#TheDailySpin: Twitter hosts private screening of new film ‘Super 8’

One of the biggest names in Hollywood is banking that a single hashtag will draw a crowd to what has otherwise been a low-key promotional effort. Plus, add a couple of verses to your periodic table song.

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Can a Twitter hashtag and free popcorn fill a theater? Spielberg and Paramount hope so.

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