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Emily's Reasons Why Not (2006)
What would David Spade say...? :)
Too bad SNL still doesn't have David Spade's "Hollywood Minute"--this show is quite deserving of a rib or three...
(1) "So, 'Emily's Reasons Why Not' Premiered on Monday. Hey, guys, y'know why they made 'Sex in the City'? So that you don't have to. It's called originality; look into it."
(2) "Let's see: A neurotic professional woman with dating-problems, hung up on her last boyfriend, and constantly sparring with the Asian dragon-lady. I saw that show 10 years ago: it was called 'Ally McBeal'."
(3) "You'll love this show if you loved "Ally McBeal"-- after it jumped the shark, I mean."
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King Kong (2005)
Biggest Disaster in Movie History
Have you ever done something, knowing beforehand you'd hate yourself in the morning?
I did. I saw "Kong."
Even before I saw it, I knew it: If Jackson and Co. have to hype the film *this* much, they must (a) know it's a train wreck, so (b) are hoping to pack as many sheeple in front of the screens before word-of-mouth turns this film into a $200 million catastrophe.
In film marketing circles, Jackson & Co's strategy is called "Hit and Run." Suppose you have a bad film. Suppose you want to avoid financial disaster. Solution: advertise up the ying-yang to pack the theaters before the film's short half-life slays your following. The tactic sometimes works: the Belushi/Aykroyd turkey, "Neighbors" actually turned a *profit*, using this strategy. (See Bob Woodward's discussion in "Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi")
What fascinates me is how many alleged "news" outlets are allowing themselves to be scammed. "Today", the "Early Show", "GMA", etc.... These are the same journalists who scream about fake news being planted in Iraqi newspapers, but shill for the movie studios in exchange for an interview with the movie stars.
Ugh.