Welcome everyone, to Pantages’ Theater! My name is Ryan Pantages, and though I’m not affiliated with the famous theater, I am using this blog to talk about the Summer Movie Season!
I am a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and will soon be attending Loyola Marymount for my MBA. As a marketing major, I am hoping to combine my education with my passion for film into a career in the entertainment marketing industry. I have several contacts at Sony Pictures, NBC, and Fox, and I want to be able to show them that I can use social media to discuss popular films and their marketing procedures…if I get enough followers, I eventually plan to turn this blog into a website.
I am an absolute movie fanatic, I follow many popular films and delight in learning as much as I can about a popular release before it occurs. Here’s how it will work, I plan to see most of the movies released during this summer movie season, and I will post reviews that not only discuss the quality of the film, but marketing tactics I noticed and any other random information associated with the film that I am aware of. I’m obviously not going to notice every marketing tactic, but its important to consider what the general public notices. I will try to be as up-to-date as possible, but there are some movies I choose not to see. I am not a fan of Sex and the City, so I won’t be seeing the sequel. Plus, Splice, Killers, and Marmaduke all looked terrible, and based on early reviews, I made the right move passing those up.
In addition to my reviews, I have also posted box-office revenue and performance figures (courtesy of Box Office Mojo.com). While these are not the primary focus of the blog, movies are still a business, and I pride myself on predicting the top grossing movies every summer. My record is pretty strong…I called The Dark Knight and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen a mile a way, but this summer is a little more challenging. Iron Man 2 and Shrek Forever After have performed quite well, but I think there are other threats out there. Disney/Pixar is releasing Toy-Story 3, and given the company’s reputation and the movie’s legacy, it will be hard to beat. But, as much as it pains me, my final prediction shows that Twilight: Eclipse could take the top spot. This movie series’ following is staggering, and considering that it took nearly every reward at this year’s MTV Movie Awards, I think it will lead the season…let’s just wait and see.
My reviews may seem a little long, but that just shows how much I consider with each movie. I rank my overall recommendation on a five-point scale: Very Low, Low, Medium, High, and Very High. I’m not saying that you have to read everything, just check back every once and a while and see what’s playing. Any comments or questions on the movies I have reviewed are welcome. I want to get people excited about movies, enjoy!
