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Netflix Cancels Netflix Prize Sequel Due To Privacy Lawsuit By David Chen/March 12, 2010 6:04 pm EST In October 2006, Netflix launched a contest that challenged entrants to improve its recommendation algorithm by 10%. The winner(s) would receive $1 million, dubbed the Netflix Prize. It was a win-win: Netflix received relatively cheap R&D, while everyday statistics enthusiasts had a shot at making a big payday. The results of the competition came down to a buzzer-beating finish, with a group called BellKor Pragmatic Chaos submitting the winning entry just four minutes before the contest was over....

New Star Trek Trailer Online Next Monday By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 10, 2008 3:14 pm EST The official Star Trek movie website has been updated with a countdown clock. Apparently the new trailer, which will be attached to Quantum of Solace this Friday, won’t appear online until Monday, November 17th at 10:00am pt / 7:00am et. So if you want to see the new Star Trek trailer, your first chance will be only in theaters....

Official Title For Bond 22 Revealed, Other Details By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 24, 2008 11:12 am EST Prior rumors that the next and 22nd installment in the James Bond franchise would be entitled 007 were way off, as today it’s been announced by the film’s producers that the official title is Quantum of Solace. The title is taken from a short story of the same name by Bond creator Ian Fleming. Said story is contained in the Fleming collection For Your Eyes Only, though the film’s plot has no direct connection to it, sans Bond of course....

By Russ Fischer/March 8, 2010 8:34 am EST Some of the best filmmaking stories involve fueds, and while the run-up to the Oscars in the press was largely concerned with the constructed narrative of Cameron vs. Bigelow, it was a smaller but far more real conflict that took center stage for a moment. In an Oscar telecast that was noticeably light on dramatic moments, one odd near-confrontation really stands out. When the Oscar was presented to the creator of Music by Prudence, winner in the documentary short category, director/producer Roger Ross Williams took the stage, only to be forcibly interrupted by producer Elinor Burkett, who wrestled the mic away from Williams to make her own speech....

Ten Minutes Of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who By Peter Sciretta/March 7, 2008 10:46 am EST Yahoo UK has a ten minute preview of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who. Ten Minutes Of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who By Peter Sciretta/March 7, 2008 10:46 am EST Yahoo UK has a ten minute preview of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who.

Terminator Salvation Is Rated PG-13? By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2009 5:00 pm EST It seems like all of the big tentpole films now-a-days have a tie in with a pizza delivery company. McG’s Terminator Salvation has a tie-in with Pizza Hut, but that’s not the big news. The news comes from the fine print at the bottom of Pizza Hut’s Termiantor Salvation website. If you look next to the Halcyon logo is what appears to be the film’s final MPAA Rating: PG-13....

Triple A Man-Stars Paul Rudd And Owen Wilson To Romance Reese Witherspoon By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 18, 2009 10:43 am EST When James L. Brooks’ How Do You Know? first started clocking up column inches in the trades, we knew almost nothing about it. Reese Witherspoon was attached to star and there was the title, which could prove to be temporary, anyway and… then a few tumbleweeds chased a red balloon out of town and the radios went dead....

VOTD: Matt Damon Flips Out In Entourage Season Six Finale By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2009 9:09 pm EST Matt Damon made a hilarious cameo appearance on the season six finale of HBO’s Entourage. Watch the clip of Damon flipping out during the show embedded after the jump. VOTD: Matt Damon Flips Out In Entourage Season Six Finale By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2009 9:09 pm EST Matt Damon made a hilarious cameo appearance on the season six finale of HBO’s Entourage....

Willem Dafoe Joins John Carter Of Mars By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2009 2:58 pm EST Willem Dafoe is the latest actor to join Andew Stanton’s big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars. Dafoe will play the role of Tars Tarkas, a brutal and mirthless green Martian warrior, who possesses the ability to feel love and empathy, an unusual characteristic among his savage race. The newly arrived Earth man John Carter develops an alliance with Tarkas after learning his secret....