Cutesy food caricatures stalk and harass a teenage boy.
Runtime: 45 sec
Archive for May, 2007
Annoying Foods
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Press release of the week
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007MTV and Yahoo have teamed up with reality-television pimp Mark Burnett to introduce a new spot to the MTV Movie Awards: a user-generated category for best movie spoof. 400 submissions have been whittled down to five finalists that Christina Norman, MTV's president, is really psyched about. See, despite what Sarah Silverman thinks, it's all about the fans at the MTV Movie Awards. President Norman explains, “It's their show and not only are we giving them a voice to celebrate their favorite movies, stars and moments, but we are truly making them the stars of the show." So we proles are running the asylum this year. Awesome. Later today, I'll watch the finalists.
Harley-Davidson: Baby
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
This little guy can't fall asleep without the sweet growl of a Harley. Perhaps it reminds him of how he was conceived.
Runtime: 35 sec
Anthony Hurd
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Savings Plan
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
A savings plan that allows you to get whatever you want whenever you want, smells like a gold digger alright!
Runtime: 45 sec
Go Home
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Two people cruise down the road riding on couches in this awesome stop motion animation by PES.
Runtime: 36 sec
Report: PC Usage for Movie Downloading and Viewing Rises
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007According to a new report titled “At the Click of a Mouse†by Solutions Research Group, the PC is morphing from a work-related device to a digital “life hub,†with movie downloading and viewing being a core activity. According to the study, 47% of US-based PC users watched DVDs on their computers in May 2007, up from 29% last October. Over 15% of users had downloaded a full-length movie from the web (although only 8% of those were paid downloads.) The report also notes that 66% of surveyed consumers believe that one day, “all movies will be available at the click of a mouse,†with nearly three quarters of those between 30-49 believing the statement to be true.
Despite the enthusiasm, the report notes that only 30% of consumers have visited the movie sections at iTunes, with even less (under 10%) for WalMart and Amazon’s Unbox. Netflix is showing some promise out of the gate, however, with one in three users of that service having used their online instant viewing feature in the last month.
To download a PDF summary sheet of the research report, click here.
Darren Aronofsky Unhappy With ‘Fountain’ DVD — Doing Unauthorized Commentary Track!
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Filed under: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Warner Brothers, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Scripts & Screenwriting, New on DVD, Movie Marketing
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I didn't notice this when I recently reviewed the new DVD for The Fountain, but director Darren Aronofsky was making his displeasure with the stripped-down disc known on his blog page. As I noted in my review, the disc wasn't exactly free of extras -- it contained one medium-sized documentary, broken up into six chapters -- but other than that, there was nothing. On his page, Aronofsky says "As many of you can tell it [the DVD] is light on extras as compared to my previous DVD releases. Everything at the studio was a struggle. For instance, they didn't want to do a commentary track cause they felt it wouldn't help sales. I didn't have it in me to fight anymore. Whatever." He also notes "Niko, my friend who did the doc on the DVD came up with a novel idea. We recorded a commentary track ourselves. We're gonna post it on a site soon, http coming soon. You can play it and watch the flick and hopefully you'll enjoy it." He wraps up by noting that "I do hope to do a big special edition at some point, but for that to happen the DVD is gonna have to sell."
In other Aronofsky news, he recently chatted with Empire and confirmed to them that he will be doing "an adaptation of Noah's Ark." Aronofsky says "I'm pretty much done with the script." Hilariously, he defends himself against comparisons to Evan Almighty, noting "This is not a comedy. It's funny, because Noah's always been done as a comedy. This is definitely more the sci-fi version. It's the traditional Noah story, but it's told in a serious way. More fantasy than comedy."
Permalink | Email this | CommentsFox and Peach Arch team with Reader’s Digest Family Films to Produce ‘Ace of Hearts’
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
This week, production began on ‘Ace of Hearts’, the first release under the new Reader’s Digest Family Films brand, according to a company press release. Peach Arch Entertainment is producing the film and will handle international distribution, while Fox will handle domestic marketing and distribution. Reader’s Digest will leverage its 40 million subscriber base (the largest magazine in America) via direct marketing, print and online promotions worldwide. The company also plans on leveraging its 26 other publications and web properties. The deal was brokered by the William Morris Agency and the Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Stiffelman, Gilbert-Lurie, Cook, Johnson & Wolf law firm.Starring Dean Cain, ‘Ace of Hearts’ is a family adventure film following the adventures of a cop and his loyal German Shepard as they battle forces with a pack of wily criminals out for revenge. The film is tentatively slated for an early 2006 release. The script is based on a story that originally appeared in Reader’s Digest in 2002.
