (Original Screenplay) Oscar Goes To Midnight In Paris, Twitter Reacts Writing (Original Screenplay) Oscar Goes To Midnight In Paris, Twitter Reacts

Woody Allen won the Oscar for Writing (Original Screenplay) for Midnight in Paris. The nominees were: The Artist Written by Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig Margin Call Written by J.C. Chandor Midnight in Paris Written …

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Oscar Goes To The Descendants, Twitter Reacts Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Oscar Goes To The Descendants, Twitter Reacts

The Descendants won the Oscar for Writing (Adapted Screenplay). The nominees were: The Descendants Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash Hugo Screenplay by John Logan The Ides of March Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov …

Actor In a Supporting Role Oscar Goes To Christopher Plummer, Twitter Reacts Actor In a Supporting Role Oscar Goes To Christopher Plummer, Twitter Reacts
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The Oscar for Actor In a Supporting Role went to Christopher Plummer. The nominees were: Kenneth Branagh My Week With Marilyn Jonah Hill Moneyball Nick Nolte Warrior Christopher Plummer Beginners Max von Sydow Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Some Twitter …

Visual Effects Oscar Goes To Hugo Visual Effects Oscar Goes To Hugo

Hugo won the Oscar for visual effects, the film’s fifth award of the night, having won for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Cinematography and Art Direction. The nominees were: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Tim Burke, David Vickery, …

Film Editing Oscar Goes To The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Twitter Reacts Film Editing Oscar Goes To The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Twitter Reacts
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The Oscar for film editing went to the team behind The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It’s the same team that won last year for The Social Network. Both films, of course, were directed by David Fincher. The nominees were: …

Actress In a Supporting Role Oscar Goes To Octavia Spencer, Twitter Reacts Actress In a Supporting Role Oscar Goes To Octavia Spencer, Twitter Reacts

The Oscar for Actress In a Supporting Role went to Octavia Spencer for The Help. The nominees were: BĂ©rĂ©nice Bejo The Artist Jessica Chastain The Help Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer The Help Here’s some Twitter …

Costume Design Oscar Goes To The Artist, Twitter Reacts Costume Design Oscar Goes To The Artist, Twitter Reacts

The Artist won the Oscar for Costume Design, beating out Hugo, which won both of the previous Oscars awarded. Here’s the trailer: The nominees were: Anonymous Lisy Christl The Artist Mark Bridges Hugo Sandy Powell Jane Eyre Michael O’Connor W.E. …

Oscars For Cinematography, Art Direction Go To Hugo, Twitter Reacts Oscars For Cinematography, Art Direction Go To Hugo, Twitter Reacts

The first two Oscars of the night both went to the film Hugo. Those would be the awards for Cinematography and Art Direction. Here’s the trailer: The nominees for Cinematography were: The Artist Guillaume Schiffman The Girl With The Dragon …

Oscars Red Carpet: Twitter Reaction Oscars Red Carpet: Twitter Reaction

The pre-Oscars Red Carpet extravaganza just hit the airwaves, and naturally it didn’t take long for Twitter to explode with commentary. We’ll pull out some of the highlights here, up to the show. Side note: It’s good to see that …