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Disney ad campaign for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas raises important questions

by Ambrose Heron on 05/10/2008

The Telegraph today are reporting that Disney are using quotes from IMDb message boards on posters for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Graham Tibbetts writes: Advertisements in Britain for The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas quoted seven phrases taken from reviews on the film fans’ website IMDb.com (the Internet Movie Database). The praise included [...]

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Cannes 2008: Buzz Builders

by Ambrose Heron on 15/05/2008

At the American Pavilion in Cannes yesterday, there was a debate entitled Buzz Builders which dealt with movie journalism and the internet. Alex Ben Block moderated a panel that included: Mike Jones of Variety Alison Willmore of IFC.com Eugene Hernandez from Indiewire David Poland of Movie City News (via Skype video link) Here are a [...]

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Cannes 2008 Reactions: Blindness

by Ambrose Heron on 14/05/2008

The opening film of this year’s festival was Blindness, directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) and starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Based on José Saramago’s 1995 novel it is about an epidemic of blindness in a modern city. Here is a summary of some of the critical reaction: Jeffrey Wells [...]

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