Movie Marketing Madness: Everything, Everything

Maddy Whittier (Amandla Stenberg) is seriously ill in the new young adult tearjerker Everything, Everything. Her immune system is so compromised she can’t go outside but must remain indoors in a controlled and disease-free environment lest she is exposed to something her body can’t handle. Turns out that list includes Olly Bright (Nick Robinson), a … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Everything, Everything

Movie Marketing Madness: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

I think we can all agree that, to date, the definitive cinematic version of the King Arthur story was the one told in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. That’s just science. But this week director Guy Ritchie is going to throw another contender in the ring with King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Despite … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Movie Marketing Madness: Going In Style

As a filmmaker, Zack Braff has a reputation for telling very personal stories about 20- or 30-something wandering spirits. This week he takes on his first seeming “director for hire” gig with Going In Style. The movie stars Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin and Michael Caine as a trio of retirees who have been living off … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Going In Style

Movie Marketing Madness: Kong: Skull Island

King Kong is back on the big screen for the first time in about a dozen years in this week’s Kong: Skull Island. The story follows a group of explorers lead by James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston) and Bill Randa (John Goodman) who are searching for a long-lost island that’s cloaked in legend and mystery. Along … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Kong: Skull Island

Movie Marketing Madness: The LEGO Batman Movie

I’m not sure anyone expected Batman to be the big breakout star of 2014’s The LEGO Movie, which itself was a hit beyond what most people in the general public likely thought it would be. But the Dark Knight, as voiced by Will Arnett, wound up being a favorite with his song about dead parents, … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: The LEGO Batman Movie

Movie Marketing Madness: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

We’re now officially living in the Harry Potter Expanded Universe with this week’s release of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. The movie is based on a short book written a few years ago by J.K. Rowling, but it wasn’t actually a story, instead presented simply as a guide book written by one Newt … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them