Archive for March, 2006
Busy couple of weeks
Work - my actual job - has been kicking my ass the last couple weeks. That's why there haven't been any new columns up. If I had a bit more time I likely would have at least covered all or some of the following: Basic Instinct 2, Inside Man, Brick, Lonesome Jim and Slither. The next couple weeks should be back to normal, though.
Mack’s new blog
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Mack Collier, one of the writers on Beyond Madison Avenue, has a new blog of his very own. The Viral Garden is an opportunity for Mack to express himself as often as he needs to and on any subject he feels like without hogging space on BMA. Definitely add this one to your reading list.
Simpsons teaser trailer
I really don't think this is an April Fools gag since JoBlo takes pains to say it's not so consider this valid speculation at least. People are saying that a teaser trailer for the long-rumored and much-anticipated full-length movie version of "The Simpsons" is being attached to some prints of Ice Age 2. That's not confirmed since Fox is just [...]
The genius of Snakes on a Plane
Both Jon Fine at BusinessWeek and Richard Williamson at adfreak have written great pieces on the advertising and marketing of Snakes on a Plane. Both come to roughly the same conclusion, that the movie will likely be a disaster but what a show that's going on before it comes out. Someone commented on a recent post of mine that while, yes, [...]
Slither’s “Slug it Out” contest winner announced
Universal Pictures has announced the winner of their "Slug it out" contest for their upcoming horror comedy Slither. A commercial created by Chris Ell was aired during "My Name Is Earl" this evening. Adam Fogelson, president of marketing, Universal Pictures commented, "User generated content is key to "Slither's" core marketing campaign. [...]
