Category: Viral News

Watch the “Jackass” Spoof of “Black Swan”

Watch the “Jackass” Spoof of “Black Swan”

Sure, the Critics Choice Awards were last week, but after seeing the stars of Jackass 3D take on Inception for the award show, you know you wanted to see their other spoofs of Best Picture nominees. Well, now the video parody of Black Swan is available online, courtesy of /Film, and it’s definitely better than…

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Short Film “Mortal Kombat Rebirth” Gets 10-Episode Webseries!

Short Film “Mortal Kombat Rebirth” Gets 10-Episode Webseries!

Back in June 2010, a 9-minute short film called Mortal Kombat: Rebirth was released onto the Internet to much controversy (or would that be “Kontroversy”, har, har, har) amongst gamers and Mortal Kombat fans alike. The video, a Christopher Nolan-esque “realistic” take on the series’ universe, was intended to be test footage for a potential…

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Watch Two Alternate Openings For “The Social Network”

Watch Two Alternate Openings For “The Social Network”

David at /Film has found two alternative opening credits scenes for David Fincher’s The Social Network that were considered, with the difference being mostly the music. While the final version included Trent Reznor’s track, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin originally wanted Paul Young’s cover of “Love for the Common People”, while Fincher wanted Elvis Costello’s “Beyond Belief”…

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Viral Bits: Real “Inception”, Clever “Law & Order: UK” Ad, Fan Made “Source Code” Poster, and More!

Viral Bits: Real “Inception”, Clever “Law & Order: UK” Ad, Fan Made “Source Code” Poster, and More!

Sometimes we get viral news that’s just too small and too much to divide into individual posts. This is one of those times. So, sit back and relax as we give you Viral Bits ranging from fan viral videos to how to perform a real life Inception.

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Film Marketing Trends in 2011

Film Marketing Trends in 2011

We have learned over the past few years that there is no exact science to film marketing, particularly within the online realm. Hollywood studios have developed any number of different campaigns using social networks and alternate reality games that have lead to astounding success and abject failure. Writer and marketing pro Chris Thilk of MovieMarketingMadness.com…

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