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Liquid Rock Entertainment will concentrate on kids and family content from offices in Barcelona and Miami. Its first show lineup will be announced this month (September).
https://todotvnews.com/en/xavi-mas-and-roberto-mitrani-launched-the-dist......
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This was a long time coming and highly anticipated but it bombed pretty bad. What do you think? Is horror in a new place? Too make reboots? Poor timing at the end of August? Would love your thoughts on why this release didn't land. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/la-bamba-remake-development-mucho...
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I watched the trailer twice, Sam Sokolow. The movie doesn't look interesting to me. And it feels like the reboot doesn't know what it wants to be. A Crow movie or a John Wick movie....
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The Crow Popcorn bucket was kinda cool looking; and I saw the Crow reboot and I was bored from opening minute. Looked like a SAW gore- porn type movie. The main actor is supposedly an up And Coming Ta...
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It's probably an uphill battle, but it's a start. To figure out how many illegal streaming operations there are, just Google "full xxxx movie" or something similar to see how many sites pop up.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fmovies-taken-d......
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Glad to hear it, Debbie Elicksen! Piracy affects so many people and their families. This is a stunning victory, like Charles Rivkin said in the article “a stunning victory for casts, crews, writers, d...
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This September, you’ll have the chance to learn from knowledgeable industry executives, award-winning writers, producers, directors, cinematographers, actors, consultants, assistant directors, authors, distributors, financiers, and representatives who have worked on or represented WESTWORLD, MINDHUN...
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Failed marriages can be super expensive, even if they were never consummated. Of course, suspicions of insider trading isn't an attractive quality for one of the partners.
It was clearly not a match made in heaven.
https://deadline.com/2024/08/sony-india-zee-entertainment-settle-dispute......
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Sometimes we are defined more by what we say "no" to than what we say "yes" to... this was clearly a "no" moment for both. Hopefully, they put whatever they saved in legal disputes into content creators!
I have no idea how this happened. This isn't a parody movie - its a Francis Ford Coppola film. What do you think? https://variety.com/2024/film/news/lionsgate-pulls-megalopolis-trailer-o......
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Sam Sokolow oh my, what a cock up. If I was FFC, I’d want some kind of redress. You’d think with all of Lionsgate’s experience, that kind of thing wouldn’t occur.
Mike Boas nope, I can’t say I do. And maybe that’s because of a similar cock-up?
David Manning was Sony’s fake critic back in 2000. Used for fake pull quotes in advertising.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Manning_(fictitious_writer)?wprov=sfti1#Details...
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“Being proactive and taking the time to choose your festival publicist early can be a game-changer for your film's journey through the festival circuit.” — Tamaryn Tobian (Agency Owner of Spectacle Creative Media)
www.stage32.com/blog/why-its-a-good-idea-to-commit-to-a-festival-publici......
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It still may not be enough for me to rekindle my subscription. In Canada, we're lucky to get one new movie a month. Prime and Netflix provide much more value.
What are your thoughts on this? Is it big bucks on a handful of movies? Or are they actually investing in European film? Big difference.
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That's a lotta money, Debbie Elicksen! Hope it's for European films and shows, including indie films and shows.
Will Jan Koeppen be able to take risks and make his own decisions in London without the influence of HQ in the US. Shooting in Spain is a lot of risk doing that from out of London. My company has EU b...
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Some countriesin Europe have a "streamer levy" which means that a percentage of what a streamer earns must go into schemes that promote training and opportunities to new filmmakers in that country. A great initiative!
Ewan Dunbar That is a great initiative.
Karen “Kay” Ross talks about the benefits of submitting to local film festivals in today’s blog. Benefits like it’s cheaper to travel, you can spend more time at the festivals, and more! And Kay gives other helpful advice and insight!
www.stage32.com/blog/the-benefits-of-local-film-festivals-3833...
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Good topic to discuss. Best case, you make some good connections for yourself and your film. Worst case, you get some valuable practice in talking to professionals about your work.
The chickens are coming home to roost, it would seem. https://deadline.com/2024/08/streaming-viewership-report-samba-churn-pro......
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@tomlapke makes sense. When the streamers try to do light hearted comedy ie sitcom style, it feels so forced and almost Disney-show-ish. Hopefully, someone will fill the niche. And then I can find something else to complain about ;)
Netflix has been hit or miss with multi-cam sitcoms. I didn't like Disjointed when they first tried, I loved Country Comfort but they canceled it. They have a new Chuch Lorre multi-cam series coming next year and I'm interested to see if he can pull off his CBS magic with them.
Good luck to you, Ava.
Netflix stocks is all-time high; they might buyout Disney by end of year.
Explained to me by ppl with skin/salaries at Streamers, they all have own payscales with unions and they dont want to give pay...
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TNT is ramping up their scripted slate, which is exciting news. More buyers getting back at it. https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-librarians-the-next-chapter-season-2-tnt-1236049235/
Sam Sokolow well, if you have the IP, you’ve got to exploit it!
They need to decide if they want to make movies or have one made about this whole deal. https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/skydance-paramount-board-violating-dea......
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Tom Lapke when I first read about this approach, I thought, oh-oh, here comes trouble, and…
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