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Hollywood’s 10 Biggest Social Media Success Stories of 2009

6 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The following post was contributed by guest writer by Jeffrey Appelbaum. Jeff is a managing director at Buzzpoint, a social media firm in Los Angeles that specializes in creative online strategies for entertainment and technology companies.

2009 was a record year for Hollywood at the box office. According to the Nielson Co., total box-office receipts from the U.S. and Canada tallied more than $10.6 billion, which is approximately an 8 percent increase over 2008’s record of $9.791 billion. Not too shabby for a down economy.

 

The year’s slate included not only the usual surplus of sequels and adaptations (Transformers, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, etc.), but some Cinderella stories that defied all financial expectations (The Hangover, Paranormal Activity). However, while 2009 will certainly be remembered as lucrative year at the box office, it’s also the year that social media emerged as a make or break factor for box office success. »

- Kofi Outlaw

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Details of Warner Bros. ‘Oz’ Script Emerge

17 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Back in the summer, the always talkative creator of Spawn, Todd McFarlane, started talking up the Wizard of Oz sequel that has been sitting in Warner Bros.’ lap for years now. McFarlane was claiming that the film was going to be based on his ‘Twisted Land of Oz’ action figures – that is until A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson stepped up to set the record straight.

Olson had apparently been working on an Oz sequel called Oz: Return to the Emerald City, which Olson himself had conceived using some of the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum. We heard brief summaries of what the sequel might involve, but nothing really solid…until now.

 

The details of Olson’s script were snagged by Pajiba, with our friends at First Showing pointing them our way. Check out this synopsis for Return to the Emerald City:

The story centers on Dorothy Neil, »

- Kofi Outlaw

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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Films of 2010

20 hours ago | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

It’s a new year and that means another whole year of great, and perhaps not-so-great films. Regardless of how each individual film pans out on the critical spectrum, there’s always a number of films we all look forward to seeing. We’ve decided to ring in the new year by looking forward at the movies we are most excited about. So, see what our crystal balls have told us about what is bound to be cool in cinema with this Top Ten List of the Most Anticipated Films of 2010.

10. Legion

So, what’s so original about another movie depicting Armageddon, the end of the world, the final battle between good and evil? Well, two things… first, this one appears to have actually been done right. If you’re gonna go and make a movie like this, you gotta go all out and really impress, no holds bars and hit hard. »

- Movie Geeks

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Comic Creators In 2010: Projects They're Looking Forward To & New Year's Resolutions [Updated]

4 January 2010 9:29 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

With 2010 only a few days old, there's a lot to look forward to in the coming year — and in many cases, a clean slate to begin tackling a new year's worth of projects, goals and various other plans.

That applies to the comic book industry as much as anywhere else, so I surveyed a wide range of creators in and around the comics scene to find out what has them most excited for 2010, and if they had any resolutions (comics-related or otherwise) for the coming year.

Their responses ranged from eager anticipation of buzz-friendly video games and movies to a distinct avoidance of anything with too much hype — so read on for the full breakdown of which projects and plans are foremost on creators' minds as we begin 2010.

MTV: Which comics, movies, games, music or any other types of projects arriving in 2010 are you looking forward to the most?

Aside from "Bioshock 2," I got nothing. »

- Rick Marshall

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13 of the most exciting films on 2010’s roster

4 January 2010 2:38 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

As a consumer, it's always a pleasure to look down the road to a year filled with exciting films. 2010, no doubt, will be one of those years that holds a little something for everyone. Already, there are countless lists of film agendas lined up for various critics and festival-goers. This is my list. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I Ah, Harry Potter. Who doesn't love this intense, visually epic series? While some (cough, Order of the Phoenix, cough) have been less than satisfying for fans of the books (myself being one of them), others have been extraordinary (Prisoner of Azkaban for one). With The Deathly Hallows, there is a lot to look forward to. This is one of the lengthier books in the series (thus the two-part film split), and it's also one of the more comprehensive. There were a lot of loose ends left throughout the books prior, »

- Amanda Bell

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Stunning new Alice in Wonderland merchandise at Hot Topic

4 January 2010 2:05 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Hot Topic have long since reserved a special place in our hearts here at Boxwish HQ, having delivered amazing tie-in merchandise for The Nightmare Before Christmas, Where the Wild Things Are (check out some of their goodies here) and, of course, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. And they’ve gone and done it again with some amazing goodies celebrating the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Not due out in cinemas until 5th March (two months tomorrow); the chain store is already ahead of the game with cool tees, gorgeous jewellery and much more besides. Get some now before it sells out! »

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Tim Burton Behind the Scenes of Alice in Wonderland

3 January 2010 11:59 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Check out a few very cool behind the scenes photos from the upcoming film “Alice in Wonderland” by director Tim Burton (Frankenweenie) and starring Mia Wasikowska (Amelia, Defiance), Johnny Depp (Sin City 3, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars), Helena Bonham Carter (Terminator Salvation), Alan Rickman and Crispin Glover. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Synopsis: On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice’s journey, which culminates in [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Now Shah Rukh Khan joins Twitter

3 January 2010 2:07 AM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »

After Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra and Preity Zinta, now Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has joined social networking siteTwitter."Being extremely shy, I never thought I would be here (on Twitter). But my friend Karan Johar insisted that I should learn to share my life," Shah Rukh posted on his Twitter page."Thanks everyone, this is really sweet...didn't expect such a warm welcome. Love to you all," he added.The superstar was hardly seen on big screen in 2009 except in "Billu", and explaining the reason behind his absence, he wrote: "Injury has kept me away from making more films. Will work my back off to be around more... the shoulder feels strong and so do I."In February last year, Shah Rukh underwent an arthroscopic surgery for acute pain in his left shoulder at the Breach Candy hospital in south Mumbai. »

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The Decade in Film: The Ones That Last

2 January 2010 3:15 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

If you watch two films in close proximity to one another, it’s pretty easy to tell which one you liked more. Watch three, and you can still tell pretty easily, but it’s more subject to change. Watch films on a regular basis for about a decade, and it becomes nearly impossible, not to mention pointless and kind of reductive to try and rank them in the way you would sports teams. If you’re in any way engaged with the world, your opinions and attitudes will change somewhat over that course of time, and to try and reduce that entire expanse of time into a trite little list is, well, why would you want to do it?

I’m not going to argue that these films are the absolute best of the decade (though I think that a case could be made for several of them, and I »

- Anders Nelson

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23 Movies Worth Saving (From the First 23 Years of My Life)

2 January 2010 1:16 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

With the Library of Congress’ recent announcement of the 25 films being added to our National Film Registry for 2009, I was inspired to look back over some of the films that haven’t yet been included. In doing so, I noticed there are many films from my lifetime that deserve eventual recognition. The National Film Preservation Board selects up to 25 films each year to be included in the Registry, so I have selected 23 yet unselected films from my lifetime (one for each year) that I would like to nominate for 2010… in fact, I’ve actually submitted my list of nominations to the National Film Preservation Board, as they encourage the public to do. More info on this can be found at their website.

This list of 23 films spans my lifetime, which means they fall between my year of birth (1978) and the new cut-off year which is 10 years back (2000). This is Not »

- Travis

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Alice in Wonderland Behind the Scenes Photos

1 January 2010 11:38 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Here’s a few very cool behind the scenes photos from the upcoming film “Alice in Wonderland” by director Tim Burton (Frankenweenie) and starring Mia Wasikowska (Amelia, Defiance), Johnny Depp (Sin City 3, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars), Helena Bonham Carter (Terminator Salvation), Alan Rickman and Crispin Glover. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Synopsis: On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice’s journey, which culminates in a [...] »

- Brian Corder

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The 15 Most Anticipated Movies of 2010

1 January 2010 5:08 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

It is a shared fact that Hollywood is running out of fresh ideas, especially seeing that more and more movie makers lately opt to go with remakes, sequels, prequels and some sorts. Nevertheless, as 2009 comes to a close and 2010 creeps closer by the seconds, it becomes pretty clear that American cinema still does have a lot to in stores considering that technology behind movie-making keeps on evolving for better movie experiences.

