"I Am: Celine Dion" documentary - Official Topic

[scielle]

Amazon Studios reached out to some social media fan pages so things are in proces now I guess

 

'We have some fun social content (including potential exclusives) and other opportunities coming in the lead up to the release'

Well I hope that doesn’t mean they’ve decided to go the low-cost promo route and only market this to her fans. Defeats the purpose of making a doc to raise awareness and expand her audience base. But with the lack of visibility of this project so far (no festival screenings), I worry that might be the route they’re taking.

I wonder how much Amazon paid for the rights to this.

[Nmj]

 

Well I hope that doesn’t mean they’ve decided to go the low-cost promo route and only market this to her fans. Defeats the purpose of making a doc to raise awareness and expand her audience base. But with the lack of visibility of this project so far (no festival screenings), I worry that might be the route they’re taking.

I wonder how much Amazon paid for the rights to this.

 

I’m getting the same idea.. hope not. Without festivals I’m not sure what route they will go in terms of promotion etc. . We now know that there will be at least be one interview, presumably more… I thinking the French speaking media may be next to head to Vegas. Similar in the way they did multiples in both languages when Celine returned to Vegas after Renes passing. I fear that because NBC went to Celine that means she won’t be doing the in person/studio interviews. I hope I’m wrong and that she’s out there and I hope the films director is as well.

[Nmj]

I’d like to know how they decide on who gets the exclusive interviews with Celine? I find it strange that they seem to jump ship at times. In the beginning of her career it seemed like GMA was their favorite outlet, then it seemed like it was the TODAY show around 2007ish until recently, then she was back at GMA with the Rene illness, first interview, ashes music videos premiere etc. Now it seems they choose Hoda from nbc instead of Deborah Robert’s of GMA.

 

Of course this may or may not be the only interview but if it is, I wonder how and who chooses these kind of things because I’m willing to bet they all would’ve liked the opportunity.

[mirage]

It feels like they will go for the easy cheap way to promote this documentary and will use the fans for it.

 

Somehow I get the sense there wasn't much interest in this in the first place.

 

Why John is always with her makes me wonder if things have changed in her management team.

Or that she isn't as sick as we think she is, and they will just drop a announcement for Vegas with the docu release.

I don't know .

 

 

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[Nmj]

It feels like they will go for the easy cheap way to promote this documentary and will use the fans for it.

 

Somehow I get the sense there wasn't much interest in this in the first place.

 

Why John is always with her makes me wonder if things have changed in her management team.

Or that she isn't as sick as we think she is, and they will just drop a announcement for Vegas with the docu release.

I don't know .

 

 

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I just think her team and label are being ignorant with the promotion tactics they using. There’s always interest in Celine when it comes to her personal life and health. Her music these days are a different story, they seem to not care at all.

Edited May 22, 2024 at 12:48 PM by Nmj

[Abodi2002]

If there is an actual interview that took place I’m hoping we can hear it soon. A proper interview would give her more of an opportunity to open up about her condition, which from what we can tell seems stable, but we’ve only seen highlights in the past year or so. Even then, though I worry she wouldn’t go into a lot of detail about it, partly because of the upcoming documentary, but also because it seems that when she doesn’t want to answer a question, she’ll dodge them in an interview

[Alex_Incognito]

We need to make a bingo card for this interview.

I'll start. Céline is going to call her "girlfriend" at least once.

[Zofia]

Frankly, the vast majority of interviews with Céline are so predictable that I wouldn't pin my hopes on any lengthy interview. She is a brilliant performer on stage, but not someone who could surprise in a public conversation with some original views. She would probably say as much about the future as she would for Vogue, and of her health - like no sick person - she is under no obligation to want to confide in public.

 

That's why I had huge expectations for this documentary: because Céline is a great subject (as long as it's narrated by someone other than herself), because Irene Taylor is a very good director, and because the subject is socially momentous. It seemed that - despite the unhappy circumstances - the phenomenon of "Celinaissance" with this documentary had a chance to enter another level, previously completely unattainable for Céline. Unfortunately, for the time being, there is no sign of this. Of course, I would like to be wrong, and how.

[Nmj]

We need to make a bingo card for this interview.

I'll start. Céline is going to call her "girlfriend" at least once.

 

Celine will 100% also say the line about “life Imposes things on you that you cannot control but you still have control on how you live through this, there’s only 2 days of the year you cannot do anything about, yesterday and tomorrow.”

Edited May 22, 2024 at 01:17 PM by Nmj

[scielle]

And "the best is yet to come".

