As hype for new box office champ “The Dark Knight” reached a fever pitch over the weekend, moviegoers were surfing eBay and Craigslist for tickets, sometimes paying five times face value for them.

The hottest items were tickets to Imax showings. The movie opened on 94 Imax screens, and company executives did a good job letting folks know that director Christopher Nolan shot many of the biggest action scenes with an Imax camera, making it was the best venue for viewing the film.

All the publicity didn’t hurt Imax stock, either: It gained 18 percent last week. “The Dark Knight,” meanwhile set a new weekend record by selling $155 million worth of tickets.

The going online-auction price for an Imax “Dark Knight” ticket seemed to be around $50 — with many sellers asking $60 and many buyers offering $40.

An eBay spokesperson said she didn’t recall seeing this many, if any, offers to buy and sell movie tickets on the site before. Read more

Sexy Auto Girls: MITSUBISHI to unveil its 4-wheel drive sedan ‘Lancer Evolution’ in Korea

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — MITSUBISHI today held a press conference with the introduction of its 4-wheel drive sedan ‘Lancer Evolution’ in Korea market in order to enter Korea market.

Powered by 2.0-liter MIVEC turbocharged and intercooled engine with 295 horsepower, the Lancer Evolution will be available in September for around 40,000,000(KRW).

Leah Dizon as hot sexy model in Japan

Leah Dizon received moderate success in America including the cover features of various import car magazines. However, her modeling career in the United States gained her much attention and a fanbase overseas, predominantly in Asia.

One year after her pictures were posted up on the internet, she already had 2,000,000 hits from search engines.Following the advice of her fans, Dizon sent a demo tape with model photographs of herself to a talent agency in Japan and in April of 2006, after being accepted, she immediately moved to Tokyo. In October 2006, she released her first photobook titled Petite Amie (Girlfriend in French), which was ranked as the third best selling photobook of that year.

Leah Dizon: “hot” model in Japan, originally uploaded by YellowTornado44.
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