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It's not licensed material. Disney is deleting their own original content so they don't have to pay residuals to the actors and crew who worked on them.
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I was quite looking forward to Star Wars: Skeleton Crew until I saw the first trailer. It looks like someone is trying to do The Goonies in space. The one image that really disheartened me is the shot of the suburbs, rows of houses and streets. Star Wars isn't a place where I'd expect to see suburbs, it's in a galaxy far, far away, a long time ago.
It's very similar to when The Book of Boba Fett had their version of the 60s scooter scene. It doesn't work and took me completely out of the episode.
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> It's a sad reality that streaming services are deleting original films from platforms - here's everything that's disappeared from Disney+ It's too long to abbreviate here. It's quite surprising what they've deleted.
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Those are some impressive special features! This show passed me by as a kid though.
[From their official Twitter account. ](https://x.com/totalfilm/status/1841518740166377503) > Gladiator II is on the cover of Total Film’s upcoming issue 356, which hits print and digital newsstands on October 10. It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that this will be the final issue of the print magazine. > > We like to think that this final print edition is a showcase of everything that Total Film magazine strived for, with a thrilling blockbuster on the cover, A-list interviews, fair and impartial reviews, smaller interesting movies nestled alongside the more mainstream fare, and above all else a passion for cinema radiating out of every page. > > In the cover feature, we’re talking to Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and more about returning to the Colosseum for Gladiator II. From epic set pieces, to Scott’s unique approach to shooting, to Maximus’ legacy, it’s the perfect primer to this autumn’s most anticipated sequel. > > Print subscribers will receive their issue with an exclusive cover shortly (and our subscriptions team will be in touch shortly to discuss next steps). > > So for now, it only leaves us to say a huge thank you to all the staff, writers, designers and photographers who made Total Film print magazine what it was over the past 27 years. And we’d also like to express our endless gratitude to everyone who has read, subscribed to or otherwise supported the magazine. > > While the magazine itself is going away, our archive content and expert movie and TV writing will continue to live on at http://gamesradar.com/totalfilm. >
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> This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature's most wondrous---and destructive---forces. > > From the producers of the Jurassic, Bourne and Indiana Jones series comes Twisters, a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, Twister. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar® nominated writer-director of Minari, Twisters stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing, Normal People) and Glen Powell (Anyone But You, Top Gun: Maverick) as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes. > > Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. > > As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives. > > Twisters features an exciting new cast, including Nope's Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane (American Honey), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nik Dodani (Atypical) and Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney (Beautiful Boy). > > From Amblin Entertainment, Twisters is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and is produced by Oscar® nominee Frank Marshall (Jurassic and Indiana Jones franchises) and by Patrick Crowley (Jurassic and Bourne franchises). The screenplay is by Mark L. Smith, writer of the Best Picture nominee The Revenant. Twisters will be distributed by Universal Pictures domestically and by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally. > > Special Features and Technical Specs: > > - **DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM** > - **DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK** > - FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR LEE ISAAC CHUNG > - GAG REEL > - DELETED SCENES > - TRACKING THE FRONTS: THE PATH OF TWISTERS -- Trace the trajectory of TWISTERS from its earliest inception to production and get to know the cast as they lead this look into creating their characters, using science to add authenticity, and working through extreme weather wreaking havoc on set. > - INTO THE EYE OF THE STORM -- Discover how TWISTERS blends practical and visual effects to turn nature's most destructive forces into entertaining thrills. > - GLEN POWELL: ALL ACCESS -- Glen Powell provides a private tour of a day in his life on the TWISTERS > - FRONT SEAT TO A CHASE -- Strap in with the cast and professional storm chasers as they brave the elements to track tornados in Oklahoma. > - VOICE OF A VILLAIN* -- Hear the creation of the film's deafening howls with a seat in the studio where the audio team mixes unexpected sounds to give the storms a new dimension of depth. > - TRICKED-OUT TRUCKS -- Buckle up for a wild ride in the film's custom vehicles fitted with unique features ranging from rocket launchers to advanced radar tech. > - Optional English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature > > [](https://images.blu-ray.com/news/upload/18180.jpg) I'm assuming those extra features will only run for about ten minutes each. Sadly we don't get massive making of documentaries anymore. However, I am pleasantly surprised to see an audio commentary, want expecting that.
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I missed that bit off, soz. I was rushing it on my phone. 😊 Thanks for including.
