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Non-Fairytale Ending for 2011 Movie B.O. — Time to Blame the Internet Again (Or Just Bad Movies)?

Kara Swisher in Media on December 26, 2011 at 8:52 am PT

Should Hollywood blame turkeys like “New Year’s Eve,” or all those beeping, buzzing digital devices?

Viral Video: The Mini-Warbler Steals the Movie

Kara Swisher in Media on August 15, 2011 at 12:30 am PT

The best part of the not-so-successful “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie” is this mini-Warbler, who sings his little heart out.

Viral Video: The CGI in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Raises Big Box Office

Kara Swisher in Media on August 8, 2011 at 2:41 am PT

Take your stinking paws off me, you damned cash-generating ape movie.

Why Is Google Spending $10 Million on Fflick? Perhaps to Predict Box Office Success.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 25, 2011 at 4:36 pm PT

Fflick tells you what movies your Twitter friends like and dislike. Google may be dropping $10 million on the service for something far more valuable than that.

Winklevii Vs. Zuck: Who'd You Rather?

Kara Swisher in News on October 5, 2010 at 11:18 am PT

The Facebook movie might have performed slightly below box office expectations last weekend for Sony movie unit Columbia Pictures, but it certainly has invaded the mainstream zeitgeist. Still, BoomTown was quite surprised to see a mention of “The Social Network” on one of my favorite celebrity sites, TMZ.com.

Oscar Bouquets for "The Social Network," as Zuckerberg Readies for the Brickbats

Kara Swisher in News on September 17, 2010 at 5:14 am PT

It’s just a post on the popular entertainment blog “Deadline Hollywood.” But it’s a clear indication the makers of the movie about the origins of Facebook are gunning for maximum attention and Oscar buzz with only a few weeks to go before its debut. And they will further gas up the marketing machine for “The Social Network” more, even though it appears it will be devastating to the real-life version of its main subject, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

"Toy Story 3″ Is One of Summer's Few Big Movie Hits–And Another Win for Apple's Jobs

Kara Swisher in News on June 24, 2010 at 8:01 am PT

It looks like the iPad isn’t Steve Jobs’s only hit these days. As it turns out, the hottest movie this summer–and one of the season’s few big successes–looks like it might be “Toy Story 3.” The third in the innovative flagship film franchise, it was made by the Pixar Animation Studios unit of Disney. While he did not actually craft this film, as he does his “magical” devices, guess who is Disney’s largest individual shareholder, with a seven percent stake?

“Avatar” Director James Cameron at D8: 3-D or Not, It’s Still About the Story

Peter Kafka in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm PT

In 1997, James Cameron made “Titanic,” the highest-grossing film ever made. Thirteen years later he did it again: “Avatar.” And as much as “Avatar” stretched the boundaries of the box office, it has stretched the boundaries of cinema as well. The 3-D film featured a staggering 2,500-plus special-effects shots, set a new standard for movie-making technology and may have ushered in a big-screen renaissance in the process.

NBC Droops, but Doesn’t Blame Its Woes on Jay or Conan

Peter Kafka in Media on January 22, 2010 at 8:35 am PT

NBC knows its problems are larger than its late-night talk-show lineup. That said, if you haven’t seen Conan O’Brien’s latest insult of his soon-to-be-former employers, you really should.

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IMAX: Merriman Says "Sell"

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on January 19, 2010 at 11:30 am PT

Merriman Curhan Ford analyst Eric Wold this morning downgraded IMAX shares to Sell from Neutral, asserting that investors hopes for the 3D movie market may have gotten out of hand.