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4 votes
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Best Shelley Duvall movies: The Shining, 3 Women, and more
5 votes -
Gladiator II | Official trailer
27 votes -
Shelley Duvall, Robert Altman protege and tormented wife in ‘The Shining,’ dies at 75
21 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
8 votes -
We Live In Time | Official trailer
14 votes -
‘Shrek 5’ set for July 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz returning
19 votes -
Movie of the Week #37 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Next up of blockbusters is Mission: Impossible - Fallout from 2018 which made $791 million at the box office. Second M:I film directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
Is this a proper blockbuster with all that entails? Any thoughts on the franchise in general?
The rest of the schedule is:
- 15th: Snatch
- 22nd: Barbie
- 29th: Edge of Tomorrow
5 votes -
David Ellison set as chairman-CEO, Jeff Shell as president of Paramount; Shari Redstone to sell family empire to Skydance Media in $8 billion deal
11 votes -
F1 | Official teaser
12 votes -
Moviegoing is a Latino family thing — and it's been the key to US summer box office successes
16 votes -
Movie of the Week #32 - The Wicker Man
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
We begin June with Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man from 1973 which is now considered a horror cult classic.
Since this is the month of horror movies, did you find it scary, unsettling, creepy, eerie, spooky or horrifying?
The rest of the schedule for June is:
- 10th: Ravenous (1999)
- 17th: X (2022)
- 24th: The Exorcist (1973)
6 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
5 votes -
The Second (2024) — A limited series trailer
13 votes -
Childish Gambino - Bando Stone & The New World | Official trailer
33 votes -
Is serviceable CGI here to stay?
I'm here watching Furiosa which has noticeable CGI. So noticeable in fact that my partner, who doesn't give a second thought to the technicalities of movie making commented on it. Painted...
I'm here watching Furiosa which has noticeable CGI. So noticeable in fact that my partner, who doesn't give a second thought to the technicalities of movie making commented on it. Painted backgrounds, obvious green screen and so on.
What is also noticeable is that the movie wasn't cheap to make. It has also excellent, energetic direction, camera work and action set pieces and the character design has the same care as Mad Max Fury Road.
The movie also has this cooky, kinda goofy tone from the get go. Stylistically the CGI doesn't really get in the way because there's a real distinct step between our reality and this crazy world on screen. It serves its purpose.
So what's y'all's thoughts about this? I think with money and time (I guess they're the same thing) the movie could've looked a lot better and avoided the paintbrushly fogginess that comes with the green screen -- but would've that actually been worth it?
(There's also a lot of stunts, real handcrafted care and crazy, inspired camera movement. The movie's good, you should probably consider seeing it.)
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Movie of the Week #36 - The Mummy
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Starting the month with blockbusters with The Mummy from 1999 which made $417.4 million at the box office.
Is this a proper blockbuster with all that entails? Have you seen the other movies in the franchise?
The rest of the schedule is:
- 8th: Mission Impossible: Fallout
- 15th: Snatch
- 22nd: Barbie
- 29th: Edge of Tomorrow
11 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
8 votes -
‘Inside Out 2’ crosses $1B global box office; fastest animated movie ever to milestone
21 votes -
The real-life ‘Fall Guys’: How a tight-knit stunt team pulled off Ryan Gosling’s death-defying scenes
6 votes -
Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) | The man behind the bowtie
4 votes -
What a century (plus a pandemic) does to moviegoing and why it matters
16 votes -
Here | Official trailer
11 votes -
Movie of the Week #35 - The Exorcist
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
We end the horror month with William Friedkin's The Exorcist from 1973. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.
Since this is the month of horror movies, did you find it scary, unsettling, creepy, eerie, spooky or horrifying?
July's schedule is:
- 1st: The Mummy
- 8th: Mission Impossible: Fallout
- 15th: Snatch
- 22nd: Barbie
- 29th: Edge of Tomorrow
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Nominate for Movie of the Week in July - Blockbusters
It is summer and that usually means a good time for blockbusters! So lets see if we can find 5 good blockbusters for July. I am not making hard definitions for what a blockbuster movie is, but I...
It is summer and that usually means a good time for blockbusters! So lets see if we can find 5 good blockbusters for July. I am not making hard definitions for what a blockbuster movie is, but I might have some questions if you pick a movie that got only $100,000 at the box office.
Rules
- Be considered a blockbuster movie
- Not one we have done before
- Only one nomination per user
- Please only nominate if you intent to participate
- Upvote the post(s) with a nomination you would like to be picked for discussion next month
- Please state the title of the movie clearly on the first line, and add any additional general comments in the next paragraph to keep voting simple
In case of ties in the number of votes, random.org will decide. Voting closes Sunday.
10 votes -
Red One | Official trailer
10 votes -
The spectacular failure of the Star Wars hotel
58 votes -
Heretic | Official trailer
13 votes -
Nosferatu | Official teaser trailer
22 votes -
Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encoding
30 votes -
The Front Room | Official trailer
3 votes -
Why ‘Blade’ can’t cut through development hell
10 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
5 votes -
Donald Sutherland, star of ‘MASH,’ ‘Klute’ and ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
21 votes -
'Spaceballs 2' in the works at Amazon with Josh Gad starring
19 votes -
Piranesi: Travis Knight to direct movie based on Susanna Clarke book
8 votes -
Prolific actor Donald Sutherland, the stately star of 'MASH,' 'Ordinary People' and 'Hunger Games,' has died
11 votes -
Seattle's Scarecrow Video says it needs to raise $1.8M or face possible closure
12 votes -
A Real Pain | Official teaser
11 votes -
Movie of the Week #34 - X
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Next horror film is the cannibal horror movie X from 2022 directed by Ti West. A prequel Pearl was filmed at the same and released later the same year. Comments on that is welcome as well in the discussion.
Since this is the month of horror movies, did you find it scary, unsettling, creepy, eerie, spooky or horrifying?
The rest of the schedule for June is:
- 24th: The Exorcist (1973)
10 votes -
‘Inside Out 2’ shatters box office expectations with $155 million, biggest debut since ‘Barbie’
36 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
8 votes -
Movie of the Week #33 - Ravenous
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Next horror film is the cannibal horror movie Ravenous from 1999 directed by Antonia Bird starring Guy Pearce in the leading role.
Since this is the month of horror movies, did you find it scary, unsettling, creepy, eerie, spooky or horrifying?
The rest of the schedule for June is:
- 17th: X (2022)
- 24th: The Exorcist (1973)
6 votes -
Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse cinema in landmark deal that puts studios back in theater game
36 votes -
Paddington in Peru | Official trailer
11 votes -
No deal: Shari Redstone ends talks on Skydance offer for Paramount Global
2 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
8 votes -
‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth
36 votes -
The summer box office crisis: Is the sky really falling this time?
25 votes -
What's next after superhero movies?
14 votes