http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:29:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-7425 Movie Marketing Madness » New Sweeney Todd trailer Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:42:28 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-7425 [...] bang-up job of marketing their just-off-the-mainstream films recently. Both Anne Thompson and then Karina Longworth have written about Warner’s problems in marketing and distribution of movies like Michael [...] [...] bang-up job of marketing their just-off-the-mainstream films recently. Both Anne Thompson and then Karina Longworth have written about Warner’s problems in marketing and distribution of movies like Michael [...]

]]> http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-6682 Erin Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:24:20 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-6682 Clearly men just can't open movies. No more men! Clearly men just can’t open movies. No more men!

]]> http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-5742 Karina Longworth Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:42:13 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-5742 I totally agree, that's part of why it's so frustrating. Jesse James is one of my favorite films in a long time, and I hate to see it so mishandled. I totally agree, that’s part of why it’s so frustrating. Jesse James is one of my favorite films in a long time, and I hate to see it so mishandled.

]]> http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-5669 anne thompson Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:40:20 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2007/10/18/why-does-warner-brothers-keep-screwing-up/#comment-5669 Actually, Warners is making interesting movies, they just don't seem to know how to market and distribute the ones that aren't cookie-cutter wide release fare. Agreed they should have handled the Rovinov thing better--but that had to do with not knowing how to best "handle" a blogger who can't be handled by conventional means. Actually, Warners is making interesting movies, they just don’t seem to know how to market and distribute the ones that aren’t cookie-cutter wide release fare. Agreed they should have handled the Rovinov thing better–but that had to do with not knowing how to best “handle” a blogger who can’t be handled by conventional means.

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