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Are All Film Posters Cliched?

Comments Off 29 November 2011

Cinema posters can be really interesting and visually impressive, but a lot of them are boring.

You can nearly always guess a film’s genre by a DVD cover (or the artwork in iTunes), but someone has actually analysed this a bit more.

Makes for a good read!

(and yes I know other people have done this kind of analysis – see related links below!)

Mosaics of Movie Poster Clichés (laughingsquid.com)
Movie Poster Cliche Mosaics – Christophe Courtois Highlights the Film Industry’s Lack of Imagination (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com)
Analysing your film posters (philomediatrailer.wordpress.com)
Turns out there are a lot of movie poster cliches. (eoghann.com)
24 of the Most Cliched College Posters (coedmagazine.com)
How to make a romantic comedy movie poster. (williamthedictionary.wordpress.com)
Poster Analysis (skinnylovefilms.wordpress.com)
Movie Posters – A Glance Into The Movies (bigsexymedia.com)

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Irish Box Office Figures Down Due To On Demand?

Comments Off 14 August 2011

Image by blacknight via Flickr

According to a report in today’s Independent Irish cinema box office figures are down considerably.

The report blames a number of factors, such as “3D fatigue” and a lack of “discretionary spending”. While both of those factors probably do have a role to play you’d have to wonder if they are the only ones.

A more comprehensive report covering things like “on demand” services such as iTunes, Zune etc., might give a more balanced view.

In recent months it has become increasingly common for film studios on both side of the Atlantic to give some films an “on demand” release at the same time or slightly before its big screen one.

Films such as “Knuckles” would probably never have got a widespread distribution deal, but For Lovers Only, starring Castle’s Stana Katic, could have done. At present it’s available via iTunes but not on the big screen, nor are there any official release dates on its IMDB page

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Captain America Film Cells

Comments Off 02 August 2011

This would make a nice addition to any film fan’s collection:

“This amazing Series 2 mini montage film cell features a print and actual strips of film from the Captain America: The First Avenger movie. Limited to 2,500 pieces, it measures 13-inches tall x 11-inches wide. Perfect for displaying in your home or at the office, all the elements are framed in black wood and include a certificate of authenticity.
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