From the official Netflix twitter account: > Here's a first look at Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in The Electric State. Directed by the Russo Brothers. Coming 2025. > After a robot uprising in the '90s, an orphaned teen searching for her brother travels the American West with a robot, a smuggler, and his sidekick. And some more information from Dark Horizons; > Millie Bobbie Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Giancarlo Espostito, Anthony Mackie, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Brian Cox, and Jenny Slate star in the coming-of-age sci-fi western tale set in a retro-futuristic alternate 1990s. > Brown plays an orphaned teenager who traverses the American West with her robot friend and Keats (Pratt), an eccentric drifter and veteran of the robot-human war in search of her younger brother. > > The project is based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Simon Stalenhag. Shot in October 2022 and wrapping in February 2023, further reshoots took place in March and April of this year. > > While Vanity Fair published the photos, not mentioned in the piece accompanying it is all the talk of the film’s budget with the movie reportedly costing around $320 million to produce. > > The budget blowout on this film is rumored to be one of the reasons why Netflix reassessed its film division and brought Dan Lin to replace Scott Stuber as head of film with a mandate of being more frugal. The pictures were released in this one block. 
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I'm guessing PVOD is renting the film while a digital release is buying a copy. COUGH! I mean buying a license to stream a film whenever you want until they remove it from the service.
Discs forever!✊
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> Now it’s just about time for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to come home, as Deadline reports that Warner Bros. will giving it a PVOD and digital release on October 8th. It will be available for purchase or rental on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more on that date. The 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media release will follow on November 19th.
> Meet the man behind the music that changed our lives. > Watch the trailer for Music By John Williams, an all-new documentary, streaming November 1 on @DisneyPlus.
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It's not even pinned for me! Go right ahead!
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man | How the dwindling of home media has affected a cult comic book franchise =================================================================================================== by [Ryan Lambie](https://filmstories.co.uk/author/ryan) | October 1, 2024 * * * * *  **Hellboy's back in cinemas with The Crooked Man, but its budget is drastically reduced from its 2000s heyday. A shrinking home video market may be the reason.** * * * * * There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile... presumably so he could share top billing in *Hellboy: The Crooked Man*, which snuck into UK cinemas on the 27th September. For fans of the source comics, seeing the antihero back on the big screen after the disappointment of 2019's *Hellboy* reboot -- a film even its director Neil Marshall, publicly disowned -- will be at least some cause for celebration. But what's noteworthy about *Hellboy: The Crooked Man* (directed by *Crank* co-director Brian Taylor) is just how small-scale it looks compared to the visually sumptuous movies director Guillermo del Toro served up in the 2000s. Where 2004's *Hellboy* served up a bold-looking take on the comic books, *The Crooked Man* is a contained story largely set in run-down chapels and shacks in Appalachia. Where 2008's *Hellboy II: The Golden Army* featured dozens of intricately-designed characters and action set-pieces, this year's movie offers up a smaller cast and a title villain who could have come from one of Blumhouse's low-budget horrors. Although it's far from a bad film -- it's certainly less muddled than its 2019 predecessor -- its relatively low budget of $20m is often plain to see, from its muddy lighting to uneven digital effects. All of which might beg the question: what happened in the preceding 20 years? How did the movies go from budgets of $60-80m in the 2000s to less than a third of that in 2024? The likely answer doesn't necessarily come down to the popularity of Hellboy himself, but rather a changing filmmaking ecosystem. It's worth pointing out that neither *Hellboy* nor its immediate sequel were huge hits. The 2004 original made roughly $100m worldwide on its $60m-ish budget; its sequel did better with worldwide take of about $168m, but then that film's budget also swelled