I say demand credentials, run the video, and continue giving it the coverage that you would normally give. why should a misguided legal threat change your (i hesitate to say journalistic integrity) views on a particular film?

Were this to be “creature feature” of the year, as you so boldly claimed, your readership should be aware of it.

that being said, im still gonna boycott the film i wasnt going to see anyways. (just cuz im O.G. like that when it comes to my homies)

It sounds stupid to anyone who spends any time online, but I suppose a fair number of people in the industry still don’t. Or maybe they do, and they see how quickly bad buzz can spread (faster than good buzz, it seems), so they’re hopelessly paranoid about controlling what’s released? Dunno. Either way, a lot of people with disconcerting positions of power in the industry still don’t have their head around this stuff.

No amount of content control can really save a bad film, and people are wising up and learning to become suspicious of the flicks that try. More importantly, ALL publicity is good if the underlying film is good, too. I dunno whether or not the notice you received is an example of simple idiocy, ignorance, or a lack of confidence in the underlying product, but whatever it is, shame on them.

Isn’t that the purpose of the trailer, to get it out there so people can become interested in your film? Reading the blogs is how I get almost all of my new film information and to not allow them to show off some new trailers might mean that I may never come across some of these great films.