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Pennan vs. Forks, towns made touristy by movies.
Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:55 PM

Today, innumerable thousands of shrieking tweens (and older counterparts who really should know better) will descend on the nation's multiplexes, baying for "New Moon" blood. The phenomenon isn't limited to theaters: Forks, Washington -- where Stephanie Meyer set her novel without ever visiting -- has seen tourism jump way up, from 18,000 visitors... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Odds, Twilight: New Moon, Forks, Pennan, Local Hero

The Wes Anderson Happy Meal.
Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:05 AM

It's expected that a blockbuster like "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" get nonsensical tie-ins like Strawberry-Peanut Butter M&Ms -- junk movies spawn junk food. And we don't squawk in protest at "Twilight: New Moon" band-aids, if only because it takes a certain amount of wit (or, uh, greed) to propose using a vampire's... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Wes Anderson, Where the Wild Things Are, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Marketing, Fantastic Mr. Fox, McDonald's, Twilight: New Moon