'Twilight': a non-review | Talking Pictures - Conversations about film, the bad and the beautiful (flag)

featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com — Mct_enter_movietwilight_4 The Tribune “Twilight” review runs Thursday, and I’ll be talking about the latest addition to our cinematic vampire lore with another member of the film’s target demo (Spike O’Dell) sometime Thursday morning on WGN-AM. Meantime, a talking point or two in lieu of a ...

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Hollywood Elsewhere — ... for another 36 hours or so (12:01 am on Friday, 11.21), although the Chicago Tribune 's Michael Phillips has said his review will be up tomorrow (i.e., presumably sometime late tonight online). It can be deduced that Summit is expecting a torrent of press negativity. Well, they're wrong . At least as far as this horse is concerned. Before last night's all-media screening at Manhattan's AMC 25 a publicist got a mid-sized laugh when she told everyone to "keep your reactions to yourself until Friday." You could hear the murmuring responses..."right!," "in a pig's eye!," ...

Publicity Fascism: Summit Entertainment Trying To Strong-Arm Critics With 'Twilight' Reviews Even Though Film Comes Our Friday? Jeff Wells Likes It??
:: The Playlist :: — ... The Chicago Tribune wrote a "talking poinst non-review" as well. They say "Twilight" "is low-keyed supernaturalism. Director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown) doesn't go in for heavy blockbuster or franchise machinery. Likewise, Tuesday's preview audience at the AMC River East 21 seemed relatively subdued on the way out." ...