Critics Turn Sour as Thriller Nights Smashes Preview Box Office
A bunch of critics will be rewriting their reviews to make them nastier now. Thriller Nights: ‘Michael’ Dancing To $12.5M+ In Previews, Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score At 96% – Box Office Update https://t.co/GkFDMMwYTr via @Deadline
Must‑Watch Documentary Featuring Hilarious Xan
If you haven’t seen this (or if you have), go see this. Great doc. Great moment in history. Xan is a hoot and a half. https://t.co/Bivoh0PalA
Oscar‑Winning Production Designer Dean Tavoularis Dies at 93
One of the all-time greats. Dean Tavoularis Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Godfather’ & ‘Apocalypse Now’ Production Designer Was 93 https://t.co/T9bK4Xdwwa via @Deadline
Hollywood Overbudgeted Films Expecting Endless DVD Revenue
With due respect to Matt Damon, there were no DVDs in most of the 90s. The first mainstream DVD release was 1997. Yes, the heat of Damon’s early career was in the DVD era, The Departed coming as it dissipated....
Remembering KM's: Pricey Nostalgia and Wild Dining Vibes
I loved Kate Mantillini's. Have many great memories there. It was not a diner... unless your idea of a diner was a place where the tab was always $40 or more per person no matter what you ordered. Could easily...
Netflix Rebounds Post‑earnings, No Dramatic Loss
I keep pointing out the fact around the headline walloping Netflix is said to have taken after its quarterly. It brought the stock price back to when it was 2 weeks before the quarter was announced. Netflix stock often goes...
Amazon Delays PVOD to Cash in on Strong IMAX Run
I’m happy to laud Amazon MGM for pushing Project Hail Mary back to IMAX dates this weekend and extending the time before PVOD release. But also… they are doing it because the movie is holding great and they will make...
Disney's Infinity Could End IMAX Showdown, Aid Smaller Chains
I’m not yet a fan of Disney’s Infinity standard. But the knee jerk response to it is short sighted. This is not just about opening weekend. They had to fight last year for any IMAX screens for Zootopia 2 vs...
Only 12 Theatrical Releases, Not the Claimed 15
Still waiting for anyone - especially anyone repeating David Ellison’s claims of 15 theatrical releases this year - to offer up a list of 15 films. Happy to be wrong. But my count is still 12.
Disney Launches Infinity Theaters to Sidestep IMAX
Disney isn’t sour graping with their new “Infinity” theater standard. They are trying to get clear of IMAX, understanding that the audience wants it for many of their films and can’t get it. So they are making their own without...
Only IMAX Slot Left: The 11th Stays Free
The 11th remains the only uncommitted IMAX date in that period as Narnia has Nov 26 and Dec 4 on lockdown.
From Gross Gags
Gotta love that Pete Farrelly, who got famous for cum in Cameron Diaz’s hair and Ben Stiller’s balls in his zipper and just has his newest, Balls Up, go direct to Amazon Prime, will go to the Oscars for the...
Trump Pushes “Trade over Aid” Policy, Prioritizing Self‑interest
Make America A Selfish Piece Of Shit Again Trump administration pushes nations to sign ‘trade over aid’ declaration https://t.co/2U3JCiFXDd
Politicians Deceive Public with Draconian Bill Pre‑election
Except for lying to the public that this draconian bill is needed at all, much less 7 months before the next election
Saudi Funding Withdrawal Threatens LIV Golf, Paramount Deal
Well, this is good news. And really, the best chance to kill the Paramount purchase of WBD would be for the Saudis to pull their investment. So hope on another front. LIV Golf Facing Imminent Closure as Saudi Backers Weigh...