Mashable
Are You Game for Tetris: The Movie? [VIDEO]
They made a movie out of Battleship, right? So why not Tetris?
That’s the plausible conceit behind this (unfortunately fake) trailer for a mo…
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BoingBoing
If Tetris was a (stupid, Battleship-style) movie
Warialasky's trailer for a big-budg apocalyptic science fiction movie based on Tetris is all too plausible in the era of Battleship: the Movie: "Official Tetris Teaser Trailer. The invasion is beginning. It is inevitable. You created them, you can destroy them! I did not create Tetris, I was but the messenger. Tell me how to [...]
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omg
"Men in Black 3": what the critics think
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Nearly a decade after they last saved the earth from aliens, the Men in Black are back - and critics seem pretty okay with that. The science fiction sequel earned a 66 percent "fresh" rating, according to the critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. That's a far higher number than those received by recent box office duds "Dark Shadows" and "Battleship." At the very least, ...
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Los Angeles Times
Battleship Iowa to sail under Golden Gate on way to new home in L.A.
The historic battleship Iowa is slated to sail under the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday during its final voyage from the Bay Area, heading to its future home at the Port of Los Angeles.
The 14-story, 800-foot-long ship that saw action during World War II, the Korean War and through the 1980s, is scheduled to depart the Port of Richmond at about 11 a.m. if the weather cooperates.
The ship was b...
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National Post
Paul Gross on getting fired from Battleship
"Hollywood cannot bring itself to fire anybody," Gross says of his brief stint writing for the Hollywood flop. "So they invent all these euphemisms for what’s happened”
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New York Times
Gadgetwise Blog: Battle an Alien Horde at Sea
Electronic Arts has updated its Battleship app for the iPhone to include alien warships inspired by the movie. The app is free, but ad supported.
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Slashdot
The Price of Military Tech Assistance In Movies
derekmead writes "Last week at Camp David, President Obama met up with fellow NATO leaders to discuss the road ahead in Afghanistan. Although no one there used the language of defeat, the implicit message was clear: the war has gone nowhere in the past few years and it's time to start packing up. Meanwhile, what raked in $25.5 million at the box office? Battleship. And who provided director Pet...
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AP
'Avengers' swamps competition with $55.6M weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Avengers" torpedoed "Battleship" and Hollywood's other newcomers to remain the No. 1 film for the third-straight weekend with a domestic haul of $55.6 million....
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Huffington Post
Dan Persons: Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Battleship
The aliens have landed! Yes. Again. This time they've invaded off the coast of Hawaii, so it's just like Pearl Harbor, if the attack on Pearl Harbor had included such devastating weaponry as Giant Exploding Pegs and Hot-Rodding Robot Fireballs.
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Le Figaro
Battleship coule au box-office américain
Pour son premier week-end, la superproduction navale avec Rihanna est un flop aux États-Unis. Pire, elle pourrait tout juste rentrer dans ses frais.
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CNN
'The Avengers' crushes 'Battleship' and 'The Dictator' with $55.1 mil
Once again, it was all about "The Avengers" at the box office, as three new releases failed to even approach the Marvel superhero blockbuster's third-weekend gross of $55.1 million, according to studio estimates.
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Entertainment Online
Battleship vs. John Carter: What's the Bottom Line?
Battleship was no John Carter at the weekend box office; John Carter opened bigger.
But if the question is, has the $200 million newcomer established itself as the new flop of year,...
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USA Today
Rihanna's 'Battleship' is full of one-liners
Looks like Rihanna's 'Battleship' film debut isn't exactly smooth sailing for the star.
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DerSpiegel
Box Office: "Der Diktator" regiert Deutschland, "Battleship" säuft ab
Droht der zweite Megaflop des Kinojahres? In den USA muss sich der Actionquatsch "Battleship" chancenlos den "Avengers" ergeben. Auch Sacha Baron Cohen kommt dort nicht an die Superhelden-Riege heran. Immerhin reicht es für seinen "Diktator" für Platz 1 in den deutschen Kinocharts.
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China Daily
'Avengers' outguns 'Battleship'
New action movie "Battleship" collided with Iron Man, The Hulk and the rest of "The Avengers" this weekend at movie theater box offices, and the super heroes came out on top.
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amNY
'Avengers,' still strong, sinks 'Battleship' at box office
Superhero movie "The Avengers" topped box office charts for a third straight weekend with $55.1 million, sending action movie "Battleship" into second place and toppling comedy "The Dictator," according to studio estimates Sunday.
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el universal
Los Vengadores, imparables en taquilla de EU
Volvió a encabezar la lista de ingresos, por encima de Battleship
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USA Today
'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship,' taking No. 1 for third week
The Avengers cruised to the top spot for the third straight weekend, collecting $55.1 million. Battleship was second with $23.4 million.
