greatestescaper
One of the Regulars
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- Fort Davis, Tx
Broken Arrow with James Stewart this afternoon during chores.
From the little I have seen, the puppets were better actors!
The Pace That Thrills (1952) Not a very good movie, but noteworthy because it was the transitional period in American racing, going from predominantly V-Twin motorcycles to light weight British bikes! A note that some of you will get, the Matchless single had the M badge right side up. I wounder if it was the same motorcycle used in a certain movie two years latter with the M upside down?
My favorite movie of the past summer. I'm only sore we only got to run it for three days.
I noticed that myself this past summer. Our local art house was recently bought out by Landmark Theatres and ever since it seems the turn-over of films has been far more rapid than in the past with most movies only last a week. How's a film gonna build word of mouth if it's only around for a "hot minute"?
Worf
Everything that I've read about Woody Allen - and that's a lot - indicates that he gives no thought at all to the cost of his films, what distributor handles them, the distribution strategy, promotion, etc. He focuses on writing, casting, directing, and editing, and leaves the "business aspects" to his longtime team of agents and producers. He has switched studios and distributors many times over the years. He's happy as long as he gets to make his yearly film with his usual artistic collaborators, and all the young actors that always want to work with him.
No comment on the new film, I haven't seen it yet. But after his last couple of misfires - Magic in the Moonlight and Irrational Man - it looks promising. (That seems to be his MO now: an occasionally excellent film like Match Point, Midnight In Paris, or Blue Jasmine... with a couple of weaker efforts on either side of it.)