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Infographic Of The Day: iPad App Takes "Visual Fingerprints" Of Famous Films

What's the difference between Crank 2: High Voltage and Rushmore? Depends who you ask, and there's no accounting for taste. (I love both, for what it's worth.) But what if there were a way to quantify the pure cinematic DNA of any ...READ»

Dancing In The Streets: Bollywood Goes Mobile

The most formulaic of foreign film industries is being forced to innovate. For the first time, a Bollywood film is marketing exclusively via mobile and the web.READ»

Interactive Movie Trailer for German Horror Channel Wins Big at Cannes Lions

There is a dark, yet wildly creative, force at work in German horror channel 13th Street. Owned by NBC Universal, it's just scooped one of the top prizes at the Cannes Lions, for their interactive movie, Last Call, billed as the first ...READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Best Films of All Time

The best movies of all time, plotted out in a flow chart that interlaces genres.READ»

The Duo Behind Inglourious Basterds' Signature Style

David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco have designed the look of some of the most stylish films in memory, from the "Royal Tenenbaums" to "Pulp Fiction"--and now, "Inglourious Basterds."READ»

Is Hollywood Afraid of Twitter's Real-Time Review Effect?

There's an interesting article over at The Baltimore Sun, suggesting that real-time reviews from movie-goers after seeing a new film have really got movie studios worried, thanks to the knock-on effect they can have on box office ...READ»

First Interactive 3-D Crowd-Play Computer Game Hits U.K. Cinemas

"Wave your hands in the air like you...wanna avoid an asteroid," will be U.K. cinemagoers battlecry over the next few weeks. Before the feature film starts, Vue patrons will be able to play a gesture-controlled 3-D ...READ»