Angelina Jolie 'Changeling' resurrected: Why yes, we did review the new Angelina Jolie movie. Just not this week. Universal Studios
 

So in cities and towns across the land, people are going to work dressed as Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and heck, William Ayers, for all I know. (Happy Halloween, all.)

And in their downtown movie palaces and suburban multiplexes, there's a movie called Changeling opening today, starring some actress named Angelina Jolie, who would appear to be popular.

So, as one friend who knows I edit the movie reviews has already asked today: Why don't we have a review splashed prominently across the NPR home page this week, so y'all can find it?

Our lame excuse, after the jump ...

Well, 'cause we had it out there last week, when Changeling opened in 15 theaters, in what the studios like to call "select cities." (Usually means New York and L.A.)

I know, I know. But NPR's audience is in those cities, too, so we usually review movies when they have their first commercial run -- even if they're not going to make it to other cities (including Washington, where most of us NPR types are) until a week or three later.

That can mean that our movie reviews and features get buried a little on the Web site, though, just when you're trying to find 'em. This week is when most moviegoing Americans will be looking for a Changeling review, after all -- but ours is sitting in the No. 4 spot on our Movie Reviews page right now.

So here's the question: Do y'all notice? Do you look for it, then give up if it's not on the home page? Do you just go to the search box anyway?

On weeks like this, would it be helpful if (assuming I remember that a movie's expanding to more cities), I point out that we've already weighed in?

-- Trey Graham

categories: Movies

12:01 - October 31, 2008

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