Archive for July, 2006
More on Smith V. Finke
Kevin Smith makes his rebuttal argument against Nikke Finke in a new post on his blog. In doing so, he also gives some great insight on the marketing of Clerks II. On the subject of the “Clerks II†box office results (which Nikki is also really digging her heels in on), she writes “I based my analysis on: the very low opening [...]
V For Vendetta hijacks IMDb
Steve Hall registers his irritation that, upon visiting the IMDb for some information he was suddenly and irreversably taken to a promotional page for the DVD release of V For Vendetta. I hate those type of ads that completely hijack your browsing experience and they definitely shouldn't be used by studios. Technorati tags: movie marketing, [...]
New Crank poster
Hey, guess what? The new poster for Crank, which looks like a vaguely original action movie, makes the movie look just like any other action movie. That's too bad. Technorati tags: movie marketing, lionsgate
Paramount soothes WTC concerns in DC
Let's be clear: Politicians in Washington, DC aren't so much concerned that Oliver Stone's World Trade Center contains an overt political statement as they are that it doesn't contain their message. That's why Paramount executives took to the nation's capital to soothe concerns that the movie is another Stone conspiracy fest. By assuring [...]
An Inconvenient Truth’s weather ad
Jeffrey Wells passes on word that Paramount ran an ad for Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth in California, reminding everyone of the connection between their recent heatwave and global warming. Technorati tags: movie marketing, paramount pictures
