The Media Drop

Last May, Twentieth Century Fox announced that bulk orders of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” would be available over the summer. On Thursday, USA Today’s Mike Snider reported that not only are the bulk packages selling - they’re more than 20% ahead of expected sales levels.

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Earlier this week, the Village Voice’s J. Hoberman wrote a piece about movies that have come out prior to an election with the hope “to swing the vote.”

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I think I just made a Dennis Miller-eque reference, but that’s okay… Jeff Jarvis gives Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11″ a 2,252-word spanking over at Buzz Machine that should create some good conversation for a Thursday.
[ed: if you’re interested, more on Kelvin here]

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Okay, so the title is a little lacking, but it’s the content that counts, right?
This morning, I received an invitation from a contact of mine to go to the MoveOn.org website and pledge to go see Michael Moore’s new film, “Fahrenheit 9/11″ this Friday. A few emails later, I received an email from a […]

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The Hollywood Reporter covers an announcement from Regent Entertainment that a new documentary about the presidency, entitled “The Hunting of the President,” will be held back for one week until June 18th out of respect for the Reagan family.

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BusinessWire had a press release last night from Twentieth Century Fox regarding the upcoming release of Mel Gibson’s super-hit film “The Passion of The Christ” on DVD and VHS as early as this August. According to the announcement, information will be available on the website thepassionofthechrist.com on June 1st about how to order copies […]

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I’m a big branding person, and even when things are *slightly* different i can notice simliarities. But I can’t be the only one to notice the color scheme for the logo of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s new flick “New York Minute” being more or less the same as the scheme that Time Out NY […]

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Bill McCabe foists upon us a meme that I just couldn’t ignore. “What movies did you like when you saw them but have no particular desire to ever watch again?”
Where do I start?
I really liked Along Came A Spider but it’s like the Grisham movies - you see it so you can say “the […]

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According to a report coming out of Los Angeles, the Original Film company is set to produce a film version of the 80’s “teen” cop hit, “21 Jump Street“. Neal Moritz, who has worked on such titles as “The Fast and the Furious” and “S.W.A.T.”, is heading up the project. No details on […]

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