Dumb Libertarian Publicity Stunts

Disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters? Bad idea.

Sept. 17, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

For Your Consideration

Although it attempts to skewer Hollywood, this new comedy from Christopher Guest, and his loyal troupe of improv actors doesn’t have even a drop of affection for its characters.

"...a rumor grows into a mighty oak of overblown publicity and media saturation, and that’s when For Your Consideration..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Always at the Carlyle

Behind-the-scenes at NYC's legendary hotel is just PR fluff.

"...its history. Or, in other words, give it some publicity. The Carlyle is a 1930s hotel that has long..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Virginity Hit

This faux documentary chronicles the efforts of a 17-year-old kid to lose his virginity.

"...names as the actors who portray them, and the publicity department has gone to some pains to suggest the..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waking Up in Reno

"...Waking Up in Reno ... although, given the zero publicity afforded the film and the lack of a press..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ram Dass: Fierce Grace

"...movie Ram Dass: Fierce Grace plays like an untidy publicity piece for the spiritual teacher's current book: Still Here:..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Made in America

"...activities have garnered them more press than any Touchstone publicity flack could ever invent. Made in America is basically..."

June 4, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...will, no doubt, find out due to the added publicity this article will bring about at my workplace. Let's..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

No Impact Man

Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, and his cooperative family are the subjects of this documentary about their yearlong project in environmental sustainability.

"...on the project with their high-wattage cameras and vast publicity machine? Can a person take advantage of electricity, television,..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Winslow Boy

"...Army man John Weatherstone threatened by the case's exploding publicity, and father Arthur sees his increasingly slipshod health begin..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Skinnerview

Actor Mitch Pileggi Opens Up The X-Files

"...meantime, they've been having me do a lot of publicity...."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

Fantastic Fest 2014: V/H/S Viral

Third time the charm for found footage anthology franchise?

"...last month, a segment disappeared. One of the first publicity shots came from a story by Todd Lincoln (The..."

Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Making Trouble Look Good

How Kurt Volk got to be Robert Rodriguez's go-to poster designer

"...the soundtrack art, and the lobby cards, and the publicity stills, and then I made a formal coffeetable book."..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...For online promotion, League turned to the Alamo's go-to publicity firm, Fons PR. Then he dropped the big news...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...or dancer, but Dino probably thought I'd be good publicity for the band. What he wanted was a group..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Twelve Drummers Drumming

Caroling casualties: The 12 nays of Christmas

"...simple. Ask for what you really need.Four Calling Birds: Publicity..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Real Austin?

The capital of Texas ... a great place to hook up and throw up

"...associations, calculated the show is worth $20 million in publicity for the city, based on the idea that every..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Work for Hire

The RIAA amends a copyright law that labels "sound recordings" as "work for hire" thus robbing most musicians of right to their masters.

"...had in the past is mass distribution and mass publicity. With the Internet, anybody can do that. But not..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Postscripts

News of Urgency!

"...Book Advance Correspond to the Level of Marketing and Publicity That a Book Receives?," and "What Are Agents and..."

July 16, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Texans and Texts

"...the inherent intricacies of -- the dreaded word -- "publicity." Promotion of the festival allows it to ferret out..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Online Hit

Instant Sports Patents a Pastime

"...looking for statistics. Simply by hiring a New York publicity firm to tout the product in off-line magazines and..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

A Small World After All

"...it, you're not alone. Even with a bit more publicity these days, I've never seen more than a handful..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Column

M3GAN

A yassified Chucky for the iPad Kid generation

"...of the titular automaton has also proved fruitful for publicity if we’re to look at the troupe of real-life..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...with them?'" recalls Bob Merlis, then Warner's director of publicity. "It seemed, at a great distance, that this was..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Lost Leonardo

High intrigue and big money in the murky world of high art

"...money)!” Which they do, launching a full-on blitzkrieg of publicity, which is where the other Leonardo pops up, seen..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard

With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations

"...nation. Durniak rallied to quickly book artists and handle publicity, and Bizer tackled substantial technical challenges surrounding the production,..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Miss Americana

Officially sanctioned documentary gets us a little closer to TayTay

"...as her most vulnerable. Well, as vulnerable as Swift’s publicity team was willing to allow into the final edit...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Ed Travis

Studio 54

The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub

"...1989. Rubell, a celebrity-loving extrovert, had a talent for publicity, and Schrager had an eye for the physical aspects..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career

The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties

"...met in New York, where I'd flown to start publicity for his Sire Records debut, New York: "I remember..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Adult Swim Drive-In Tour Comes to Town

Blue Starlite hosts cable channel's rolling roadshow

"...it would probably just come off as a lame publicity stunt, but with Adult Swim at the helm, it..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

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