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August 24, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: MGM Sold To Coca-Cola & Apple!!!
April 1, 2009
As evidenced by the new outdoor campaign for Fame, which uses Coca-Cola's dynamic ribbon lettering and Apple's famous iPod shadows, the company did not announce today that it is being bought by Coke and Apple. "Don't you have anything better to write about, you idiot?," said a insider source who asked not to be named because he's really shy and would stop buying me lunch if I named him.
Posted by dpoland at August 24, 2009 01:31 PM
Comments
The best they could do I suppose...what does MGM have in the vault aside from the much delayed and aweful "Poughkeepsie Tapes"
Scanners, The Topkapi Affair and Pinkville all in some sort of development.
Should I be shocked by the hilarious level of idiocy? no...
Posted by: EthanG ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/nav-commenters.gif)
at August 24, 2009 01:50 PM
Enjoy... Fame!
Posted by: Scott Mendelson at August 24, 2009 01:55 PM
Fame Classic: I'm gonna live to about 60 then die from type 2 diabetes!
Posted by: martin at August 24, 2009 01:58 PM
Death of a film studio? This week only reinforces 6 majors (tho Universal is in death throes), 3 major minors (Weinstein, Summit (they have thr Twilight franchise), and Lionsgate (they have Madea/Tyler Perry)
Posted by: EthanG at August 24, 2009 02:09 PM
The over hype idiocy.......go to fucking bed
Posted by: EthanG at August 24, 2009 02:14 PM
The truly awful POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES was a dog of a pick-up that has been on and off the re-sale block a number of times. It looks like NO ONE is interested in giving this thing a theatrical release.
I, for one, am very curious to see how the genre-bending CABIN IN THE WOODS does, especially since February 2010 now seems to be over-crowded. MGM even has a second release (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE) the same month. I am guessing a re-shuffling of the schedule will happen soon.
Posted by: bmcintire at August 24, 2009 02:22 PM
Ick. How is "I'm gonna make it to Heaven" supposed to attract anyone?
Posted by: don lewis (was PetalumaFilms) at August 24, 2009 03:54 PM
I don't actually think these ads are bad... just derivative.
Posted by: David Poland at August 24, 2009 04:29 PM
Don, I'M GONNA LEARN HOW TO FLY! FAME! Seriously dude, that's one of the easiest callbacks on a poster ever.
Posted by: IOIOIOI at August 24, 2009 09:28 PM
"How is "I'm gonna make it to Heaven" supposed to attract anyone?"
Maybe it'll fool people into thinking it's a Tyler Perry movie.
Speaking of which, his latest movie is actually screening for press. What changed there?
Posted by: LYT at August 25, 2009 12:21 AM
How is everyone missing DP's humor here? You're all taking the FAME post at face-value and talking about MGM's viability and the campaign, when his post is actually one of his sharpest Nikki jabs ever.
"Don't you have anything better to write about, you idiot?," said a insider source who asked not to be named because he's really shy and would stop buying me lunch if I named him."
Priceless.
Posted by: dietcock at August 25, 2009 12:36 AM
Dietcock - you are right, it was very funny. I am surprised he was able to restrain himself from replacing "Exclusive" with "TOLDJA!"
Posted by: bmcintire at August 25, 2009 02:21 AM
I'm hoping, LYT, that it means that I Can Do Bad All By Myself is closer to The Family That Preys (a flawed, but genuinely good movie) than Madea Goes to Jail (a checklist of everything that Perry does wrong turned up to 11).
Posted by: Scott Mendelson at August 25, 2009 03:27 PM
Beg to differ on "Poughkeepsie," bmcintire. I'm a fan and I wish others would get a chance to judge for themselves, either in theaters or on DVD.
Posted by: chris at August 25, 2009 04:42 PM
BOOYEAH! CLEARED THE COMMENTS SIDE.
ALL LEXG, ALL THE TIME.
WELCOME ME BACK, MOTHERFUCKERS.
I HATE YOU AS MUCH AS YOU HATE ME.
Posted by: LexG at August 25, 2009 07:34 PM
BOOYAH MOTHERFUCKAS! LEX IN THE HOUSE! COLUMNS ALL UP IN YER GRILLS!
Posted by: IOIOIOI at August 25, 2009 09:45 PM
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