I remember renting his first feature, “Public Access”, way back in the day. What an inauspicious beginning. Awful and forgotten by time.

Yes, it means Video On Demand.  So whatever your service is (Cable, Satellite...) should have some pay-per-view options.

Thank you. This is a case where the IP made the biggest difference. But the Hollywood execs, in all their wisdom, chose to believe it was this director who made a comic book movie good.  Failed this mediocre talent upward.

Supposedly — Cusack was considered for the role of Walter White in “Breaking Bad” (as well as Matthew Broderick).  I think he’s a name that just gets thrown out there for things.

This is a big pet peeve of mine, too, since there are so many services for content these days.

Brilliant.

Jack Pierce on the makeup:

The reverse. “50 Shades of Gray” was actually Twilight fan-fiction that was originally self-published on websites.

Movie deals being made off of reddit posts are a really stinging reminder of how much I could be doing to get my career off the ground...

Universal’s Frankenstein had that iconic flat-top head that informed so many iterations of Frankenstein’s monster afterwards.  Curious if GDT had that in mind visually -- because all the modern takes on the story don’t use that unless it’s a parody.

The killing off of Jimmy Olsen (who’s not even clearly established as Jimmy Olsen) still slays me.  Snyder has terrible instincts.  

Even short of a vaccine, Disney isn’t even offering its cast members tests. They’re encouraging them to get tested on their own time! Mandatory tests for cast members should be the absolute least they should be doing right now.

“Extraction” seemed like the most generic action movie imaginable... until the actual action kicked in. Then it became a marvel. The choreography, the cinematography, the editing. Reminded me how so many modern action movies don’t know the basics of how to assemble a really compelling action sequence — establishing…

YES.  The script is a little rough.  I like the premise and elements of the story but the dialogue is pretty bad (and yet not so bad it’s good), and there’s a host of basic plot issues.

I watched the original growing up and was surprised at how this new version sort of classes it all up. I like the lack of a narrator. I definitely like that there’s no censorship of language. And giving each story its own episode without commercial breaks just lets these narrative breathe better, that elevates it…

Firefighters: Did some lady just scream “Let it burn”? Okay boys, let’s turn it around and go back to the station...

I’m a big fan of the Disney Parks — I was fortunate enough to get a trip in at the very beginning of the year — and I am looking forward to going back again.

Looks like this is part of their commute to work.

I have been looking forward to seeing Saint Maud.  I hope it gets a new release date soon.  

Can’t find the trailer now but back in the late 90s, Miramax did a big re-release of the Italian film “Life is Beautiful”, completely dubbed so people who didn’t wanna read subtitles would watch it.