Ebert’s “Great Movies” App Now Available Caleb Hamilton, June 15, 2011 Roger Ebert, a famed film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, has been known in the past for his (at times) harsh reviews, television shows and more recently his battle with Thyroid Cancer which has left him unable to speak. In 1996, Ebert began compiling a list of what he felt were the most important films of all time. The list and the accompanying reviews has includes over 300 movies. Roger Ebert’s Great Movies is now available as an app on iOS devices. Read on for more. The app can be purchased in the Apple App Store for $0.99 and added to all of your iOS mobile devices, though it is not optimized for the larger screen of the iPad. The app includes all of the aforementioned over 300 movies and reviews with stills from the film. All of the films on the list have a link so that they can be added to your Netflix queue or your shopping cart on Amazon.You can also create lists of your own of films that you want to see and those you have seen. The app also allows you to share reviews with Facebook and Twitter and via e-mail.Will you download the app? Let us know in the comments! Social Networks App StoreAppleiTunesRoger Ebert
Social Media Accounts for February 2012 Films January 31, 2012May 4, 2012Welcome to a new monthly feature here on MovieViral. A day or two ahead of time, we’ll list the various social media accounts (specifically Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for now) for all the major theatrical releases each month. We hope that this allows you to follow your favorite films more… Read More
Detroit Won’t Erect Robocop Statue February 8, 2011Briefly: In what may be the saddest news of the young year, Mayor Dave Bing of Detroit responded to a Twitter comment asking why there isn’t a Robocop statue in Detroit like there is of Rocky in Philadelphia. Bing says there are no plans to erect such a statue, which… Read More
“The Avengers” Character Banner Makes Great Facebook Cover Image March 14, 2012Briefly: Just yesterday, Marvel released several character posters for this summer’s superhero blockbuster The Avengers, and now they have released a character banner that fits pretty well as a Facebook cover image. Click on the banner above to see it in full size. Facebook’s new feature is a big canvas… Read More