http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Hollywood will have the box office heating up this summer with dozens of blockbuster films. But whether a movie is a worldwide box office bomb or a box office bonanza has a lot to do with the culture and release strategy in other countries, says a Kansas State University researcher. http://phys.org/news288517411.html Technology Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:01 EST news288517411 The co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website was on Friday detained in Sweden, days after his deportation from Cambodia, officials said. http://phys.org/news266903147.html Technology Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:46:10 EST news266903147 A founder of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will take his case to Europe's top court after the Supreme Court in Sweden refused to hear his appeal, his lawyer said Monday. http://phys.org/news256227033.html Technology Mon, 14 May 2012 15:10:54 EST news256227033 (AP) -- Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work together to protect intellectual property. http://phys.org/news254513048.html Technology Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:04:13 EST news254513048 Do romance movies warm people up? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that yes, consumers choose romance movies over other genres when they feel cold. http://phys.org/news248455340.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:22:42 EST news248455340 An independent US filmmaker has made what is believed to be the first feature-length movie shot with a smartphone, to be released next week -- with actress Gena Rowlands in the starring role. http://phys.org/news242622053.html Technology Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:30:01 EST news242622053 The names are quite familiar to moviegoers: Harry, Optimus Prime and Edward. Each represents a movie franchise that has seen great success and is poised for a repeat. A record 27 movie sequels have or will be released during summer 2011. This trend represents an investment in a successful brand, according to a Kansas State University movie expert. http://phys.org/news228128740.html Other Sciences Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:05:56 EST news228128740 (AP) -- Hollywood trivia quiz: What do Sharon Stone, Dudley Moore, James Garner and Elizabeth Taylor have in common besides an Oscar nomination? All have suffered strokes, a reminder that money and fame can't insulate you from a health risk that much can be done to prevent, researchers said Thursday. http://phys.org/news216589104.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:38:43 EST news216589104 One year after a 3-D film opened Cannes for the first time ever, Hollywood is in the grip of a revolution that has generated billions of dollars and sent cinema-goers flocking back to theaters. http://phys.org/news192765560.html Technology Tue, 11 May 2010 03:10:01 EST news192765560 (AP) -- U.S. regulators on Friday approved the creation of a futures market for trading in forecast box-office receipts, but major Hollywood studios immediately trumpeted a bill that would ban it. http://phys.org/news190691878.html Technology Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:04:39 EST news190691878 (AP) -- Think you're better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming flick will be a box office bomb or a sleeper hit? You'd get a chance to put your money behind that under two proposals that movie studios are denouncing as legalized gambling. http://phys.org/news189345082.html Technology Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:10:07 EST news189345082 Providing tax credit incentives to the movie industry to attract filming to non-traditional locations actually has a negative impact on state revenues, according to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research. http://phys.org/news188579478.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:30:01 EST news188579478 The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, was back online on Tuesday after being shut down when a Swedish court threatened its bandwith supplier with a hefty fine. http://phys.org/news170440686.html Technology Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:10:01 EST news170440686 (AP) -- Hollywood studios are split over Redbox, the $1-per-night DVD rental kiosk company: They could supply it with cheap wholesale discs and ride its massive growth, or starve it in the hopes of preserving higher-priced purchases. http://phys.org/news168879752.html Technology Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:03:08 EST news168879752 (AP) -- Hollywood calls it "rent, rip and return" and contends it's one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry's annual $20 billion DVD market - software that allows you to copy a film without paying for it. http://phys.org/news159777174.html Technology Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:42:10 EST news159777174