8 posts and columns on Columbia Pictures

Winklevii Vs. Zuck: Who'd You Rather?

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

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.

The Facebook Movie's First Review Is Boffo: Here's How Mark Zuckerberg Can Take Back the Mojo

in News on August 23, 2010 at 2:44 pm PT

Apparently, the review is in–only one review, so far–but it’s a corker. Although “The Social Network,” the movie about the origins of Facebook, is not coming out until its premiere at the New York Fim Festival in October, Scott Foundas, a reviewer for its magazine, Film Comment, is loving it in a piece in the September issue. Now, I am beginning to feel bad for CEO and Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, because it looks like this Columbia Pictures film might even be Oscar-worthy. So, here’s what he should do.

Viral Video: Here Come the Facebook Movie Spoofs!

in News on July 19, 2010 at 2:55 am PT

It was inevitable, I suppose, that the highly stylized trailers for the upcoming movie, “The Social Network,” would be ripe for mocking. The full trailer from Sony unit Columbia Pictures uses a creepy Vega Choir version of the Radiohead song, “Creep,” and has all kinds of dramatic flourishes–making it perfect for spoofs. Here are three.

The Facebook Movie Full Trailer: Creepier, Pokier, Anti-Zuckerbergier

in News on July 15, 2010 at 11:01 am PT

Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Uh-oh, from the looks of this full-length trailer for the upcoming movie, “The Social Network,” about founding of Facebook, it’s not going to be a positive portrayal of you. One bright spot: The hoodie is just right.

Another Teaser Trailer for The Facebook Movie: 100 Percent More Poking of Zuckerberg!

in News on July 8, 2010 at 4:08 pm PT

Here’s another teaser trailer for “The Social Network,” which makes it clear that the movie is going to be a warts-and-all-and-then-more warts portrait of the beginnings of Facebook. Most maligned: Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who seems to be portrayed as a social networking sociopath.

Viral Video: Scary Teaser Trailer Makes Upcoming Facebook Movie Sound Like a Slasher Film

in News on June 25, 2010 at 5:45 pm PT

Here is the new teaser trailer for “The Social Network,” the upcoming movie about the early days of Facebook. Oddly enough, it makes the founding of the social networking company seem like a visit to that creepy house in “The Amityville Horror.” Using only portentous voices and doom-filled music, it gives a whole new meaning to poking.

BoomTown's Top 10 List of Fact-Challenged Revelations That Should Be in the Facebook Tell-All Book

in News on June 24, 2009 at 3:34 pm PT

How much is BoomTown and everyone else in Silicon Valley trying to nab a copy of Ben Mezrich’s likely-to-be-entirely-made-up-but-who-cares tale of dirty doings at Facebook? Muchety-much! But, so far I have come up peanuts in grabbing an early copy of the work of “fact”-ion–titled “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal”–which is set to come out July 14, along with a movie later. Facebook is not pleased, of course, and will likely be challenging Mezrich’s work as specious dreck, but here’s my own list of 10 completely made-up, utterly fabricated, just-call-me-Jayson-Blair facts that should be in the book.
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