After the sad dearth of Grier that was Fortress 2, I went back to the peak of the exploitation era and watched The Arena (1974), which is indeed ‘Female Spartacus’. So much so that Spartacus is explicitly referenced in the dialogue....
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Your opinion on trailers is nothing new and you’re not wrong. But then you went and chose MEG 2 as your example??? 🤔 Like that movie was an Agatha Christie mystery or something?! 🤣
I originally saw this movie during a late night TV marathon for all the movies these two actors made together. I fell in love with them as an acting duo and recommended a few of their movies to multiple people. But years passed and I eventually forgot their names and the title of the movie....
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For the last few years franchise movies like star wars, marvel, etc. made money regardless of quality. However now it seems like audiences are being choosier when it comes to these kinds of tentpole releases. I’ve seen some people online say that the movie/theater industry is losing people in general but I don’t think...
Fun fact: did you know that the (then) new distribution strategy invented for the iconic film The Godfather gave rise of the Blockbuster (and thus “franchise movies”) and the near-death of auteur cinema?
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My Review of The Arena (1974) (letterboxd.com)
After the sad dearth of Grier that was Fortress 2, I went back to the peak of the exploitation era and watched The Arena (1974), which is indeed ‘Female Spartacus’. So much so that Spartacus is explicitly referenced in the dialogue....
How I imagine people who say their TV is just the same as a 70 foot high theatre screen. (lemmy.world)
Sitting close to a giant tv just isn’t the same as seeing something on a legit giant screen.
‘Io Capitano’: Matteo Garrone’s Film Puts a Human Face on the Migrant Crisis -- IndieWire (www.indiewire.com)
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The Avengers Remains a Bizarre Blunder 25 Years Later (www.comingsoon.net)
Shazam’ Star Zachary Levi Calls Out Hollywood For Output Of “Garbage” Content (deadline.com)
Opinions on (Swept Away) Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto?
I originally saw this movie during a late night TV marathon for all the movies these two actors made together. I fell in love with them as an acting duo and recommended a few of their movies to multiple people. But years passed and I eventually forgot their names and the title of the movie....
Do posts from instances that don't allow downvotes have an unfair advantage?
By advantage I mean posts from those instances receiving more visibility than others on feeds that sort by score (active, hot, top)....
Overworked and Underpaid, VFX Workers Vote to Unionize at Marvel (www.vulture.com)
On Monday, a group of more than 50 on-set employees filed a petition for an election to be represented by IATSE.
Is the ‘Mission: Impossible’ Series Due for a Reckoning? (variety.com)
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
If you haven’t seen it yet, go … NOW. What a movie!...
Fringe is a gem that changed the way I think about Sci-Fi TV (lemmy.world)
It was the first show that I can remember that was able to survive major shifts in the way the story was told.
Christopher Nolan Forgot To Credit Over 80% Of VFX Crew On ‘Oppenheimer’ (www.cartoonbrew.com)
From the linked article…...
The Criterion Collection - A place for fans of movies and the bluray label, Criterion (lemmy.world)
If you’ve taken a film 101 class to slack off for a quarter of college then you know what these movies are about. We got Kurosawa, Fellini, Godard, Bergman, Lynch, and more. Check us out and subscribe to grow our community....
Indiana Jones and Flash flopped hard. Could this be the beginning of the end for franchise films?
For the last few years franchise movies like star wars, marvel, etc. made money regardless of quality. However now it seems like audiences are being choosier when it comes to these kinds of tentpole releases. I’ve seen some people online say that the movie/theater industry is losing people in general but I don’t think...