Yeah, she's predictable in interviews, but I don't hold that against her. I think it's partly a lack of facility with the English language and her self-consciousness about lack of schooling and feeling intimidated by some of her interviewers (which she has acknowledged before). That, plus Rene clearly gave her PR training back in the day and she knows how to deliver a word salad without actually saying anything. (She'd make a good politician! )

[Shamrock_1982]

“Is the best still yet to come” though… now that is the question of all questions gurlfrien!!!

 

 

[Shamrock_1982]

Well hopefully after 4 years away… Covid, a cancelled world tour, a residency put on hold, and her illness here’s hoping we get some new bloody questions and answers ay!

[Nmj]

Well hopefully after 4 years away… Covid, a cancelled world tour, a residency put on hold, and her illness here’s hoping we get some new bloody questions and answers ay!

 

Listen, I’m good with anything as long as she does not sing her way through the interview. This should be a serious interview.

[DCCeline]

Well interviews arent all read/seen by the same people. You all have seen and heard the same things simply because youre obsessed lol. Interviews are for the general public most of the time.

[scielle]

Well hopefully after 4 years away… Covid, a cancelled world tour, a residency put on hold, and her illness here’s hoping we get some new bloody questions and answers ay!

Yeah there are sooo many interesting questions one could ask her about the last few years. It's shocking these interviews seem to always be same old (Vogue included). Her illness & Covid cancellations are the most obvious, but also, to this day, nobody asked her how she feels about Aline (which by the way is re-airing on French TV this week). Or Titanique for that matter, albeit that's a newer phenomenon And she never really talked about the Courage album really, because they interviews directly before that were all about CWT (album talk was embargoed) and then when the album actually did drop, there was no real promo nor interviews about it. I know that's water under the bridge at this point, but we know nothing of her thoughts on any of that work.

[Shamrock_1982]

I have a feeling the trailer for I Am Céline Dion will drop this Friday… just a feeling!

[scielle]

Well interviews arent all read/seen by the same people. You all have seen and heard the same things simply because youre obsessed lol. Interviews are for the general public most of the time.

Yes, sure, but why wouldn't the general public be interested in hearing what she thinks about a biopic made about her? (And one that was one of the biggest budget European films of the year & got a lot of press, btw.) Or a musical in her honor?

[Nmj]

I have a feeling the trailer for I Am Céline Dion will drop this Friday… just a feeling!

 

I think it’s gonna be Tuesday May 28.

[scielle]

I have a feeling the trailer for I Am Céline Dion will drop this Friday… just a feeling!

Fri before a long weekend? And first long weekend of the summer? When everyone (including much of the media) is already checked out? That's probably the single worst day to drop it.

Late-Friday News Dump is a thing for a reason...

 

I think it’s gonna be Tuesday May 28.

 

Yeah, hopefully either tomorrow or the 28th. Tue and Thurs are best days for media coverage & promo.

Edited May 22, 2024 at 01:59 PM by scielle

[Nmj]

 

Fri before a long weekend? And first long weekend of the summer? When everyone (including much of the media) is already checked out? That's probably the single worst day to drop it.

 

 

I agree would’ve made sense to drop it either Monday or Tuesday of this week… but the closer we get to the weekend it be dumb to release it anytime before Tuesday due to Memorial Day. It would get lost in the press.

[scielle]

I agree would’ve made sense to drop it either Monday or Tuesday of this week… but the closer we get to the weekend it be dumb to release it anytime before Tuesday due to Memorial Day. It would get lost in the press.

Yeah plus it's a bank holiday in the UK, too, and that's one of her biggest markets.

[No1IrishFan]

I actually don’t think Friday is a bad day to release it. It’s a day when productivity at work tends to be lowest, a lot of people like a quiet Friday afternoon and I know I tend to scroll on social media a little more on a Friday afternoon…

[Nmj]

I actually don’t think Friday is a bad day to release it. It’s a day when productivity at work tends to be lowest, a lot of people like a quiet Friday afternoon and I know I tend to scroll on social media a little more on a Friday afternoon…

 

Ideally, you want the trailer to be released… And then get picked up by cable annd all different kinds of online publications and press. Those people checked out as well… And won’t be focusing on stuff until Tuesday.

[Zofia]

And "the best is yet to come".

Yeah, she's predictable in interviews, but I don't hold that against her. I think it's partly a lack of facility with the English language and her self-consciousness about lack of schooling and feeling intimidated by some of her interviewers (which she has acknowledged before). That, plus Rene clearly gave her PR training back in the day and she knows how to deliver a word salad without actually saying anything. (She'd make a good politician! )

 

Well, I don't blame her either. Or at least, I don't blame her as much as those who formatted her in public interviews, just as they formatted her English-language repertoire, in the name of sales columns. I listen to her interview with Lise Payette and marvel at the sensitive young girl, perhaps all too honest, thinking as she talks. I listen to Denise Bombardier's interview (also in her native language) - and at times I feel shivers of embarrassment. Although I know that Céline's complexes and Bombardier's overly expansive personality are largely to blame. "Il ne faut pas questionner la vie, il faut la vivre" - this refrain in the style of Paolo Coelho also returned in Vogue, unfortunately.