to around $85m. Back in the 2000s, however, profits in cinema only formed a part of a movie's lifecycle, and 2004's *Hellboy* was a big success on DVD. A two-disc special edition, released that July, reportedly sold about 500,000 copies; a three-disc director's cut was also released in the autumn of that year, and likely sold well in the run-up to Christmas. It was that popularity on its home release that convinced Revolution Studios to go ahead with *Hellboy II: The Golden Army,* which followed a similar pattern: it more-or-less made a profit theatrically, but it was on disc that it made the most money. In fact, *The Golden Army,* despite its expanded budget, would have gotten a sequel itself were it not for outside forces acting against it. Guillermo del Toro expressed his interest in making *Hellboy 3,* a film that would have completed the trilogy with title star Ron Perlman, but he spent several years working on an adaptation of *The Hobbit* that, ultimately, would never happen. By 2014, del Toro revealed that he'd tried to pitch *Hellboy 3* to studios, but they'd all turned it down. The reason, he said in a [Reddit AMA](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2agklw/i_am_guillermo_del_toro_director_writer_producer/ciuxkc0), was due to the collapse of the home video market in the years since *The Golden Army* came out. "We have gone through basically every studio and asked for financing, and they are not interested," the filmmaker wrote that July. "I think that the first movie made its budget back, and a little bit of profit, but then it was very very big on video and DVD. The story repeated itself with the second already, it made its money back at the box office, but a small margin of profit in the release of the theatrical print, but was very very big on DVD and video. Sadly now from a business point of view all the studios know is that you don't have that safety net of the DVD and video, so they view the project as dangerous." Del Toro estimated elsewhere that his concept for a third *Hellboy* would require a budget of $120m -- a sum studios were increasingly reluctant to stomach. When a new *Hellboy* finally emerged in 2019, directed by Neil Marshall and with David Harbour replacing Ron Perlman as its demonic antihero, it was made with a budget of $50m. Given how much inflation had risen since 2004, that sum was even tighter than it might initially sound. Although intended as a reboot, the 2019 *Hellboy* wasn't quite the fresh start its studio might have hoped, with a [troubled production](https://filmstories.co.uk/features/the-troubled-production-of-2019s-hellboy/) and an ultimate box office take of about $55m. That the movie made about $12m on its home release in the US likely helped push its profits nearer to the black than the red, but it's still far below the franchise's high point in the 2000s. All of which explain why, when Millennium Media decided to reboot *Hellboy* again with *The Crooked Man,* the budget was slashed again, this time to a reported $20m. Now featuring Jack Kesy as the gun-wielding, crimson lead, its R-rated action and backwoods horror tone will no doubt be familiar to readers of the source comics, but the downside is that it's far less cinematic in its presentation than what emerged from del Toro's baroque imagination some 20 years ago. In the 2020s, movies still have other ways of making profits beyond their initial cinema releases, from premium video-on-demand to fancy 4K Blu-rays. The market for physical media has shrunk dramatically since 2005, however; an industry at its peak worth some $16bn in the US alone is now worth more like $2bn. It was once the case that you could see movies in most major retailers, and buy a DVD or Blu-ray on impulse. By now, many outlets -- including Best Buy in the US -- have stopped selling them entirely. The market for physical media's still there, but its huge reduction has seen studios grow increasingly wary of where they invest their money -- and how much they spend. Just ask *Hellboy.*
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How the fuck was that man not jumped on by the media (I can't remember if this was post or pre vagina grabbing) when he mocked that disabled journalist! I thought that would've been the end, but no one seemed to care!
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It's not terrible but It has problems.
- The Crow (2024) [Review]
> She's back! And she's learned NOTHING. Why is anyone listening to this woman? I couldn't watch the whole video, she's mad!
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> Veteran character actor’s career spanned over 50 years in TV and films, including Little Big League and Midnight Run
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Another entry for September!
- Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) [Review]
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GUESS WHAT'S ON THE MENU? YOU ARE! The Krites have landed! Carnivorous creatures from outer space! Vicious vermin with very sharp teeth! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video. A smart homage to 1950's B-movies, Critters sees a group of small but toothy extra terrestrials escape from an alien prison and land in small-town America with two shape-shifting bounty hunters in hot pursuit. Directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and starring genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), the film was a smash-hit on home video, launching a franchise for the ravenous furry fiends. Two years later, Critters 2: The Main Course sees the Krites come back for seconds as leftover eggs hatch and attack the rural town of Grover's Bend. Directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers) with a script co-written by David Twohy (Pitch Black), Critters 2 is one big ball of toothy delight. Celebrated horror author and screenwriter David J. Schow (The Crow) comes aboard for Critters 3, bringing the Krites to the big city. Marking the feature film debut of none other than Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), it was shot simultaneously with the darker, less comedic Critters 4, in which the ferocious furballs battle series stalwart Charlie (Don Opper, Android) in outer space, featuring a cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play). A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite! Go on, get stuck in! 4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS - High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all four films - Original lossless stereo 2.0 and 5.1 audio options - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing - 60-page hardbound collectors book featuring new writing on the films by screenwriter Shane Bitterling and film critics Meagan Navarro and Heather Wixson plus select archival material - Double-sided fold out posters for all four films - Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr - Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr DISC 1 - CRITTERS - Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain with screenwriter Shane Bitterling - Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper - Archive audio commentary with Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo - They Bite!: The Making of Critters documentary - For Brian: A Tribute to Screenwriter Brian Domonic Muir featurette - Behind-the-Scenes Footage - Alternate Ending - Theatrical Trailer - TV Spots - Image Gallery DISC 2 - CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE - Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain - Archive audio commentary with director Mick Garris - Archive audio commentary with Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo - The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 archive documentary - Behind the Scenes Footage - Additional TV Scenes - Theatrical Trailer - TV Spot - Image Gallery DISC 3 - CRITTERS 3 - Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain - Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper - You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3, archive featurette - Trailer - Promo - Image Gallery DISC 4 - CRITTERS 4 - Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain - Archive audio commentary with producer director Rupert Harvey - Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4 archive featurette - Trailer - Image Gallery
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>THE FUTURE ISN’T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF THEM! Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes go head-to-head in this classic sci-fi/action blockbuster from Joel Silver, the producer of Die Hard and The Matrix. In 2032, arch criminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a world where crime is almost non-existent – a serene utopia ripe for the taking. With the police no longer equipped to deal with his 90s-style brutality, they revive ‘Demolition Man’ Sgt. John Spartan (Stallone), the no-holds-barred police officer unjustly sentenced to CryoPrison who originally took Phoenix down. Old-school cop against old-school criminal, settling their scores on the streets of San Angeles? The future won’t know what’s hit it. With a script co-written by Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns) and a supporting cast that includes Denis Leary, Benjamin Bratt, and Sandra Bullock in her breakout role, Demolition Man is an awesome mix of action and humor! > **4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS** - Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Marco Brambilla - Includes both the domestic "Taco Bell" and international "Pizza Hut" versions of the film presented via seamless branching - 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) - Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing - Brand new audio commentary by director Marco Brambilla and screenwriter Daniel Waters - Brand new audio commentary by film historian Mike White of the Projection Booth podcast - Archive audio commentary by Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver - Demolition Design, a new interview with production designer David L. Snyder - Cryo Action, a new interview with stunt coordinator Charles Percini - Biggs' Body Shoppe, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Chris Biggs - Tacos and Hockey Pucks, a new interview with body effects set coordinator Jeff Farley - Somewhere Over the Rambo, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson - Theatrical trailer - Image gallery - 60-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critics Clem Bastow, William Bibbiani, Priscilla Page and Martyn Pedler - Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley - Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley - 6 postcard sized artcards - 'Three Seashells' and 'Edgar Friendly graffiti' stickers - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
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> *Alien: Romulus* will be available to watch in the comfort of your own home, on the likes of Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, as of **October 15**th. Some retailers will be offering a 2-Movie Collection digital bundle that pairs the film with the original *Alien*. The 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media release will follow on **December 3**rd. An image of the 4K steelbook can be seen at the bottom of this article. > *Alien: Romulus* will be available to watch in the comfort of your own home, on the likes of Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, as of **October 15**th. Some retailers will be offering a 2-Movie Collection digital bundle that pairs the film with the original *Alien*. The 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media release will follow on **December 3**rd. An image of the 4K steelbook can be seen at the bottom of this article. > The film's home video release will include the following bonus features (which may vary by product and retailer): Return to Horror: Crafting *Alien: Romulus* featurette, which has five chapters: > - The Director's Vision -- Discover how one of today's greatest horror directors, Fede Alvarez, collaborated with master filmmaker Ridley Scott to craft a new, heart-pounding chapter in the *Alien* franchise. > - Creating the Story -- Learn what inspired the story of *Alien: Romulus* and see the many easter eggs from previous *Alien* installments that you may have missed. > - Casting the Faces -- Meet the stars of *Alien: Romulus* as they take us inside the hearts and minds of their characters. Explore the parallels between Rain and the iconic franchise heroine, Ripley, and learn how filmmakers brought back a face from the past. > - Constructing the World -- Explore the massive, practical sets of *Alien: Romulus* that hearken back to the futuristic style established in the '80s and get up close and personal with a hoard of practically built facehuggers, chestbursters, and xenomorphs. > - Inside the Xenomorph Showdown -- Experience the film's climactic zero-gravity sequence from every angle as filmmakers break down what it took to make the moment spectacular. From sets and performances, to wirework, stunts, and VFX, see how it all came together. > - Alien: A Conversation -- A special conversation with Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez for the Alien 45th Anniversary theatrical re-release. > - Alternate / Extended Scenes -- Check out scenes that didn't make the final cut. 
