Sophia Coppola returns to the director’s chair with this week’s The Beguiled. A remake of the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page, this one features Nicole Kidman as Martha Farnsworth, the headmistress of a school for girls in Civil War-era Virginia. One day one of her students comes across a Union soldier named … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: The Beguiled
Movie Marketing Madness: The Lobster
Want to get Movie Marketing Madness via email? Sign up here. Then connect with MMM on Twitter and Facebook. Usually when someone says they “need” to find a person to be with and love it’s a bit of an overstatement, an exaggeration to make a point. They may be lonely and really desiring someone to … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: The Lobster
Selling Alexander
You can read my full recap of the marketing for Alexander at Film Threat. The fictional biography (?) of Alexander the Great, this Oliver Stone owes its existence to “Gladiator” and owes a debt of gratitude to whoever pulled the plug on Baz Luhrmann’s planned biopic covering the same subject. This one though presents some … Continue reading Selling Alexander