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Silicon Valley Vs. Hollywood: Clash Of The Corporate Cultures
On the surface, Silicon Valley and Hollywood have a lot in common. They both trade in creativity, depend on attracting eyeballs and worship out-of-nowhere success.But that's where the similarities end,...
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Seth Rogen's Secret To Success: Make It Cheap, Dirty, And Ignore The Studio
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg make it look easy.The first movie they wrote together, “Superbad,” grossed $169 million and entered the pantheon of high school comedies. The first movie they directed,...
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Hollywood May Start Making Live Movies That Take Place In Real Time
Every year, voices proclaim that movies are dying, and every year another filmmaker answers this with a new idea or innovation that can change our cinematic landscape.And sometimes, they're just...
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Here's What 'Jurassic Park' Looked Like Before CGI
"Jurassic Park" is one of the most successful movies ever made, generating more than $1 billion at the box office — but it's also one of the most groundbreaking.The Steven Spielberg film is credited...
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Movie And TV Merchandise Revenue Reached A Staggering Amount Last Year
Next year's lineup of Hollywood movies, which is expected to shatter box-office records, would have the heads of entertainment licensing executives bobbling … if bobble-head dolls were hot these...
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The 30 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made
A big Hollywood blockbuster often requires a lot of cash.While it doesn't always take a big production budget to make a break-out hit, the most successful movies are often the costliest.We turned to...
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10 Takeaways From The Lackluster Summer Movie Season So Far
This summer's box office is running 10.8 percent behind last year's as we near the midway point.That's not a shock. Last summer was the biggest in history, with $4.8 billion in domestic grosses. And...
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The Chinese Version Of Pixar Raised $20M While Making Its First 3D Movie
Light Chaser Animation Studios, a Beijing-based developer of animated films, raised $20 million in a Series B investment round led by GGV Capital and Chengwei Capital while working on its first 3D...
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9 Outrageous Quotes From Gary Oldman's Playboy Interview
Gary Oldman might not be the only actor fed up with the new look of Hollywood, but suddenly he's the most vocal.In a surprisingly frank Playboy interview, the “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” star...
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Producer Nancy Meyers Cast Her 25-Year-Old Former Assistant For Key Role In...
In an unusual move, Nancy Meyers has cast her former assistant in a key role in The Intern, the Anne Hathaway-Robert De Niro workplace comedy she is directing for Warner Bros.The movie began shooting...
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LA Has Been Dethroned As The Top Place To Film TV Shows — Here's Why
Today, the research division at FilmL.A., a not-for-profit film office specializing in coordinating permits for on-location shooting in Los Angeles, released a new report detailing L.A.'s struggle to...
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How A Failed ‘Wizard of Oz’ Remake Became A $100 Million Investor Nightmare
Last month the animated movie “Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return” became one of the biggest computer graphic box office flops of all time, and was yanked from most theaters almost immediately.Last...
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17 Videos That Show How The GoPro Camera Is Changing The Way We See The World
The GoPro camera has revolutionized the way that people capture the world around them.The ultralight and portable device provides an easy way to record amazing, high-definition images, and has become...
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The CEO Of FedEx Is Financing A Reese Witherspoon Movie With His Daughter
It's nice to have supportive parents, especially in the movie business.FedEx CEO Fred Smith came to town this week to meet with Warner Bros. marketing chief Sue Kroll to discuss the studio's fall...
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‘Midnight Rider’ Director, Producers Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter...
“Midnight Rider” director Randall Miller and producers Jody Savin and Jay Sedrish have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass in the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones,...
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Hollywood Isn't Worrying About The Slumping Summer Box Office
A feeble July 4 weekend has left the domestic box office down by nearly 20 percent from last season, but the sky isn't falling in Hollywood. As a matter of fact, most of the studios are doing just fine...
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Steven Soderbergh Explains Why He Gave Up Directing Movies
Few filmmakers have left behind a body of work quite like Steven Soderbergh. The skilled storyteller and Oscar winner bowed out last year after his last theatrically-released film, Side Effects,...
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Christopher Nolan Predicts A New Era Of Filmmaking In WSJ Op-Ed
The skeptics and cynics have it all wrong; the movie business will be just fine.Christopher Nolan, one of the most successful directors in modern moviedom, penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal...
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PLANET OF THE APES: What It's Like To Direct A Remake Of A Movie You Were...
When some actors and directors promote an adaptation or remake they’ll pretend they’ve always been fans of the original movie or the comic. You can generally tell when they’re lying, trying to pander...
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Charlie The Abusive Teddy Bear Creators Sue Seth MacFarlane For Allegedly...
The creators of web series about a foul-mouthed teddy bear with a penchant for drinking, smoking and prostitutes has filed a copyright infringement suit against Seth MacFarlane, Universal Pictures and...
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