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"I'm too old for this resurrection shit!"
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> Filmmaker Mel Gibson has a couple of key sequels on his slate to direct in the coming years – namely a follow-up to “The Passion of the Christ” and a fifth “Lethal Weapon” entry. > > Both projects have been floated as possibilities for many years now, but they have also taken on a new urgency recently and are seemingly much closer to fruition than ever before. > > Gibson is also an industry veteran and is well aware of how film productions are all about various elements aligning just right – a big reason why so many filmmakers have multiple projects in development as you never know which one may suddenly be ready to move forward. > > Speaking with ComicBook.com, Gibson was asked what film he would direct first to which he said it’s not completely clear which of the films might go sooner: > > “I don’t know, and that’s the funny thing, I mean, there’s various obstacles to getting any film up on its feet, and not just budgetary, but there’s like, there’s 1,000,001 reason why something goes and why it doesn’t. So it’s really kind of a crapshoot at this point. You know, what goes first and which came first, whether it’s the chicken or the egg.” > > The comments follow on from Gibson revealing earlier this year that he was still planning on directing “Lethal Weapon 5,” stepping in for the late Richard Donner who passed away in 2021. > > Donner had done a bunch of work on a screenplay for a fifth film with Gibson getting further work done on it and, as of earlier this year, he was “pretty happy” with how it turned out. > > The comments also follow reports a week ago that Gibson has been in Malta with a production team scouting potential filming locations for the “Passion” sequel and production could begin as soon as early next year. Personal opinion, neither? 🤷♂️😄
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> New RoboCop TV series has James Wan as executive producer > ========================================================= > > James Wan is on board to executive produce a new TV series inspired by the classic 1987 film RoboCop for Amazon MGM > > Back in 2022, Amazon closed an $8.5 billion acquisition of the film studio MGM, giving them ownership of the studio's thousands of films and TV shows. Last year, [we heard](https://www.joblo.com/poltergeist-robocop-amazon-mgm/) that the six MGM properties Amazon was most interested in doing something with were *Poltergeist,* *Stargate, The Thomas Crown Affair, Legally Blonde, Rocky, *and *RoboCop*... and we've recently heard updates on some of those projects, with a [*Poltergeist* TV series](https://www.joblo.com/poltergeist-showrunners/) finding its showrunners and Michael B. Jordan signing on to both direct and star in a new version of *[The Thomas Crown Affair](https://www.joblo.com/thomas-crown-affair-michael-b-jordan/)*. Now [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2024/09/robocop-tv-series-peter-ocko-james-wan-1236099305/) has broken the news that a new *RoboCop* TV series is moving forward and has James Wan, the director of such films as *Saw, The Conjuring,* and *Aquaman*, on board as executive producer. > > Peter Ocko (*Lodge 49*) has been hired to write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner on the potential series. Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett are executive producing through their company Atomic Monster, while Danielle Bozzone is overseeing the project for Atomic Monster. The series is being produced by Amazon MGM Studios. > > Directed by Paul Verhoeven from a screenplay by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, the 1987 film *RoboCop* has the following synopsis: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters. The movie was followed by sequels *RoboCop 2* (1990) and *RoboCop 3* (1993), an animated series that ran for one season in 1988, a live-action TV series that ran for one season in 1994, a 2001 mini-series called *RoboCop: Prime Directives*, and a 2014 remake, as well as video games, comic books, toys, clothing, and other merchandise. > > The new TV series has the following official logline: A giant tech conglomerate collaborates with the local police department to introduce a technologically advanced enforcer to combat rising crime --- a police officer who's part man, part machine. Now the last time they did this, it was back in 2000 with a series called _RoboCop: Prime Directives_. It comprised of four 90 minute films. I followed the official website for all the news, it sounded great. It was going to ignore the sequels and follow on from the original. I was quite excited as _RoboCop_ is a scifi classic. When I finally managed to see it here in the UK, I was so disappointed I didn't even finish the first episode. So I'm not holding out any hope here. I didn't think much of the 2014 remake either.
