Abraham Lincoln Is Now On Twitter Dan Koelsch, February 11, 2011 It’s not often that you see a serious film test out the viral marketing landscape, so this is a nice treat. Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have started up a special character Twitter account for Robert Redford’s The Conspirator. This isn’t just any character, though; It’s President Abraham Lincoln. Just in time for the 16th President’s 201st birthday tomorrow, the Twitter account @1865Lincoln has been created for the film that tweets a combination of his own words and facts about him. How much more we get out of this before the film’s April 15th release is unknown, but like Alex from FirstShowing who broke the story, I think it will only interest certain people. Still, it doesn’t hurt to educate the social media masses on one of America’s most important historical figures.The Conspirator stars James McAvoy and Alexis Bledel, and centers around the investigation and trial of Mary Surratt, accused of being one the conspirators in Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Watch the trailer for the film below. Social Networks Viral Marketing Abraham LincolnThe ConspiratorTwitter
The Green Hornet Gets Augmented September 13, 2010September 13, 2010We haven’t had a lot of augmented reality news lately, which has led me to believe the fad, which looks to have reached its movie advertising peak last year, has started to fade. Fortunely it’s not completely dead, as Columbia Pictures’ The Green Hornet lets you test out the Black… Read More
Sherlock Holmes: To know, to dare, to will, to keep silence… August 21, 2009June 6, 2010Yesterday on twitter @wbpictures posted a link to a Sherlock Holmes related viral website. The website displayed a video after typing in the password IRENE, which is the name of one of the characters. Evidently the words spoken are a direct quote from a book by Éliphas Lévi called Transcendental… Read More
How Much Is Yoda’s Hut Worth? April 29, 2013I’m sure only the nerdiest of nerds may have pondered this questions, but have you ever wondered what the listing price for Yoda’s hut (as seen in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) would be? Fortunately, the folks at Movoto are that nerdy and gave us a… Read More