FILM THREAD

[I Gave You Power]

Jul 16, 2024 0:46:29 GMT -5 hermano said:

I’d make the case for Climax in the sense that I hadn’t been rocked by a movie like that in a long time. Especially the shit with the son, I was horrified lmfaoooooo

Yeah I guess I can see that. Don’t get me wrong I loved the movie, and was fully entranced, I just think for horror you (generally) need an antagonist (even if it’s supernatural or an idea or entity or whatever) and the only antagonist you can argue for in Climax was the punch.

[jimmyspudboy]

Longlegs was like an episode of Criminal Minds, complete with the iconic white wig. Some interesting shots wasted on a mid movie.

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

there's too many trailers! why is it 26 minutes after show time and no movie??

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

fucking LOVED maxxxine

[dr strangelove]

Jul 17, 2024 0:49:30 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

fucking LOVED maxxxine

Hell Yes!!! I've been thinking about the movie since seeing on Sunday and I love it even more than when I walked out of the theatre.

[foggy]

Jul 16, 2024 22:56:01 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

there's too many trailers! why is it 26 minutes after show time and no movie??

I'm going to start calling the theater in advance to find out how long the trailer / commercial load is.  Waste of my time showing up on time these days.

[duck]

I fucking love watching trailers at the theater.

[AL]

Jul 17, 2024 0:49:30 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

fucking LOVED maxxxine

been seeing a lot of negative reviews but a meow endorsement cancels those out

[theonefreeman]

Jul 16, 2024 22:56:01 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

there's too many trailers! why is it 26 minutes after show time and no movie??

AMC showed eleven full trailers before Maxxxine. We couldn't believe it.

[jaredfromsubway]

I don't mind watching trailers, but I hate that theaters now show 5-10 minutes of commercials before trailers. We already get enough commercials and promo bullshit before the "start time." Get that shit outta here!!!!!!!

[jimmyspudboy]

You should be able to mute commercials/trailers at the movies.

[idiotsummer]

It's fucked up when they play the "Let's all go to the lobby" right before the trailers. It's too late for snacks at that point! Can't miss those red band trailers

[jaredfromsubway]

I usually see the concessions message after the trailers are over. Fuck outta here with that noise!!!!!!!!

[Magnum P.P.]

just saw that longlegs movie. surely cages character was supposed to be sebastian bach no???

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

i show up 15-20 minutes late because of the trailers, but now i have to stand at the door another 5-10 because there's even more. i don't want to see anything! i wanna go in fresh!!

[Ian MacFlai]

casting notice for untitled Josh Safdie project with A24 - looks like a doozy lol

SPOILER: Click to show

[ BELA ]
Male. 30s, Hungarian Jewish. Professional table tennis player. Open to all Eastern Europeans. EASTERN EUROPEAN ACCENT IS A MUST, but speaks fluent English. Handsome in an unusual way. Mathematician type. Laid back, very bright, has a sense of humor, sinewy. WOULD HAVE TO BE OKAY SHAVING HIS HEAD. ABILITY TO PLAY TABLE TENNIS A PLUS. ALSO SUBMIT DANCERS ETC. PLEASE SUBMIT TALENT OF JEWISH HERITAGE. SUPPORTING. CAN BE BASED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

[ AMIT ]
Male. Late 40s to mid 60s. British / European / Indian / Middle Eastern. Authoritative. A no nonsense type of man that does not do favors. A calm disciplinarian. Someone who has a great mid-century authoritative face. SUPPORTING. LOOKING FOR ACTUAL BRITISH, EUROPEAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, AND INDIAN TALENT. CAN BE BASED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

[ LAWRENCE ]
Male. 45 - 70. Black. Caribbean. Tall. Business owner. He has incredible elegance, but not necessarily refined in appearance. Patient speaker. Graceful. NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 6’3” OR TALLER. SUPPORTING. CAN BE BASED ANYWHERE IN THE US.

