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There may be plenty of reasons for the higher Oscars ratings: a blockbuster (Avatar) was nominated; there were twice as many Best Picture nominees; Twilight's dreamboat stars were trotted out like a big undead parade; and in a lousy economy, free TV is a cheap date. But another reason may be the likes of Twitter and Facebook - new media that aren't replacing TV but creating a new way to watch it. (See pictures of James Cameron's special effects...
...usual gala of stars, thank-yous and back-patting. On social-media platforms, it was a conversation about fashion (what is J. Lo wearing?), race (why do they cut to Morgan Freeman every time Precious wins an award?) and politics (Fox News paranoiac Glenn Beck tweeted that Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker was "an anti US/human movie against an anti US/Troops movie"). TV with Twitter is like an instant DVD commentary. (See pictures of Oscar fashion from the red carpet...
...these films trailed Alice in Wonderland, whose $34.5 million made it the box-office champ for a third straight week. The fanciful collaboration of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp has earned $265 million in North America and an additional $300 million abroad to become the biggest worldwide hit since Avatar, which is still in the top 10 after 14 weeks. (See James Cameron's special effects...
...million, first weekend 3. The Bounty Hunter, $21 million, first weekend 4. Repo Men, $6.2 million, first weekend 5. She's Out of My League, $6.015 million; $20 million, second week 6. Green Zone, $5.963 million; $24.7 million, second week 7. Shutter Island, $4.8 million; $115.8 million, 8. Avatar, $4 million; $736.9 million, 14th week 9. Our Family Wedding, $3.8 million; $ 13.7 million, second week 10. Remember Me, $3.3 million; $13.9 million, second week...
...engine, announced plans to test ultra-high-speed broadband networks that would deliver Internet content to residential subscribers at speeds of 1 gigabit per second - 100 times as fast as the top speed available today. This would allow consumers to complete a PC download of a Hollywood blockbuster like Avatar in about 72 seconds...