• The Viewfinder List 2011: The Top Short Films, Commercials, And Music Videos Of The Year

    Last year saw the debut of The Viewfinder List, which aims to do for aspiring filmmakers what The Black List does for screenwriters. Compiled from a poll of "studio executives, producers, and creatives," The Viewfinder List reflects the most-liked shorts, commercials, and/or music videos of the year. The inaugural list in 2010 included such up-and-comers…

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  • Lionsgate Takes Film Rights To Zombie Video Game 'Dead Island'

    When the trailer for the video game Dead Island hit in February of this year, it caused a sensation, and word quickly spread that a movie was in the works. That word turned out to be premature, as the film rights to the game were not packaged and sold quite as neatly as first reports…

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  • 'Dead Island' Rights Bought By 'Wolfman' And 'Mummy' Producer

    It's been a big week for the video game Dead Island, a trailer for which was released and immediately became an internet sensation. The game had been all but forgotten prior to that trailer, but now people at least know the name of the game. Not that they know anything about the game, really. There…

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  • Watch This: The Incredible 'Dead Island' Video Game Trailer

    Beautiful. Sublime. Stunning. These are not usually words I usually associate with video game trailers (though there are exceptions), but they could all be used to describe the newest trailer for Dead Island. Techland is the developer behind the game, but it's had a pretty rough history; it was originally supposed to be released way…

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