81st Academy Awards Winners

BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sean Penn (”Milk”)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Kate Winslet (”The Reader”)

DIRECTING
Danny Boyle (”Slumdog Millionaire”) Read More »

US Box Office Analysis Week 8

Source: IMDbPro.com

America’s favorite cross-dressing granny had no trouble posting bail this weekend as Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail debuted with an impressive $41.1 million, while the cheerleading comedy Fired Up! flamed out in its $6 million premiere. Perry’s latest success-in-a-dress comedy was his fourth number one opener and a career high for the filmmaker, surpassing Madea’s Family Reunion, which opened in 2006 with $30 million. Read More »

Man facing drive-in movie piracy charge

A man is facing copyright charges over illegal video-taping of movies shown at a drive-in cinema in Sydney.

February 16, 2009 - 2:37PM
A man has been charged with a string of copyright offences after he was allegedly found recording new-release movies with a video camera at a western Sydney drive-in.

The 26-year-old man was arrested at his home in Broad Street, Prospect at about 4.45pm (AEDT) on Friday, police said.

Police allege that on numerous occasions over the past five months, the man recorded several new release movies at the drive-in. Read More »

Opening salvos in landmark piracy case

February 6, 2009 - 4:04PM

In a landmark case that could stop pirates in their tracks, leading ISP iiNet has formally defended itself against claims by movie studios that it willingly permitted customers to download movies illegally.

In the Federal Court today, Australia’s third largest ISP - which could face millions in damages - argued the case was “like suing the electricity company for things people do with their electricity”. Read More »

US Box Office Week 6

Source IMDbPro

It was a super weekend at the box office. As the Boss rocked the Halftime Show, Liam Neeson rolled over the competition with the hostage thriller Taken earning an estimated $24.6 million.

Meanwhile, fellow newcomers The Uninvited and New in Town fumbled in their debuts with the horror remake Uninvited opening behind last week’s chart-topper Paul Blart: Mall Cop with $10 million and the Renee Zellweger-Harry Connick Jr. romcom landing in eighth with $6.8 million. Read More »