Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Incredible newspaper ad for 'FENCES'

This is topic Incredible newspaper ad for 'FENCES' in forum Film-Yak at Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE.

To visit this topic, use this URL:
https://ft-forum.com/ft/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=007458

Posted by Buck Wilson (Member # 5885) on 12-04-2016, 06:54 PM:

I deliver newspapers for a living. It pays twice as much as my management position at a movie theater I've been at for 10 years. [/bitter]

Anyway, This was the FRONT cover ad for the New York Times. I've never seen anything like it in my 5 years of delivery. The thing is huge. 48"x22".

Sorry for the poor quality photos.

I love it.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-04-2016, 09:50 PM:

Well, that looks expensive.

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 12-04-2016, 10:25 PM:

I'm sure it cost more than my theatre will gross all year.

Posted by Buck Wilson (Member # 5885) on 12-05-2016, 02:50 AM:

Oh I can't even imagine. Full color, full 8 page COVER ad on the New York Times on a SUNDAY? That's some crazy crazy money there.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 12-05-2016, 10:06 AM:

Geez. I saw a few ads for the Friday and Sunday New York Times that spanned two full pages when I lived in NYC. But nothing quite like that.
[Eek!]

It's kind of a shame that a huge newspaper ad like that has no big 70mm logo.
[Razz]

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 12-05-2016, 10:18 AM:

And not even 3D?!?! Why bother [evil]

Posted by Scott Jentsch (Member # 1681) on 12-05-2016, 03:24 PM:

This is the first time I've seen anything resembling a description of the movie. Up until this point, all Paramount has to say is:

quote:
FENCES is directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, adapted from Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The film stars Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sydney.

The trailer just seems to portray that this is a movie about a very bitter man and his issues with his son and wife.

Maybe I'm just unaware of this "Pulitzer prize-winning play" but it seems like they're leaning too heavily on the fact that Denzel Washington is in it and people should see it because of that fact alone.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-05-2016, 07:22 PM:

Well he IS a draw, so there's that.

Generally though when people direct themselves in movies, the movies suck. The one reliable exception is Clint Eastwood.

Posted by Rex Oliver (Member # 7593) on 12-06-2016, 03:20 AM:

That "Fences" ad is sort of clever!

Posted by Jesse Skeen (Member # 586) on 12-06-2016, 05:49 AM:

Delivering papers pays more than theaters nowadays? That's pretty sad- I've moved on to accounting, one area where it's actually OK to care mainly about money and little else. [Razz]