8 posts and columns on Thriller

Cheapest E-Books Upend the Charts

in News on April 21, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The nation’s largest book publishers are facing increasing pricing pressure on the digital front as the number of cheap, self-published digital titles gain popularity with readers seeking budget-minded entertainment.

Viral Video: Entering the "Source Code"

in News on March 18, 2011 at 12:15 am PT

One of the movies that showed at South by Southwest was “Source Code,” an action thriller in which a solider is on a mission to find a train bomber by occupying his body. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, it actually looks terrific.

Like Web Video, but With a Budget and People You've Heard of–Kiefer Sutherland Jumps From "24" to "The Confession"

in Media on January 13, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Remember when Internet video was going to be like TV and movies, only on a smaller screen? Video ad network DBG is trying it again, with some help from Hulu and Jack Bauer.

Viral Video: "Unknown"

in News on October 25, 2010 at 12:34 am PT

Another freaky but compelling movie trailer–this one for “Unknown,” a bad-guys-stole-my-identity thriller set in Berlin and starring Liam Neeson and January Jones. It’s got a lot of action and special effects, but it looks like the complex story is at the center of the action.

Viral Video: "The Black Swan"

in News on September 15, 2010 at 12:13 am PT

BoomTown is very much intrigued by the clear freakiness of the ballet thriller–yes, you read that right–apparent in this trailer for “The Black Swan.” Opening in December, the buzz for the movie–starring Natalie Portman as an increasingly unbalanced dancer with a rival doppelgänger–has been growing both online and off.

Burkle to Leave Yahoo Board–Is Bartz Solidifying Control (And Is Bostock Next)?

in News on February 16, 2010 at 1:53 pm PT

Like victims in the thriller, “Ten Little Indians,” the directors of Yahoo involved in its Microsoft takeover debacle are moving off its board. Today, it’s billionaire businessman Ron Burkle doing the leaving, after serving since 2001, when he was brought onto the Internet giant’s board by former CEO Terry Semel. He’s the third director to depart since CEO Carol Bartz took over a little more than a year ago.

Bing Marketing Dollars at Work: Farewell, Michael Jackson

in News on June 29, 2009 at 4:46 am PT

Where is Microsoft spending its $100 million in marketing for its new Bing search service? Here’s a photo that was forwarded to me showing an advertisement on top of a taxi in Manhattan of a goodbye message from Bing, as well as NBC, to the late pop legend, Michael Jackson.
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Viral Video: Dancing With the "Star Wars" Stars

in News on June 19, 2008 at 1:03 am PT

We had this video hidden away in Voices today, but BoomTown had to let it run free some more! Why? Can you say Wookie dancing to “Footloose” and Darth Vader to “Thriller”? Frankly, that’s all I need to achieve nirvana. And we are not even going to explain why Princess Leia dancing to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” is simply divine.