cinematical.com - 7/17/2008
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I'm still a little iffy on the way this whole Dark Knight thing was handled; how it was screened for press three weeks prior to its arrival in theaters, with Warners letting folks go crazy with regards to reviews, interviews and all that jazz. The pre-hype has reached an epic level, sure, but doesn't it sorta take away from films like Hancock or Hellboy II: The Golden Army ? Shouldn't ...
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Movie Marketing Madness: The Dark Knight
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... The other major focus of the media coverage in the last couple weeks before the movie hit theaters was the inevitable “Can the movie live up to the hype? ” stories that, again, allowed writers to do a little naval-gazing as they attempted to look prescient should the movie disappoint at the box-office. ...
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