4 posts and columns on Dark Knight

Legendary’s Thomas Tull Says Having Superheroes Isn’t Enough

in Dive Into Media on January 31 at 3:29 pm PT

At D: Dive Into Media, the CEO of Legendary Pictures said that with so many activities competing for limited leisure time, it’s more important than ever to build a relationship with fans.
Thomas Tull at D: Dive Into Media

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“Abduction” Is Facebook’s First “Day-and-Date” Movie Rental

in Media on January 17 at 1:25 pm PT

Lionsgate is letting Facebook users stream rentals of “Abduction” via the site today, at the same time the Taylor Lautner movie is coming out on discs and conventional digital outlets. Last year Warner Bros. became the first studio to offer rentals via Facebook, but until now the movies have all been older catalog releases. A 48-hour rental via Facebook costs $3.99; Milyoni, a start-up that specializes in Facebook commerce, is handling the transaction.

How Much for AOL? (Not-So-Much) Fun With Numbers!

in News on August 7, 2008 at 6:00 am PT

How much is AOL really worth? Well, its own owner, Time Warner, has been trying to put a big, shiny $10 billion price tag on the much-beleaguered online unit for months now, as it dribbles out tiny leaks about its hot-and-cold-running acquisition talks with both Yahoo and Microsoft. But after yesterday’s less-than-impressive results for AOL, which dragged down the crowing Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes could deservedly do over its “Dark Knight” and “Sex and the City” film successes, can it even hope to get that much?