Snipes Gets Three Years

Showing that just because you’re been in some successful movie about killing vampires, no one is above the law. Wesley Snipes has been given three years in prison for not paying taxes three years in a row.  Despite letters from Denzel Washington and Woody Harrelson. Snipes failed to file income tax three years in a …

Eli Roth Goes Soft

Director of all things gruesome and gory, Eli Roth, announced that he had his sights set on a PG-13 science fiction action film in the vain of Transformers, and Cloverfield. With no details to the plot, Roth told reporters that he was “bled out,” having pushed violence and gore as far as he could in …

Myspace and MSNBC Partner for Streaming Content

Instead of going with its parent company’s news network, Fox News, Myspace has gone with MSNBC as its content partner. Myspace will be streaming MSNBC through its site, as well as hosting a mini-site about the 2008 Presidential election. Personalities Brian Williams, Tim Russert, and Chris Matthews have myspace profiles, where they will be posting …

Gaming Revenue Up 57%

 Say what you will, Nintendo = profits. The recent release of ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl” for the Wii console has pushed the Video Game industry 57%, or, $1.8 million for the month of March. ‘Smash Bros.’ sold to 31% of the consoles install base. At 2.7 million copies sold, it’s the biggest first month since …

IFFBoston Kicks Off!

The Independent Film Festival of Boston kicked off this evening without a hitch (other then starting a bit late, but understandable, some planes need a bit of extra runway just to get off the ground). With 98 films, the organizers are calling this festival the best yet.