Cannes at AMC

Arthur Garcia59 said:After the festival ends, movies like Antichrist, White Ribbon, Black man, Giant, Legion, Milk Sorrow, Let the Right One In, Prophet, Ricky, Alla Anderen, Everybody's Fine, The Princess and The Frog, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will move into general theatrical release.

On the other hand, you'll only be able to catch Crazy Heart, Wait for Me I'm Definitely Not Coming, Wild Grass, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Io, don Giovanni, Kinatay, To Win, and Dust Time via MaxTV Filmomania.

Do you actually work over at Movieplex, or are you just getting this from somewhere else? I mean, I already knew that Black man, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, The Princess and The Frog, Legion, and Everybody's Fine would hit theaters normally—but I was specifically wondering about Prophet. I honestly don't have the time to catch it while the festival is running, so I was just curious if it’ll stay on the schedule afterward?

electricorca17 said:Do you actually work over at Movieplex, or are you just pulling this from somewhere else?

Citation/source. Everything you need is right here at your fingertips, assuming you can manage to put in a tiny bit of effort and actually click on something, how simple is that? 🤷

Christian Taylor3 said:Source. All the info you need is right there at your fingertips, you just have to put in a little effort—or, I guess, just click a button. How simple is that? 🤷

Yeah, I saw that too... and honestly, that sentence about "some movies being available on Max after April 1st" really gets under my skin. It’s just... what part? Which specific movies? And who is actually going to wait until April?
I mean, I don't even know if I'll still be a subscriber by then, especially since they charge way more than the competing networks. It’s almost ridiculous. Most people watch everything on their phones or TVs these days, for goodness sake! 😠
It feels like I'm staring down a long, exhausting drive from Cleveland to Columbus this Sunday...
Anyone want to split the gas money?
🤣

Kenneth Williams60 said:Yeah, I caught that too... and honestly, that line about "some films will be available on the Max streaming library after April 1st" drives me absolutely insane. Like, which specific films are we talking about? And who exactly is planning to sit around waiting until April? 😠

I don't see why anyone would wait if they just had a flat-rate subscription, right? 🤷 It feels like even the studio doesn't actually know what’s going to end up on Max once everything settles down. Honestly, it's not just them—the distributors seem just as lost. I actually heard today that Crazy Heart might most likely get a theatrical release, so who really knows what's going to happen? 😕

Christian Taylor3 said:Why even bother waiting? Why don't you just get a streaming subscription? 🤷 Honestly, even they don't know what's actually going to end up on Max. It's not just them—even the distributors are totally in the dark. I heard today that Crazy Heart will probably get a theatrical release anyway, so who really cares? 😕

I mean, I don't know anymore. There just aren't any rules left... one day a tiny festival flick like "Tuyin Brak" comes out (which is great, by the way—shout out to Discovery if you guys are reading this, thank you), and then we're just sitting around waiting for a bigger title. It's constant. I have a subscription, so that isn't the issue, but I really wanted to see "Antichrist" and "White Ribbon" on the big screen (and maybe catch "Crazy Heart" while I'm at it), so now I'm basically making up excuses for myself just to justify a trip to AMC 😛

Kenneth Williams60 said:So then I'll just have to cook up some sort of flimsy alibi for myself just so I can make a quick run over to AMC. 😛

Don't make things up—just jump right in and get it done. 🙂 By the way, this is just an unofficial take from the distributor regarding... Crazy Heart (And a whole heap of other, smaller movies): We're just sitting tight waiting for the AMPAS nominations to drop, and then we'll see if the Oscar nods follow. Once that's all settled, we'll finally make a call on whether we're actually going to bring that movie to theaters here in the States.. 👎

Christian Taylor3 said:Don't make things up—just hop over there and get it done. 🙂 BTW, this is just the unofficial stance from the distributors regarding Crazy Heart (and a bunch of other smaller films): We're waiting on the AMPAS nominations, then the official Oscar confirmation—only then will we decide if Americans will actually see this movie in theaters. 👎

Well, yeah, obviously, that’s not surprising at all... they’re just dying to throw out that bait called "Oscar at Cinemark." On the flip side, to use the words of our dear friend Ivo: "People won't be watching that film," at least not on the big screen.

btw, I feel like I've been doing too much "hopping" around lately... damn it, I'm not some manager over at Kellogg's; my budget is pretty limited.

Christian Taylor3 said:Stop making things up—it's a quick jump and you're done. 🙂 BTW, this is the unofficial stance from the distributors regarding Crazy Heart (and a bunch of other smaller films): We're waiting on the AMPAS nominations, then the Oscar confirmation—only then will we decide if Americans get to see this movie in theaters. 👎

That was what they stated during an interview on NPR's "face to face".

Kenneth Williams60 said:They’re basically just waiting to throw out some bait called "Oscar at Cinemark"—though if you ask our dear old friend Ivo, "nobody's actually going to watch that movie," or at least not on the big screen.

It's just a failed attempt by Ivo to echo his neighbor Jarnjak, who, let's be honest, has pretty much disowned him by now. 😁

btw, I feel like I've been "jumping" around a little too often lately... damn it, I'm not some manager over at Kellogg's—my budget is a bit more limited than that.

That’s not really a fair comparison; they turn the lights off at 10 PM every single night. 😬 Not to get too far off track here, though: shout out to the head of the Continental film project and owner of Movieplex. Unlike Krstulović at Cinemark—who, mind you, started out with the reputation of a true cinephile fueled by pure enthusiasm, but now seems mostly obsessed with squeezing out every last cent—old man Enver Hadžiabdić actually has a wicked sense for these kinds of indie films and special screenings at Movieplex. 👍

I suppose it’s a safe bet that A Star Is Born will definitely land a wide release if Jeff Bridges manages to snag an Oscar.

Actually, scratch that—I'm just going to go see it this Sunday. I honestly can't wait. 😍