It’s that time of year again. This is our 3rd Annual MovieViral Awards, where YOU the fan gets to vote for the winners! Our staff has chosen the nominees, but the final decision rests with you. After the break, vote in each category for which virals deserved to be recognized. The polls will close on Tuesday, January 17th at 11:59 PM (Pacific time), so get your votes in now! We’ll announce the results on January 18th.
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A video hit the Internet this week that showed a guy taking a chainsaw to a parking meter. While this was definitely a cool sight, many people thought it was fake. Either way, the video got over half a million views on YouTube. So, what makes this MovieViral material? The “extended cut” was released yesterday, revealing the video to be a marketing stunt for In Time. Why does this sound familiar to our faithful readers? Find out after the break.
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The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.
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Movie virals have always been a huge part of the film industry since the dawn of its simplest form; the movie trailer. Its only now that virals have become more prevalent to studios since they introduced a more interactive version for fans and moviegoers. There are effective virals, the virals that allow us to experience the movie without even knowing it. Then there are virals that has us think, “what did I just watch?” or “what is this for?” these are the kind of virals have the opposite effect and fails to generate any interest. But it can work if the studios or viral companies do it the right way. But there are examples where they go through that process and as a result the virals that fail to live up to its potential. Hit the jump to read my thoughts on this. [Read more...]
On Sunday, a video was posted to YouTube that got people wondering whether it was real or fake. In it, a man shows off an iPhone transmitter he invented that allows video to be transmitted to any screen the receiver is near. He demonstrated it in Times Square, including on the jumbotron on One Times Square. After three days, the unknown user, named BITcrash44, uploaded a video explaining how he used a drug that may be familiar to our readers to do it.
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The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.
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This week a new 20 second spot has shown up online for Limitless, the film about a miracle drug that changes Bradley Cooper’s character into the perfect version of himself, but at a high cost. The ad mimics the 1980s “This is Your Brain On Drugs” commercials, and falls in line with previous viral marketing we’ve seen from the film.
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Earlier this evening we brought you the Super Bowl ads for Super 8, Thor, Captain America, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Cowboys & Aliens. There were many more ads for movies during the big game, so click through to see them all.
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While speculation has grown quite fierce in recent weeks, it appears we finally have a solid idea of what films will be advertised during Super Bowl XLV. The Hollywood Reporter has released the list of films that viewers can expect to see commercials for both before and during the game. Hit the jump to see what is in store.
Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. This week, we have a robust list of new trailers, so take a look after the break.
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