Current releases chat...

[Simes]

Was 2001 originally filmed on 70mm?

Because if not, blowing up to 70mm from something originally filmed on 35mm isn't going to improve anything...?

[erik1925]

Was 2001 originally filmed on 70mm?

Because if not, blowing up to 70mm from something originally filmed on 35mm isn't going to improve anything...?

Yes it was. WB is striking new 70mm prints for this release.

[guest4955]

The "rarity" rankings really help 

#impossiblyrare
#rare(ish)
#unicorn(ish)
#fuggitboutit
#illkillforthis

[guest4955]

As I've said before, digital images of current release movie posters are INSANELY popular on social media, especially Twitter.

Directors and stars commonly release/premiere these images via Twitter.

#1 social media king (although MP is nothin' special):



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Here, Robert Downey released a sorta-MP:



https://twitter.com/RobertDowneyJr



Obviously, many (perhaps most) of these likes/retweets are celebrity worship and for the underlying movie, but some are for the image, so it's a good thing for MPC World.

That's 1.4K comments, 16K retweets (which republishes them to ALL the followers of the retweeters), 71K likes

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Also on corporate accounts:





 

[guest4955]

Avengers is gonna make an infinite amount of moola and the reviews are ... quite good:

[guest4955]

Hard to believe but extremely good news from ... Saudi Arabia? Yep, the new Crown Prince is “taking Saudi culture back to the 1960s” before extreme Islamism took over the Mideast. S.A. is very young and expected to be the 10th largest international audience for Hollywood movies. No sexual scenes will be allowed but violence allowed. Amazingly the first movie shown in S.A. did NOT segregate by gender:



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The good news extends well beyond entertainment! The Crown Prince has dictatorial powers but seems to be a Renaissance Man weirdly. He shakes the hand of female and Jewish reporters, says Israel is S.A.’s #2 ally (behind US), and has allowed women to drive. But he arrested most of the wealthy elite in S.A. and forced them to pay ginormous fees to be released. So “it’s a mixed bag, baby”....

[Zorba]

Amazingly the first movie shown in S.A. did NOT segregate by gender:

How can you tell?

This a country where being gay is a crime punishable by death.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b120584de512

I wonder about you...

[guest4955]

[guest4955]

Pretty much the last remaining MP blog (and relatively rarely updated):


http://www.slashfilm.com/category/movie-marketing/poster/

[guest4955]

Yo, wow. Terry Gilliam has been “working on” Don Quixote for 29 years! Now it will finally be shown at Cannes this year but no plans yet for US distribution:




http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-2018-man-who-killed-don-quixote-is-cleared-1525898712-htmlstory.html

[guest4955]

Loverly....

[Simes]

Now, has anyone's arms or curves been photo manipulated this time??

[eatbrie]

Pretty close.



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[Neo]

Now, has anyone's arms or curves been photo manipulated this time??

Not all modern, photographic posters are heavily photoshopped... Although a lot of the newer digital and modern style are cool, and probably most effective in advertising, there is something to be said about the timeless nature of traditional film photography.

Classic photo and nice poster.

[Zorba]

For me its a nice bounce back. I thought Ultron was shit and CA War was below average.

Infinity War was great at at the way it put so very many characters together in such a cohesive way.

Was great fun and has me looking forward to Avengers 4 when they fix the ending 

[guest4955]

Well if you live in these cities, you’re in luck. Christopher Nolan supervised a supposedly perfect “master print” recreation of the 1968 negative print. Not digitally restored!

Everybody else has to wait for the 4K release....





https://www.2001spaceodysseymovie.com

[guest4955]

It’s ...um ....kinda ....sorta a movie poster (sans text)

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So Zachary Quinto announced on Colbert tonight that (1) he is rebooting Leonard Nimoy’s In Search Of.... on History Channel in July and (2) Star Trek 4 (reboot) will have a female director and ST5 will be Tarantino’s turn:


http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/star-trek/257081/star-trek-4-release-date-cast-story-news

[Simes]

Not all modern, photographic posters are heavily photoshopped... Although a lot of the newer digital and modern style are cool, and probably most effective in advertising, there is something to be said about the timeless nature of traditional film photography.

Classic photo and nice poster.

I wasn't being completely random.  I was referencing last year's furore over the Claudia Cardinale Cannes poster having been tweaked.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/30/cannes-film-festival-2017-airbrushing-claudia-cardinale

[Neo]

I wasn't being completely random.  I was referencing last year's furore over the Claudia Cardinale Cannes poster having been tweaked.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/30/cannes-film-festival-2017-airbrushing-claudia-cardinale

 

[guest4955]

 



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So I read recently that with the rise of social media, actors are required/expected to be the primary promotors of movies nowadays:

Top Gun 2:

[guest4955]

Usually don't mess with Twitter but...

Lady Gaga is a Top 5 Twitterer and her Twitter handler got lots of likes for official MP promotions:



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Rihana - not really familiar with her - retweeted an Ocean's 8 image (prob not MP):



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It helps to be  to "attract" clients. My ex-GF got a few that way (and they harassed her endlessly with amorous advances).

RB3=Val Day 2020

[guest4955]

Cool MP and intriguing info (if true) 'bout KR:

[guest4955]

Cool trailer!









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Guess how much?

[guest4955]

RED NOTICE movie



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[Upper photo doubled in size (with less jagginess than normal) with www.photoenlarger.com)

Larkey fun!

http://www.slashfilm.com/gal-gadot-joining-red-notice/

[guest4955]

"Weep, then, for the artists who made Solo, because they did a great job and it's too bad so many viewers are missing out on having a fun, joyful experience watching the movie. It deserved a better fate, and hopefully those who made the bad choice to skip it in theaters will eventually find it on home entertainment (and kick themselves for not seeing it on the big screen in all of its glory). But we don't need to shed any tears for Disney, because they're doing just fine even without the hundreds of millions of extra money Solo left on the table."


https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2018/06/07/why-infinity-war-and-black-panther-make-solo-box-office-failure-irrelevant/#55624d0724d8

Why 'Infinity War' And 'Black Panther' Make 'Solo' Box Office Failure Irrelevant

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