Paramount Not Screening 'G.I. Joe' For Critics
getthebigpicture.net 8/4/2009 — Paramount has made a sweeping decision to not screen G.I. Joe for most critics. A few websites and blogs have had access - not this one, however - but beyond that, if you're looking for a review of the new Hasbro adaptation, you're out of luck. There are two reasons not to screen ...

Movie Review: 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'
time.com 8/8/2009 — One of the few smart things about G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was the decision by Paramount Pictures to refuse to screen the movie for the press. The studio's previous summer toy story, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , had earned a sheaf of ...

The Associated Press: No go: Paramount won't show critics `G.I. Joe'
google.com 8/4/2009 — 8 hours ago LOS ANGELES It's the biggest movie of the summer that practically no one has seen. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" opens Friday, but Paramount Pictures isn't screening the blockbuster for critics beforehand. Only a select few writers from ...

Irate Michael Bay Blasts Paramount Over Unacceptable Tie With Ice Age 3
movieline.com 7/6/2009 — In early May, panic-stricken director Michael Bay fired off an angry e-mail to Paramount, accusing the studio of not providing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with the kind of marketing campaign worthy of the most explosive, least-comprehensible ...

Bay Brings Genre Label to Paramount
weblogs.variety.com 10/7/2009 — With "Transformers," director Michael Bay presides over Paramount’s biggest budget franchise. he's ready to become the studio's go-to-guy for low cost films, too. Paramount Pictures has signed a first look producing deal with Platinum Dunes, the genre ...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fun Facts
slashfilm.com 6/17/2009 — Did you know if you took all the robot parts from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and laid them out end to end, they would stretch from one side of California to the other, about 180 miles. Paramount has released a list of fun facts relating ...

Discuss: Do You Care That ‘Joe’ Isn’t Being Screened For Critics?
filmschoolrejects.com 8/5/2009 — I realize that we’ve slowly been edging in more inside baseball onto the site, mostly because it’s received fairly well. I attribute that to our readers being just slightly smarter than the average movie goer and overwhelmingly more literate than some of the writers on this site. ...

Paramount nabs 'Steal' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
variety.com 6/29/2009 — 'Transformers's' Kurtzman, Orci to produce pic Marking the first major acquisition for newly appointed Paramount Film Group prexy Adam Goodman, the studio has paid seven figures upfront for action-comedy pitch "License to Steal." Shane Salerno will ...

Why You Should Care About the G.I. Joe Culture War
movieline.com 8/5/2009 — The publicity campaign for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is really turning into quite the piece of work by Paramount. And I mean that in all due respect for the wicked genius at play here, from vice chairman Rob Moore -- who defended his ...

Discuss: What Did You Think of Transformers 2?
filmschoolrejects.com 6/24/2009 — It is finally June 24th, and that means that Michael Bay’s latest film, the much-anticipated and much talked about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is in theaters and ready to have public eyes all over it. And now that we’ve weighed in with Robert Fure’s Transformers ...