Film forum off topic/random chat thread

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 12-09-2020 11:42pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Googled that and there's so much wrong with that. So it's not only a gender swapped remake, but also will star a Tik Tok Influencer as an influencer.
Maybe I'm just old but there's so much there I don't get.

Gender swapping it doesn't remove the problematic nature of the whole thing being a bet. Maybe they've updated that too, but I can't see the point of this one at all

Relikk · 13-09-2020 12:52am

Has anyone here seen both the Criterion and the Curzon Blu-ray releases of Portrait of a Lady on Fire? Looking for opinions on the possibility of any major differences in picture quality between the two as I couldn't find any information with a very quick Google search.

CastorTroy · 13-09-2020 1:14am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Gender swapping it doesn't remove the problematic nature of the whole thing being a bet. Maybe they've updated that too, but I can't see the point of this one at all

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/11/21433195/tiktok-influencer-addison-rae-miramax-gender-swapped-shes-all-that-remake

Reads like it'll still be a bet

He’s All That will flip the script, with Easterling playing a popular influencer who tries to change a nerdy male student into the prom king.

As long as it's a straight white guy then I'm sure it'll be seen as acceptable.

I liked the original and Not Another Teen Movie
"She's got glasses. And a ponytail"

p to the e · 15-09-2020 4:04pm

Great documentary on William Fox, he of Fox Film Corporation. Fox Film Corporation would later merge, after Fox no longer controlled the company, with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century-Fox. The hyphen was later removed by Rupert Murdoch and then Fox's name also removed by the mouse house.

windbound · 21-09-2020 9:29am

Is it official that Tom Hardy will be the new James Bond actor? Or still just a rumour? If it's true it's good to see that they're sticking to the tough 007.:)

JP Liz V1 · 22-09-2020 10:17pm

Empire Records is 25 years

Agent Coulson · 23-09-2020 9:05pm

FunLover18 · 23-09-2020 9:21pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I wish they had the movies on Irish Netflix.

FunLover18 · 27-09-2020 10:37pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I enjoyed the full thing, the writing was very on the nose at times and it was extremely corny but I laughed a few times and it felt like an actual continuation. I would watch a proper sequel with that cast and there is another daughter to marry off.

JP Liz V1 · 28-09-2020 1:04am

Joaquin Phoenix is a daddy to a boy River, what a year for him an Oscar and now a baby

JP Liz V1 · 03-10-2020 12:45am

The Top 10 Highest Paid Actresses in 2020 are

1. Sofia Vergara - $43 Million
2. Angelina Jolie - $35.5 Million
3. Gal Gadot - $31.5 Million
4. Melissa McCarthy - $25 Million
5. Meryl Streep - $24 Million
6. Emily Blunt - $22.5 Million
7. Nicole Kidman - $22 Million
8. Ellen Pompeo - $19 Million
9. Elisabeth Moss - $16 Million
10. Viola Davis - $15.5 Million

(Forbes)

pixelburp · 03-10-2020 12:41pm

Fair play to Vergara's agent cos I'd never peg her as anywhere near worth that money.

CastorTroy · 03-10-2020 2:33pm

Had to look up what Anglina has been in this year and she's only done a voice in The One and Only Ivan

Agent Coulson · 03-10-2020 4:24pm

Would those numbers take in money they would have made from producing & directing etc not just acting.

pixelburp · 03-10-2020 4:35pm

For comparison, the top male earner is Dwayne Johnson on $87 million, followed by Ryan Reynolds on $71 million. Jackie Chan rounds out the top 10 at $40 million. Quite the disparity between the male and female top 10.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 03-10-2020 5:20pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Would those numbers take in money they would have made from producing & directing etc not just acting.

The Forbes list seems to include all their income. So Vergara's includes 500k per ep for Modern Family. An apparent $10 million for being a judge on one of the talent shows, and a pile of lucrative endorsements. Also any streaming revenues that would be included in their contracts.

It's also from June 2019 to June 2020, so TV stars are more prominent than solely film stars, due to pretty much nothing being releases this year.

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2020 5:03pm

Which of the big blockbusters pushed till next year will be the first to say fcuk it let’s go VOD and charge €£$30 for a rental.

I’m going with Black Widow with Disney using it to push more subs for Disney+.

pixelburp · 06-10-2020 5:05pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Which of the big blockbusters pushed till next year will be the first to say fcuk it let’s go VOD and charge €£$30 for a rental.

Wonder Woman '84: as I type it's still set for a December release so AFAIK it's the last big holdout of the 2020 blockbuster write-off, right? So with the HBO streaming platform gaining a bit of traction I've wondered if they might go the online route and hedging their bets until they pull that trigger.

