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When writers, particularly on the web, are accused of quid pro quo on ad sales, I don't like it... unless there seems to be a clear correlation. After all, having an ad sales division is quite unusual for websites that aren't under major corporate ownership and everyone needs to eat.
But ...
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The Hurt Locker
I found this list, sent by the publicity team at Disney, made me smile. There is something about acknowledging the silliness of taking massive marketing efforts to social networking, though no studio feels they can be on top of things without doing it these days.
And I'm sure someone over ...
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The Drip, Drip, Drip
The main variation in the 2009/10 Oscar season that keeps getting discussed is the change to 10 nominees.
And it's not insignificant.
But as the Chinese curse goes, "May you live in interesting times."
As the Academy made this change, the economy of the film ...
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I don't want to start reporting every DVD that hits the porch as though it is news, but with WB, Focus, Sony, Fox Searchlight, Sony Classics, and Magnolia landing with Academy members so far, it is interesting, I think, that WB decided not to ship The Hangover , though there will be Globes ...
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Fox Searchlight
The Hangover
Star Trek
mcnblogs.com - 2 days ago
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I won't offer any critical position on The
Princess & The Frog . I was not embargoed,
but the truth is, there is so much moving around at Disney these days, I am going to assume the conservative position and remain silent, looking towards the next ...
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The Princess, The Frog & The Color
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In Contention
found this 2 days agofound this
A very strong list ... heavy on good deeds with a few titles about show biz thrown in for entertainment value.
Of course, the first thing many of us wonder about is who got left out... and so... docs that have been released, had some real heat, and did not make the cut...
Capitalism: A ...
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I am not a big believer in internet surveying. I have had many experiences in which I know the survey is factually incorrect, others that make no sense in perspective.
And the chart below, from Nielsen, is pretty iffy... to the degree that they misname Lisa Schwartzbaum "Lisa Schwartzman." ...
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The thing that none of the obits I have read seem to recall is that the Ober-hosted MTV's Remote Control was a real melting pot for NY-based comedy talent at a time when a lot of rising stars were coming up. Adam Sandler and Denis Leary turned up on the show often. Ben Stiller was floating ...
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So, Rupert Murdoch seems intent on leading the charge against invasive aggregation. Google is, amazingly, the most constant target.
Here are three interesting perspective pieces on the current state of the situation...
Doing the Math on News Corp.’s Threatened Google Block by (also known ...
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mcnblogs.com - 3 days ago
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where the hell are the screeners???!!! This is
one of the major events of this year's awards
season. Magnolia and Sony Classics have shipped. Everyone else... not yet. And the same is pretty much true of the ad campaigns. Expect a big, fresh ...
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Twittered By An Academy Member This Morning
