Emphatically no. iTunes, Vudu, Amazon, and other VOD platforms are all marketplaces. Revenue is generated and split between the studio, the marketplace, and other stakeholders per sale or rental when a customer places an order. Streaming platforms negotiate with the studios, and pay upfront to license content for a…

I was replying to someone else who was praising the “Netflix model,” though it’s worth noting that even you singled out Netflix:

I’ve been very vocal about the safety concerns on set. I think the first AD got off lightly, and the UPM’s decision to merge the armorer and prop assistant jobs IMO was negligent. Baldwin may be civilly liable as a producer, but as I’ve already made clear, I do not believe that his actions were criminally negligent.

Fair.

Nah, it’s still a bad faith argument because Wilma has no reason to point a gun at George. Alec Baldwin was making a movie. People point guns at each other all the time in movies, which is why it’s so important that live ammo not be anywhere near them. It’s not real.

But he wasn’t a gun handler. He was playing a gun handler, and the incident set off a debate about the use of real, operating guns on film sets.

“Should a guy who gets drunk and hits and kills a child be let go free because other drunks didn’t run over and kill children?”

So where does her take fall on that scale you guys use? The one with the “refreshingly honest” on one end and Emma Roberts on the other?

That would definitely be nice, but I don’t see that happening between now and November. I’m going to vote Democrat no matter who in on the ticket, but the polls suggest that not enough people will also do so.

He had no reason to believe the gun wouldn’t fire. It wasn’t supposed to be loaded with live ammunition, period. The responsibility for ensuring there was no live ammo on set and in the device designed as a lethal weapon that was in perfect mechanical condition fell to the AD and the armorer, not Baldwin. SAG-AFTRA…

I mean, yeah, anyone following the news can point out how weak and plain weird the prosecution’s case was.

You’re conflating Netflix-like streaming platforms with VOD platforms to make it seem like there were more competitors than there really were. Apple TV didn’t exist before HBO Max, Peacock, CBS All-Access, and Disney+. And their existence doesn’t change the fact that streaming rights revenue wouldn’t have made up the…

We don’t know anything about the noticeable pause, but a 5-minute, 10-minute pause in between takes isn’t unusual if the crew needs to make an adjustment. My point is that anyone who feels unsafe on set has a responsibility to speak up, including extras. That he alerted the 2nd 2nd AD and not the director or Mia Goth…

I’ve been skipping the trailers for a pretty long time. The theaters in my cities do show commercials, but they end sharply at the advertised showtime. I guess it’s different in every market.

Marvel casts people who aren’t really good actors in supporting roles all the time dude 😂

He called it a porta potty, but most film sets have dedicated trailers for bathrooms with a sink, mirror, lights, and even A/C. The toilets “flush” but they’re a lot like the ones on airplanes, plus the doors have vacancy indicators like porta potties.

Citation needed.

By unprofessional, I meant he disrupted a shoot because he thought a boot stomp that didn’t hurt him was scary

But what you end up with is an effective monopoly that gives Netflix all the power. There are multiple cable companies and multiple retail distributors that studios negotiated with. It was an effective industry. Netflix is one platform. If they don’t have to compete with anyone, they can negotiate better prices for…

Ok, I haven’t seen the X movies. I hear she’s great in them and I’ll take their word for it. But nothing that I’ve seen Mia Goth - all things that she made before the X trilogy - in has convinced me that she was a really good actor. Maybe she’s gotten better.