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DO YOU PAY BY THE WORD?
Filmmaker Magazine — ... spies a freelance opportunity for some kind of film critic and relays this ad on Craigslist: Hi, We just finished a film and need to buy a one sentence quote from someone who calls himself a film critic. Thanks. Hillis writes: Now, in my relatively brief tenure as a full-time journalist, I've had my share of unprofessional favors asked of me, including one that permanently estranged a years-long camaraderie because I refused to watch a friend-of-a-friend's movie with the explicit purpose of giving a pullquote for their forthcoming DVD. Yet while I laugh at the above posting ...

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/Film — ... Man storyboard artist Eric Ramsey of Mk1 from cave escape, a Japanese poster for Swingers and original Adi Granov Iron Man cover art. Matthew McConaughey has been cast in the legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer for Lakeshore Entertainment. [Variety] The above posting was discovered on CraigsList by Greencine , with an author searching to purchase a one sentence pull quote ...

2 For Free
TheBadandUgly.com — ... Found this ad on Craigslist over the weekend. I may not be in Los Angeles, but I can turn out poll quotes as good any. Here’s two for free, mystery film: ...

Idiot Attempts to Buy Movie Quote on Craigslist
Cinematical — ... , someone has posted an ad on Craigslist offering to buy a positive quote from a film critic to use in promotional materials. The ad, in its entirety: ...

REEL TALK MIXTAPE: TUESDAY, MARCH 31st
Reel Talk — ... Need a good laugh? Someone tried to buy a quote on Craigslist. The message read, “Hi, We just finished a film and need to buy a one sentence quote from someone who calls himself a film critic. Thanks.” Maybe this person’s film is so bad, no critic would dare associate his or her name with it. Check out the actual ad here and head over to ...

Blurb Job
Awards Daily — I’d heard that Craig’s List was a good place to find a “masseuse” but how about this ad seeking another sort of hand job: Attention Film Critics (Los Angeles): “Hi. We just finished a film and need to buy a one sentence quote from someone who calls himself a film critic. Thanks.” Happy ending for Roger Freidman?

Friday Links
The Chutry Experiment — ... offering to buy a quote from someone who “calls” himself or herself a film reviewer (here’s the actual ad, soon to expire, I’d imagine). ...