This time last year, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that releasing movies in theaters was "an outmoded idea for most people" and that consumers wanted "to watch movies at home."
Today, movie theaters have scored their biggest weekend of all time at the global box office.
Hollywood studios are taking cues from TikTok, where fan edits — set to pop songs, packed with filters and neon text — rack up millions of views.
Lionsgate has started hiring the same editors behind viral #SydCarmy and "Twilight" videos to craft official promos, blurring the line between fandom and film marketing.
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I love this show. I love how good it is. I love that I’m watching new footage for a show that just ended in April. I love knowing they’re already filming episode 6. I love TV. I love da pitt. I can’t wait to see how many times I can rewatch season 1 until January 8th.
James Gray distilled so well what’s going on with the limited “mass appeal” of superhero films: studios oversaturating one genre, homogenizing the cinematic experience, getting wider audiences out of the habit of going to theaters. This is the end result.
Happy Oscars day? Well, No! Today is actually the 18-year anniversary of Tashi’s career-ending injury AND her breakup with Patrick… and to make things worse, Challengers got ZERO noms. This is actually a day of tragedy for Challengers enjoyers. We are in mourning.
arguing that a tiktok ban is contrary to free speech is hilarious given that this is the same app that taught gen z to be too afraid to say the word "killed" or "died"
Politically I of course disagree with this and think it’s bad but also I do think most of its users will be better off without it for reasons that have nothing to do with the bad stupid reasons it’s being banned