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2020 5:07pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Wonder Woman '84: as I type it's still set for a December release so AFAIK it's the last big holdout of the 2020 blockbuster write-off, right? So with the HBO streaming platform gaining a bit of traction I've wondered if they might go the online route and hedging their bets until they pull that trigger.

It probably will be one of the major superhero films alright used to push subs towards there streaming sites.

The only thing with HBO Max is it’s limited to North America for now till it starts its worldwide roll out next year.

FunLover18 · 06-10-2020 5:14pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Which of the big blockbusters pushed till next year will be the first to say fcuk it let’s go VOD and charge €£$30 for a rental.

I’m going with Black Widow with Disney using it to push more subs for Disney+.

I was listening to podcast and they were saying that it's unlikely BW will go VOD because SJ is on a contract where she gets a share of the profits and she will want a cinema release. I don't know how much say that gives her though tbh.

pixelburp · 06-10-2020 6:15pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It probably will be one of the major superhero films alright used to push subs towards there streaming sites.

The only thing with HBO Max is it’s limited to North America for now till it starts its worldwide roll out next year.

True; I suppose though are we walking global release or regional? By all accounts, it seems like the rest of the world will have shaken off CoVid sooner than the US so perhaps WB will reflect this; HBO release in the US, cinemas the rest of the world.

Beyond the superhero flicks I can't see what might make a good candidate for online release.

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2020 6:30pm

pixelburp wrote: »

True; I suppose though are we walking global release or regional? By all accounts, it seems like the rest of the world will have shaken off CoVid sooner than the US so perhaps WB will reflect this; HBO release in the US, cinemas the rest of the world.

Beyond the superhero flicks I can't see what might make a good candidate for online release.

Death on the Nile & Free Guy are both still down for December they might jump.

Apple, Netflix & Amazon might throw some money at non blockbusters.

FunLover18 · 06-10-2020 6:39pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Death on the Nile & Free Guy are both still down for December they might jump.

Apple, Netflix & Amazon might throw some money at non blockbusters.

I could see Disney testing the cinema waters with Free Guy, Ryan Reynolds film that's a carry over from Fox.

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2020 6:45pm

Mulan is reported to have made close to $300m for Disney that was during the worldwide full lockdown.

Christmas might just be the time to try one more when families are all at home togther.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 06-10-2020 6:48pm

I'm interested to see what happens with awards seasons too. Will they change eligibility rules, or are we looking at Birds of Prey vs Sonic The Hedgehog for best film?

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2020 7:03pm

Mission Impossible 7 is still due for release next month.

Bumping it would also bump 8 which is due to release November 2022.

FunLover18 · 06-10-2020 7:04pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I'm interested to see what happens with awards seasons too. Will they change eligibility rules, or are we looking at Birds of Prey vs Sonic The Hedgehog for best film?

Will Smith Best Actor, Martin lawrence Best Supporting.

FunLover18 · 06-10-2020 7:06pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Mission Impossible 7 is still due for release next month.

Bumping it would also bump 8 which is due to release November 2022.

Next month?? I think you're confused, it's 2021, they're still filming.

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2020 7:07pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

Next month?? I think you're confused, it's 2021, they're still filming.

Ye just noticed that seeing I'm just looking at so many films being moved from 2020/2021/2022 are all blurring into one.

List of them here.

https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/here-are-all-the-movies-and-tv-shows-affected-by-coronavirus.html

p to the e · 07-10-2020 9:57am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Mulan is reported to have made close to $300m for Disney that was during the worldwide full lockdown.

Christmas might just be the time to try one more when families are all at home togther.

But with an estimated budget of €200 million and not forgetting marketing costs they'd be lucky to break even. One good thing about the push to Disney+ is they don't have to split it with the cinemas.

Agent Coulson · 07-10-2020 1:18pm

p to the e wrote: »

But with an estimated budget of €200 million and not forgetting marketing costs they'd be lucky to break even. One good thing about the push to Disney+ is they don't have to split it with the cinemas.

Then take into account the amount of new people that signed up to Disney+ to watch it and then stayed on as paying members. Disney will do alright right out of the release as it it also got a cinema release in parts of the world as well making another $70m.

It might not have been a a half billion or more box office hit there would have hoped for however in a global pandemic it's not a bad return at all.

Sakana · 07-10-2020 6:43pm

Do movie studios make more off cinema releases or DVDs/streaming?

pixelburp · 07-10-2020 6:57pm

Sakana wrote: »

Do movie studios make more off cinema releases or DVDs/streaming?

