Golden Globes Announced, District 9 and Sherlock Holmes Get Nominations Alex Gerage, December 16, 2009December 16, 2009 The nominations for this year’s Golden Globes were announced yesterday. Without surprise, the same actors who seemingly are nominated every year for their work are represented again. Only this time, it appears one nomination for Meryl Streep wasn’t enough. And Rob Marshall’s musical, Nine, managed just five nominations. You would figure a film whose sole purpose appears to be winning awards would at least lead in nominations (Up In The Air had six). But I digress, it appears my resentment for Marshall’s previous musical, Chicago, and the mockery of the 2002 Academy Awards hasn’t been fully suppressed. To see a full list of the nominees, click here. Ranting aside, arguably the best news to emerge from today’s nominations is that Neill Blomkamp is in the running for Best Original Screenplay for District 9. In addition, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated in Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for Sherlock Holmes, and Avatar was nominated for four awards, including Best Picture and Director. Although few have seen the latter two films, I think today’s news bodes well for their public reception (although I can’t stray too far from my above stance that most award shows are a joke). The fact is though that if successful films are employing viral marketing, then we are more likely to see viral campaigns with more films in the future. That’s good news for us. Do you have any reactions to the nominations? Think District 9’s chances of garnering Oscar attention has improved? Let us know by leaving some comments. Viral Marketing AvatarDistrict 9Sherlock Holmes
Two New Iron Man 2 Photos August 3, 2009August 3, 2009Two photos from Iron Man 2 have been floating around the internet for a while now. The first photo, seen above, features Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark looking at a full-scale model version of the Stark Expo, from a scene which has the following description: “Tony is looking down… Read More
New ‘Super 8’ Clip – Possible Super Bowl Spot Preview? February 5, 2011February 5, 2011As mentioned before, a number of highly anticipated movies will be airing trailers before and during the Super Bowl tomorrow night. One of these films that we are all looking forward to is the viral filled Super 8, and now, we may have a sneak peak at what we may… Read More
Post-2012 World Leader Election Coverage September 3, 2009September 3, 2009If you haven’t heard by now, you must be living under a rock. The Institute for Human Continuity is looking for a post-2012 world leader and it could be you! Of course, we have our very own Scott Caldwell running, but what’s the fun if you’re only an advocate? Sign… Read More