Weekend quickie – this is a joke, right? »

I saw this flashy banner ad on CHUD.com recently, in which we’re encouraged to buy the DVD for Captivity, available October 30th.
Apparently the DVD marketers have elected not to focus on the film’s scenes of torture and imprisonment. And they refuse to hype the young female charms of starlet Elisha Cuthbert. And if you’d [...]

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The Captivity campaign is proceeding exactly according to plan. Mwa haha haa hahaha! »

There’s a lot of chatter going on about the billboards that Lionsgate and After Dark Films have created in L.A. and NYC for their upcoming movie Captivity. The billboard campaign depicts the movie’s lead character, played by Justin Timberlake’s biggest fan Elisha Cuthbert, shown in the throes of abduction, captivity, torture and death. Lionsgate, responding [...]

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