Sony Picture’s Death At A Funeral Invites You To Make Your Own Eulogy Dan Koelsch, March 24, 2010March 24, 2010 Director Neil LaBute has helmed some pretty strange (Wicker Man) and awful (Lakeview Terrace) films, but next month’s Death at a Funeral seems to be the most ill-conceived of them all. However, this is a star-filled remake of the 2007 British comedy that continues the odd pairing of death and humor, this time focusing a black family. Find out how Sony Pictures is letting you get in on the fun (?) after the jump. When you go to DieLaughingNow.com, you can write your own eulogy, Mad Libs style. You pick the gender then switch out words and phrases given to you in a eulogy. Once you’re done, Chris Rock will actually read the eulogy aloud with church music behind him while looking like a Jib Jab video. It’s funny, creepy, and maybe just wrong. Here’s one I made myself: Watch. What do you think of the site and unusual game? Let us know in the comments below. Death at a Funeral opens nationwide on April 16th. Viral Marketing Chris RockDanny GloverDean CraigDeath at a FuneralLuke WilsonMad LibsMartin LawrenceNeil LaButeTracy MorganZoe Saldana
“Captain America” Continues Odd Promotional Campaign With Dunkin’ Donuts Partnership July 3, 2011A couple weeks back, we covered a Captain America: The First Avenger viral website, “Hunt the Red Skull,” that was launched in conjunction with the film’s promotional partnership with Wrigley’s chewing gum products. It appears Marvel has reached out further to eating establishments, and launched an even larger campaign with… Read More
12 Days of Viral – DAY SEVEN December 19, 2009December 19, 2009On the seventh day of viral, my movie gave to me….. Facebook interaction. I am picking three films to discuss on this day, because those three films use Facebook in such an interesting way. The most common thing to do nowadays is to post the exact thing, on all forms… Read More
Newest LOST LOL Caption References Avatar February 5, 2010Funny and cute captions for images has been a staple on the Internet for years (see: LOLcats), with some of the funniest coming from images that are on their own serious or unrelated to the topic of the caption. Taking pictures out of context and mentioning other Internet memes and… Read More