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Warner Bros., Fox Dominate Oscars While Open Road's 'Spotlight' Ends Up On Top
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 8:01am | 619It's only happened a few times in Oscar history that one film completely overtakes all the rest. Usually the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences likes to spread the love around, which is what happened this year. Six of the eight Best Picture nominees ("Spotlight," "...
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"Dope" Becomes The First Movie To Allow Bitcoin Ticket Sales
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 11:31am | 342"Dope," an indie comedy that made waves at Sundance, is using bitcoin in order to drive up ticket sales. Open Road Films, the movie's distributor, has partnered with MovieTickets.com and GoCoin to give moviegoers the opportunity to purchase their seats using bitcoin. Opening on...
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'Jobs' Movie An iFlop
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 9:42am | 652Maybe we’ll get iLynched for declaring Jobs a failure, but it will take some digging to find reviews singing the praises of the movie that starred Ashton Kutcher as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs. First, the stats. The movie finished the weekend in seventh place, grossing $6.7...