Lord of the Rings

Call of Duty Grosses More Than $775 Million in Five Days to Destroy All Records

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of sales.

Viral Video: More “Hobbit” From the Vlog Files of Peter Jackson

Kara Swisher in Media on November 9, 2011 at 12:10 am PT

Who doesn’t want more “Hobbit”? No one, that’s who!

Viral Video: Inside “The Hobbit” — Part 2

Kara Swisher in Media on July 15, 2011 at 1:01 am PT

Back in April, director Peter Jackson, master of the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy, decided to do a production video blog from the set of “The Hobbit,” which is filming in New Zealand now. This is his second one.

Viral Video: "The Hobbit" Blog

Kara Swisher in News on April 21, 2011 at 12:30 am PT

Director Peter Jackson, he of the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy, is now filming “The Hobbit” and he’s doing a video blog from the set. This first one is more than 10 minutes long, but the time will fly for those who love Middle-earth.

Daily Deals Runner-Up BuyWithMe Hires Jim Crowley As CEO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12, 2011 at 7:50 am PT

New York-based daily deals site BuyWithMe has filled its top vacancy, by appointing Jim Crowley to the position of CEO.

The New "Prince of Persia" Trailer: From Videogame to Jake's Awesome Abs?

Kara Swisher in News on November 3, 2009 at 7:00 am PT

Here’s the new trailer for the upcoming videogame-to-live-action Disney fantasy adventure movie, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” It still looks an awful lot like a videogame and is chock full of special effects–but the adaptation also seems to feature much in the way of shirtlessness and mascara-wearing on the part of star Jake Gyllenhaal.