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AP
'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases....
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perez hilton
Battleship Sinks At The Box Office!
YIKES!!
Even with Rihanna and the undeniably seXXy Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship blew… itself to pieces!
With execs hoping for $35-40 million, the action movie only caught $9.1 million Friday… meaning an estimated $25 mil weekend!! That's lower than John Carter… oOouch!!
Now, the international profits do read $220 million but with domestic numbers that [...]
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Huffington Post
'Battleship' Reviews, Pauly D And More: The Week In Ouch
"Battleship" hit theaters this weekend, and the film -- directed by Peter Berg and starring Rihanna, as the unlikely face behind the gun, and Taylor Kitsch, as the even more unlikely man in charge -- appears to be yet another critical shipwreck. While HuffPost Entertainment's own Mike Ryan loved the would-be blockbuster enough to compose a (sincere, we think) love letter in tribute to its charm...
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FOXnews
REVIEW: Non-stop action and solid performances save 'Battleship' from sinking
For all of its bloated excess and alien blockbuster knock-off, it’s actually a rather enjoyable film.
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Los Angeles Times
The Morning Fix: Upfronts end (phew)! 'Avengers' vs. 'Battleship'
After the coffee. Before canceling my Facebook account until I get in on the IPO.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Battleship: An in-name-only adaptation
Its got music, special effects and cheesy romance, but at the end of the day, its just a board game
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Wired
Science Versus Fiction: SETI's Seth Shostak on Battleship
A researcher with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, who also served as a consultant on the $200 million movie based on a board game, talks about how Battleship's alien encounter squares with reality.
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Rolling Stone
Battleship
Confession I'm usually in Peter Berg's corner Friday Night Lights The Kingdom and Hancock all show a director with a wild streak Hollywood can't totally tame But Battleship based on Hasbro's naval-combat game shows Berg trying to transform into demon box-office machine Michael Bay Can you aim lower? Battleship is...
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TMZ
'Battleship' Director Peter Berg HAMMERS Israeli Reporter -- 'Are You a Draft Dodger?'
** WARNING -- VIDEO CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE **File this under AWKWARD ... "Battleship" director Peter Berg was doing a promotional interview for his new movie with an Israeli reporter recently, when he decided to wax philosophically on the…
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AP
Historic Battleship Becoming Naval Museum in SoCal
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) -- Firing its 16-inch guns in the Arabian Sea, the U.S.S. Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the battleship. This was the Iowa of the late 1980s, at the end of its active duty as it escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq war....
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Daily Mail
World War II battleship setting sail for history books as it prepares to become a floating museum
The U.S.S Iowa is undergoing restoration for towing on May 20 through the Golden Gate, then several hundred miles south to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, where it'll become a naval museum.
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Los Angeles Times
'Battleship' premiere: Rihanna rocks, Taylor Kitsch gets his kicks
As befits a movie filled with explosions and visual effects spectacle, “Battleship” director-producer Peter Berg rolled up to the film’s U.S. premiere Thursday in a “shredder,” modeled after aliens' powerful metal machines in the movie.
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People
Rihanna Chews Gum for Dinner at L.A. Premiere of Battleship
The singer-actress passed on the hot dogs and corn Thursday night
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Daily Mail
Rihanna bounces back at Battleship LA premiere after hospitalisation for 'flu'
The 24-year-old hit the blue carpet at tonight's LA premiere of Battleship looking healthy and well rested.
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The Sun
Rihanna rocks a Ri-vealing frock
SINGER flashes her pins in a daring backless dress on the red carpet for yet another premiere of Battleship
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The Nation
Rihanna on acting
RIHANNA has explained what it is to act The singer can be seen making her movie debut in recent flick Battleship, and admits she liked being in front of the camera because she got to pretend to be someone else. “Singing is my real life,” explains the singer. “Like, you play yourself every day, and you don’t have to think about it. “With acting, you have to embody an ...
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Daily Mail
Universal to sue film company over Battleship 'rip-off'
Production company The Asylum, which specialises in low-budget straight-to-DVD versions of popular movies has made a film called American Battleship.
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BBC
Battleship stays afloat in chart
Battleship tops the UK and Ireland box office chart for a second consecutive week, fending off Salmon Fishing In The Yemen.
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FOCUS
Kinocharts - Krieg der Geschlechter
Während den Deutschen offenbar nach Seegefechten zumute ist, lachen die Amerikaner über eine Beziehungskomödie: "Battleship" und "Denk wie ein Mann" führen die Kinocharts an.Mehr zum ThemaKiefer Sutherland - „Lüge niemals vor der Kamera“Der "Tatort" aus Frankfurt in der Kritik - Selbstfindungstrip mit Gruselfaktor„Günther Jauch“ - Ziemlich sarkastischste FreundeSchweinsteigers Freundin im ZDF -...