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Oh I still want to see it as well. I even liked a lot of the 2019 version.
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It will be available digitally on October 1st.
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> The new Hellboy movie, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, is skipping theatres and going right to a digital release this October (8th)
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*Casino Royale* filmmaker Martin Campbell directs, with Ridley starring alongside Clive Owen and Taz Skylar. Anton produces with UK outfit Qwerty Films. The story begins when a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala in London, seizing 300 hostages. But their cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Ridley, to save the day. Sky Cinema has snapped this up for broadcast in UK/Ireland early next year. Personally, I'm interested in seeing Daisy in an action role that sounds very Statham-y.
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I think it was on at the Prince Charles Cinema in London for a weeks run and somewhere in Birmingham. Apparently, it's streaming via Apple TV on the 21st.
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Kevin Smith's The 4:30 Movie set for November 4K and Blu-ray release ==================================================================== > Kevin Smith's sixteenth feature film, The 4:30 Movie, is coming to 4K and Blu-ray in November, including an Amazon exclusive steelbook > > *The 4:30 Movie*, the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, received a theatrical release on September 13th, and now it has been revealed that the movie is coming to 4K and Blu-ray on **November 5**th! Copies of the physical media versions of the movie are [available for pre-order](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0DD5B2CVY/arrowinthehea-20) on Amazon -- including an [Amazon-exclusive steelbook edition](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0DD5F82LT/arrowinthehea-20) where the case is designed to look like a large VHS tape and the discs look like VHS tape spools! A fitting design for a movie that's set in 1986. Images of the steelbook design can be seen right here: > > *The 4:30 Movie* is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll. > > Austin Zajur (*Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark*), Nicholas Cirillo (*Outer Banks*), and Reed Northrup (*High Maintenance*) play the sixteen year old friends, with Siena Agudong (*Resident Evil*) as the dream girl. Ken Jeong (*The Hangover*), Genesis Rodriguez (*Tusk*), Justin Long (*Barbarian*), Sam Richardson (*Veep*), Jason Lee (*Almost Famous*), Rachel Dratch (*I Love My Dad*), Kate Micucci (*The Big Bang Theory*), Adam Pally (*Sonic the Hedgehog*), Harley Quinn Smith (*Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood*), Jason Biggs (*American Pie*), and Method Man (*How High*) are also in the cast. > > *The 4:30 Movie* was filmed at Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey, a theatre Smith now co-owns and used to hang out in every weekend when he was a teenager. Liz Destro, Josh Bachove, and Jordan Monsanto produced, with Bill Bromiley, Shanan Becker, and Jonathan Saba executive producing. > > The back of the 4K release reveals that bonus features include an audio commentary with Kevin Smith and a making of featurette, as well as the trailer. > This film had a very limited release in the UK, you had to be either in Birmingham or London at the right time. Looks like I'll be catching the streaming version next month. Looking forward to it!
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**AGBO Creative Chief spills details about the upcoming sci-fi film, The Electric State** Angela Russo-Otstot, sister of Joe and Anthony Russo, shares new information on their production company’s new ambitious film. September 24th 2024, 9:01am The Russo Brothers' sci-fi adventure film The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown, has secured a PG-13 rating The Russo brothers have quite a bit on their plate. Not only are they returning to one of the biggest franchises in movies with future Avengers films, but the brothers’ artist-led production company, AGBO, is also bringing the Citadel franchise to Prime Video with its many incarnations, as well as finally releasing their long-awaited sci-fi film, The Electric State, next year in March. The Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown film would finally secure a rating from the MPA with a PG-13 for sci-fi violence/action, language and some thematic material. The Hollywood Reporter recently got to sit down with the Russo’s sister, Angela Russo-Otstot, who is the Creative Chief for AGBO, as she talks about the upcoming projects from their company. Russo-Otstot would divulge some details about The Electric State. She calls the film “a really interesting exploration of a world where service robots live alongside humans. Within their time performing specific services for humans, the robots start to realize that they may want something more than the purpose they [were made] for, and the humans begin to fear this. So, eventually, a conflict plays out. There’s a war between the humans and the robots, and the humans leverage technology to win, and they take all of the robots and banish them into an exclusion zone in the middle of a desert wasteland in the center of the U.S. But it’s a global conflict as well. So there are other stories and narratives that can play out in different countries around the world, but we witness the U.S. story in this film.” Russo-Otstot also mentions that the robots “have a real nostalgia to them.” Some of them are based on actual brands, like Woody Harrelson’s Mr. Peanut-inspired robot. “And I remember when we had to approach Hormel to ask permission to do this. We were like: ‘It has to be Mr. Peanut. We have to make this work.’ And fortunately, it did work out.” The Russo sister also talks a bit of the background behind the film, saying, “It’s a wonderfully imaginative alternate history that takes place in the 1990s. It’s based on an illustrated novel by an artist [from Sweden] named Simon Stålenhag.” It was adapted by frequent Russo and Marvel collaborators Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. “They were the writers that did all four of the Marvel movies that Anthony and Joe directed. They work at our company as the co-presidents of story department. Christopher found this book on Facebook in a crowdfunding. And he said, there’s a movie here. And so we optioned the book, and he and Stephen built out a really rich mythology. There was an existing mythology in the book, but they expanded upon it.”
