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Things That Go Bump in the Market: “Paranormal Activity” and the Perils of Anticipointment

November 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Case Studies, Media Review

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…

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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, [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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…

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Hollywood The Horrible Has Arrived: Why The UGC Era Is Over

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Media News

So I’m thoroughly digging on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog — the surreal webisodic series by Joss Whedon — and I’m thinking that Hollywood’s foray into online video might not be a bad thing…

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This Way To The Egress: The Pros and Con Artists of Marketing

April 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Case Studies

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” — Abraham Lincoln
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me [...]

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