Pixar

And is this something Netflix should be bragging about? I loved How to Train Your Dragon. It was comical, endearing, exciting, and wholeheartedly original. It transformed a simple-sounding concept into one of the greatest films of 2010. But when Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced that it had signed...

Judging by the some of the recent failures at the box office, you might be wondering if moviegoers are getting smarter, pickier, or both. Two weeks ago, Super 8 performed fairly well by industry standards but fell below my own $70 million prediction. While there were signs that the film wouldn't...

There has been a lot of hype for this summer's “blockbuster” comic book movie. But all signs point to a flop for what is sure to be hailed as a blasphemous attempt at mainstream filmmaking. While the trailers and ridiculous movie posters have received a ton of buzz, curious critics and excited...

Early next year, Simon & Schuster will publish iSteve: The Book of Jobs, the first authorized biography about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. While few details have been announced, the book is likely to provide new details about the life of one the tech industry's most...

Is Gore Verbinski's animated western worth its $38 million (estimated) gross? Since the first trailer debuted last year, Rango has been hyped as a different kind of movie. First it was promoted as a semi-silly action-comedy. Then it was promoted as an animated feature for adults. During the Super...

Disney (NYSE: DIS) management has decided to hire a new marketing person to sell Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, a movie that will hit theaters in May 2011, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This move should make Disney shareholders at least a little concerned. Apparently, the...