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Know any horror producers/execs who would be into an 80s-style horror spec with practical makeup fx, no cgi? Please see my post in "Works in Progress" at the bottom of the forums.
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Anyone else at the Fellowship of the Ring In Concert at the Honda Center on Saturday night? For LOTR fans, it's an amazing experience! I believe they're going to tour the next two films, as well.
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Anyone ever meet Steve Jobs or at least see him speak? What's his most important accomplishment to you?
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Why does the Cap America costume in The Avengers look so cheap now? http://tinyurl.com/3snczxj
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How does weekend tracking work? Where/how do they poll people and gauge this information? I've never been asked at a movie theater if I was aware of an upcoming movie. As we all know, the tracking is often wrong, but it's usually pretty darn accurate so...pull back the curtain,please?
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It's all about comparisons and keeping a straight face when you guess wrong.
The pre-release numbers come from data gathered from focus groups and/or test screenings. Sometimes your focus group is a bunch a people in a room or sometimes they're online or polled over the phone. Who they are reflects what you want to find out -- age, geography, income, whatever.
From the groups you end up with data on movie awareness, how good your advertising was and demographic ...
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reaction to the film. You then take all the data, ticket pre-sales and compare it to how similar films opened. Then you guess.
Once the tickets start selling on Friday you get more data and you compare it to past releases to try to figure out Saturday and Sunday.
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Is the Mike Deluca "On the Slate" article exclusive to this site or is it copied from another site?
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"I Love You, Man" the billboards scene analysis. Paul Rudd in a yellow speedo! http://tinyurl.com/3st4r7j
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My interview with the brilliant Louis C.K. of "Louie" fame on FX: http://tinyurl.com/4yf2lnj
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I've also got a lot of kudos for my articles on INCEPTION http://tinyurl.com/3mnbzpv and THE DARK KNIGHT http://tinyurl.com/3hd7fex. Agree, disagree, hate Nolan?
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I believe The Dark Knight is in fact two 1 hour and Twenty Minute Movies... there are two mini movies that are all linked together by the common thread/theme of sacrifice. Bruce Wayne/Batman sacrifices his life/company/family/friends for the city. Even Bruce Wayne sacrifices his Lambo to save the guy who was going to turn him in/expose him. The joker was sacrificing his life and money to prove he was the best. Even the prisoners on the boat had to make a choice as to who was going to sacri...
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Any Kill Bill Vol. 2 fans out there? I finally got a chance to give my love for the great Setups and Payoffs in the film on my blog: http://tinyurl.com/3lqpms8
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The first "Booster Pack" includes full Story Maps of 12 great movies, including Juno, Up, Rain Man, Hustle & Flow and Raiders of the Lost Ark! http://bit.ly/lutUff
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My book analyzes hundreds of recent hit movies, with full breakdowns of 7 great films, including The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, Black Swan, Drag Me To Hell and The Hangover: http://bit.ly/jlZzx4