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Let's look at some positives, though.
First, Amazon seems determined to make MGM a major studio player again, which (if plans hold up) would make it a great fifth studio.
Secondly, it seems like Netflix is finally getting into the theatrical game. Once shareholders get a taste of that box office money, I believe Netflix will be providing more movies than we realize, so there is a lot of hope there (especially when KPop Demon Hunters 2 is released).
Finally, Neon and A24 are making great movies that are profitable at the box office, so they will likely be the home for great mid-budget auteur films for many years.
Yes, this merger is bad, but there are rays of light at the end of the tunnel.
In a span of seven and a half years, we lost Fox, saw Paramount and WB become nothing more than brand names, and went from six major studios to four. I hate it here. I really do.
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Guys, guysโฆthereโs a chance the Academy voters let their kids mark the box for this category and Toy Story 5 wins. ๐
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My money is on Wildwood. I seriously doubt this AI film will get an Oscar nomination.
I sincerely pray that one of either of these will win for best animated feature and this soulless and inhumane SLOP gets the most public and humiliating lost!
REAL ART COMES FORM REAL PEOPLE, not form people posturing as 'creatives' that think they know so much more than creativity meanwhile they have never drawn anything in their lives.
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Well, making money keeps the lights on. And if youโre watching a franchise film, making money ensures a sequel.
Why must a film make money? What is this obsession with earning back its budget? Sometimes a visionary work should be allowed to exist for its own sake. This fixation with profits above all other aesthetic considerations will be the death of art.
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Makes sense.
Guess whoโs coming back to IMAX theatres?
After #DIGGERโs disastrous performance globally, IMAX has just announced that #ChristopherNolanโs Epic #TheOdyssey will reclaim its historic journey in IMAX theatres, this time including IMAX 70MM format, this week already, on FRI OCT 9!
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Rest in peace to a legend. You can watch her Oscar winning performance for free on Tubi (the movie also won Best Picture).
link.tubi.tv/JAbejnP816b
Eva Marie Saint, who starred in memorable classic films such as โNorth by Northwestโ and โOn the Waterfront,โ has died at 102.
variety.com/2026/film/news/eโฆ
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One thing that is making me cautiously optimistic is that David Ellison did not change who run CNN. That actually could be very important for their independence.
One little belief about the merger between Paramount and WB that i don't believe is that David Ellison bought and only bought WBD because he wanted CNN.
Here's the thing if CNN was the only thing he was after then he had other two options which would've saved him alot of money
1. Remember Zaslav wanted to go back to the status quo of WB and Discovery being two seperate companies with them planning on spinning off Discovery on April of this year and the plan was that Discovery would've taken CNN with them, so all Ellison could've done was wait for the spilt and buy Discovery.
2. He could've allowed Netflix to win and buy WB, because Netflix made it clear they have no interest in stuff like CNN or Discovery, they only wanted the Movies and Series. then once the merger was complete he could swoop in and bought CNN
To me he clearly wanted more toys he wanted to expand his movie and tv empire, reason CNN was highlighted alot is because he knew he would get an easier time getting this merger done if he made a certain person happy.
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In all fairness, I have no idea what on earth they couldโve done to advertise this because the movie really is that strange.
The trailer is to blame for this. It gave audiences no clue what it was about.
I donโt know why studios mess trailers up so muchโฆ They either give away the entire plot or give a trailer that gives us no idea what weโd be watching.
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For all you Forgotten Island fans out there: at least your movie didn't bomb as hard as Digger. One has a chance to be profitable, while the other likely doesn't.
Also, Verity did very well this weekend, so, quality aside, people still want original movies.
msn.com/en-us/entertainment/โฆ
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Bigger question: why is the reservation system still a thing when the pandemic is long over, and we all know that it is a way for Disney to artificially push people towards the park that isn't selling as many tickets that day?
This was never consumer-friendly to begin with.
If Magic Keyholders believed they had problems getting reservations before, take a wild guess what happens when Keyholders can hold dates without penalty for no-shows...
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