2005 December : Movie Marketing Madness

Underworld: Evolution official website

Sony has seriously upgraded the official website for Underworld: Evolution, the sequel to Underworld (which was the subject of my very first Movies on the Brain column.) There’s now a whole host of content there, including a gallery, a game and more. If you’re looking forward to this one - a group that [...]

Wells on Underworld trailer

Jeffery Wells has a great quote that sums up his thoughts on Underworld: Evolution.

The trailer certainly gives every indication it’s a straight programmer and strictly a paycheck movie for the talent. If it rises even a tiny bit above the level of pure bilge I will buy a red rubber enema bag and do the [...]

Mini MMM: Match Point

Like a lot of things, I came to appreciate Woody Allen later in life. I had been prejudiced against him in childhood by a ridiculous story my mother told (repeatedly) that skewed my view of the Wood-man. In the early 90’s I came close to getting into him when I watched Husbands & Wives but, [...]

Thank You For Smoking trailer

What exactly is life like for the men and women who act as the public face of industries such as tobacco, alchohol and firearms? Thank You For Smoking follows the spokesman for Big Tobacco, played by Aaron Eckhart as he tries to navigate a life where he is openly villified and hated. It’s [...]

Factory Girl poster

JoBlo has a look at the first teaser poster for Factory Girl, starring Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick. Very cool and Miller looks just smoking hot.

Mini MMM: The White Countess

I’m a sucker for period dramas. I find the recreations of bygone eras more than interesting and when they’re done well they truly do transport you back in time to that point in history. The lastest such film that has flown onto my radar is The White Countess. The movie stars Ralph Fiennes and Natasha [...]

RV trailer

RV (or, as it was originally called, Johnson Family Vacation With White People) stars Robin Williams as the head of dysfunctional family who rents an RV in order to get everyone to bond. Hilarity, of course, ensues. Much of that involves Williams acting like a clueless jackass and/or poop. Check out the [...]

When A Stranger Calls trailer

If you’ve seen the opening 10 minutes of Scream or, really, any teen horror movie from the last ten years or so then you’ll be able to predict the entirity of the plot of When A Stranger Calls. If there are any surprises in the movie (creative ones, not “BOOO!” ones) then they were [...]

300 official website

Warner Bros. continues to curry my favor (like they actually care) with their websites. The latest is for the Frank Miller graphic novel adaptation 300. They’ve launched the site with not only ordinary things like a Synopsis and Downloads but also with a Production Blog. This is the kind of thing I’ve [...]

Ultraviolet official website

There’s absolutely nothing but a teaser image of Milla Jovavich at the newly launched website for Ultraviolet. Stay tuned for more, though.

Failure to Launch trailer

God, this looks awful. Matthew McConahaeyeetyee plays a 35-year old who still lives with his parents (the one inspired part of the movie is casting Terry Bradshaw as his father. That’s perfect). Sarah Jessica Parker is the “Professional Motivator” who, while she’s simulating a relationship with him, actually does fall in love [...]

You, Me & Dupree trailer

Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson star in You, Me & Dupree. Dillon and Hudson play newlyweds who wind up taking in Wilson, the best man at their wedding, after he has some difficulties. Seems to be the latest in the recent trend of adult-oriented comedies and looks pretty funny, especially when [...]

Date Movie trailers

In the tradition of, and from some of the writers of, Scary Movie and others comes Date Movie starring Alyson Hannigan. As you can see from the teaser and full theatrical trailers it’s one of these that feels the more references and situations from other movies you throw in the funnier it will be. [...]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest official website

Disney has put up the official website for Pirates of the Caribbean: Deadman’s Chest. So far there’s just the trailer, some downloads and a photo gallery containing a mix of stills and production art.
(Hat tip to ComingSoon)

Movie Marketing Madness: 2005 Wrap-Up

(FilmThreat - 12/25/05)
And so, my friends, we come to the end of 2005. What was the biggest movie story of 2005? Was it Tom Cruise obviously going off the meds he’s been on for 20 years just prior to going on Oprah? Was it the return of the true adult oriented R-rated comedy? No, [...]

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