Mid-day Extra: Midnight movie madness

Nov 18, 2011
The Twilight movie was released early this morning. Why do so many fans line up at midnight to see big blockbusters?
Fans attend 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1' movie premiere on November 17, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Sony buys out Ericsson

Oct 27, 2011
You know all those Sony-Ericsson handset phones that have been kicking around for a while? Forget Ericsson. Sony paid 1.05 billion Euros (that's a...

For public good, not for profit.

UltraViolet codes for sale on eBay

Oct 26, 2011
Remember a couple weeks ago when we told you about UltraViolet? It's the new way a bunch of Hollywood studios are trying to market movies. You get...

Netflix not doing all that badly

Oct 25, 2011
Fine, I'll be the one to go against the grain. I'll never claim to understand the stock market but I think all this talk of Netflix being doomed...

Get blacklisted

Oct 13, 2011
Until today, the Black List was the name of a yearly email sent out by Franklin Leonard, who culled through piles of new movie scripts and sent out...