Charles Poladian

The Oscars will surely boost sales of all the movies in contention but does that also apply to pirated movies? On torrent sites, it seems as though the Oscars only helped a few movies.

The role of music in film took center stage at the 85th Oscars awards show.

For a short while online, it appeared as though Banksy was not only identified but also unmasked. A fake press release was issued saying that Banksy was arrested and identified as Paul William Horner.

“Batman/Superman” is a new comic series that will feature the two biggest DC Comics characters sharing the same pages. The new comic will premiere in June and will be written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Jae Lee.

NBC executives cannot be happy about the news that the network fell to fifth place in the key 18-49 demographic for February sweeps.

The 85th Oscars will celebrate movies released in 2012 but will also include a special tribute to James Bond’s 50th birthday. The special night will include the first-ever appearance by Dame Shirley Bassey, as well as a performance by Adele.

A prison guard in Downstate Correctional Facility is pregnant an inmate’s child and is being charged with rape. The prison guard, identified as Tyshinia Love Brewster, had been having a sexual relationship since 2010.

The announcement that Pope Benedict XVI was retiring came as a shock and news later came out that the Pope was in poor health which led to his resignation. Another reason, according to La Repubblica, is a secret report that details Vatican sex and fraud scandals.

Police are looking for the men who raped and killed three sisters, all under the age of 11, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The bodies of the three sisters were found in a well on February 14.

While the announced PlayStation 4 videogames and tech specs are nice, the new DualShock 4 controller and the PlayStation 4 Eye are what users will interact with most frequently. Luckily, Sony has provided an in-depth at the two items that will let you interact with the PS4.

Sony announced the PlayStation 4 on Wednesday in New York. While there are some very exciting developments and plans for the PS4 there are still plenty of questions. Sony discussed the PS4 on Thursday and said the specs, as well as the price of the system, have yet to be finalized.

On Wednesday, Sony announced the PlayStation 4 and while there is plenty to digest one of the most important aspects of any console are the games that a user will play. Luckily, Sony announced some exciting new games to look forward to in addition to the announcement of the PlayStation 4.

Pete Domenici, the former New Mexico senator and Budget Committee chairman, admitted on Wednesday that he fathered a son with Michelle Laxalt, the daughter of Paul Laxalt, the former senator and governor of Nevada.

Sony’s big announcement has lived up to its billing. The PlayStation 4 will feature social integration, a new controller and plenty of interesting technology.

Bruce Lee is a legend in the martial arts world as well as being a movie star and it all started with a fight with Wong Jack Man in a California gym. This historical fight, as well as Lee’s origins as a movie star, will be documented in the new movie “Birth of the Dragon.”

Sony’s big announcement could mean the unveiling of the PlayStation 4. The speculation about what the controller will look like as well as the new system’s capabilities may be revealed at 6 p.m. EST, and you can watch the announcement via live stream on IBTimes.

Rousey is an Olympic medalist and a very successful MMA fighter. She was the first female fighter signed by the UFC and will be making her debut headlining UFC 157 in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday.

Sony is planning something big for Wednesday and many are speculating that it will be the unveiling of the next-generation console PlayStation 4. Some sources have discussed the possible price of the PS4 as well as a release date for Sony’s new videogame console.

A French family of seven was kidnapped by vacationing in Cameroon. According to reports, Islamist militants are believed to be behind the kidnapping of the family.

Bonnaroo 2013 announced its headliners and initial lineup Tuesday. The three-day festival will take place on June 13-19 at Manchester, Tenn., and here are 20 acts you should check out.

The elusive Higgs boson particle that was discovered by the Large Hadron Collider last year could unlock many of science’s most difficult questions. The mass of the Higgs boson could also hold the answer to the end of the universe, but don't worry; we've got billions of years.

Following Burger King’s Twitter account being hacked by Anonymous, on Tuesday Jeep’s Twitter account was hacked, saying it had been sold to Cadillac. The people behind the attack are not being shy -- #BlameAnonymous is "behind" the latest Twitter attack.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da’Quan Bowers was arrested on Monday in New York for carrying a loaded handgun in his luggage at LaGuardia Airport. Bowers is currently in police custody and awaiting arraignment in New York.

Several leaked emails from top executives have sent stock prices down and could signal trouble ahead for the retail giant.

Atoms for Peace are giving fans a treat by streaming their new album, “Amok,” one week early. Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich, who are in Radiohead together, also answered fan questions during a Reddit AMA session.

The fight between The Pirate Bay and the Finnish anti-piracy group CIPAC, Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre, continues to get more interesting as the file sharing site has reported the group to police. Surprisingly, CIPAC welcomes all of this and wants the matter to go to court but for what reason?

In the season finale of ‘Downton Abbey’ there were a few surprises as the Crawley family traveled to the Highlands in Scotland for Vacation. The season ending episode will have plenty of people talking both for the additions as well as the one major subtraction from “Downton Abbey.”

The British were hardly the only ones to live on large estates and have servants in the early years of the last century. And because of the enormous popularity of PBS' “Downton Abbey,” mansions in Newport, R.I., have become tourist destinations for people wishing to get a glimpse not only of the lives of the rich but also of the lives of their servants.

The Criterion Collection encompasses some of the best films ever created, and it is available for streaming only on Hulu Plus. Over the Presidents Day holiday weekend, Hulu is streaming all of the Criterion Collection movies, literally hundreds, for free -- and here are some of the top picks.