Anna (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Ben (Adam Pally) have felt the spark go out of their marriage in the new movie Band Aid, also written and directed by Lister-Jones. They aren’t intimate with each other, find they don’t enjoy spending time with the other person and always seem to be on the verge of a fight. … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Band Aid
Movie Marketing Madness: Wakefield
Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) has a nice life as we meet him in the new movie Wakefield. He’s married to a lovely woman Diana (Jennifer Garner) and has two wonderful daughters. He commutes from the suburbs into the city to a job he’s successful at. One day he snaps, though, and has had it with … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Wakefield
Movie Marketing Madness: Personal Shopper
Kristen Stewart reteams with her Clouds of Sils Maria director Olivier Assayas on the new film Personal Shopper. In it she plays Maureen Cartwright, a woman who makes a living as a personal shopper (natch) to the rich and famous celebrities who aren’t able to go out and do it for themselves. It’s not much … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Personal Shopper
Flashback MMM: Medicine for Melancholy
I honestly couldn't tell you why I didn't cover Barry Jenkins' first movie as writer and director, Medicine for Melancholy, when it came out back in 2009. Perhaps it was a busy week, perhaps I couldn't find a good version of the trailer. Whatever the reason, as I was prepping my review of the campaign … Continue reading Flashback MMM: Medicine for Melancholy
The Baxter – Marketing Recap
The story of what happens to the nice guy who never gets the girl, The Baxter is an unconventional romantic comedy. Perenially unlucky in love, accountant Elliot Sherman (Michael Showalter) meets his dream girl (Elizabeth Banks) only to find out she's settling for him because she doesn't think she can be with the love of … Continue reading The Baxter – Marketing Recap