by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC and Marketing Demonologist
It was brilliant. Not the film, but the marketing campaign that turned a $15,000 amateur horror flick into a $100 million box office smash. The problem? Serious anticipointment…
Entries Tagged as 'Hollywood'
Things That Go Bump in the Market: “Paranormal Activity” and the Perils of Anticipointment
November 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Case Studies, Media Review
Tags:anticipointment·buzz·college market·Eventful.com·Hollywood·horror·marketing·movies·Paramount Pictures·Paranormal Activity·Wired
Stage vs Screen: Time to Swap Bodies?
August 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Media Review, Random Observations
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
Hollywood is experiencing a “Freaky Friday” that’s lasting all summer — and perhaps beyond.
In the 1976 movie “Freaky Friday,” a mother and daughter magically swap bodies. After a series of icky moments milked for laughs, they predictably come to understand and respect each other.
Now, unpredictably, [...]
Tags:acting·actors·casting·celebrities·City Garage·Hollywood·Ionesco·movies·plays·Santa Monica·stage·theater·theatre
Going Out with a Really Big Bang: Celebrities Planning Even Grander Finales
July 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media Review
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
The following is a satirical work of fiction. Those easily offended should surf to safer territory now…
In the wake of Michael Jackson’s massive, media-saturated funeral, several Hollywood celebrities are reportedly looking into how they can make sure their own forthcoming funerals are as sensational.
Tags:celebrity·CNN·ego·Hollywood·journalism·media·Michael Jackson·satire·spoof·television
Vintage Coppola? Product Placement Gone Wild
June 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Case Studies
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
So here I was flipping through the Calendar section of the L.A. Times. (Only in Hollywood is the entertainment section of the major newspaper called the “Calendar.” No, we don’t do anything else in this town but entertain or be entertained.) My eye caught the [...]
Tags:advertising·films·Francis Ford Coppola·Hollywood·movies·Tetro·Vincent Gallo
Like Tears in Rain: How Sci-Fi Series Go All to Hell
May 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media Review
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
When “Battlestar Galactica” concluded, its fans lamented that the series had to end, but were thrilled that it departed on a good note. Compare that to the fans of “Lost,” who are saying “WTF?!” after its later episodes. Then there are the still-hurting fans of [...]
Tags:Battlestar Galactica·Blade Runner·Dollhouse·entertainment·Firefly·Hollywood·JJ Abrams·Josh Friedman·Joss Whedon·Lost·satire·sci-fi·science fiction·screenplay·script·spoof·Star Trek·television·Terminator·TV·Versus
Move Aside, Kids: Will YouTube Become TheirTube?
January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media News
Just like in the interactive zombie film The Outbreak, you keep running from the creatures, and just when you think you’ve found a new sanctuary, they sniff you out and keep coming and coming and coming…
The creatures I’m talking about here are Hollywood stars and studios, and the “you” is the independent movie producer or [...]
Tags:advertising·Brooklyn's Finest·Hollywood·Hulu·Lazy Sunday·Pop Rocks·Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire·Steelers·Sundance·UGC·user generated content·William Morris Agency·YouTube
Better Off Undead? The Mysterious Popularity of Zombie Movies
January 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Media Review, Random Observations
To prep for a video I’m producing, I watched Undead or Alive, the 2007 comedy-horror flick about zombies in the old west. It’s moderately entertaining, with Chris Kattan as a cowboy wannabe and Navi Rawat as the intellectual kung-fu fighting Native-American babe. The hitch in this giddyap? The zombies themselves. Although they have more dialogue [...]
Tags:Ann Coulter·Annalee Newitz·Hollywood·horror·Jed Rowen·movies·new zombie movies·Night of the Living Dead·Republicans·The Outbreak·The Worldwide Scoop·Undead or Alive·Zombie walk·zombies
The World Has Lost A Voice: Don LaFontaine 1940-2008
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Media News
You might not recognize his face, but you certainly know his voice…