 

Yeah there are sooo many interesting questions one could ask her about the last few years. It's shocking these interviews seem to always be same old (Vogue included). Her illness & Covid cancellations are the most obvious, but also, to this day, nobody asked her how she feels about Aline (which by the way is re-airing on French TV this week). Or Titanique for that matter, albeit that's a newer phenomenon And she never really talked about the Courage album really, because they interviews directly before that were all about CWT (album talk was embargoed) and then when the album actually did drop, there was no real promo nor interviews about it. I know that's water under the bridge at this point, but we know nothing of her thoughts on any of that work.

 

Yes, " Aline ", " Titanique ", and how ! But aren't these topics a bit insider? I don't think most journalists are interested in asking her serious questions, because they often don't treat her as a serious interviewee. She'll say three clichés about life and family, fool around for a while, sing a few phrases, and everyone (except us?) is happy with this routine. That's why the meeting with Taylor - sorry to repeat myself - was such a rare opportunity for a new opening, for something deeper than before. Well, we'll see...

[CourageProject]

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[scielle]

Yes, " Aline ", " Titanique ", and how ! But aren't these topics a bit insider?

I don't think so, both got more press than Celine's last album did. (And continue to, just saw a major write-up about Aline a couple days ago. And Titanique is spreading across the globe.)

 

I don't think most journalists are interested in asking her serious questions, because they often don't treat her as a serious interviewee. She'll say three clichés about life and family, fool around for a while, sing a few phrases, and everyone (except us?) is happy with this routine.

 

Yeah, and she brought that on herself, sadly. Or rather Rene did. And I think treating interviews that way was smart early on in her career, but makes increasingly less sense as she matured as an artist and an individual, plus marketing/ PR has changed so much since then. But Celine never really graduated into the social media age.

Edited May 22, 2024 at 03:41 PM by scielle

[Chantemoi]

 

I don't think so, both got more press than Celine's last album did. (And continue to, just saw a major write-up about Aline a couple days ago. And Titanique is spreading across the globe.)

 

This. Both of those are examples of a cultural phenomenon surrounding Céline, of which she and her camp took no part —neither initiating nor endorsing them— yet both have had a huge impact on her cultural relevance (not to mention streaming performance) in a way her team could only dream of…

 

Yeah, and she brought that on herself, sadly. Or rather Rene did. And I think treating interviews that way was smart early on in her career, but makes increasingly less sense as she matured as an artist and an individual, plus marketing/ PR has changed so much since then. But Celine never really graduated into the social media age.

 

Nor have her fans, if they think, “Nobody will notice a trailer released on a holiday weekend”, as if everyone logs off social media and turns their phones off for the weekend.

 

To me, it seems obvious that if a large group of friends is gathered for, say, a BBQ cookout or a weekend getaway and one of them reads the headline, it could lead to more eyeballs watching the trailer, and greater discussion & interest amongst the group. That’s a much more effective marketing tool than people are giving it credit.

[celinexvocals]

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[Nmj]

 

 

This. Both of those are examples of a cultural phenomenon surrounding Céline, of which she and her camp took no part —neither initiating nor endorsing them— yet both have had a huge impact on her cultural relevance (not to mention streaming performance) in a way her team could only dream of…

 

 

 

Nor have her fans, if they think, “Nobody will notice a trailer released on a holiday weekend”, as if everyone logs off social media and turns their phones off for the weekend.

 

To me, it seems obvious that if a large group of friends is gathered for, say, a BBQ cookout or a weekend getaway and one of them reads the headline, it could lead to more eyeballs watching the trailer, and greater discussion & interest amongst the group. That’s a much more effective marketing tool than people are giving it credit.

 

At a bbq most of us are too busy catching up with family, no talking about television or streaming… especially in the summer months after a long winter. The correct route is to wait for the work week.

[scielle]

To me, it seems obvious that if a large group of friends is gathered for, say, a BBQ cookout or a weekend getaway and one of them reads the headline, it could lead to more eyeballs watching the trailer, and greater discussion & interest amongst the group. That's a much more effective marketing tool than people are giving it credit.

Sure, but that also relies on a plethora of media outlets sharing and writing about it. And the media largely signs off on Fri afternoon. By the time they're back at work on Mon (or in the case of this coming week, Tue), there'll be other news to report on. This is why the phenomenon of Fri afternoon news dump exists - it's where you bury stories you don't want seen.