Paramount Begging People to See Super 8

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Oh, relax, I'm sure it'll be a big hit.

But on Saturday morning, Paramount had a screening of the film at the Lincoln Square Theater, and they were carting people off the street to see it!

A source tells me employees were stationed outside the theater, asking passersby, "Want to see a new film for free?"

And the place was still was sparser than a showing of Something Borrowed!

The killer is, I wasn't invited at all.

Complete strangers were being scooped off the sidewalk and asked to watch this thing, but I -- a certified, long-running diva of the press -- will have to pay to see the Spielberg-produced sci-fi flick about strange happenings in 1979.

And do you know how that makes me feel?????

Like there are strange happenings in 2011!


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Morph
Morph

Doesn't he always wait till it's almost 10 years?

Lost Weekend
Lost Weekend

I swear, just change the actors and it looks like a scene out of Speilberg's awful remake of "War of the Worlds" with Tom "I'm Not a Homosexual!" Cruise

mjm
mjm

Tommy Boy's filming movie version of Rock of Ages in Miami. and I'm hearing that he and Katie might divorce this year.

Aram
Aram

I saw a preview screening of it today, and I think what happened is that they've realised that the film has actually turned out really well (yes, it really is very good), and know that those people they're carting will generate powerful word-of-mouth.

Darr
Darr

I guess it was one of the buzz-making screenings, where they hope people will spread the word. It couldn't have been a test screening because it's too late to change anything.

Mr_ink
Mr_ink

Drama queen! I too wished I had been around & scooped. I too will pay.

Morber
Morber

I love anything with Elle Fanning, so I'll probably go see this.

Meghan
Meghan

It looks like a homage to The Goonies!!!!

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