1. Sandra Bullock.

Earned: $56 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 21. Mentioned in Internet: no. 17

Sandra had all the chances to rest after two hit movies (The Proposal and The Blind Side) and after winning a well-deserved Oscar. With $56 million she became the highest paid actress. However, the media hype was not so positive – much of came up after breaking up with Jesse James. She then made better news by adopting a child and participating in MTV Movie Awards.

2. Johnny Depp.

Earned: $75 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 22. Mentioned in Internet: no. 16

Owing to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Depp has become one of the most successful actors of the last year. His next promising movie Tourist is also expected to bring a decent income to both the actor and the producers.

3. Angelina Jolie.

Earned: $20 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 30. Mentioned in Internet: no. 10

The mother of six preferred to take a rest from movies, therefore she’s lost several positions in the general rating (dropped from no. 1 to no. 18). She shot for magazine covers, though, and we are waiting for her return with Tourist and Salt.

4. Jennifer Aniston.

Earned: $27 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 41. Mentioned in Internet: no. 22

Love Happens and The Bounty Hunter might have failed, but Jennifer still is on top of the list. Media talks about her, she keeps shooting in romantic movies, and she keeps getting something from Friends series.

5. Brad Pitt.

Earned: $20 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 15. Mentioned in Internet: no. 12

Pitt is an attraction in himself. He starred in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and his appearance was not the last factor to attract the audience and earn $314 mln for the movie. Also, his relationships with Angelina Jolie is a nice topic for media.

6. Tom Hanks.

Earned: $45 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 44. Mentioned in Internet: no. 42

Angels and Demons is the main source of Hanks’ income. In his next movie Larry Crowne he was also a director and a screenwriter.

7. Ben Stiller.

Earned: $53 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 61. Mentioned in Internet: no. 68

The brillian comedian’s movies sold $2 bln in the US cinemas, which has made him one the best paid actors. Other than acting, he acts as a producer (Megamind from Dreamworks for example).

8. Robert Pattinson.

Earned: $17 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 37. Mentioned in Internet: no. 7

Most income comes, of course, from The Twilight movies. However, next year we expect another one, with no vampires, Water for Elephants, where he stars with Reese Witherspoon.

9. Tom Cruise.

Earned: $22 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 38. Mentioned in Internet: no. 25

Despite recent carreer falls, Tom’s earlier works keep bringing constant income. His Knigth and Day, where he starred with Cameron Diaz, may take hip up again, and there is also Mission Impossible IV to come in 2011.

10. Adam Sandler.

Earned: $40 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 74. Mentioned in Internet: no. 66

Adam keeps getting over $15 mln per movie he stars in, and he also is a producer (Mall Cop, or soon to come The Zookeper).

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13th Street, the channel for thrillers, horrors and crime, have released an interactive thriller, The Last Call, or . The cinema audience, to be specific, one of the audience, is able to communicate with the protagonist through his/her phone which was preliminarily submitted by the viewer. The lady calls the viewer from inside the screen, and the voice recognition software ensures simple communication between the two. The viewer dictates the protagonist what to do in certain situations, thus ensuring a happy or gloomy end.

Have a look at the trailer, I especially liked the ending

With the recent 3D boom, this news is in danger of being left unnoticed, but it’s a great idea, no doubt. One problem, though, needs to be solved: an individual ruling the plot for the whole audience – how annoying it may be for the rest? But using this idea for home video must work just well…

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If you are into posters – have a look at the way they made it in the old times, and what we have now, and if you like movies, there’s a great list for you to revise – you may have missed something, or you may want to watch some once again…

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