Movie Marketing Madness – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Jacob is just discovering he’s not like other teenagers, notably that he has unusual powers and abilities. As he uncovers more and more about his past and his skills he comes to find Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, a special refuge and home for people like him. He comes to find out there are … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Movie Marketing Madness: Morgan

Want to get Movie Marketing Madness via email? Sign up here. Then connect with MMM on Twitter and Facebook. "He tampered in God's domain," one character declares at the end of Bride of the Monster." That's the core premise in many science fiction movies about scientists trying to "fix" something, including this week's new release … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Morgan

Movie Marketing Madness: Independence Day: Resurgence

Want to get Movie Marketing Madness via email? Sign up here. Then connect with MMM on Twitter and Facebook. Lots of people like to pin the birth of the blockbuster on either 1975’s Jaws or 1977’s Star Wars. The former is laughable - Jaws is very much of its time and basically plays like The … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Independence Day: Resurgence

Movie Marketing Madness: X-Men: Apocalypse

Want to get Movie Marketing Madness via email? Sign up here. Then connect with MMM on Twitter and Facebook. Despite pre-dating the first Iron Man movie by eight years and The Avengers by 12, the first expansion of the X-Men Cinematic Universe didn’t really come until earlier this year with Deadpool. Sure, there was a … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: X-Men: Apocalypse

20th Century Fox Won’t Feed Pirates, Drops Out of SDCC Hall H

Reports are circulating today that 20th Century Fox has decided it will not participate in Hall H panels at San Diego Comic-Con this year, a direct response to repeated incidents involving it and other studios where exclusive footage revealed there is quickly leaked online via cellphone videos and more. Last year in particular Fox had … Continue reading 20th Century Fox Won’t Feed Pirates, Drops Out of SDCC Hall H

Movie Marketing Madness: Eddie The Eagle

Want to get Movie Marketing Madness via email? Sign up here. Then connect with MMM on Twitter and Facebook. Underdog sports stories have made for some of the best movies of all time. Well...if not best, at least some of the most inspirational and memorable. The idea that someone can overcome the odds and achieve … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Eddie The Eagle

Movie Marketing Madness: Deadpool

Want to get Movie Marketing Madness via email? Sign up here. Then connect with MMM on Twitter and Facebook. Look, we’re not wanting for super hero movies these days. Since 2000’s X-Men but especially since 2008’s Iron Man we’re more or less drowning in them each year. The trend is so pervasive that inside of … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Deadpool

The Mystery of Where Deadpool’s Lines Will Actually Appear

As I’ve watched the campaign for Deadpool unspool over the last couple months in particular I’ve found myself noticing that, almost more than any other super hero or similar movie, it seems to feature a lot of dialogue that’s just kind of placed randomly in trailers. Taking one example, let’s look at the shot where, … Continue reading The Mystery of Where Deadpool’s Lines Will Actually Appear

Movie Marketing Madness: Joy

There’s a strong belief in America that anyone can accomplish anything. Usually this is put forward in the context bettering one’s self or rising above one’s given circumstances. We can debate how realistic that may or may not be, but there are enough stories out there about how people have either worked hard to become … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Joy

Movie Marketing Madness: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

For personal reasons I won’t go into I actually have a bit of a soft spot for the first couple Alvin and the Chipmunks movies. I know these aren’t great movies by any stretch of the imagination but if you can let go, roll with it and see it through the eyes of a younger … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip