Posts by Adam K. Raymond
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Second Chances and Second Choices: How Charlie Strong Assembled the Nation’s Least-Likely BCS Contender
A few months after he was hired to repair the devastation caused by Hurricane Kragthorpe, University of Louisville football coach Charlie Strong delivered a recruiting update to a small flock of Cardinals faithful at a private tailgating bar near Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. This kind of thing would be insignificant in most Southern football towns, […]
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Poster Decoder: Jeff Who Lives at Home, Safe, The Hunger Games, and More
Jeff Who Lives at Home What the art says: This movie is going to be a total bummer. You’ve got two funny actors, one looks sad, the other looks bored, and both are standing in front of wood paneling, which just screams “working-class depression.” Sure, Susan Sarandon is smiling, but that’s because they used a […]
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Poster Decoder: Friends With Kids, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and More
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters.
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Poster Decoder: Casa de mi Padre, Safe House and Wanderlust
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. Casa de mi Padre What […]
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Poster Decoder: Hunger Games, 21 Jump Street, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter What […]
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Poster Decoder: Dark Knight Rises, Battleship, and American Reunion
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. The Dark Knight Rises What […]
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Poster Decoder: Sherlock Holmes 2, Journey 2, and Haywire
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of […]
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Poster Decoder: A Thousand Words, This Means War, and John Carter
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. A Thousand Words What the […]
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Poster Decoder: The Secret Messages in the One-Sheets for Carnage, Being Flynn, and Goon
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. Carnage What the art says: […]
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Poster Decoder: The Secret Messages in the One-Sheets for Contraband, The Vow, and Expendables 2
Each week, marketers release new movie posters, many for films whose releases are still months away. But for those who know where to look, one-sheets can reveal studios’ hopes and insecurities about their products. In this space, we will attempt to decode the hidden meanings of the week’s new posters. The Vow What the art […]
