Fantastic Mr. Clark

Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today

[Visible Cow @barnaclebucket]

I can't believe Timothee Chalamet insinuated that ballet and opera are no longer relevant in mainstream culture and that he hopes cinema doesn't end up the same way. Does he know how offensive that is to me, a person who likes misinterpreting things and getting angry about them

[Fantastic Mr. Clark @QuanSolo86]

@ThatchEffendi I don't think Bethesda understands the 50s of it all. OG Fallout is retro futurist, ie th idea of the future as seen by people from the 50s. Bethesda misinterpreted that to mean that Fallout has a 1950s aesthetic

[Legendary @Legendary]

Kong. Godzilla. Titan X.

#Monarch: Legacy of Monsters returns February 27.

[Fantastic Mr. Clark @QuanSolo86]

BoJack Horseman Test: I am the most like Diane (65%). https://t.co/eRBW6vPXEq via @idr_labs

[Zack James @Zack_James94]

I love the little language games Democrats play. “Medicare for all…who want it” “We must abolish (trump’s) ICE”. They love taking some of that concentrated leftist messaging and pouring water on it so it’s not too strong.

[GODZILLA.OFFICIAL @Godzilla_Toho]

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO from Takashi Yamazaki

Coming to North American theatres November 6, 2026
https://t.co/htSdiaadFA

[Fantastic Mr. Clark @QuanSolo86]

@girlpatbateman Sorry gang, maybe missed your original reasoning, was it just a bad viewing or was the movie bad overall for you?

[trash jones @jzux]

for no reason in particular… retweet if you LOVE going to the MOVIE THEATRE!

[Alvaro Bedoya @BedoyaUSA]

The Netflix-Warner deal is a horror movie. And not like OG Scream or Sinners. This is like the Human Centipede part 23. On a long haul flight. In the middle seat.

1. The price of getting Netflix with no ads was $7.99 a decade ago. Now it is $17.99 (inflation would make it $10.92). This is not the behavior of a company that is scrambling to compete for your business. Because it's *the* juggernaut in streaming -- it has over 300 million subscribers, more than two times the subscribers as HBO Max and Disney+, which both have around 125M.

2. What is keeping the price of Netflix from getting even higher? You guessed it, HBO Max and Disney+. I don't know if they're stealing existing folks from Netflix, but when people have 17 bucks to spend on a subscription, their two clearest choices are Netflix.. and HBO Max. In other words, their clearest competitor is a Warner property... And don't take it from me, take it from the former CEO of Warner Media, Jason Kilar (below): “If I was tasked with doing so, I could not think of a more effective way to reduce competition in Hollywood than selling WBD to Netflix." So get ready for subscription prices to go up.

3. This also going to hurt your local movie theater, if you still have one. That's because Netflix does this thing where it will lock down an amazing movie, screen it in a few theaters to qualify for the Oscars and other awards, but release it simultaneously (or a few weeks after) on streaming. They did this with Roma. And no, even if you're *Scorsese* (the Irishman) or *Guillermo del Toro* (Frankenstein) even you will only get three to four weeks on the big screen before your knees are kicked out from under you. Who does this help? Netflix. Who does this hurt? The local movie theater where you had your first date, where you watched Jurassic Park (sorry, I'm old), where you take the kids over Christmas. And guess who specializes in making movies for the big screen? Yep, Warner Brothers: Dune, Barbie, the Minecraft Movie (iykyk), Superman. As @matthewstoller explained, "a theater needs a certain number of new releases to be profitable, and are very close to that line right now."

4. And it's not just going to screw over your local movie theater. This thing is going to hurt all of the independent writers, directors, and producers that make the most interesting stuff. Hollywood works at its best when there is a whole ecosystem of independent folks making new shows and movies and pitching them to the big guys for distribution. The film festival circuit? That's *why you go on that circuit* -- to get your cool new, out-there movie in front of execs who can buy it and distribute it. I was in Los Angeles a month ago, and that whole system is just long gone. Why? A huge part of the reason is Netflix. They cut sweetheart deals with huge names (Adam Sandler), and consistently spend their money on that and their own in-house folks. 'No one is buying' at the festivals; 'now they make you do all this stuff for free before you can even pitch them on something'. This is the kind of thing people are saying.

5. What's to be done here? Normally, the Department of Justice would intervene and block the merger. But I'm not staying up for that. I think this is the time for California Attorney General Rob Bonta to step in and move first. He's strong, the folks who work in these industries are *his* constituents -- and if you think this would be a nice thing for a bunch of wealthy people, go see how much the production crews and makeup artists and background actors earn in Hollywood. This is the time for him to define his legacy as someone who stands up for consumers.

[Zito @_Zeets]

Disrespectful to him

[Will Sloan @WillSloanEsq]

A rare win for the human race. The Tunes cannot be stopped. The people want Bugs, Daffy, and the whole gang, and always will.
https://t.co/Mi5EMFxCfL

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

Just Some Guy Alert

[One Perfect Shot @OnePerfectShot]

JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1972)

Cinematography by Duke Callaghan
Directed by Sydney Pollack
RIP Robert Redford 💔

[Camryn @dancingofpens]

I always think of Robert Redford mentoring Euzhan Palcy, the first black woman to direct a feature from a Hollywood studio.

[Will Sloan @WillSloanEsq]

The only good news in the world currently
https://t.co/1I9QBoER2H

[Sophia Benoit @1followernodad]

BECAUSE AI DOESNT THINK YOU DIPSHIT

[Fantastic Mr. Clark @QuanSolo86]

The Arkansas-Israel partnership

[Sarah Huckabee Sanders @SarahHuckabee]

Closed out an incredible final day in Israel by signing a Memorandum of Understanding that deepens the Arkansas-Israel partnership.

This is an unbreakable bond - spiritually, diplomatically, and economically.

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

‘Samurai Jack’ premiered 24 years ago today on Cartoon Network.