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Do You Remember Great Movie Marketing Campaigns?
There are awards for people in the movies and people making the movies, and just this weekend the people who market movies were honored at the 37th Annual Hollywood Reporter Movie Marketing Key Art Awards.
The marketing teams behind the Simpsons Movie, Bee Movie, Juno and No Country for Old Men were among the most awarded in categories like Best Campaign (No Country), Best TV Spots (Juno for comedy, There Will Be Blood for drama) and Best Website Design (The Simpsons Movie).
Judd Apatow received the Visionary Award, "recognizing a filmmaker who inspires movie marketers," and the theatrical trailer for Superbad won for Best Comedy Trailer.
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to these titles, you can now find the five-disc collector's edition of Blade Runner.
BuzzSugar's Must-Haves for December
Welcome to BuzzSugar's monthly must-haves, where I show off a handful of the things I'm most looking forward to watching, buying, renting and reading. We're well into the holiday season now, so here are a few things I'm looking at to keep me happy and sane amid all the hustle and bustle.
To find out why "these are a few of my favorite things," read more
Rush Hour 3 Zooms to the Top of the Box Office
Well, Brett Ratner has become an even wealthier man. Having figured out a most profitable buddy action flick formula, his latest movie Rush Hour 3 took the box office crown this weekend, raking in $50.2 million. Though extremely respectable, this sum falls short of the $67.4 million made by Rush Hour 2 its opening weekend in the summer of 2001.
Box Office: Ultimate Bourne Breaks Records
For this weekend at least, Jason Bourne reigned supreme over James Bond. The Bourne Ultimatum finished its premiere weekend with an estimated $70.2 million in ticket sales, beating not only the other two Bourne films but also the premiere numbers for any Bond movie. It was also the biggest August premiere for any movie ever, and it was a personal best for both star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass.
Comic-Con Report: Simpsons, Pixar, Narnia, More
At Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, Team member Phasekitty got some great scoop on some upcoming movies from Disney, Focus Features and more. Be sure to check out all of her blogging about the event. Here are a few highlights:
- At the Simpsons panel, Phasekitty got the answer to one burning question about The Simpsons Movie: What happened to Spider Pig?
Sugar Bits - The Simpsons Movie Is Box Office Gold
- The Simpsons Movie stole the #1 slot away from Chuck and Larry at the the box office this weekend, making $71.8 million. All that clever advertising really paid off! - BuzzSugar
- Ingmar Bergman passed away at the age of 89.
Box Office: Simpsons Rake In Lots of D'Oh
Looks like Bart, Homer, Marge and the gang aren't just small-screen superstars anymore. The Simpsons Movie pulled in an estimated $71.8 million — the third-highest opening ever for an animated movie, behind only the two latest installments of the Shrek series — to run away with the weekend box office title. According to the Hollywood Reporter, that's well above the industry's highest expectations.
The Simpsons Movie: Satisfying Enough
First and foremost, The Simpsons Movie is very funny. In many ways, it's a perfectly satisfying Simpsons adventure with plenty of gags to keep the laughs rolling on. Thus, as a major summer comedy, this movie is a success.
Even The Simpsons Movie Premiere Can't Escape LL
The humans behind our favorite yellow family and some of their other famous friends came out in LA last night to celebrate the premiere of The Simpsons Movie. It's been impossible to avoid the hype (and adorable promotion), and we'll all finally be able to see the long-awaited film on Friday. On the yellow carpet the adorable Hank Azaria cheekily stuck his finger up Homer's nose while JC Chasez was a little more tame in front of the poster.
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