Olivia Colman, Oscar winner?
Read moreWoman Walks Ahead
Jessica Chastain is basically my One True Love.
Read moreThe Passage
Sit down, strap in, hold on. This is next-level exciting; Justin Cronin’s trilogy, The Passage, coming to tv screens near you soon.
Read moreDeadpool 2 Transmedia Marketing (is awesome)
Fast Company provides an awesome summary of the whacky transmedia Marketing machine for Deadpool 2. I just love all this thinking-out-the-box stuff. “What 20th Century Fox and Ryan Reynolds did was lean into what worked last time, while expanding ever so slightly into newer, less familiar areas. Like a coloring contest. Or somehow convincing Good…
Read moreSkyscraper: the sky’s the limit for Dwayne Johnson
Skyscraper is the year’s biggest “not based on anything” studio release, and the weight of its expectations is resting on the broad shoulders of its affable lead, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson is one of a tiny handful of modern-day movie stars able to front mid-to-big budget vehicles based on their perceived value to the…
Read moreLearn Klingon with Duolingo
How was Lt. Uhuru’s accent? Now you don’t have to say “jIyajbe’”, you can find out for yourself, via the language learning app, Duolingo – now offering Klingon courses. I kind of love this quite a lot. Art meets life.
Read moreLove, Simon
Love, Simon is something of a first; a major Hollywood studio production that does not diminish or ignore the fact that it’s essentially a gay teen love story in its marketing materials. Just look at the cheeky billboards erected in LA to promote the movie. We-ho – West Hollywood – is obviously the city’s main…
Read moreVeronica and the Release Strategies
Two things. First: Veronica. It’s the latest from Paco Plaza, the Spanish writer-director responsible for the first two [REC] movies. It’s a solid, well-made horror telling the ostensibly true tale of a luckless 15 year old who invites something horrible in after an ill-advised ouija game. The ensuing drama plays out mostly in a small…
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