[ HOFF ]
Male. 60s-70s. White. Nasty and very lonely potato farmer in NJ. Racist. Empty nester/widower. Imposing and stoic. SUPPORTING. NOW: CAN BE BASED ANYWHERE IN THE US. (originally was NY LOCAL)

[ DION ]
Male. 20s - 30s. White. A dumpy overweight young man. Son of a local successful businessman. Lives at home. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL

[ LLOYD ]
Male. 30s. White. BLONDE. Pencil necked do gooder. Type of guy who works his ass off but is not exceptional. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL.

[ MOM ]
Female. 40s-50s. Jewish. First generation American. Frail, manic-depressive and an incredibly overbearing Jewish mom. PLEASE SUBMIT TALENT OF JEWISH HERITAGE. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL

[ IRA ]
Male. 20s-30s. Jewish. Built like a boxer/dock worker. Blue collar, rough around the edges. Stanley Kowalski-type. Big brutish. Hot head. PLEASE SUBMIT TALENT OF JEWISH HERITAGE. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL

[ DIRECTOR GLENN ]
Male. 40s - 60s. White. The director of a play and juggles the stresses of throwing on this play while handling all the big personalities. SUPPORTING. PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT ACTUAL FILM AND BROADWAY DIRECTORS. NY LOCAL

[ MERLE ]
Male. 60s / 70s. White. Foppish publicist. Explains pedantically that talent means nothing if nobody knows it. SUPPORTING. PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT ACTUAL PUBLICISTS, AUTHORS, ETC. NY LOCAL

[ CLARK ]
Male. 20s-30s. White. Clark Kent type. Working class. From the farmlands of New Jersey. Neutral accent. Has a wife and young child. Follower type. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL

[ ROGER ]
Male. 20s-30s. White. Irish. Beady eyed, crooked teeth. Very competitive. Will keep gambling to win. Working class from Jersey. Neutral accent. MUST BE GOOD AT TABLE TENNIS. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL

[ BLONDIE ]
Male. 20s-30s. White. Working class. From the farmlands of New Jersey. Neutral accent. Blonde. MUST BE GOOD AT TABLE TENNIS. ALSO SUBMIT DANCERS ETC. SUPPORTING. NY LOCAL

[ ASSISTANT ]
Female. 20s-30s. Assistant to an actor in a play. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ TORY ]
Male. Early - mid 20s. White. Actor. His acting is an overwrought jumble of 3rd rate Brando-isms/James Dean. He's just as unbearable when breaking character. PLEASE SUBMIT ACTUAL THEATER ACTORS. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ PRODUCTION MANAGER ]
Male. 40s. The production manager of a play. Defensively argues over the costs of production. Put out, put upon, tired, overworked. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ ABE ]
Male. 40s-50s. Jewish. Rotund, bald. Basketball coach. Curt, crass, businessman, creative, jovial, big laugh. PLEASE SUBMIT TALENT OF JEWISH HERITAGE. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ 14 YEAR OLD FRENCH KID ]
Male. 14 years old. White. PLEASE SUBMIT REAL FRENCH TALENT WITH REAL FRENCH ACCENT. There is mature content in the film, but the minor won't be involved in any scenes involving mature content. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ COP 1-3 ]
Male. 20-40. White. Uniformed cops that show up in an attempt to intimidate on request. Can be aggressive verbally and physically when provoked. PLEASE SUBMIT REAL POLICE OFFICERS. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ REDHEAD ]
Male. 20s-30s. White. Working class. From the farmlands of New Jersey. Neutral accent. Pock-marked, redhead. Observant and least talkative of the bunch. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ YOUNG WOMAN ]
Female. 20s-30s. White. Working class. From the farmlands of New Jersey. Neutral accent. Roger's girlfriend who waits for a bowling lane. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ PRO BASKETBALL PLAYERS ]
Male. 20s - 40s. Black. Timeless looking and can do trick-like things. PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT ACTUAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS. DAY PLAYER. NY LOCAL

[ COUNTRY CLUB BUSINESSMEN ]
Male. Late 50s / 60s. White. Country club American businessmen type. DAY PLAYERS. NY LOCAL

[ COMPETITIVE PING PONG PLAYERS ]
All genders. All ethnicities. Age 18-70s. Looking for REAL COMPETITIVE PING PONG PLAYERS for various supporting day player roles. MUST ACTUALLY PLAY PING PONG AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL. YOU WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT PROOF AS PART OF THE AUDITION. DAY PLAYER. MUST BE NY LOCAL.

