Category Archives: Observations and Provocations

Things worth saying about movie trailers.

Movie Apps: interactivity, investment, engagement and ?

I was recently asked to expand my remarks about apps produced to promote and market movies, after my post mentioning the Stifler App from American Reunion that I first learned about in Professor John Weller‘s graduate seminar on digital marketing … Continue reading

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Avengers AND Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows post-release TV Spots: Jump on the Bandwagon!

AVENGERS TV SPOT, Released May 8th. Last week, after AVENGERS shattered opening weekend box office records in the United States, the trailermakers cut a :17 spot to exploit the extraordinary news. Presumably, the distributor had contingency plans for just this … Continue reading

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God Bless America Trailer: Sociopathy and graphic violence OK with the MPAA, but not the "f" word

RED BAND TRAILER God Bless America is to be released on May 11th, though it already debuted on VOD, April 6th, an indication that its distributor had greater expectations from the “direct to vid” route than theatrical. Bobcat Goldthwait‘s ascerbic … Continue reading

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