tentpole

[Chris Waigl]

Mullins, Bill wrote:

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>Apparently "tentpole" means "movie" here:
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>"In place of their usual reviews, some German broadsheets have printed
>articles protesting the embargo policy. The Berliner Morgenpost compared
>Paramount to the aliens in the film, looking to "achieve world
>domination."
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>The embargo on reviews for the Tom Cruise tentpole comes straight from
>Paramount in the U.S. and has been rolled out in Europe by distributor
>United International Pictures.
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>According to Rob Friedman, vice chairman of the Paramount Motion Picture
>Group, "Bascially, it has pretty much been the policy on all our movies
>(to embargo reviews until opening day). Because of the movie's Wednesday
>opening and the early premieres, we have been asking everyone to honor
>review dates around the world, because we don't want to put anyone at a
>disadvantage." "
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>http://nonsportupdate.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/958604453/m/549107801
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>From http://www.nobody-knows-anything.com/glossary.html :

*tentpole movie*
A movie expected to be a blockbuster that will earn most of the money a
studio makes during a given season, usually summer. The tentpole movie
is usually the start or an installment in a franchise. /Independence
Day/ was a tentpole movie; /Godzilla/ was a failed tentpole movie.

Chris Waigl