Viral Website For “The Purge” Helps to Explain Premise Dan Koelsch, May 31, 2013 Universal’s thriller The Purge takes place in a future where all crime has been eliminated in America thanks to a 12 hour period where everything is legal. This provides a release for those inappropriate urges, but if you’re smart, you’ll stay inside with a high-end security system. If you find that concept interesting, than the film’s viral website might interest you. Check it out after the break. The website for New Founders of America is well designed and goes into much detail about how The Purge works. In the About section, we learn that The Purge was created in 2017 by adding a 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. We see some of the events that lead to this decision, as well as all the benefits afterwards. For instance, in 2022 (the timeframe of the film and website), the US has a record low 1% unemployment rate and 5% poverty rate, as well as only 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population. You can show your Support for The Purge with ready-to-share images, and you can follow recent news about the event at Purge HQ.The site is impressively detailed, so check it out for yourself and let us know what you think.The Purge, written and directed by James DeMonaco and starring Ethan Hawke, opens in limited theaters on June 7th (the date of the title event) and nationwide on 14th. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing The Purge
Viral Video Round Up: Apes, Evil Dead, Harry Potter, Mila Kunis, and More! July 17, 2011The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.Pages: 1 2 Read More
Last Minute Funny People Viral – Cute Kittens July 31, 2009July 31, 2009Jonah Hill plays Leo Koenig in Judd Apatow’s Funny People. If you’ve seen some the footage and trailers for the film, you may remember Leo talking about making cute kitten videos and posting them on YouTube. Well he did it. On the character’s official YouTube channel, this video (uploaded today)… Read More
Fan Made Work Two More Year End Movie Mashup Videos December 21, 2010March 29, 2011I’m sure we’ll see a lot of videos in the coming weeks that look to mash up clips from this year’s movies. We’ve already showcased one that’s made the viral rounds (/Film even interviewed the video’s editor), and now we have two more that are worth a look as well…. Read More