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Daily Mail
What a great sail! Model battleship fetches £89,000 at auction to become Britain's most expensive toy
The HMS Terrible model is steam-powered vessel which was made by German toy-maker Marklin in 1905. It sold at auction in Newbury, Berkshire, yesterday for £89,000.
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BBC
Toy ship sells for record £76,000
A rare steam-propelled toy tin-plate battleship becomes the most expensive single toy ever sold in the UK after fetching £76,000 in Berkshire.
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sueddeutsche
Serienheld Alexander Skarsgard: Erprobt als Sahneschnitte
"Mindestens einmal musst du gegen Außerirdische in die Schlacht ziehen." Serienheld Alexander Skarsgård weiß, wie man in Hollywood Karriere macht. Derzeit kämpft das Ex-Model auf dem "Battleship" gegen Aliens. Hauptdarstellerin Rihanna lockert ihn dabei auf.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Old warrior in action once more
A HISTORIC battleship plays a star role in Hollywood's latest supermovie.
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Entertainment Online
Rihanna trägt in Sydney einen Trenchcoat - und fast nichts darunter
Rihanna setzt ihre internationale Promo-Tour für ihren neuen Film Battleship in Sydney fort und wir fragen uns, ob sie unterwegs ein paar Styling-Tipps aufgegriffen hat.
Die...
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Hoy
Rihanna juega a 'Hundir la flota'
Taylor Kitsch y Rihanna protagonizan uno de los estrenos de la semana, 'Battleship', inspirado en el juego 'Hundir la flota', que comparte espacio en la cartelera con la española 'Madrid, 1987', dirigida por David Trueba y cuyo reparto encabezan María Valverde y José Sacristán.
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FOCUS
Schauspieler Liam Neeson im Interview - „Ich bin zwar nicht schön, aber höllisch attraktiv!“
Innerhalb von zwei Wochen kamen mit "Zorn der Titanen", "The Grey" und "Battleship" drei Filme mit Liam Neeson in die Kinos. Im Playboy-Interview spricht er über das Altern und das Liebesleben eines alleinerziehenden Vaters.
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news.com.au
Rihanna refuses to get personal with reporters
RIHANNA has arrived in Australia to talk about her new movie Battleship – and nothing else.
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Le Figaro
Francis Ford Coppola: «Retrouver l'étincelle de mes 20 ans»
LE CLAP - Dans Twixt , le réalisateur convoque vampires et fantômes. Macabre mais réjouissant.Articles en rapportLes bons contes de fées de HollywoodTom Hanks en Walt Disney dans un film sur Mary Poppins ?Battleship , cuirassé pour le succès
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Daily Mail
Hashima aka Gunkanjima: Photos of desolate Battleship Island off the coast of Japan
Gunkanjima is one of 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture, about 15 kilometres from Nagasaki itself. It earned its nickname due to its resemblance to a military warship.
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APA-OTS
Liam Neeson in "Vera exklusiv"
Utl.: Außerdem: Bruderzwist im Hause Fortell und Marianne Koch ganz
privat =
Wien (OTS) - In "Vera exklusiv" am Sonntag, dem 8. April 2012, um
17.05 in ORF 2 spricht Hollywoodstar Liam Neeson über seinen neuen
Blockbuster "Battleship" sowie über seine private Tragödie, den
Verlust …
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The Sun
Rihanna looks glovely
BAJAN beauty gets decked out in leather gear with military cap and a new hairdo as she promotes her film Battleship
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Rihanna talks about 'Battleship'
Sporting a new dark hairstyle, Rihanna joined cast members Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and director Peter Berg at a press conference for 'Battleship' in Japan, where she talked about how nervous she was to star in her first movie role.
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BBC
VIDEO: Rihanna makes her acting debut
Rihanna makes her acting debut in the blockbuster film Battleship which is released next month.
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Scientific American
How 3-D Imaging Helped Halt Germany's War Machine in World War II [Video]
Before satellite images and drones could pinpoint the exact location of enemy targets, warfare was often more like a game of Battleship: a complex series of guesses based on spotty information. [More]
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FOX
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Telegraph
Iran test fires battleship-sinking missile
Iran's military posturing in the Persian Gulf escalated on Monday after it test-fired a cruise missile it claimed could sink a battleship with a single strike.
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TechCrunch
Salesforce, Asana And The War For The Future Of Enterprise Software
You’ve got to hand it to Salesforce: The big battleship of Cloud CRM is remarkably adept at turning its boat around to make war against the startups aiming torpedoes at its hull.
First, it was Yammer.
Flash back to the 2008 TechCrunch50: Yammer enters the market with a bold play: Build an enterprise collaboration app around the status update and newsfeed mechanic, give most of it away for fre...
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