Tag: HOLLYWOOD

It was really only a matter of time, but it looks like a movie about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is officially in the works. According to Variety, the suspenseful "thriller" will be based on Andrew Fowler's forthcoming biography of Assange, 'The Most Dangerous Man in the World.' Michelle Krumm will produce the biopic, alongside Barry Josephson, whose production credits include TV's 'Bones.' ...

Ever wonder why the Netflix app (available for both the iPhone and iPad) isn't available for Android users? According to Netflix, it's because the Android platform isn't secure enough for Hollywood execs. The fundamental hurdle seems to be the app's Digital Rights Management (DRM) system, and the fact that Netflix hasn't been able to standardize it across all Android devices. This lack of ...

Today's high-profile celebrities may have perfected the art of avoiding paparazzi on the streets of Beverly Hills, but they might want to turn their attention skyward, as well. That's because celebrity photo agency Splash News is developing a camera-equipped drone aircraft to track the rich and famous from above. "It would strike fear in the hearts of every celebrity having a birthday party," ...

A new site called JustSpotted provides Web surfers with the latest geographic locations of over 7,000 celebrities, based on user-submitted sightings and aggregated data from social networking sites. Set to launch on Tuesday, the site was originally designed with licensed software from Twitter, which would've allowed the company to automatically filter out every tweet pertaining to high-profile ...

Not to be outdone by Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founders of Google are reportedly getting the Hollywood treatment as well, thanks to a freshly inked movie deal. According to Deadline, Groundswell Productions and producer John Morris have just acquired the movie rights to Ken Auletta's book, 'Googled: The End of the World As We Know it.' In the book, Auletta traces the rise of the Google brand, ...

On iPhone 4 drop day, half of the free world was waiting for their 'magical' device from Apple. Some, it appears, waited longer than others, and 'Arrested Development' star Jason Bateman reportedly cut in line (or was ushered through it, depending on the report). Fanboys cried foul, and Bateman has acknowledged the wrongdoing and asked for forgiveness. A few days ago, the actor blamed the ...

'On the Waterfront' spawned 'The Godfather,' which spawned 'Goodfellas,' which spawned... 'Mafia Wars'? Somewhere, Joe Pesci is choking himself with a telephone cord right now. Yep, a movie based on the absurdly popular Zynga-produced Facebook game is definitely in the works, effectively driving a stake through the heart of American cinema. The "film," which describes itself as a "crime ...

After having conquered the box office record books with 'Titanic,' and then doing it again with 'Avatar' 13 years later, world-renowned nutjob James Cameron will once again attempt to climb the mountain of over-the-top cinema, by re-releasing 'Titanic' in 3-D. At the D8: All Things Digital Conference yesterday, Cameron took some time out of his busy schedule of money counting to sit down with ...

Share Ever since the dawn of Hollywood's Golden Age, from 'Sunset Boulevard' to 'The Player,' the world of movie-making and show business has been portrayed as some stylized, inaccessible society that we can observe and idolize -- but only from a distance. Soon, though, you may be able to get in on the business yourself, thanks to a newly approved financial market devoted exclusively to film ...

The latest to implement institutional or industry-wide crackdowns on Twitter, movie industry heavyweights are trying to plug the news leaks that often spring from Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites. The Hollywood Reporter (THR) writes that studios like Disney and Dreamworks are now adding to contracts clauses that would prohibit new hires from leaking news stories before ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/movies/The_Apocalypse_Is_Coming_Pass_the_Popcorn'; Hollywood, it seems, has it in for us. Beginning with the alien-invasion flick 'District 9' (in theaters now), this movie season is chock-full of earth- and earthling-shattering epics. From angry E.T.s and brain-eating zombies to Mayan doomsday prophecies, we're in for a hurtin' for certain, thanks to those bozos. ...

Funny how even when you combine one of the most respected directors in Hollywood (Peter Jackson) with one of the most successful videogame franchises of all time ('Halo'), it's still a battle getting anything done. And at this point, it looks like the battle has been lost. 'Halo Chronicles,' the consistently hyped game from the partnership between Peter Jackson (who was set to produce the ...

It has happened before and it will undoubtedly happen again: the movie suits are trying to figure out the whole "video game" thing. This time, it's mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer ('Gone in 60 Seconds,' 'The Rock') who's giving it a try. Bruckheimer and MTV have just announced a new joint venture, Jerry Bruckheimer Games, following 17 months of rumors and speculation (apparently, it took that ...

You know that legend about how, when the economy is bad, people still want to escape to the movies by spending $11 for a ticket and $5 for a bucket of popcorn? Well, it's holding true right now. According to analysts with the company Media by Numbers, movie ticket sales are up 17.5-percent this year to $1.7 billion, while attendance has leaped by almost 16-percent. The New York Times notes ...

Here's an odd pairing: Mobile phone behemoth Nokia has decided to open a lab in Los Angeles, designed with the explicit goal of "recruiting from and collaborating with the Hollywood entertainment, media and art communities". It's an odd move for the Finnish company, whose company headquarters sit far, far away from Mickey Mouse, Brangelina et al., in Espoo, Finland. "Opening our latest ...