the Disney-Fox merger and film/TV production/exhibition hegemony in general

yes, they have opinions about art that are "wrong". a thing that definitely exists

― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), 21. oktober 2019 21:36 (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Whatever, you're too full of bullshit to continue on communicating with. I'm going to listen to my favorite country record, Original Pirate Material.

"Show me on this Funko Pop where the mean old directors touched you..."

when did movie box office first become a spectator sport that the public took sides with? Star Wars?
it's a perverse thing to engage in imo but i am as guilty as the next person of wanting to be an INSIDER

Probably about 10 minutes after Spielberg took this ad out in Variety.

https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/566f52cc3da6b2362869d83a/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/star-wars-pop-culture-ss01.jpg

"Your hyperspace performance package"?

Saucy

he meant cocaine

Big Hyperspace Performance Package Energy

#1 film for more than five parsecs

https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/disney-is-quietly-placing-classic-fox-movies-into-its-vault.html

the fucks are at it again

this is infuriating tbh

starting to think disney might suck and be bad, honestly

just let people enjoy things you monster

but i enjoy thinking disney sucks and is bad :(

More like a 'Tragic Kingdom', amirite?

no doubt

Disney+ is good now

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-jim-henson-company-is-bringing-an-alien-talk-show-c-1839355960

if they straight-up Space Ghost it, i'm sold.
if it's the tonight show but with baby sinclair as the host, hard pass

Earth to Ned is about a blue alien named Ned and his lieutenant, Cornelius, who find themselves abandoning their planned invasion of Earth because they’re too fascinated with popular culture. Their talk show features Ned interviewing celebrities to chat about all the things he finds so amazing about Earth and its people.

I appreciate how they've made this incredibly accurate.

oh, lol i missed the ned connection

xp Would buy ticket

is it just me or does Ned (of the Disney+ show) look suspiciously like the pilot from Farscape

potential house band?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWxbzd96xdc

Sharing relevant Sic posts from the MCU thread:

"I mean they're just going to wind up burning themselves with that shit ultimately, particularly as they continue to lean heavier on regurgitation of their own supply. Cut to five years from now as tumbleweeds drift through a multiplex"
Independent theaters will have been killed by then.

― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Friday, October 25, 2019 8:23 AM (yesterday

The Art Theater in Champaign announced today they're closing in six days.

― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Saturday, October 26, 2019 9:45 AM (four days ago)

Fathom have been told that two weeks ago's 40th anniversary national Alien screenings are the last time they will ever be able to show any Fox movie.

Balboa Theatre in SF had a Planet Of The Apes festival booked weekend after next, have now lost all eight films to which tickets had already been sold

Christmas screenings of Die Hard have been pulled from multiple theatres in the US and Canada

not sure where today's Leave Her To Heaven screening is meant to be happening

― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:27 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

The Department of Justice is moving to eliminate a legal agreement that has governed the movie industry since the 1940s, Justice Department antitrust chief Makan Delrahim announced Monday.

The move by the Justice Department signals that regulators believe that certain remedies are appropriate at the time, but should be reviewed to keep up with how industries change.

Delrahim’s announcement, which would alter what is known as the Paramount consent decrees, could change how theaters distribute movies. The rules, which kept major movie studios from owning theaters where their movies were played, were originally put in place to keep studios from collaborating to control all aspects of the industry.

Speaking at an antitrust conference in Washington, Delrahim cited consumers’ ability to watch movies on streaming services as one reason why the agency was seeking to terminate the agreements, along with saying the conspiracy the government was originally trying to amend decades ago no longer exists.

jesus christ, no

christ

five-baggers for everyone

Bob Iger's erection could cut steel today

The Russo Bros. shared their own thoughts on Scorsese's comments publicly for the first time: "Nobody owns cinema. We don't own cinema. You don't own cinema. Scorsese doesn't own cinema"

Sarah Ganske
@thebasementtan

If nobody owns cinema then I guess those Fox movies should pouring onto free streaming services and into rep theaters any second now.

