In response to Twitter #music, I wanted to create my own version but based around movies and their cast/crew all connected with Twitter. I shipped the very first version 36 hours after Twitter #music was released.
In the process, I've learned to make my own personal API's using PHP and additional APIs from various sources.
The Rotten Tomatoes API is used to grab information about the opening movies, their poster image, synopsis, and cast names.
I've modified the Twitter API to give me the ability to search for names. Twitter is also used to fetch the latest Tweets related to the movie.
- Add the current week's Friday date.
- Use a different API for obtaining higher resolution posters. Rotten Tomatoes API for posters doesn't have an inbetween size from medium to original.
- RT logo would duplicate once in a while on casts.
- Obtain a larger list of cast members to grab Twitter handles from.