It entirely depends what kind of film we're talking about. Big 250 million dollar blockbusters exist primarily to garner box office success - especially with China as a newer hungry market for filler. Hence why blockbusters haven't simply pivoted to online streaming.

Sakana · 07-10-2020 7:27pm

pixelburp wrote: »

It entirely depends what kind of film we're talking about. Big 250 million dollar blockbusters exist primarily to garner box office success - especially with China as a newer hungry market for filler. Hence why blockbusters haven't simply pivoted to online streaming.

Yeah, I mean commercial films. I just don't see how it works. I wonder what cut the streamers take as opposed to the cinemas (or do the cinemas buy the rights to the films? I suppose they do).

Still, if the studios released their films on streaming platforms they own, surely they'd see the bulk of that €8/€10 go into their coffers.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 09-10-2020 10:43am

Disney are putting Soul on Disney Plus instead of pushing it's cinema date again. They're not doing like Mulan though and charging extra for it. It's just going to be on the service from Christmas Day

The Black Oil · 09-10-2020 11:45am

The Dick Cavett show coming through, once again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHlirPa9D0I

Agent Coulson · 13-10-2020 3:54pm

Tremors Making Perfection documentary will be on the Tremors YouTube Channel from Friday.

The Tremors TV Series is also on the Channel.

CastorTroy · 13-10-2020 11:14pm

There's a couple I still need to watch. I'm sure they're bad though. Watched the series as it aired.
Was that Ariana Richards, aka Lex from Jurassic Park, at the 20 sec mark of the documentary trailer? I know she was the wee girl in Tremors

p to the e · 14-10-2020 10:11am

Fred Ward isn't in it by the looks of it. Kevin Bacon needs the money

CastorTroy · 14-10-2020 11:37am

Was that not Fred looking like an old Bryan Cranston?

p to the e · 14-10-2020 2:26pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Was that not Fred looking like an old Bryan Cranston?

Watched the trailer again and I know who you're talking about but 99% sure that's not Fred. What I did notice second time around was Jamie Kennedy. He looks awful.

CastorTroy · 14-10-2020 3:57pm

Looks like that's SS Wilson I was referring to. Seems to have released early. Or maybe it was last Friday it was due

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpCSCQJEmnk

Will watch it later

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 15-10-2020 2:09am

Forgive me if there is a more appropriate place to ask this but I checked and couldn't see one....

I'm wondering is there a difference between Apple TV and Apple TV Plus?

I was hoping to get to see Cartoon Saloon's new film, Wolfwalkers, in the cinema in November, but given I'm living in a one of the lucky level 4 counties this seems highly unlikely. It's streaming on Apple Plus from December, and I literally have no idea about that particular streaming service, except than on JustWatch they have two separate listings for Apple TV.

Agent Coulson · 15-10-2020 2:24am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Forgive me if there is a more appropriate place to ask this but I checked and couldn't see one....

I'm wondering is there a difference between Apple TV and Apple TV Plus?

I was hoping to get to see Cartoon Saloon's new film, Wolfwalkers, in the cinema in November, but given I'm living in a one of the lucky level 4 counties this seems highly unlikely. It's streaming on Apple Plus from December, and I literally have no idea about that particular streaming service, except than on JustWatch they have two separate listings for Apple TV.

AppleTV+ is Apple’s own subscription service for their TV series and Movies that they have made or bought the rights too it’s €4.99 a month.

Without + is just iTunes where you can buy or rent movies.

Apple TV+ is basically Apples version of Netflix or Prime.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 15-10-2020 2:42am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

AppleTV+ is Apple’s own subscription service for their TV series and Movies that they have made or bought the rights too it’s €4.99 a month.

Without + is just iTunes where you can buy or rent movies.

Apple TV+ is basically Apples version of Netflix or Prime.

Ahhh, that makes sense. And explains why one service had way better content than the other.

Agent Coulson · 16-10-2020 4:37am

Bruce Campbell is writing The Evil Dead 4 and will be directing it himself supported by Sam Raimi.

However he won't be returning as Ash.

The Black Oil · 19-10-2020 11:37am

Reddit sometimes has the odd gem. Here's one. https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/jcwiyf/my_grandmother_kept_a_diary_of_the_films_shed

Agent Coulson · 19-10-2020 6:51pm

He really must be struggling financially

pixelburp · 19-10-2020 7:03pm

That was kinda sad to watch. But hey, by all accounts Willis appeared to be a pain to deal with, now mostly slumming it in Z movies he'd sleepwalk through so doesn't surprise either he might appear in an advert.

Agent Coulson · 20-10-2020 1:26pm

https://twitter.com/TheJeffBridges/status/1318341224772796417?s=20

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