Critical Consensus 2011: What Movie Was The Most Effective?

Lists! Everyone loves lists! You may already know -- so when you don't, click through, silly! -- Moviefone selected the Martin Scorsese-directed 'Hugo' becasue it is favorite picture of 2011. Which got us thinking: What did the comfort in the entertainment media world love best this year? To be able to find some form of critical consensus, Moviefone examined critics' best-of lists from top newspapers, magazines and websites across the country. The finish result? Hardly any consensus! Also, 'The Artist' was virtually beloved. Take a look within the findings below. (Realize that some guides, like the NY Occasions which is experts Manohla Dargis together with a.To. Scott, didn't rank year-finish faves. Consequently, they were excluded.) 'The Artist' Votes: 3 (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Bay Area Chronicle Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer) 'The Descendants' Votes: 2 (Betsy Sharkey, La Occasions Mara Reinstein Us Weekly) 'Moneyball' Votes: 2 (Lisa Kennedy, Colorado Publish Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald) 'A Separation' Votes: 2 (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Occasions, Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal) 'Hugo' Votes: 2 (Ty Burr Boston Globe, Moviefone) 'Tree of Life' Votes: 2 (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Tom Carson, GQ) 'Meek's Cutoff' Votes: 1 (Anne Hornaday, Washington Publish) 'The Future' Votes: 1 (Richard Brody, The NYer) 'Melancholia' Votes: 1 (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly) 'The Adventures of Tintin' Votes: 1 (David Edelstein, NY) 'Drive' Votes: 1 (Peter Travers, Moving Stone) 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close' Votes: 1 (People Magazine -- not available online) [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Rise Of The Guardians gets a new poster

A new teaser poster has arrived for Dreamworks' forthcoming animation Rise Of The Guardians, and it features Santa Claus as you've never seen him before!Based upon William Joyce's series of fantasy stories entitled Guardians Of Childhood, the film will follow a host of childhood heroes (including the aforementioned Mr. Claus) teaming up to fight off the evil Boogeyman.Santa, or Nicholas St. North to give him his full title, will be voiced by Alec Baldwin, whilst his sinister nemesis will boast the vocal talents of Jude Law.Chris Pine will play Jack Frost, Isla Fisher is Tooth (otherwise known as the Tooth Fairy) and Hugh Jackman will play Bunnymund. That's the Easter Bunny to you and me.Directed by Peter Ramsay and set to be presented in 3D, Rise Of The Guardians will arrive in UK cinemas next Christmas, on 7 December 2012. In the meantime, you can check out the new poster below...

Tatsumi, Habibi Take Dubai Festival Honors

NY - Zynga shares are scheduled to price after the market close on Thursday and start trading on Friday.our editor recommendsMichael Kors' Fashion Company Prices IPOZynga to Raise up to $1 Billion in IPO But ahead of the social gaming firm's IPO, Wall Street analysts have expressed differing views on the stock's outlook. Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia slapped a "sell" rating on Zynga shares and a price target of $7, the NY Post reported. That is below the expected pricing range of $8.50-$10. "When you look under the hood, what you see is growth slowing significantly, margins under pressure, and free cash flow is diminishing," Bhatia said. Plus, former flagship game FarmVille has peaked. Meanwhile, BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield said in a report on Wednesday that investors should participate in the IPO of the company that makes games for Facebook, such as CityVille and Mafia Wars. "We view social gaming and particularly Zynga's social games in much the same way - they are a new "cure" for boredom, and unlike TV, social games can be played anywhere on the planet that you have Internet access, while TV requires you to be in your living room - although YouTube and TV Everywhere are changing that," Greenfield wrote. "Furthermore, whereas most people watch TV alone or with their family, Zynga connects you to friends and family." Even if Zynga prices its IPO at the high end of its IPO range at $10, "we believe its shares offer compelling upside over the coming year," he added. "With a significant increase in the pace of game launches having just begun late in the fourth quarter 2011 and expected to continue into 2012, we believe our 2012 bookings forecast of $1.5 billion is achievable and could be conservative." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Zynga

Exclusive An Online Detective: A Game Title Title Of Shadows video interviews

[brightcove]1327285514001[/brightcove]Above you will see a distinctive video featuring interviews having a Virtual Detective: A Game Title Title Of Shadows stars Robert Downey Junior, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Stephen Fry.Downey Junior remains obtaining a whale of times developing his bromance with Law, explaining their working chemistry: "He's nearly the very best... We take great pleasure in watching the monitors play back people moments."Law also talks about how easy it absolutely was to slip to character with this particular follow-up: "We are in a position to hit the ground running because we understood each other which we'd worked out this unique process of the way in which we determine moments and banter."As well as the current Dr Watson claims that he's well up for just about any follow-up, when the chance arise ("It is not like we're missing source material...").It also features Noomi Rapace and Stephen Fry, you will want watching it now!An Online Detective: A Game Title Title Of Shadows opens on Friday.Go here to determine our full An Online Detective: A Game Title Title Of Shadows review.

