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Founded | 1989 |
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Headquarters | United States |
Services | Online media, movie theatre information, movie tickets |
Parent | Born in Cleveland LLC |
Website | moviefone.com |
Moviefone is an American-based moving pictures listing and information service. Moviegoers can obtain local showtimes, cinema information, film reviews, and advance tickets, as well as TV content and a comprehensive search tool that allows users to find theaters, channels, and streaming services offering movies and television shows.[1] The service is owned by Born in Cleveland LLC, Cleveland O’Neal III's holding company. O’Neal is creator and producer of Made in Hollywood syndicated daytime entertainment show.
History[edit]
In 1989, Russ Leatherman, Rob Gukeisen, Andrew Jarecki, Pat Cardamone, and Adam Slutsky launched the interactive telephone service, with initial service in Los Angeles and New York City.[2] Leatherman provided the voice of 'Mr. Moviefone' for the automated phone service.[3] After gaining popularity, the service later expanded across the United States and eventually adopted an online presence as Moviefone.com.
In 1999, AOL purchased Moviefone for $388 million.[4][5] The acquisition was completed on May 21, 1999.[6][7]
In 2001, Moviefone entered into a partnership with MovieTickets.com that crosslinked their ticketing offerings; by 2004, Moviefone's online arm was acquired outright by MovieTickets.com.[8] However, in 2012, Moviefone announced a partnership with MovieTickets.com's rival Fandango.[9][10]
On February 23, 2014, it was reported that Moviefone would be shutting down its call-in service and its '777-FILM' phone number, but would maintain its mobile app services.[11]
On May 5, 2014, Moviefone was relaunched with a new look, an expansion into TV content, and a comprehensive search tool that allows users to find theaters, channels, and streaming services offering movies and television shows.[12]
On April 5, 2018, Helios and Matheson Analytics, the majority owner of the movie ticketing service MoviePass, announced the acquisition of Moviefone from Oath Inc. for $1 million in cash and $8 million in stock.[13][14]
In early 2020, the company's parent company went bankrupt and it was reported that it was being run by just a single employee. The company was worth just $4,379,504, or about 1% of the 388 million when it was purchased by AOL.[15]Made in Hollywood Producer Cleveland O’Neal III purchased Moviefone out of bankruptcy in March 2020 via his holding company, Born in Cleveland LLC.[16]
In popular culture[edit]
Openemu cover art. In the Seinfeld episode The Pool Guy, the character Cosmo Kramer receives misdialed calls meant for Moviefone after getting a new phone number.
In the 2001 film Josie and the Pussycats, Mr. Moviefone is the voice of subliminal advertising messages planted into pop music by an ominous record agency.
References[edit]
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- ^'About Moviefone'. Moviefone.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^Goldsmith, Jill (2020-03-20). 'Moviefone Sold For $1M, MoviePass Next On Block As Bankrupt Parent Dismantled'. Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^'Moviefone voice: 'I'm not bummed' that phone service is ending'. TODAY.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^'AOL buys MovieFone'. CNN. February 1, 1999. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^'America Online to Acquire MovieFone, Inc., Nation's No. 1 Movie Listing and Ticketing Company'. Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. February 1, 1999. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via TheFreeDictionary.com.
- ^'America Online, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MovieFone, Inc'. Business Wire (Press release). Berkshire Hathaway. May 21, 1999.
- ^'America Online, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MovieFone, Inc'. warnermediagroup.com. May 21, 1999. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^'Press release'. MovieTickets.com. 2004. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Verrier, Richard (May 23, 2012). 'Fandango and Moviefone dial up new partnership'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Shaw, Lucas (May 23, 2012). 'Fandango and Moviefone partner for ticket sales'. Reuters. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Barnes, Brooks (February 23, 2014). 'Moviefone Is Hanging Up, but Its App Will Go On'. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Barnes, Brooks (May 5, 2014). 'Moviefone will add broadcast and on-demand TV information'. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Ben Fritz (April 5, 2018). 'Upstart MoviePass to Join With Cinema Service Moviefone'. Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Carr, Flora (April 5, 2018). 'MoviePass Just Bought Moviefone. Here's What It Means for Moviegoers'. Fortune. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^Spangler, Todd (2020-02-15). 'Moviefone, Worth 1% of Its Former Value, Is Being Run by One Employee After Parent Company's Bankruptcy'. Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^Spangler, Todd (March 25, 2020). 'Meet Moviefone's New Owner: 'Made in Hollywood' Producer Cleveland O'Neal III'. Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- '777-FILM'. Moviefone.com. List of U.S. states with Moviefone local numbers.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moviefone&oldid=1008165327'
What was that movie where all the old actors from old action movies get together in a single film and blow up lots of stuff? Which is the one where Brad Pitt plays death? And remember that movie where Tom Hanks’s best friend is a volley ball? Wait, what was that one movie where that girl was terminally ill but she got married anyway? No, the older one with the singer who was popular back then…
In can be beyond aggravating when you have the name of a movie on the tip of your tongue but just can’t seem to get it out. Now, there’s a site that can take the things you do remember about the movie and use them to find the name you’re thinking of.
It’s scary-accurate, and it’s one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time.
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A site called simply “What is my movie?” was created to showcase some next-level fuzzy search and deep search technology developed by Finnish startup Valossa, a company that was founded by computer science researchers and engineers from Finland’s University of Oulu.
We’ve discussed it before here on the site, but a new Reddit thread reminded me of it the other night. I finally had some time to really test it out… and I was blown away.
“We aspire to create a new, descriptive way of searching video content,” the team said on its website. “Our technology understands the contents of video files itself. Ranging from text to pattern recognition, we reach down into data that has not been searchable in the past.”
The site continues, “Whatismymovie.com has been developed by the tech team of Valossa that has its roots in the Computer Science and Engineering research conducted at the University of Oulu. We have an extensive research background on automatic content recognition and video data analysis. The demonstrations on this site have been developed for research purposes and Proof of Concept for the industry. Deep Content technology has also been piloted with the broadcasters for TV content.”
The group’s “Deep Content” technology analyzes video content in ways that typical search engines cannot, and it uses that data to deliver impressive matches even when the search terms provided at very vague.
I had a whole lot of fun testing out the site’s tech. Here are a few examples:
Since Valossa’s tech digs deep into the video content itself, you can even use quotes to find the movie you’re looking for:
It’s a hugely useful site that also just so happens to be an impressive showcase for Valossa’s tech, and you can check it out here. Can you stump it?