'No Happy Ending for Movie Theatres', Argues WSJ - No Matter Who Wins Warner Bros.
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“the outlook for theatrical movies is dimming”
“the outlook for theatrical movies is dimming”
“When you're the 'Castaway' of your own apartment, but at least your volleyball answers back. 🏐🗣️”
“Longtime fans of the Nickelodeon show aren't just letting Paramount punt the franchise's first animated movie out of theaters.”
“Scene-VLM yields significant improvements of +6 AP and +13.7 F1 over the previous leading method on MovieNet.”
“Take a trip to a different sort of Upside Down in this cult favorite that nails the Stranger Things vibe.”
“"I need an atomic bomb, and I'm out,"”
“Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't.”
“SARAH SQUIRM: LIVE + IN THE FLESH, debuts on HBO and HBO Max December 12th. We command you to tune in!”
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“Further details on the specific techniques and algorithms used by Netflix would be beneficial.”
“Will Menaker from Chapo Trap House joins us to discuss right-wing conspiracy theories about the weather, the climate, and whether we’re living on a discworld.”
“The interview covers topics like evil movies, mixing stupid slapstick humor with pain & discomfort, and the all-consuming sense of impending doom & lurking doubt.”
“The interview covers how to stay calm after being stabbed, and who she would fight, given the opportunity.”
“Anchored by a triumvirate of all career great performances from Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci in FULL PSYCHO MODE, Casino is by equal turns hilarious and stomach turning and stands alone as Scorsese’s grandest and most generous examination of evil and the tragic flaws that doom us all.”
“We discuss adapting Lovecraft, all-nude Peter Pan, Clown Theory, copypastas, uniquely American ghouls, the importance of GOOP in cinema, and how real horror fans can enjoy horror even when it’s bad.”
“Both films feature visions of Hell’s intrusion onto earth; two competing and complementary visions of evil, one from a gay British man and the second from a devout American Catholic.”
“Tom Atkins plays an everyman sex symbol in both, laying pipe as he’s terrorized by ghosts & robots through anonymous northern California towns.”
“Both deal with the end of the world in their own way and highlight Price’s unique combination of campiness and dramatic heft for both comedic and horrifying effects.”
“We discuss his Wisconsin influences, ultra-DIY approach to filmmaking, making your film exactly as stupid as it needs to be, and the inherent humor of watching a guy in a mascot costume get wrecked on camera.”
“Will, Hesse and Radu discuss the film’s send-up of TikTok masculinity influencers, the relationship with earlier films edited into the movie, the various versions of Romania Jude depicts and much more.”
“The episode covers a range of responses, from blatant attempts to provoke the protesters, to complaining about encampments ruining your teaching of silence.”
“But here, we get to see his work making the most racist and offensive musical numbers imaginable to a depression-era crowd, and joke-a-minute comedy chops as a beverage exec trying to keep his boss’s daughter from eloping with a Communist while opening up east Germany to the wonders of Coca-Cola.”
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“N/A (This is a description of a Show HN post, not a news article with quotes)”
“The podcast addresses questions sourced from advice columns.”
“Both films redefined the genre into heightened levels of gruesome nihilism, creating vivid reflections of charnel-house America while serving up ghouls galore for your puerile titillation.”
“Our review of the feel-good sleeper indie hit of the summer, Astroid Cit- no, it's the new Jim Caviezel-starring anti-trafficking movie “The Sound of Freedom””
“We take some dirty talk tips from Rudy Giuliani’s emails; Consider our lost Submariners; Discuss RFK Jr.’s campaign requiring us to do homework; and imagine Ron DeSantis as one of Jesus’ disciples.”
“Join us as the ultimate auteur of the action-thriller meets the ultimate American leading man in these two propulsive explorations of justice, time, duty, depression, vengeance, destiny and sick-ass explosions.”
“We’re joined by wonk whiz-kid @ettingermentum to discuss some of his recent elections analysis.”
“Will and Hesse will give you the keys to unlock true movie consciousness.”
“What can these films tell us about the new Chinese century? Does belt and road translate to the cinema? Can Xi thought defeat the neoliberlized menace of CGI blood and lead to the return of true action filmmaking? Is it based to get silly with your homies?”
“The episode covers a range of topics, including the experience of drugs, drug use among adults, studies on drugs, the negative effects of drugs, drug legalization, the war on drugs, proper and misuse of drugs, recovery, drug depiction in movies, and how the study of drugs changed Hart.”
“They discuss the obsession with revenge on Assange and WikiLeaks under Mike Pompeo, the possibility of real justice for Assange, and some slivers of hope in the future of the WikiLeaks project.”
“The episode discusses various aspects of AI, including reinforcement learning and its future.”
“Fan favorite David Roth is back to talk Trump’s sad boi coup plotting, Democrats’ fragile new coalition, and Michael Bay movies.”
“Alex Garland is a writer and director of many imaginative and philosophical films from the dreamlike exploration of human self-destruction in the movie Annihilation to the deep questions of consciousness and intelligence raised in the movie Ex Machina, which to me is one of the greatest movies on artificial intelligence ever made.”
“In this talk we dig into JJ and his team’s experience building and deploying a content recommendation system from the ground up.”
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