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So this is Avengers for all the lesser characters? Also, new rule. Trailers aren't allowed to use covers of classic songs anymore. Thank you.
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I think I saw a bit because I remember Cox introducing Terminator on Moviedrome, Sunday nights on BBC2, the first time I saw the film. I then assumed every film on that show would be awesome! My teenage self wasn't impressed. I shall revisit at some point with my now apparently more mature mind. (Yeah, whatever! Lolz.)
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There's no surround sound feature from our soundbar at all, it's just 2.1 audio coming from under the TV, if that makes sense.
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That's a fucking list! The only one I haven't seen is Repo Man.
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standing here with my "I ❤️ Alien³ (Assembly Edition) T-shirt on. 😄
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When I used to frequent Reddit, so many people says that DV was a lot better than HDR10. I've never seen a side by side comparison, so I'm none the wiser.
Not that it really matters to be because I use a PS5 with my Sony TV, neither of which support DV anyway. (Reddit would probably look down on me for using a PS5 as a 4K playback machine as well.)
End of the day, I'm still blown away by the picture quality I get with my system and the sound from my sub £100 2.1 soundbar which obviously puts the TV speakers to shame.
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Paying homage is one thing but blatantly sticking in favourite lines where they don't belong just destroys the moment. Romulus does it to the point of distraction. I think the first clue was the nodding bird toy!
Can we talk about? - Fan service getting out of control. By Martyn Conterio [Total Film magazine, October 2024 issue] ‘Get away from her, you *removed*.’ Great line. Actually, it's iconic. But when it's uttered towards the end of Alien: Romulus, you won't believe your ears. Same goes for the other memorable bits cribbed directly from Ridley Scott's Alien and James Cameron's Aliens. Because it's not just dialogue: there are shots replicated, moments revisited from the series (and video game Alien: Isolation) and one familiar actor from the franchise is brought back from the dead with VFX. In such instances, does fan service start to feel like a snake eating its own tail? Say what you like about the various merits (or lack thereof) of anything after Aliens, but each film had a distinct identity. Alien movies should aspire to be more than fan fiction. Audiences have always gotten a kick out of movies referencing other movies (they were doing it as far back as the silent era). But fan service is a relatively new phenomenon linked to properties such as the MCU, the DCEU and Star Wars. A savvy, geek-literate audience now demands Easter eggs and callbacks in every film, every show, and acts vocally disappointed when those treats fail to materialise to their satisfaction. ‘A SAVVY, GEEK-LITERATE AUDIENCE NOW DEMANDS CALLBACKS IN EVERY FILM, EVERY SHOW’ f0026-03 Fury Road: fan service done right (ALAMY) Still, fan service can be creative. George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road provided a laundry list of nods to the original Mad Max trilogy: it just didn't shout about it. And the nostalgia factor worked too - primarily because it was Miller's own creation, not somebody else's. The recent Deadpool & Wolverine is another film stuffed to the gills with scenes designed to cause whooping, hollering, and ‘amagawd’ reactions in the auditorium. Meanwhile, 2023's The Flash is a comic-book spectacle that delivered fan service up the wazoo. Did we really need Michael Keaton returning as Batman? Or a CGI Nicolas Cage as Superman (in reference to Tim Burton's abandoned 1990s project)? How can a blockbuster film stand any chance of becoming a potentially beloved classic on its own terms? A line must be drawn between heartfelt homage and unnecessary (and lazy) nostalgia. We all love these characters, these franchises, but it's how they're served creatively that matters the most.
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