Hollywood Galleries In Talks With Amazon . com On UltraViolet Online Movie Storage: Report

Major galleries have been in discussions with Amazon . com about getting the internet retail giant into Hollywood’s preferred online UltraViolet digital media locker, Bloomberg reviews. The ongoing talks focus on intends to expand UltraViolet for storing and watching movies on pills for example Amazon . com’s Amazon Kindle Fire along with other products, based on sources reported by Bloomberg. Response continues to be tepid for UltraViolet, which enables customers to purchase videos and store them online for playback on any device. The galleries aspire to stimulate digital market as decreasing DVD sales haven't been replaced by Blu-Ray and download purchases. Galleries backing UltraViolet include Warner Bros, The new sony, Fox, Universal, Vital, The new sony and Lionsgate, based on Ultra violet’s website. Several merchants also have registered. But however , there’s not really a single unified hub where customers can access this content they're buying. And Disney is developing its very own separate system. Apple and iTunes, that have their very own online storage service iCloud, also haven't accepted UltraViolet for iPads, apple ipods or apple iphones. Amazon . com has got the experience and computer server infrastructure for that type of storage and playback imagined by UltraViolet. It already enables its clients to keep movies bought on Amazon . com. Additionally, Amazon . com also hosts Netflix’s streaming. It’s possible some type of agreement may be introduced at the following month’s Electronic Devices Show in Vegas.

Alec Baldwin Apologizes For Being Booted Off American Airlines Flight

As punishment for suing Viacom, the owners of the YouTube viral video What What (In The Butt) have been ordered to pay up the you-know-what.our editor recommendsComedy Central Midseason Schedule: 'South Park,' 'Tosh.0' ReturnsOccupy Wall Street: 'South Park' Takes on the Protests (Video)'South Park' Creators Matt Stone, Trey Parker Targeted by Scientologists During Investigation In November 2010, Brownmark Films filed a copyright infringement lawsuitagainst Viacom and Comedy Central over an episode of South Park that allegedly infringed the massively popular music video. In July, a federal judge dismissedthe case, finding that South Park characters recreating the super-silly clip was clearly fair use. Now, the judge has also ordered Brownmark to pay Viacom more than $30,000 in attorney fees for making a legal action that interfered with free speech and wasn't a proper way to handle the situation. PHOTOS: 'South Park's' Most Famous Spoofs What What (In the Butt) is a 2007 music video from a Samwell song that's so ridiculous that it got featured on VH1's Best Week Ever and has now been viewed more than 44 million times. In 2008, South Park featured their own interpretationin the episodeCanada on Strike, featuring theSouth Parkcharacter Butters in place of Samwell. Brownmark sued but was soundly rejected by a Wisconsin federal judge who described the South Park version as attempting "to lampoon the recent craze in our society of watching video clips on the internet that are -- to be kind -- of rather low artistic sophistication and quality." PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Show Most Watched By Men On November 30, the judge added to the public record about theWhat What (In The Butt) case,examining Viacom's motion for attorney fees.Judge Stadtmueller writes: "To begin, thedefendants' fair-use argument was very strong, and Brownmark's legal position was objectively unreasonable. The Court took the somewhat rare step of deciding this case at the motion to dismiss stage, precisely because the defendants' fair-use defense was so strong, satisfying all four fair-use factors." The episode of South Park was a parody, was transformative, only used enough lines to conjure up the original, and the show didn't damage the market for this silly video. "In fact, in this respect, it is most likely that South Park's use would have spurred demand for the original, making the viral video's spread more rapid after its exposure to a national television audience," the judge writes. Brownmark's motivation for bringing the lawsuit is deemed to be "questionable" since it waited two years to bring the lawsuit and was warned that South Park's use was fair. The judge sees this as evidence that the plaintiff was using "the threat of litigation against the defendants as a sort of 'sword of Damocles'-hanging by a thread over the heads of the defendants while Brownmark attempted to extract a licensing fee." In order to deter others from going this same route at the cost of free speech, the judge thinks its proper to award $31,525.23. Viacom had requested $46,775.23 but the judge takes pity because Brownmark is a "very small entity, without extensive assets."The judge also indicates he's willing to knock the fee down more if Brownmark submits documentation of its financial situation. Of course, the award could go up too. The parties are still in court. Brownmark is appealing the decision to the 7th Circuit, where it's still pending. One last time, the video and the South Park clip... Canada on Strike Tags: SOUTH PARKmore... E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery South Park's Most Famous Spoofs