That’s how much Hot Tub Time Machine has grossed so far after it’s release on March 26. The budget was $36 million, so it looks like the movie about a hot tub that is also a time machine is going to make a handsome profit.
Anyhow, I promised I would post the second feature piece I wrote about the film, which you can find here. Also, I did a little video to go along with the two features. It took a while to upload, but it’s done. It’s my first real experiment with entertainment reporting, and it’s literally just that: an experiment. I also shot the entire thing “survivorman-style” because I was on the trip by myself. Enjoy!
I also saw a lot of amazing work from some of the other journalists I met while I was at the press junket. First off, JJ (and Melanie in the Morning), from Toronto’s Flow 93.5 interviewed Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson with his contest winners, and quickly uploaded the video shot with a tiny little flip cam to the Flow website. I asked JJ about his interviewing techniques, because on the radio it needs to flow like a conversation, and that exactly how he does it. Take a look:
He wasn’t the only one of my colleagues in Lake Tahoe who impressed me though. The definition of multimedia was emulated by Kansas City radio DJ David Medsker. He transcribed and posted all of his interviews, took photos of all of the cast members, made cool headers for each of the interviews in photoshop and then wrote a blog-style post about the entire junket experience. Wow! Check it out!
Also, remember the guy with the flowery bag? Whose “wife packed his bags” (sure…we believe you), well his name is Thor Jensen and he’s actually a journalist for heavy.com, and he wrote some cool things as well. Including a review, and a feature on Crispin Glover.
That’s all for now! I have more stuff to share, but I’m up to my neck working on my documentary on Ontario’s energy policy and the decline of manufacturing in the province. More on that later…
Just saw the film and I absolutely loved it. It’s great how it catered to both mainstream and niche audiences (the latter because of the ubiquitous 80s references). Definitely one upped The Hangover on that front.