From the visually-attractive "Alice in Wonderland" to the action-packed "The Expendables", the new year will offer more and more movies in 3-D in addition to those made with intricate special effects. Aiding you to find the ones worth your time, AceShowbiz comes out with this list of 15 most anticipated 2010 movies.

It should be noted that all of the movies listed have a potential to perform well at the box office upon their theatrical release. Additionally, all of the upcoming »

- AceShowbiz.com

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From the A-Team to the Z-list

1 January 2010 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Part 5: From Swords and sandals to Up in the air

Swords & Sandals

Move over robots, here comes the beefcake!

The tide has turned turned against robots and time travel in the blockbusters stakes. This summer's big movies involve medieval weaponry, mythical beasts, and beefcake straining against leather strapwork. Stepping into the sweaty Schwarzenegger-sized sandals are Avatar's Sam Worthington and Donnie Darko's Jake Gyllenhaal – the former battling Medusa, vengeful Greek gods and hopefully the Kraken in a remake of Clash Of The Titans, the latter flexing his new, gym-pumped physique against Ben Kingsley in lavish Disney fantasy The Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time. Curiously, Gemma Arterton stars in both. Elsewhere, Kevin Macdonald enters Gladiator territory with his Roman Britain epic The Eagle Of The Ninth (see "R" for Russell Crowe's return to the genre), Tarsem Singh is getting his Theseus pic Dawn Of War together, »

- Pete Cashmore, Will Dean, Priya Elan, Stuart Heritage, Bobbie Johnson, Malik Meer, Rebecca Nicholson, Alex Rayner, Sam Richards, Steve Rose, Kathy Sweeney, Richard Vine, Damon Wise

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From the A-Team to the Z-list

1 January 2010 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Part 5: From Swords and sandals to Up in the air

Swords & Sandals

Move over robots, here comes the beefcake!

The tide has turned turned against robots and time travel in the blockbusters stakes. This summer's big movies involve medieval weaponry, mythical beasts, and beefcake straining against leather strapwork. Stepping into the sweaty Schwarzenegger-sized sandals are Avatar's Sam Worthington and Donnie Darko's Jake Gyllenhaal – the former battling Medusa, vengeful Greek gods and hopefully the Kraken in a remake of Clash Of The Titans, the latter flexing his new, gym-pumped physique against Ben Kingsley in lavish Disney fantasy The Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time. Curiously, Gemma Arterton stars in both. Elsewhere, Kevin Macdonald enters Gladiator territory with his Roman Britain epic The Eagle Of The Ninth (see "R" for Russell Crowe's return to the genre), Tarsem Singh is getting his Theseus pic Dawn Of War together, »

- Pete Cashmore, Will Dean, Priya Elan, Stuart Heritage, Bobbie Johnson, Malik Meer, Rebecca Nicholson, Alex Rayner, Sam Richards, Steve Rose, Kathy Sweeney, Richard Vine, Damon Wise

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Top 10 Buzzed About Movies of 2009

31 December 2009 11:00 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

While other film sites tend to put together top 10 movie review lists, we find it much more interesting to put together a top 10 list of most buzzed about films of 2009 based on our user popularity and comments. This list contains both old, new and upcoming films. #10 - The Last Airbender, by director M. Night Shyamalan #9 - Avatar, by director James Cameron #8 - Tekken, by director Dwight H. Little #7 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by director David Yates #6 - Twilight, by director Catherine Hardwicke #5 - Alice in Wonderland, by director Tim Burton #4 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, by director Michael Bay #3 - Harry Potter [...] »

- Brian Corder

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15 articles from 2010

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