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

"handsome in an unusual way"

[Ian MacFlai]

kinda how the Safdies are i guess

[Aaron]

Jul 17, 2024 23:44:21 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

i show up 15-20 minutes late because of the trailers, but now i have to stand at the door another 5-10 because there's even more. i don't want to see anything! i wanna go in fresh!!

30 minutes of trailers before Longlegs

Fucking overkill to say the least

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

Jul 18, 2024 0:10:36 GMT -5 Aaron said:

Jul 17, 2024 23:44:21 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

i show up 15-20 minutes late because of the trailers, but now i have to stand at the door another 5-10 because there's even more. i don't want to see anything! i wanna go in fresh!!

30 minutes of trailers before Longlegs

Fucking overkill to say the least

great so my showing on tuesday will start at 11:20 very cool

[Aaron]

I don’t know if it’s the same from theater to theater, but yeah, audible groans throughout the room for the last three trailers they showed lol

[RealVile]

Saw Maxxxine last night, I was hoping for it to be amazing because of how much I loved Pearl. It was good fun, definitely my least favorite out of the three but enjoyed it a lot. Also 15 mins of trailers, not behd

[throwdemgunz]

Re-watched Starred Up (2013) directed by David Mackenzie who most notably did Hell or High Water. UK prison movie, absolutely incredible performance by Jack O’Connell as a volatile young prisoner who gets transferred to the same prison as his estranged his Dad, played by Ben Mendehlson who is great as always. High recommendation.

[Jack Hard]

Can I just say how much I loved Miami Vice?! I watched it last night. Seriously a masterpiece. Everything about it rule. Going to watch Thief and Heat this weekend.

In the last week I've watched

Judgement Night
Overboard(87)
Miami Vice
Ace Venture: When Nature Calls
A Fish Called Wanda
Total Recall(1990)
The Couch Trip

[Deleted]

The opening is way too long now and got sick of it 2 movies into A-List.

I actually clocked AMC bumper and trailer time and it's anywhere between 20-25 minutes.

I'm showing up 20 minutes after the actual show time and haven't missed any part of a movie for the last 6 I've seen.

Zero reason to ever show up early or on time for a flick now.

[hermano]

I haven’t walked out of a movie in a long time but damn I hated every second of Twisters I saw

[Bussy Drippens]

longlegs is so fucking bad.

[refill]

Anyone else see Gasoline R.ainbow? Very punk/metal adjacent.

(Edit: sentence spice made it unsearchable haha)

[concealer]

I host a Con Air Day (July 14th) viewing party at my house every year and I have begun the process of securing a venue (PhilaMOCA in Philly) to host a viewing party open to the public in 2025, 100 seats. Putting the deposit down this weekend.

I’m trying to do it big: dress as your favorite con costume contest, dramatic readings from the (very bad) novelization, playing period appropriate trailers beforehand, bringing memorabilia, trivia, etc.

So if you’re in the Philly area, mark July 14th 2025 down in your calendars and come thru

[captainsunshine]

saw Longlegs last night

SPOILER: Click to show

I didn't realize it was going to be Paranormal in nature which, among so many other reasons, is part of what made it stink in my book. The whole killer doll shit and the devil fog bank stuff just really spoiled what I felt could have potentially been a really fun and creepy thriller like Se7en type shit.

The scene where he is around her house was done so well and I think if they had removed the paranormal elements and kept his screen time limited they could have had something more special having moments like that continually build up.

That being said... I can't deny I was entertained the whole time. I could collectively feel the audience at a certain point accepting that it wasn't going to be a "good" movie and once people started allowing themselves to laugh at the more absurd and unintentionally funny scenes you could feel the whole room just lighten up and by the end the crowd was pretty rowdy. Overall it was a fun movie going experience but I am bummed that it wasn't the movie I thought it was going to be in my head.