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LOVEFiLM signs multi-year exclusivity contract with Sony Pictures
LOVEFiLM, the subscription-based DVD, Blu-ray and gaming rental and movie streaming service, have announced that they have signed a multi-year exclusivity contract with Sony Pictures, giving their customers first dibs on a range of streaming content from the studio. Films…
Winklevoss twins sue Facebook AGAIN!
Yesterday it seemed that the long-running court battle between Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (as immortalised in The Social Network movie) was coming to an end, with the parties agreeing on a £48 million settlement. That, however,…
'The Social Network' conquers Hollywood with three Oscars
The Facebook film, 'The Social Network' won three awards at this weekend's Oscar ceremony. While it was probably no surprise it lost out to The King's Speech for Best Picture, The Social Network took home gongs for Best Film…
Facebook's Zuckerberg to give away over half his $6.9 billion wealth
Following in the footsteps of the philanphropic work of other tech billionaire Bill Gates, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that he is to give away over half of his $6.9 billion wealth to charity either before or following his…
Facebook profile pages to get a makeover
Facebook boss has previewed the social network's new-look profile pages during a guest spot on US talk show 60 Minutes. The changes aim to put all the most frequently accessed information on a profile page in one place, without…
Zuckerberg slams his portrayal in The Social Network
Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, has spoken out for the first time against his portrayal in The Social Network, the David Fincher-directed biopic surrounding the website's formative years. Speaking at the Stanford University in California, Zuckerberg dismissed the…
Interview: Aaron Sorkin, script writer of The Social Network
Script writer Aaron Sorkin talks about his latest project – The Social Network – a movie about the phenomenon of Facebook and its controversial founder Mark Zuckerberg. Says Sorkin about Zuckerberg: "The world's most important social networking device since the…
The Social Network : Do the critics "Like" Facebook The Movie?
It looks as though Facebook will be getting a few new friends to add to the 500 million + they already have in the shape of a shed-load of movie critics. They're all raving about "The Social Network", the…
Video: Trailer for Facebook movie "The Social Network" looks surprisingly good. No, seriously…
When I first heard news of "The Social Network", a movie about Facebook, I certainly had my eyebrows raised. Sure, it's an unprecedented story of success, but come on, it's still just a website for crying out loud! However,…