Tron cometh again
Posted by tom | Jul 27, 2010How about PR and making "must attend" movie openings, e.g., Marketing ‘Tron: Legacy’ Brings the Hardest Sell Yet (Brooks Barnes, NY Times. 7/26/2010). http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/media/26tron.html).
“If this thing isn’t a hit,” said John Juarez, a Comic-Con attendee, “somebody at Disney is going to have a lot of explaining to do.”
Yes, it's a business with the importance of getting material on screen which will sell and being sure to lock-down advance ads (Brooks Barnes. "Screenvision to Revamp Preshow Ads at Cinemas." NY Times. 7/26/2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/media/26screenvision.html). Some complementary thoughts shared in yesterday's post: "A fan of a critic ...," http://groshlink.net/archives/2010/07/26/a-fan-of-a-critic-....
One of several trailers emphasizing a variety of threads: http://www.youtube.com/v/L9szn1QQfas
Do you remember in 1982 when we heard, "In the future video game battles will be a matter of life or death"? I think that I liked Jeff Bridges more "back in the day."
Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/.
