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I can’t believe there are already people complaining about the combat in the new Star Wars movie looking too similar to the Prequel trilogy rather than the original trilogy.
Like, do I need to remind you what the the combat looked like in the originals?
“Careful now Vader, we don’t want to break our lightsabers.”
Why would you not want the combat to look like that of the prequel trilogy though?
The combat was fucking awesome.
I legit loved the prequel trilogy’s lightsaber combat scenes, because they were so beautifully choreographed. In fact, the combat resembled swordfighting scenes in fantasy films.
The saber fighting in the first trilogy was so shitty because Lucas wanted it to look like the lightsabers were heavy and hard to move around and apparently he even slowed down some of the fight scenes. You can find some behind the scenes videos of Mark Hamill training and the saber fighting looks damn good.
By the prequels Lucas stopped giving a fuck and was like “let’s make it rad”
Felt like now would be a good time to remind everyone how far Pokemon sprites and models have come for those who didn’t get to play the originals and see these gems.
the xkit show originals extension doesn’t work anymoreeeee and it fucking suckssss
hi its me i’m here to bitch again about how the Originals Only xkit addon doesn’t work anymore
Ya know for a company full of straight people this photo is really gay and if you think im wrong i sent this to my friend (who has no idea who they are) and i asked them to caption it.
They said “Early 80’s hippy gay couple seemed originals that created outfits scenes and goth kids would be wearing in 2004”
Tis very gay
I didn’t look at the faces at first and immediately thought “80s gay couple at pride"
Netflix does not yet have a Best Picture Oscar, but Steven Spielberg is still apparently none too happy about the prospect of it winning one soon. The iconic filmmaker has long made his thoughts about Netflix known, saying last March that he flat-out doesn’t think Netflix movies should be eligible for Oscars. He compared Netflix originals to TV movies, saying, “I don’t believe films that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theaters for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination.”
Now, in the wake of three Oscar wins for Netflix’s Roma, including Best Director, Spielberg is prepared to propose a rule change that would rule Netflix films ineligible at an upcoming Academy Board of Governors meeting (he represents the Directors branch on the board). The news comes courtesy of Indiewire, though it’s unclear specifically what rules Spielberg would propose to be changed, and whether Netflix increasing the length of a theatrical window ahead of a streaming release would ease his concerns.
A spokesman for Amblin had this to say:
“Steven feels strongly about the difference between the streaming and theatrical situation. He’ll be happy if the others will join [his campaign] when that comes up [at the Academy Board of Governors meeting]. He will see what happens.”
This puts Spielberg in direct conflict with his friend and fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese, whose new film The Irishman will debut on Netflix later this year. The streaming service has already committed to a theatrical release for the film, but Scorsese reportedly wants them to give the film a wide release. That poses a challenge. Roma was released in theaters three weeks before it hit the streaming service—a first—but only in limited release, and it followed a smaller platform rollout in the ensuing months.
In order to convince major theatrical chains like AMC or Regal to carry The Irishman, either Netflix would have to bend to their rules and release the film in theaters a full 90 days before it hits Netflix, or theater chains would have to break their long-held standards that hold fast to the 90-day window. That window of exclusivity is there to ensure that exhibiting films is worth a theater’s while—if a movie’s on Netflix at the same time it’s in theaters, chances are most people aren’t going to pay extra to go see it in a movie theater.
Aww his white male identity in Hollywood feels threatened. Good.
i lost it at the ready player one bit
Spielberg has always been a brat about giving credit where it’s due. I wish he would just sit back and do his sadboy alien movies and just leave the awards industry alone
Don’t you love it when people you looked up to as a kid turn out to be giant fucking assholes?
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Man at the bar on Saturday night, Craigville, Minnesota in 1937
