Twitter Says 250,000 Accounts Hacked
Twitter said Friday that 250,000 of its accounts were hacked earlier this week.An investigation showed that hackers infiltrated Twitter's internal data and stole usernames, email addresses and...
View ArticleCBS Orders Detective Drama Pilot From 'Homeland' EP Michael Cuesta
CBS has ordered a drama pilot from "Homeland" executive producer Michael Cuesta.The pilot, "Second Sight," is based on the British series of the same name by Paula Milne. Described as a gothic...
View ArticleMark Waters to Direct First Film in 'Vampire Academy' Series
Mark Waters will direct "Blood Sisters," the first film in a planned franchise based on the "Vampire Academy" young adult novels, Reliance Entertainment and IM Global announced on Friday.Reliance and...
View ArticleABC Picks Up Comedy Pilot Based on Israeli Sitcom (Video)
ABC is exploring the uglier side of sitcom marriage by ordering "Divorce: A Love Story" to pilot.The multi-camera half-hour comedy is based on an Israeli series called "Life Isn't Everything" ("Hahaim...
View Article'Warm Bodies' Heating Box Office; Stallone's 'Bullet to the Head' Looks DOA
"Warm Bodies" is running away with the box office championship on Super Bowl weekend. The zombie romantic comedy targeted teens and debuted to $8.1 million Friday, which projects to a three-day total...
View ArticleJohnny Depp to Star as Whitey Bulger for Barry Levinson in 'Black Mass'
Johnny Depp will star as notorious gangster Whitey Bulger in "Black Mass," an upcoming film that "Rain Man" director Barry Levinson will direct, Cross Creek Pictures and Exclusive Media announced on...
View Article'Wreck-It Ralph' Smashes the Competition at the Annie Awards
"Wreck-It Ralph" wrecked the rest of the field at the 40th annual Annie Awards on Saturday night, picking up five awards to reinforce its position as the animated film with the most momentum heading...
View Article'Skyfall,''Life of Pi,''Anna Karenina' Triumph at Art Directors Guild Awards
"Life of Pi," "Anna Karenina" and "Skyfall" won the film prizes at the 2013 Art Directors Guild Awards on Saturday during a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. "Life of Pi" and "Anna Karenina" will both...
View ArticleDirectors Guild Agrees: Ben Affleck Is the Man and 'Argo' Is the Movie
Ben Affleck and "Argo" have done it again, winning the Directors Guild of America award as top feature-film director of 2013 and adding to an impressive run of guild victories that also includes the...
View ArticleZom-Rom-Com 'Warm Bodies' Swamps Stallone at Box Office
"Warm Bodies," a teen romantic comedy that gives The Bard a zombie twist, is easily outperforming Sylvester Stallone's "Bullet to the Head' on its way to a runaway win at the weekend box office.Loosely...
View Article'Ted' Going Out With $300M Bang at Overseas Box Office
"Ted," Seth MacFarlane's ribald tale of a trash-talking teddy bear, crossed the $300 million mark at the overseas box office this weekend after taking the top spot in Japan for the third week in a...
View ArticleIndependent Box Office: 'The Gatekeepers' Averages $22K Per Screen
The Oscar-nominated documentary "The Gatekeepers" rolled to an impressive $22,226 per-screen average on three screens over the weekend. Director Dror Moreh's film tells the story of the Israel's Shin...
View ArticleMovie Marketing, Especially on TV, Needs to Evolve
When you do research and try to figure out why people came to a movie, the main source of information is always televisionNo one argues the reach broadcast networks and cable television stations...
View ArticleSAG-AFTRA, Directors Guild Lay Groundwork For Contract Battles
The Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA, and the Directors Guild of America both took steps over the weekend to prepare for upcoming negotiations. The DGA on Sunday named Michael Apted and Thomas Schlamme...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 'Under the Dome' Ad Leads to Insane Online Trick
CBS seized on the Super Bowl to unveil one of the cooler -- and scarier -- online promotions we've ever seen. A brief ad for the upcoming summer miniseries "Under the Dome," from Stephen King and...
View ArticleSuperdome Power Outage Delays Super Bowl
In an incredibly high-profile snag in the midst of the country's most popular televised event, the Super Bowl was delayed by about 35 minutes in the third quarter by a power failure in half of New...
View ArticleWas VW Super Bowl Ad Racist? (Video)
One of the most memorable ads of Super Bowl XLVII was the Volkswagen spot in which a bunch of white corporate drones speak in Jamaican accents. The Twitter debate was immediate: Was it racist?Actually,...
View ArticleCBS's Statement on Super Bowl Delay
Here is CBS's statement on the Superdome power outage that delayed Super Bowl XLVII by 35 minutes:"Immediately after the power failure in the Superdome, we lost numerous cameras and some audio powered...
View ArticleRavens - and CBS - Win Ridiculous Super Bowl
The Baltimore Ravens won an absurdly close Super Bowl after a power outage sapped most of their momentum and almost helped the San Francisco 49ers score a last-minute win.Another big winner was CBS,...
View ArticleBeyonce's Super Bowl Halftime Show: What Did You Think? (Video)
Power outage at your party? Some guy insist on talking football through the whole thing? If you missed Beyonce's halftime show for any reason, or loved it so much you want to watch it again, here's the...
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