1994: Wired.com, then known as HotWired, invents the web banner ad. Go ahead, blame us.
The Mosaic browser was just morphing into Netscape in 1994. And if you think ads slow down page loads now, readers had to download the first banner ads over thin dial-up connections.
Despite those handicaps, the gaudy banner ad took over the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Elm Street’
“Saw VII: 3D†Release Date Moved To Oct. 29 To Avoid Competition With “Paranormal Activity 2″
July 27th, 2010 |
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Horror sequels Paranormal Activity 2 and Saw VII: 3D will no longer slay victims on the same opening weekend.Both horror blockbusters had been slated for Oct. 22 release dates, however Lionsgate — who produces Saw — has decided to bow out of a box office showdown with the eagerly-anticipated follow-up to last year’s Paranormal Activity. [...]
“Saw†Guinness World Record: “Most Successful Horror Series In Historyâ€
July 23rd, 2010 |
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The Saw film franchise has earned an unlikely honor: a place in the Guiness Book of World Records. Saw has been dubbed the “Most Successful Horror Movie Series.” “I’m still in shock. The fact that we beat out (such horror franchises as) ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Nightmare on Elm Street,’ ‘Halloween’ and ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ is [...]
Johnny Depp Record Label Unison Music
June 21st, 2010 |
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Park it, P. Diddy: There’s a new music mogul in our midst. We hear Johnny Depp has launched his own record label.The Sweeney Todd actor has hired a team of talent scouts to scour London in search of acts for his newly-founded Unison Music Group imprint, industry spies spill to The Toronto Sun. The actor [...]
Miley Cyrus “Wake†Horror/Thriller Casting
June 17th, 2010 |
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Miley Cyrus has been tipped to star in a teen horror trilogy bound for the box office The Disney princess, 17, is attached to star in an adaptation of Lisa McMann’s edgy young-adult paranormal thriller novel Wake, which is being produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films, The Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business Blog dished [...]
May 27, 1931: Wind Tunnel Lets Airplanes ‘Fly’ on Ground
May 27th, 2010 |
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1931: The world’s first full-scale wind tunnel opens at Langley Field near Hampton, Virginia. With a test area 60 feet wide and 30 feet high, aerodynamic testing is performed on everything from World War II fighters and space capsules to submarines and modern jets.
Since the beginning of powered flight, wind tunnels have proven to be [...]
Kellan Lutz Makes Bloody Request For Twitter Verification
May 20th, 2010 |
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Sheesh….the things a guy has to do to get verified on Twitter these days! Twilight star Kellan Lutz appears shirtless drenched in mock blood in a new TwitPic he hopes will get his Twitter account verified. Lutz is pictured holding a bloody-looking sign that reads: “Follow Kellan Lutz @kellanlutz.” “Trying to get verified… hope this [...]
“A Nightmare On Elm Street†3D Sequel Planned
May 4th, 2010 |
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One, Two, Freddy’s comin’ for you — in 3D! Warner Bros./New Line Cinema has hit the greenlight on a 3D follow-up to the new hit slasher flick A Nightmare on Elm Street, a revival of Wes Craven’s 1984 original — which starred Robert Englund as sadistic child killer Freddy Krueger.I must have missed something, because [...]
Roman Polanski Breaks Silence On Extradition; “Nightmare†Dreams Up $32 Million At Box Office; & More Monday Crunch Crumbs
May 3rd, 2010 |
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-In case you missed it, Chris Brown went bonkers on a Richmond disc jockey last week after accusing the station of “refusing to play his shit.” Boy, stop crying! That girlfriend-beater is really turning out to be every publicist’s dream….. -A Nightmare on Elm Street — a remake of the 1984 slasher series — scared up [...]
Richard Pryor Gave Pam Grier A Cocaine Yeast Infection; Cher’s Going On Tour; & More Evening Crunch Crumbs
April 28th, 2010 |
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-Everyone’s favorite “Prostitution Whores” — AKA The Real Housewives of New Jersey — are back for a new season on Bravo! -Late comedy legend Richard Pryor wasn’t lying when he said he had a “cocaine dick.” Seventies stunner Pam Grier — who once dated the funnyman — claims Pryor’s peen flooded her catbag with coke residue. [...]
Texas Mother Filing Criminal Complaint Over Erykah Badu’s Nude Video Shoot
March 31st, 2010 |
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Ida Espinosa is upset that her 9-year-old daughter was in downtown Dallas, Texas on March 17, the same day neo-soul queen Erykah Badu filmed a video that included the removal of clothing in public as well as a mock shooting scene.
Badu has come under fire for stripping in her latest music video ‘Window Seat,” which [...]
“Pet Sematary†Remake Gets Writer
March 6th, 2010 |
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Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s literary gem, is being resurrected in demonic new form. Just what we need: another old movie headed for the big screen. We may as well get used to it. Now that Pet Sematary and A Nightmare on Elm Street are getting the remake treatment, Hellraiser, Leprechun, Cujo, 976-Evil, and It will [...]
New “A Nightmare On Elm Street†Trailer [VIDEO]
February 25th, 2010 |
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New Line Cinema has rolled out a new trailer for the eagerly-awaited Nightmare on Elm Street remake. When our parents invested in a VCR back in 1988, my older brother and his friends became regulars at Erol’s, the local rental store just down the street. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 was a big crowd [...]
“A Nightmare On Elm Street†Poster
February 23rd, 2010 |
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Here’s the official movie poster for the upcoming remake of the 1984 classic slasher flick A Nightmare On Elm Street – hitting theaters April 30. Thinking about this makes my stomach hurt! According to Collider.com, there will be a new Nightmare on Elm Street trailer debuting online this Thursday!
Dec. 8, 1931: Coaxial Cable Patented
December 8th, 2009 |
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1931: The new invention of the coaxial cable is issued a U.S. patent, which will eventually deliver the gift of ubiquitous telephony and cable television.
How do you minimize signal interference for telecommunication? Easy: Take a wire that acts as an inner conductor and wrap an outer conductor around it, instead of running two wires side [...]
New Freddy Krueger Action Figure
November 25th, 2009 |
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The new Freddy Krueger action figure is definitely not for kids — nevertheless, it is giving horror fans their first glimpse at what Jackie Earle Haley will probably look like as the slashing dream slayer made famous by Robert Englund in the 1984 film A Nightmare On Elm Street.
New Line Cinema has gone to great [...]
Johnny Depp ‘offers financial help’ to Nicholas Cage
November 13th, 2009 |
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Johnny Depp has reportedly offered help to Nicholas Cage to come out of the financial trouble he is caught in over a 3.5million pound tax bill.
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star is apparently grateful to the ‘Con Air’ actor for helping him start off his career and intends to return the favor by giving him [...]
World Series Game 1; “Dancing’s†Kym & Maks On Broadway; & “This Is It†Sparks Oscar Buzz
October 29th, 2009 |
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-Did you watch Game One of the World Series last night? Jill Biden and Michelle Obama braved an icy mist to escort Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra to the mound to throw out the ceremonial first-pitch ceremony…
-The Real Housewives Of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice introduces her fourth daughter….
-Could it be? Is VH1 actually taking [...]
First Look @ Jackie Earle Haley As New Freddy Krueger
July 22nd, 2009 |
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ComingSoon.net has your first look at Jackie Earle Haley as the horror genre’s favorite big screen dream slayer, charred child killer Freddy Krueger.
Freddy’s funky fedora, tattered sweater, and signature glove of knives will be slashing their way to the box office next spring in a blockbuster remake of the 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm [...]