Super Bowl Trailers: Super 8, Transformers, Thor, and Captain America Nick Butler, February 6, 2011March 11, 2011 In case you missed any of the commercials, we’ve rounded up all the ads for films shown over the first half of the Super Bowl, other than the Cowboys & Aliens spot. After the jump, watch the spots for Super 8, Transformers, Thor, and Captain America. Super 8Transformers: Dark of the MoonTransformers ‘Dark of The Moon’ Super Bowl Trailer (720p) from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.ThorCaptain AmericaLet us know what you think about all the commercials in the comments below. News Viral Marketing Viral Videos Captain AmericaSuper 8Super 8 TV SpotSuper BowlThorTransformers
AMC Offers DISH Customers Live Stream of “The Walking Dead” Season 3 Premiere September 30, 2012October 1, 2012The heated battle between AMC Networks and Dish Network has brought out the creative juices in AMC, and now they are going one step further to lure fans of the channel to leave DISH. The Walking Dead season 3 premiere is on October 14th, and DISH customers can watch the… Read More
Viral Video: A Brief History of Conspicuous Product Placement in Movies January 12, 2011Product placement has been a staple of American filmmaking since the motion camera was invented. Sometime it’s done with subtlety, while other times it’s blatant (which comical, whether intended or not). Oliver Noble over at Film Drunk gives us a history lesson on product placement in movies, specifically the more… Read More
Comic-Con UPDATED: Play 80’s Video Games At Comic-Con To Win Walk-On Role In “Pixels” July 24, 2014July 25, 2014The upcoming feature film Pixels starring Adam Sandler and Peter Dinklage and directed by Chris Columbus is based on the viral video hit of the same name. The story involves the world being attacked by old school video game characters, so for this year’s Comic-Con, Sony has created an 80’s video game… Read More
The Super 8 trailer did a nice tease. A good preview of the effects, snippets of the characters, and jusssttt enough of a sense of the plot to keep the viewer (well, me at least) intrigued.On the other hand, I can already see an SNL spoof coming out of this with stuff blowing up all around, cars and trains colliding, people screaming…then ET steps out of a cloud of smoke saying “ouch”.-Sean