It’s quite ironic, actually. In their attempts to take down large corporations, Anonymous actually pads the pockets of one of them. (via New York Times)
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Online Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro Explains Why Kids are Great for Horror Movies
The filmmaker co-wrote and produced Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, out this weekend.
‘Ghost’, Reincarnated: Patrick Swayze Film Gets Broadway Musical Treatment
Remember Ghost, the 1990 film that creepily suggested that our dead lovers are following us around all day? Turns out it’s experiencing a revival of sorts.
America’s Unfunniest Home Videos: The Nation’s Least Funny States
It appears Washington D.C. and Rhode Island should start practicing their jetski falls and pool dive fails.
Unexpected Twist: Early Alfred Hitchcock Credit Found in New Zealand Archive
Mislabeled as “Twin Sisters,” Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest credited film, The White Shadow, had been rescued from a stash of unidentified ignitable nitrate prints that had been safeguarded at the New Zealand archive since 1989.
U.K. Lawmaker: Kids’ Television Portrays Women as ‘Pink and Princessy’
It’s an age-old problem: Positive female cartoon characters are rare, and even if they are presented as likeable heroines central to the plot, their bodies are unattainable (She-Ra) or spilling out of seashell cups (Ariel).
Quote: Daniel Craig on the Jaw-Dropping Violence in ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Film
“He recently showed me some scenes, and my hand was over my mouth, going, ‘Are you f—ing serious?'”
–DANIEL CRAIG, actor, explaining his shocked reaction when The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo director David Fincher showed him …
Divine Casting: Christopher Walken to Play Zeus in New Movie
He was a deranged POW in The Deer Hunter. He smuggled a gold watch in his rectum in Pulp Fiction. Now, one of Hollywood’s zaniest-looking veterans gets to play a god.
Hundreds of Muggles Camp Out for Harry Potter’s London Premiere
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 premieres in London tomorrow. Why aren’t you in line already?
Watch: Time to Light the Lights! The Muppets Star In New Movie Trailer
The Muppets are back!
Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic ‘Subway Dress’ Auctions for $5.6 Million
Marilyn Monroe’s ivory “subway dress,” the costume that contributed heavily to America’s love affair with the iconic beauty, sold for $5.6 million at an auction in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
Was Terrence Malick’s Epic Tree of Life Really the Best Film at Cannes?
The long-awaited impressionistic film – pulled from last year’s Cannes at the last minute – stole the show with the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize.