- For this week’s B-Movie Bonanza, we bring you Ed Wood’s masterfully awful Plan 9 from Outer Space:
- When we hear “Facebook movie,” the first names we think of are not David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg, and Justin Timberlake. We are wrong.
- Fortune: “Michael Moore takes on capitalism.” Our bet’s on capitalism, although we’re not sure they’re in the same weight class. Moore could probably qualify as his own consumer culture. ZING!
- If any of our Kentucky readers are looking for her big break, this is probably not it.
- Linda Holmes at NPR asks the right questions about the role of 3D technology in the film industry. How long will people continue to pay a premium to watch movies in 3D? What exactly are we paying for? Here’s a hint: it’s not the glasses.
- The New York Times profiles Spike Jonze and his upcoming “children’s film,” paying special attention to the unique marketing challenge Warner Bros. faces with this movie. We kind of love to say we told you so.
- In this week’s Trailer Theater, we present, The Men Who Stare at Goats, featuring among others, George Clooney and the Dude:
Happy Linksday
September 9, 2009 · 3 Comments
Categories: Happy Linksday
Tagged: 3D sucks, B-movie Bonanza, Schmichael Schmoore, Trailer Theater
3 responses so far ↓
david // September 10, 2009 at 2:44 pm |
I watched “Up” in 3-d. But I didn’t watch it because I felt like I was getting some kind of premium for seeing it in 3-d – I watched it that way because I had to if I wanted to see it. NPR has hit the nail on the head. 3-d made me queasy, muting color and confusing the movie’s action. I doubt very much I’ll pay a theater to watch a movie advertised as “3-d” again. Unless its Creature from the Black Lagoon at the Varsity, which just goes without saying.
Chip Kincaid // September 12, 2009 at 3:33 am |
It really amazes me how we all haven’t caught on that we’re getting hosed. Even if you like 3-D movies, how can studios justify higher ticket prices for them? Sure it costs more money, but Dark Knight cost much more than Juno to make, but I paid the same each one. If the demand is there, they’ll out-perform non-3D movies and recoup their expenses that way. In reality, studios are creating an artificial demand and charging higher prices for it. That can only work for so long.
david // November 2, 2009 at 9:34 pm |
Chip – can we get some sweet, sweet Zombieland coverage, please?