If nobody owns cinema then I guess those Fox movies should pouring onto free streaming services and into rep theaters any second now. https://t.co/UOnIkORn7c

— Sarah Ganske (@thebasementtan) November 17, 2019

who the fuck are the russo brothers

???

https://d1w8cc2yygc27j.cloudfront.net/3950379568584710451/6291558484197892129.jpg

Delrahim cited consumers’ ability to watch movies on streaming services as one reason why the agency was seeking to terminate the agreements

Right now streaming is where the media conglomerates are reenacting the gold rush. In about two years or so more than half the new services will be withdrawn as unprofitable or bought out and absorbed into the handful of winners, who will grapple for a while to test each others' strength, then eventually settle into a comfortable cartel.

Russo Bros. make Marvel movies and...You and Me and Dupree.

Joe and Anthony Russo have directed two of the five highest-grossing films of all time, including Avengers: Endgame, which in July passed Avatar on the all-time list.

_The Russo Bros. shared their own thoughts🕸 on Scorsese's comments publicly for the first time: "Nobody owns cinema. We don't own cinema. You don't own cinema. Scorsese doesn't own cinema"_


_Sarah Ganske
@thebasementtan

If nobody owns cinema then I guess those Fox movies should pouring onto free streaming services and into rep theaters any second now._


🐦[If nobody owns cinema then I guess those Fox movies should pouring onto free streaming services and into rep theaters any second now. https://t.co/UOnIkORn7c🕸
— Sarah Ganske (@thebasementtan) November 17, 2019🕸]🐦

I'd say it's a fair cop, but you compounded the fail by copying the whole thing, but if you hadn't then I wouldn't see this adorable li'l twoot emoji 🐦

guess I'll just fp myself as thanks

copy-pasting others' garbled posts 'compounding the error' you say...?

yeah, you’ve gotta just quote the important bit

it was so important it had to be copied and pasted to get around my blanket block of twitter

Labuza on some possible ramifications

When sizing up the major studios in the 1930s, the DOJ investigated one important question: was there fair competition in the industry? Because small independent films had almost no access to the theatrical market, and all theaters had no choice but to bow to the majors and whatever prices they set, the government decided this had little benefit for the consumer.

The end of the Paramount Decision could have a cultural effect on choice, as theaters may be forced to further limit their options. For example, A24’s success through crossover hits between arthouse theaters and the major exhibition chains will become less likely. A24 might be able to continue to get films like Moonlight, Midsommar, or Lady Bird into arthouse theaters, but would find it difficult to get space in the multiplex that was once amenable to booking smaller films next to a Disney or Paramount blockbuster.

A24 will survive, but the market changes will make it more difficult for new companies to find similar space in the theatrical market. It will be more and more likely that new indies can only make it into theaters through established companies, if not the giants of Netflix and Amazon. Currently, a lot of these artists are turning to streaming services to reach audiences, but if streaming companies start taking over theaters as well, indies will find they’re dealing with the same gatekeepers on all platforms. While the growing success of many arthouse theaters has in many ways depended on prioritizing community involvement and creative programming, their options may become limited. Depending on larger companies to help discover new talent seems anathemic to the successes of films like Parasite (Neon), Tangerine (Magnolia), or Brawl in Cell Block 99 (Cinestate).

https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/20/20974364/justice-department-paramount-decree-disney-netflix-monopoly

Home Alone and Die Hard christmas screenings pulled from the Sun-Ray in Jacksonville

It gives Disney a huge catalog from which to pull remakes while burying the original films. Not kidding. I know writers and directors who have been approached to “pick a project from the catalog.” For a new generation, the original will not be available for comparison. https://t.co/1UfXibNolI

— Eddie Muller (@EddieMuller) December 6, 2019

In its third week of release, Knives Out is #3 at the US box office and still building word of mouth.

Entire multiplexes in multiplex-sized markets are dropping it after this week to screen only Disney's Star Wars and Frozen.

Odeon cinemas in the UK are opening on Christmas Day just to keep that two thirds empty rolling Star Wars screen vibe going as long as possible

Little Women should also be in the mix somewhere

My closest theater has three screens dedicated at least 2/3rds of the time to Jumanji right now

hm, strangely it appears to be doing well.

If you’re wondering why you can’t see the new Terrence Malick in a halfway decent theater anywhere in NY, i’ve been told by theater managers it’s because Disney owns it now & are demanding exorbitant terms. It is unaffordable to most of the venues that would’ve happily shown it.

— MZS (@mattzollerseitz) December 18, 2019