We know instinctively that the films we make speak to the audiences we intend them for – but securing the mainstream infrastructure and endorsement required to get our films seen by these audiences is all too often elusive.
Though key primary battles remain in states like Louisiana and Georgia, the flood of mainstream money and endorsements has already, for example, deterred significant competition to Cory Gardner, the establishment candidate in Colorado, another crucial swing state.
More recently, from a home base in Brooklyn, he has made inroads within the increasingly amorphous zone that now represents the modern jazz mainstream, earning respectful endorsements from John Abercrombie and Ben Monder, guitarists whose thoughtful styles he has effectively absorbed.
Also attracting little attention in the U.S. mainstream press are endorsements by prominent conservative clergymen of the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
At that point, Tommy Wiseau's terrible opus had already turned into a true cult phenomenon, complete with the endorsement of mainstream celebrities like Paul Rudd, David Cross, Jonah Hill, and Kristen Bell.
At that point, Tommy Wiseau's terrible opus had already turned into a true cult phenomenon, complete with the endorsement of mainstream celebrities like Paul Rudd, David Cross, Jonah Hill and Kristen Bell.
In days of old, brands couldn't target very narrow segments of their customers because they were using broadcast mediums like TV commercials, magazine ads and billboards, or endorsements from mainstream celebrities like movie actors.
He notes that the issue has received endorsements from mainstream sources like the Detroit Free Press, Michigan's 13th Congressional District Democratic party organization and the Fannie Lou Hamer Political Action Committee.
