With Hollywood under orders to stay out of the office, away from theaters, off the set and especially at a safe social distance from those most germ-friendly of mass gatherings — film festivals — coronavirus suddenly has clarified a change that crept over movie culture in the decades just past.
As recently as the late 1980s, perhaps into the 1990s, releasing a motion picture was something a studio could do without getting too sticky with people. To oversimplify just a bit, the process involved a few test screenings, a trailer, some billboards and bus posters, an expensive wave of television advertising, a celebrity appearance or two on the late-night shows and a whole lot of prayer. Win or lose, a producer or executive might get through it without having shaken a customer’s hand.
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As recently as the late 1980s, perhaps into the 1990s, releasing a motion picture was something a studio could do without getting too sticky with people. To oversimplify just a bit, the process involved a few test screenings, a trailer, some billboards and bus posters, an expensive wave of television advertising, a celebrity appearance or two on the late-night shows and a whole lot of prayer. Win or lose, a producer or executive might get through it without having shaken a customer’s hand.
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- 3/18/2020
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
James Corden is, admittedly, "dear, dear friends" with Matt Smith. And that's why he had no problem sharing an embarrassing story about the Crown actor on The Late Late Show Thursday. Smith was a guest at Corden's wedding five years ago, when the TV host married Julia Carey at Babington House in Somerset. Other celebrity guests included David Carr, Dominic Cooper and Natalie Imbruglia, while Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody sang at the end of the ceremony. When Corden mentioned the wedding, Smith blushed. "Oh, no!" he giggled. "Don't mention the wall!" "You were the star of our wedding in many ways," Corden said, seemingly teasing his pal for drinking too much during the...
- 1/12/2018
- E! Online
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