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Tag Archives: Oscars
Old Hollywood Loses Its Grip while Netflix Soars
Steven Spielberg has seen the future, and he doesn’t like it one bit. At the 91stAcademy Awards, Netflix took home four Oscars including three for Roma, which had been nominated for Best Picture. In addition, Amazon Studios and Hulu both achieved … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuaron, Amazon Studios, David Deal, Disney, Hulu, Netflix, Oscars, Roma, Steven Spielberg, Superhype
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The Overlooked Triumph of “The Revenant”: Music
The Revenant was robbed. For all the Oscar nominations The Revenant has received, the movie was victim of a glaring omission: Best Original Score. The score, created by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto (with additional music by Bryce Dessner of … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Alva Noto, Bryce Dessner, David Deal, Oscars, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Superhype, The Revenant
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The Ugly Beauty of “The French Connection”
An art teacher once told me that a beat-up pair of tennis shoes is a lot more interesting to draw than a brand-new pair. I thought of my art teacher’s advice as I re-watched The French Connection during Oscars weekend. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged David Deal, Gene Hackman, movies, Oscars, Popeye Doyle, Roy Scheider, Superhype, The Academy Awards, The French Connection, William Friedkin
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Movie Trailers Shine As Digital Stars
With the 2016 Academy Awards fast approaching, Google has created a terrific piece of event-based content by ranking the popularity of the trailers for the Oscar Best Picture nominees. Google ranks The Revenant Number One based YouTube trailer views, which … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, David Deal, Fandango, Google, movie trailers, Oscars, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Superhype, The Force Awakens, The Revenant, YouTube
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Three Oscar-Winning Movies That Rewrote History
Oscar-nominated movies should place more importance on historical accuracy than storytelling — at least that’s the conclusion you might draw from the criticisms lodged at American Sniper, The Imitation Game, and Selma. An angry cabal of tut-tutting, self-appointed guardians of public taste … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Amadeus, American Sniper, Braveheart, David Deal, JFK, Oliver Stone, Oscars, Selma, Superhype, The Imitation Game
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Real-Time Marketing Is More Than an Oscars War Room
The Academy Awards, Grammys, and Super Bowl constitute the peak of real-time marketing season. Throughout February, brands ramp up their efforts to generate instant buzz by capitalizing on the unexpected and exciting drama that unfolds throughout the course of these … Continue reading
Do You Trust Your Audience? A Lesson from a Great Movie
Do you trust your audience? Before you answer “Sure!” make sure you watch the famous “Sam the Lion” monologue from the Oscar-winning movie The Last Picture Show. In just four minutes, Director Peter Bogdanovich offers a lesson on earning the … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Movies
Tagged Ben Johnson, David Deal, Oscars, Peter Bogdanovich, Sam the Lion, Superhype, The Last Picture Show
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Ellen DeGeneres, the Oscars, and the Era of the Visual Storyteller
The defining moment of the 2014 Academy Awards happened in the audience and on Twitter. While the Oscars ceremony lumbered along with the usual moments of awkward onstage patter and stars showcasing their plastic surgery, Ellen DeGeneres snapped the selfie … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged " Pharrell, ABC, Academy Awards, David Deal, Ellen DeGeneres, Lupita Nyong'o, Ordinary Love, Oscars, Pink, selfie, Superhype, U2
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Backstage at the Oscars
Simply watching major events like the Academy Awards and Grammys is a passé experience. These days you can go backstage and rub elbows with the stars thanks to second-screen capabilities offered by forward-thinking organizations like the Academy of Motion Picture … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment
Tagged Academy Awards, Argo, David Deal, Grammy Awards, Jack Nicholson, Oscars, Oscars Backstage Pass, Quentin Tarantino, second screen, Superhype
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