“Tower Heist” Facebook App Lets You Steal Facebook Credits Dan Koelsch, October 16, 2011October 16, 2011 Universal Pictures’ Tower Heist is an action comedy about workers of a high-rise who conspire to steal $20 million from their employer who swindled them out of their life-savings. You can start your own heist on Facebook with the film’s Heist It Back Facebook App. Get the details after the break. There are one million Facebook credits up for grab, and you can easily steal some for doing even simple tasks. This official press release sums it up pretty tightly in this snippet:Fans are rewarded with Facebook Credits when they click a “Heist” button, get their friends to join the heist, or share a story of how they got their own brand of payback. Facebook Credits received through the “Heist it Back” promotion will be immediately deposited into the user’s Facebook account, and can be used in Facebook games and apps to buy virtual goods.So, get your Facebook fortune and blow it on Farmville supplies!Tower Heist, directed by Brett Ratner, is in theaters nationwide November 4th. The film’s star-studded ensemble cast includes Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe. Follow the film on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Social Networks Viral Marketing FacebookTower Heist
Viral Video: DVD Commentary The Movie April 6, 2010I love DVD commentaries, but when I watch a movie with the commentary on, it sort of takes over the film. College Humor has a great video lampooning the practice, and you can watch it after the jump. Read More
Facebook Apps for “Pitch Perfect” and CBS’s “Vegas” September 13, 2012Two new Facebook Apps debuted recently for very different projects. Universal’s musical comedy Pitch Perfect comes out next month, and their Facebook app involves internet memes. The new CBS television drama Vegas might be more serious, but their Facebook app is just as glitzy. Get the details on both after… Read More
News Super Bowl Trailers: Super 8, Transformers, Thor, and Captain America February 6, 2011March 11, 2011In case you missed any of the commercials, we’ve rounded up all the ads for films shown over the first half of the Super Bowl, other than the Cowboys & Aliens spot. After the jump, watch the spots for Super 8, Transformers, Thor, and Captain America. Read More