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THB #313: Box Office Brady
Interesting weekend… It was the 5th weekend of 2023. Like last year, we had 2 wide releases and 1 film just over the 1000 screen mark. Last year, the 3…
David Poland
Feb 6
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THB #312: Sundance Wrap-Up
I loved Sundance this year… and it exhausted me. Literally, I am still recovering from 40 films in less than 10 days. My sleep schedule is almost back…
David Poland
Feb 2
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THB Sidebar: Consider This...
If you are now interested in discussing the details of award season marketing, here is the rule on events, as found in The Academy’s Campaign…
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Feb 2
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January 2023
THB #311: Sundance Top 10
My Personal Top 10 for the fest is… in alphabetical order… (one more Sundance wrap to come, with 25 more titles)
David Poland
Jan 31
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THB #310: Riseborough: The Drama
I lost a writing day to Twitter and the “discussion” of The Academy and Best Actrees nominee Andrea Riseborough. I put “discussion” in parentheses…
David Poland
Jan 29
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THB Sidebar: Comcast Q4
I wasn’t going to write about this, but the coverage of Comcast’s quarterly, released yesterday, is irking me… so a brief look… Cable continues to show…
David Poland
Jan 26
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THB #308: Sundance & Rape
This piece is kind of a sidebar to my normal Sundance coverage. It isn’t about what’s great or not, or what is selling. I saw Victim/Suspect today and I…
David Poland
Jan 25
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THB #307: Oscar Noms Morning
The big surprise of Oscar nod morning (here are the nominees) was not really that much of a surprise… All Quiet On The Western Front has been getting a…
David Poland
Jan 24
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THB Headlines: Oscar nominations (full list)
2023 Oscars Nominations: See the Full List Jan 24, 2023 Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix) Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century…
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Jan 24
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THB #306: The New Sundance Is Here!
Sundance started last Thursday… for those of us on the stream, on Friday at 3pm. And so far, it’s been a pretty terrific year. I haven’t seen a single…
David Poland
Jan 23
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THB #305: How To Cut Your Cord
My Sundance from Los Angeles has begun. Lots to come from that. But in the meanwhile, this is an answer to a request from my pal, Saul, that I think…
David Poland
Jan 21
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THB #304a: Netflix Q4 2022
I don’t know what to tell you. As usual, the response to a Netflix quarterly is irrational. After explaining last quarter that they weren’t going to…
David Poland
Jan 20
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