• Nikki Finke takes umbrage with the “Nation’s Pride” trailer being used to promote “Inglourious Basterds.” [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
• Graeme McRanor sits down with “District 9” composer Clinton Shorter. [Jawbone.tv]
• Top 10 movie pregnancies. [The Film Experience]
• Michael Cieply on the August box office test that awaits Hollywood this year. [New York Times]
• David Poland wonders if the VOD roll-out for Guillermo Arriaga’s “The Burning Plain” could put Charlize Theron’s wonderful performance in Oscar eligibility peril. [The Hot Blog]
• Gina McIntyre files a Comic-Con interview with Tim Burton, re: “Alice in Wonderland” and “9” nearly two weeks after the fact. [Chicago Tribune]
• Wait, ditto Todd Gilchrist. I guess folks are catching up. [Cinematical]
• Brad Pitt on everything but his work in “Inglourious Basterds.” [CNN]
• Andrew O’Hehir wonders whether “Beeswax” marks the end of Mumblecore. [Beyond the Multiplex]
• Mike Kaplan’s letter to the studios: How not to market adult dramas. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• How did Meryl Streep become Will Smith? [MSNBC]
• Stu Van AirsDale embarrasses himself with a dime-a-dozen piece against the “G.I. Joe” screening strategy, calls Paramount vice-chair Rob Moore a “liar.” [Movieline]
• Does saying a movie has a twist ending spoil the film? [Rope of Silicon]
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2 responses to “8/6 Web Round-up”
***Does saying a movie has a twist ending spoil the film?***
Actually… yes. I went into “The Sixth Sense” beforehand knowing well there was a major twist, and I was able to guess it within the first 10 minutes. No joke.
Does saying a movie has a twist ending spoil the film?
To a certain extent yes, but depending on the twist either make it a more or less rewarding movie experience. Trying to guess the twist can be fun… and it’s an excellent marketing strategy. But it does indirectly spoil the film.