axalon

are these pants high enough?

The "surrogate" was great too. Actually loved Drake's episode last week. Funny start to the new year.

I think Efron is a good actor, same with Gosling. Efron probably gets some shit because he's good looking and a lot of dudes are probably jealous but he works really hard and I think could pull it off.

Is it going to be a space musical? Cool.

REAL JEDI BEING. AND A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.

VOD releasing is still very new, and somehow hard to track. I think it's more of "behind closed doors" than anything, seeing as how tracking the numbers of rentals and purchases should be incredibly easy. Releasing on VOD for a low budget (maybe 5-8 million and under) can be quite successful, but the other issue becomes piracy because as soon as a film drops on VOD, someone out there has already pirated a 1080 copy of the film for free. It's a bummer to see because most VOD o...

... originals are indies these days, and are affected the most.

Given its Australian pedigree, expect it to make a couple of bucks down here too.

Cool. Be nice to read the whole episode. Hope it shows up here after a while.

The Writer's Guild held an exhibit at the Austin Film Fest and Vince presented the script for the season finale. It was on display for all to see.

F that's gorgeous. That End of Series is quite nice too.

SPOILER ALERT!!! I found it a bit unbelievable that the president was about to be impeached for such a minor offense compared to what our current president has done during his tenure. I think this phrasing is more PC? You can disagree with me of course and I promise not to wish that harm befalls you.

Whoa what'd I miss? Did someone say something offensive?

@Red I figured movie/discussions usually happen in the status updates so I figured I'd post here. If you want I can move this to Chit Chat, although not as many people seem to frequent it.

@Pompa (SPOILERS)

Yeah it felt like such a little thing I was amazed that his numbers dropped as fast as they did.

I'm also curious about what the public's real reaction would be to a President taking anti-anxiety meds...

I read .pdf's on my iPad and it does hurt my eyes after a bit. I think it may be the brightness setting or the distance I'm holding it from my face?

I use a kindle fire and it works well for pdfs that are text rather than photocopies (if that makes sense). The photocopies are blurier so I have to turn it sideways to read it so it all works out in the end. Really like it alot.

I read scripts on my android phone (S4). Am I the only one? lol

We'll finally sleep at night.

@YuriLowenthal Just saw PACIFIC RIM. Goddammit, you should, too, and here's why. youtu.be/x7hPoyhZ1QU?a

I think you're dead on, Axalon. I completely agree. They haven't pushed it for a while and then suddenly they are dropping the price significantly. It's too bad - I completely love paperwhite and I'd seriously consider picking up a DX paperwhite.

Not sure what I'm looking forward to more. Watching Homeland or the TB discussion that happens afterward.

It's a "bridge episode" (according to the producers. Bridge to NOWHERE! (booyah!)

I still don't forgive Ridley Scott for PROMETHEUS.

CHEETAHS! Don't stumble.

Your instinct was correct - Variety hammered it.

Really enjoyed Wolverine. The Bullet Train sequence is one of my favorite action set pieces of the summer so far. The final act definitely lost me though. It just seemed completely different tonally.

I think it suffered from "over-complicatitus," aka "Nolan wannabe disease." ;-) But I still enjoyed it. Logic issues, though.

Axalon, I get it now. I guess for years we've only seen James McAvoy as Prof X so that was a nice gift to the fans. Do we know yet why they're recruiting Wolvie?

I think ThaVillain is probably right which only showcases how incredibly sensitive this country has become. You can't potentially run the risk of offending *anyone*.

I'm offended by that statement, Axalon.

Well, it was called "We Mortals All" for a while, too. I really hated that title. I don't know if this one is better or worse.

Needed a big cut and the parts to remove were pretty obvious. A decent movie is hidden in there.

Typical Rossio and Elliott? The first Pirates movie puts me to sleep. SO bloated.

Outside of the photography, it's not a good movie by any stretch.

But I feel like putting out a 90ish minute version of this movie would have saved Disney a lot of headaches, not to mention money.

And Alex Krutzman is directing the venom spinoff... yay

Great. I'm over the Bad Robot crew.

Can you imagine what the urine budget would be if Bay did GU3?

sanguine, upon reading your last comment I let out a hearty chuckle.

That chuckled quickly morphed into a full on laugh when I realized he actually had Bumblebee urinate on John Turturro.

I really enjoyed Pain & Gain. The Rock was great in it.

sbbn,

Yeah, I realize that.

My understanding of the spirit of the list is:

"These are scripts around town which haven't been made but deserve another light shined on 'em toward that end."

Pre-pro since September violates that spirit, in my view.

Think of the writers out there who could have benefited from the slot instead of HM, which is clearly BEING MADE.

@Foz90, yeah I'm surprised the production company hasn't changed that yet.

My opinion is of no consequence but as long as the film hasn't started principal photography I'm good with it being on the ballot.

The Rock is a good example. I think Entrapment was too, but I my mind is blocked on the plot line of that flick at the moment.

Showgirls

Escape From New York. Aliens. Unforgiven. The Last Stand. Taken.

Babel, and Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sex... first came to mind, and as said, theme is the ultimate thread. Should anything with distinct stories even be a film, or is it best as one-act plays, sketch comedy, etc.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Crimes and Misdemeanors!

Solaris

Great suggestions, thanks!

Phone Booth?

(Sorry, accidentally hit the comment button.) The same can not be said for other types of funds -dramas, in particular, are a much harder sell in foreign territories so names are generally required.

Chronicle -- Davis Entertainment set up the project. They have a 1st look deal and a long relationship with Fox so it's a different thing for them to ask for $12 mil. versus the director trying to set up the project at Fox.

The real question here is how much of the budget you have already versus how much money you need to ask for. If you have $1 million to go shoot a film with no-name actors, you can do that. However if you need a chunk of change, it's going to be a lot easier to ask for that if you have a star. Then, secondly, you have to think about what kind of distribution you want. Better distribution calls for more star power.

Maybe they're butthurt that they're not getting the same level of praise/domestic box office returns that the first Star Trek did.

They're acutely aware of the criticism - if they didn't think it was true they wouldn't be responding as they are.

And how does a tie in game even remotely affect a movie? The logic there is bizarre. But at least now I know why the movie's logic was so off base.

Loved it.

Watched it last night. That main sex scene is definitely one for the record books. Yes, both actresses did great work - the younger one such a raw nerve it will be interesting to see if she has a career. As for the movie, great emotional honesty and powerful, but all those naturalistic scenes begin to wear you down after a while. Maybe could have lost a half hour and been even better. But god bless the French for still making movies like this.

Speaking of Blue, I found myself underwhelmed by BLUE RUIN. Wasn't bad, just was expecting alot more from the hype preceding it.

Seriously?

Ehh... I dunno about him as Lex...

Someone misheard Heisenberg.

Less about money and more about consistency. Most writers can't write the same script for over a year. He tired. Happens all the time. The writing process -- especially on a film due 15' -- must have been exhausting. Fresh eyes is often the best thing.

Coz, that doesn't quite fit. Especially given how Arndt was a major packaging point for the Disney/Lucasfilms acquisition. The idea that he just left to take offers on something else is strange, especially given Arndt's love for the property.

I was excited when I heard Arndt was the writer, but now that it's JJ and Kasdan starting over, I'm lowering my expectations.

For some reason Quentin's reaction reminds me of this:

Wow, really? WTF were they thinking???