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Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by gbnwl »

fraXis wrote: post #247
delichon wrote: post #70

The little dinosaurs are ignoring the great big elephants in the room: gaming. The article doesn't mention it. The market for video games in 2024 was around $225B, compared to movies at around $33B. Hollywood has worked very hard not to realize that their industry has become niche and have succeeded. My last week may be an indicator. I've watched zero TV or movies but have spent about 40 hours helping a small colony…

That game sounds interesting. What is it called? I only saw Beavers Be Damned when I searched Steam.

Not the original commenter but they could be talking about Timberborn. Don't have it but have friends who play.

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by stogot »

datsci_est_2015 wrote: post #233
longislandguido wrote: post #212

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most if not all the ticket price goes directly into the studio's pockets. So the theatres stay alive by selling concessions. I'd wager everyone here complaining about prices would also wax poetic about how theatres don't "pay a living wage" to the kids scooping popcorn and would immediately drive home in their $100k Rivians or Teslas so they can give a one star review on Yelp or complain on Reddit about the bathrooms…

> These same people wouldn't bat an eye at paying $14 for a food truck grilled cheese and leave a tip. This seems weirdly condescending, especially since I think these two things are very related. There are two types of $14 food truck grilled cheese in my experience: The first type is usually found at farmer’s markets or free city events where the cheese will be local and artisan, and the bread will be local and arti…

I was going to say the same thing

the artisan grilled cheese is better than a hotdog that’s been overheated for six hours with a stale bun, and stale popcorn with fake flavoring

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by natebc »

fraXis wrote: post #247
delichon wrote: post #70

The little dinosaurs are ignoring the great big elephants in the room: gaming. The article doesn't mention it. The market for video games in 2024 was around $225B, compared to movies at around $33B. Hollywood has worked very hard not to realize that their industry has become niche and have succeeded. My last week may be an indicator. I've watched zero TV or movies but have spent about 40 hours helping a small colony…

That game sounds interesting. What is it called? I only saw Beavers Be Damned when I searched Steam.

Timberborn. It's fantastic!

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by bacchusracine »

tombert wrote: post #242
longislandguido wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Years ago I was in one of those old kitschy theatres. The seat was wet. I prayed it wasn't urine.

When my wife and I first started dating, we went to one of those cheap second-run theaters. I liked that theater because it was super cheap (like seriously $1.50 for a ticket because it showed out of date movies). One time when she and I were watching The Purge, I hear this kind of squishy noise from right behind me. I turn around, and a guy is getting a handjob. I motion to my wife that we need to move a few seats o…

>I turn around, and a guy is getting a handjob. I motion to my wife that we need to move a few seats over.

To get a better view, right?

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by manphone »

radiator wrote: post #232
m-hodges wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should art not of a point of view?

That is the whole point . Since decades, it has a single point of view, failing to represent the majority of the people.

And what point of view does all art have now?

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Post by tombert »

bacchusracine wrote: post #254
tombert wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When my wife and I first started dating, we went to one of those cheap second-run theaters. I liked that theater because it was super cheap (like seriously $1.50 for a ticket because it showed out of date movies). One time when she and I were watching The Purge, I hear this kind of squishy noise from right behind me. I turn around, and a guy is getting a handjob. I motion to my wife that we need to move a few seats o…

>I turn around, and a guy is getting a handjob. I motion to my wife that we need to move a few seats over. To get a better view, right?

We were mostly afraid of substances landing anywhere near us.

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by Apocryphon »

socalgal2 wrote: post #230

If Sinners and One Battle After Another are up for movie of the year then it's no wonder no one is going. One is a fun but ultimately forgettable horror action movie. The other is a movie that just based on its major theme would attract less then half the country and even in those remaining is a very polarizing movie. It's up for best picture because to preach, not because it's actually good.

F1 is also nominated what’s your explanation for that picture

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by tuna74 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #178
ctkhn wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What theater is that at? Sounds like a mega chain like AMC or Regal. The local indie theater we go to in one of the 5 largest American cities has never been over $15 per ticket and adding popcorn and a drink is maybe $10 more on top.

Do they get first-run releases? Around here AMC has some sort of exclusive on that. And their theatres are disgusting. Sticky floors, dirty seats, just gross. I haven't been to a movie in a theater in at least 10 years.

If you are expressing your judgement based on experiences from more than 10 years ago you are not really contributing to the discussion.

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Post by whartung »

dredmorbius wrote: post #164
jimbo808 wrote: post #86

Maybe I'm insane or it's my age, but I can't watch new movies/shows without just seeing propaganda agendas at every turn. Really kills it for me.

To be fair, there's plenty of that in older films and TV series as well, particularly "golden age" material from the 1940s -- 1970s, which played strongly off WWII, Cold War, and pro-business themes, with occasional ventures into counterculture works for the latter. The original Top Gun (1986) was describe at the time as the US Navy's most successful recruiting campaign ever, noted in this 2004 account citing 1990 co…

> The original Top Gun (1986) was describe at the time as the US Navy's most successful recruiting campaign ever, noted in this 2004 account citing 1990 correspondence with then Secretary of Defence Dick Cheney: https://archive.org/details/operationhollywo00robb/page/180>.

Sure, but was that the intent of Tony Scott when he made the film, or was it just a side effect of watching exciting air wing navy operations portrayed on the big screen?

I can easily see a young man wanting to be not just a fighter pilot, but one of those guys on deck standing in the wind, dancing and pointing and saluting F-14s off the catapult.

Or, maybe they just like volleyball.

Re: Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Post by fatuna »

fraXis wrote: post #247
delichon wrote: post #70

The little dinosaurs are ignoring the great big elephants in the room: gaming. The article doesn't mention it. The market for video games in 2024 was around $225B, compared to movies at around $33B. Hollywood has worked very hard not to realize that their industry has become niche and have succeeded. My last week may be an indicator. I've watched zero TV or movies but have spent about 40 hours helping a small colony…

That game sounds interesting. What is it called? I only saw Beavers Be Damned when I searched Steam.

Not OP, but I think they meant Timberborn. It just hit 1.0 release . I tried it a while back, definitely a fun premise for a game.
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