Jon Landau, the late #Titanic producer, writes in his posthumous memoir about the movie's four-minute trailer saving the movie.
"We’d spent five years and $200 million. At times, it seemed like the whole world was rooting for us to fail. Time magazine ran a 'Titanic' cover story with the cover line 'Glub, Glub, Glub . . .' The sound of the big ship sinking. I sat nervously as our trailer played in that banquet hall in Las Vegas [at ShoWest], and just as it ended, Kurt Russell loudly announced, 'I’d pay ten dollars just to see that trailer again.' With that, we got a special dispensation from the Motion Picture Association — trailers were supposed to be 150 seconds, max — to release a four-minute-and-two-second trailer to audiences around the world. And from that day on, every negative article about the film ended with the sentiment that the movie might actually be good. It was a real turning point."
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New contributor Nemo Nilsson has turned in his Oscar previews and predictions ahead of Sunday’s show…however he’s also turned into a frog. https://t.co/pypesrmHhv
Years ago, I curated articles about Naval warfare in media at @lewtonbus for Fleet Week, the celebration of armed forces leading up to Memorial Day. I no longer have the space for it, but like my annual War Film Retrospective, I hope to bring it back
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With JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4, the unlikely action franchise manages to top itself in this dizzyingly awesome fourth installment. #JohnWick4 https://t.co/iAJnkMW9v9
The latest Episode of The MADEcast is here! In this episode we chat with Michael Meyers who produced the show GamePro TV in the 1990’s. We talk about how games publishing has evolved in the decades since.
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INSIDE is a handsome film that boasts a stellar Willem Dafoe performance, but is punishingly monotonous and filled with faux-profundity #inside https://t.co/jL4rHYBwe4
David Attenborough and Jon Favreau are returning to the Mesozoic era with a second season of PREHISTORIC PLANET! #PrehistoricPlanet#PrehistoricPlanet2 https://t.co/Wyo17QvKg7
Michael B. Jordan's directorial flourishes and Jonathan Majors' striking performance make CREED III a satisfying ninth entry in the #Rocky series. #CreedIII#Creed3 https://t.co/s3OMqfkIm2
This behind the scenes video for #JohnWickChapter4 has no horses. It does however have tons of shooting and fun actors and nunchucks! https://t.co/bgfefAhoP2
Are you going to be @DeveloperWeek? @TheMADE is around the corner at 921 Washington street with retro video games to play with your new acquaintances! We also have volunteer opportunities for folks who want to help us inspire the next generation of digital creators!
Star Trek: Picard returns for it's third season with "The Next Generation" and more of the same poor writing and stupid narrative decisions #StartrekPicardSeason3#StarTrek https://t.co/URcYs097dR