The Column Without a Name!
November 13, 1998

The contest is still open to submit your proposed title for my column. So far the entries we've received have been interesting, to say the least. But you only have 'til the end of the month... so get your entries in before then!

Star Wars News

Our good friend 'Movies' sent us this interesting tid-bit that I had to share with you: the teaser SW1 posters have started arriving at theaters.

"The Star Wars trailers will arrive at theaters in two waves.  The first wave on Nov. 19 and the second on Dec. 03. (Same trailer, They want it on the films opening both those weeks.) The posters and banners arrived today with very specific instructions from Fox.(The 20th logo is not holographic but it is metallic and reflects light very well.) They will not replace any stolen posters only damaged and will only send you the posters after they receive the damaged ones back.

The posters and banners are to be hung immediately and be displayed until January 12. The posters are to be destroyed on Jan 12 as the second leg of the advertising campaign will kick in.  All I can say about destroying the posters is 'Right'."

New poster on January 12, pretty cool uh? We also received this email today at Coming Attractions from a friend we didn't know about before. We're almost certain it's on the Twentieth Century Fox lot but we can't say for certain because we're unsure if the Zanuck theater is on the Fox premises! (Could someone enlighten ourselves but in a nice way?)

According to our friend, this email was sent today to all employees:

Wow. Cool. Unbelievably cool. Thanks to 'hoov' for telling us their lunch plans for next Thursday. Please tell us we have more friends in Fox who'll take pity on those of us who can't take their lunch break at that time (and place!) If you know of a way to be on the Fox lot that day (we're pretty sure it's the Fox lot... who else is running the trailer?) WATCH THE TRAILER!

Further Groveling to Film People...

I'm looking to conduct some email interviews with people working in various areas of filmmaking. While I would love to interview screenwriters or directors, I'd also like to speak with special effects people, editors, musicians and those involved with how movies are developed, produced and marketed. I'm thinking of a '20 questions' type of format for the interview, and if you want to be kept anonymous for fear of industry reprisals I can accomodate that. I'm looking to get the story behind the movie-making experience out and into the open. If that interests you email me at my address below and I'll be in contact.
 

Stay Tuned...

That's All Folks...

Jean-François Allaire (a.k.a. 'Deadpool')
deadpool@corona.bc.ca.
Contributing Content Writer
Coming Attractions


Jean-François Allaire is a 19 year old aspiring writer. Surfing the internet by night and stalking the streets of Montreal by day, he's always on the prowl for news from the set. J-F is a major contributor to Coming Attractions, always pushing himself to look for that story that needs to be told. If you work behind the scenes on a film production and you're just another name in the credits (or no credit given), and you feel that nobody cares, well guess again... Feel free to send him your funny, strange, and heart-warming set stories. Hell... he may even interview you!

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