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Kyle's avatar

It is truly so crazy how much these 'people' hate movies lol...

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Ben Empey's avatar

People are always like “we do like movies!!!” And it’s like no. You like prestige television.

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Ted Hope's avatar

Nice workout, Ben. I am confident that the more you do the exercise the more reps you can do. At least that's how it worked for me. I do find it helps tremendously to have a clear idea of the world you are in and the one you can lead others too. Thanks for picking it up!

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Thamayi Maodza's avatar

This is an interesting piece.

The name that came to mind when I read this, "Genre movies, made for a price, coupled with a strong auteurist vision, are what always brings the American film industry back from the brink," is Christopher Nolan.

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Ben Empey's avatar

I should have been clearer about “made for a price,” which means inexpensive—under $10MM. which isn’t Nolan. But Nolan is a great example of that concept at a larger scale, and MEMENTO is exactly the kind of movie I’m describing. It’s the type of movie that can break through and build careers!

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Thamayi Maodza's avatar

Ah, I get it. That makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.

I'm yet to watch 'Memento', though. (*Feels slightly ashamed after saying that*)

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Dawson Oler's avatar

“They should be afraid for their jobs and ideally their lives.”

I will never stop paying for this substack

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Ben Empey's avatar

yay

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Swabreen Bakr's avatar

Agree with #1 and #7 so hard!

The marketing team behind Superman has really leaned into TikTok memes for their promo which is smart.

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Thamayi Maodza's avatar

TikTok memes. That's interesting.

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Ivan Webster's avatar

Did you mean to suggest LITERALLY "afraid for their lives"? LITERALLY? Unless I'm misunderstanding you, I can't imagine why you would say such a thing. So, I'll ask, what DO you mean?

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