Film Dweeb

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[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

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[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

I saw the clip and was thinking "who dafuq are these guys?!!!"

Now we know

[Movies from HELL @26mfhpod]

Here is your daily positive affirmation, for those willing to receive (courtesy of John Carradine, Frankenstein Island, 1981)

thank you very much, and you're welcome

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

I heard that this is a thing. Gen z don't go clubbing. They go running.

Running is the least pleasurable thing I can think of. I'll only run if a bear is chasing me. Even then I'm just tripping the person next to me

[Josen @josenworldv2]

I know that room stank

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

Growing up listening to the soundtrack, I always imagined Charoits of Fire to be some epic Roman film set in a huge amphitheatre, lots of games to the death etc. I'm now 45 and just found out it's about some runners. Disappointed.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

My mom told me thousands of damn things like this.

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

When my kids were small I used to make up silly stories to wind them up. My son ,now 20, has just told me that he spent years of his childhood in abject terror because I had told him he might die of poisoning if he swallowed too much toothpaste when brushing his teeth.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

@perrymetzger same people who think crypto disappeared 😁

[blauereiter @blauereiter]

Why oh why is there still no 4K UHD release for this absolute banger ?
The cinematography by Conrad Hall ( with nods to Edward Hopper ) is stunning, and I'm also a big fan of Thomas Newman's soundtrack, perfect elegance for the many introspective, quiet moments in the film.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

Further pushes my view that the best movies in history were always made by working class people. It hasn't been like that for a long time.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

I always thought it was odd her first film was a native american movie. like everyone is making native american movies except actual native americans and it's well, because other people have money

[Hollywood Gadfly @Hwdgfly]

Hollywood’s favorite story: the broke outsider who self-financed an $80k movie on credit cards.

The receipts: a ~$1M elite education, $330k+ in grants on her prior film, and a father - a Chinese real-estate and equity investor - credited as an executive producer.

I call it “poorface.” New piece: https://t.co/VTC1Twrpgj

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

It's obvious some people don't know what it means at sports events when someone brings a banana.

[Ezequiel Cohle @FrankyDestroy]

This is easily one of the funniest responses that could’ve happened to this.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

The most important rule of an independent filmmaker is DO NOT BUY THOSE GODDAM COSTCO MUFFINS for craft services

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

@andruyeung what a bunch of freaks

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

The art director thing is another example of people these days who seem to be enamored with the idea of resistance and defiance...for being stupid.

[Brandon Avedikian @bavedikian]

Bought a $1,742.80 camera online from BestBuy.

The FedEx delivery driver stole it. FedEx admitted it.

But BestBuy won’t give a refund. They said we need to “work with local law enforcement.”

Thought everyone should know if you buy from @BestBuy and a @FedEx driver steals what you paid for, your money is gone. Neither company will make it right.

I’ve spent over $30K at BestBuy and will never spend another penny there.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

I was really pulling for you Netflix in obtaining Warner Bros. That jackass comments on theatrical though, you let me down man

[BKP @BustedKnucklePr]

The amount of people who dont have the slightest clue what they're talking about saying the art director on Obsession was screwed, and everyone btl should get $1 million bonuses and similar stupid shit on here is EXACTLY why so many people fail in this industry. Cause they dont have a clue what they're talking about yet think thats how things should work and anyone who thinks otherwise is just trying to screw people. Have seen at least a dozen people claim "Ya, I used to do independent films and this is why I quit!" Which is the dumbest statement in the world and shows why you failed. Something I've never said before cause its very harsh, but apparently some people need a reality check. Esp when I see them insulting people who have managed to actually succeed in this industry and know what theyre talking about. Here's the simple facts:

The writers and producers work for free for years to bring any project to fruition. So, someone who works for a month, after they made that job happen, should be entitled to the same rewards they are for a successful film?

If the film is lucky enough to be bought vs just getting a 7yr distro deal then that company is going to be putting A LOT of money into its release. Either will be, honestly.

So why tf would someone who was paid for a month's work woth ZERO RISK be entitled to anything that happens after the fact? And saying you were borderline trying to flip it with a budget that small will make it so NO ONE wants to ever work w you. BELIEVE ME, WE ALL wish anything we make will be a film that honors every union and its workers. But, the fact is its impossible to do so on that budget. Which is why Paramount cancelled their division they made years ago that was just going to do 10 $1 million films a year. Cause it wasnt possible to do under all union contracts. Made the subsidiary, never made a film.

Its one thing if a film has a real budget and screws the crew. That's a whole other conversation and one I agree w. This is just a bunch of wannabe know-it-alls who never did and never will make it. Because they don't know wtf they're talking about.

[Jack Westerkamp @westytime]

Interesting side effect of people hating AI content is that now brands will probably shy away from using CGI because CGI still can be confused as AI. As evidenced by the social media manager for Pop Up Bagels having to go to war in the IG comments

[Josh Daws @JoshDaws]

We made our feature in 2007 on a $60k budget. We raised 30k and put the rest on credit cards. It did not make back its budget. The crew we were able to pay a pittance made more money on it than we did. Even after we put it on YouTube and it got 1.6 million views we couldn’t monetize it because all of the DMCA dings on music we had properly licensed at the time.

An indie feature is not your ticket to riches and fame, but I don’t regret making it one bit. It was a dream come true and my worst nightmare all wrapped up in one. I’m so glad I had that experience.

[Film Dweeb @filmdweeb]

@noahgittell My aunt knew him as a kid and said he was like an out of control tornado of energy. I think he's probably tightly wound and it helps him function at a normal pace

[Eastern Bloc Visuals @eastblocvisuals]

You're an East German border guard Harry