Seven Psychopaths: Listen to Voice Messages Left For Charlie Dan Koelsch, October 13, 2012 Last month, CBS Films’ Seven Psychopaths started a viral campaign where flyers were put up with a number to call where you could leave a voice message. Now, a video has been made to showcase some of those messages. Check it out after the break. The film stars Woody Harrelson as mobster Charlie Costello. Charlie gets his dog stolen by professional dognappers played by Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell, and Colin Farrell’s character gets stuck in the middle. The flyers for the campaign were from Charlie, asking for help finding his beloved Shih Tzu. Below is a video that has collected some of the messages real people left.Seven Psychopaths is in theaters now. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Viral Videos Seven Psychopaths
Proof Foreign Countries Have Better Advertising Than Us: 2012 Subway Ad November 9, 2009November 9, 2009In what is easily one of the coolest print ads I’ve ever seen, Copyranter posted the following picture of a subway ad for the upcoming 2012. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty creative. The subway in question is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (via Slashfilm) Read More
Did You Know Bangkok Dangerous Had a Viral Campaign? February 13, 2010February 13, 2010The 2008 film Bangkok Dangerous flew under most people’s radar when it was released (with a budget of $45 million, it only made $15 million at the box office). Most bloggers and film critics wrote off the Nicolas Cage action flick completely (it got a measly 9% on Rotten Tomatoes)…. Read More
The Soapbox: Remakes And How People React To Them June 29, 2009June 29, 2009Recently, Ive noticed a certain amount of bitching stemming from announced remakes, such as ‘Flight of the Navigator’ and ‘Total Recall’. My question for the week is, why do people bitch about remakes? Remakes are both a good and a bad thing. On one hand, remakes allow talented filmmakers to… Read More