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Ka-Ching! 2008 Edition

Posted By Grace Randolph | 26 December 2008

Variety has released the top 15 grossing movies of 2008. Let's discuss!

1. THE DARK KNIGHT - $996.8 million worldwide

Well, I think we all expected THE DARK KNIGHT to come in at first place. The real surprise though has been how this masterpiece has been shut out of awards season. I guess it's easy to give a R.I.P. nomination to Heath Ledger, but a little more difficult to admit a comic...

Jeffrey Katzenberg bets it all on 3D movies

Posted By Grace Randolph | 11 December 2008

These days, more and more people are either pirating movies or watching them at home. Dreamworks Animation head honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg is mad as hell about it, and he's not going to take it anymore!

This afternoon I was invited to a special presentation for Dreamworks' upcoming animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens".

The purpose of this screening was for Katzenberg to...

BTT: Behind The Scenes

Posted By Grace Randolph | 22 November 2008

Hi! Grace Randolph here. I wear a lot of hats on Beyond The Trailer - host, writer, editor, producer, creator - but as with any video production it's a team effort! And since everyone on the BTT team works extra hard to bring you the best show possible, I thought I'd introduce you.

Meet the BTT LOCATION CREW:

Beyond The Trailer - or as we like to call it, BTT - never misses a major...

Bolt and Inspector Gadget: An Homage...or Rip-Off?!

Posted By Grace Randolph | 21 November 2008

While watching the trailer for Disney's BOLT, I could help but notice a certain similarity to another cartoon: DIC Entertainment's INSPECTOR GADGET! Now sure, lots of kids have dogs, but you have to admit a mystery-solving girl paired with an intelligent dog is a unique situation. And then, there's the names:

INSPECTOR GADGET had Penny and Brain, BOLT has Penny and Bolt.

I can't imagine...