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OBLIVION Trailers, Teaser, Spots and Featurettes: Saving a Mediocre Movie from Oblivion

It’s getting harder to assess the effect of movie marketing, given the multiple, intersecting components of any campaign. Take for example, Oblivion, a B.O. bomb in the US with $77M in domestic ticket sales, but with $224M worldwide, with nearly … Continue reading

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ANTICHRIST – PERILS OF A PROBLEMATIC TITLE

Directed by the acclaimed serial provocateur and current Cannes persona non grata, Lars Von Trier, for a budget of $11,000,000.00, this controversial, widely reviewed and much discussed film earned less than $1,000,000.00 worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.  If controversy, … Continue reading

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