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LOOPER TEASER: Or What do you have to do to get a great opening weekend?

Box Office Mojo had this to say about Looper’s opening weekend gross of $21M: “Looper’s good-not-great opening inforces [sic?] the challenges inherent in selling an original, R-rated sci-fi movie. Previews were jam-packed with quality information: they clearly articulated the movie’s … Continue reading

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MALE ANXIETY & FEMALE DISCOURAGEMENT: 30 MINUTES OR LESS

Buddy movies featuring hapless slackers in extreme circumstances, occupy a valuable niche in the domestic market, appealing, despite coarse humor, male protagonists and male pre-occupations, to mixed audiences.  Yet the International Red Band trailer for 30 MINUTES OR LESS, which … Continue reading

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