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In 11 days, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be the nuclear box office event that will end all complex conversation for a few weeks. I believe…

Oct 30

Sometimes I wonder why I am tired on the weekends… then I look back at what I did this week and I feel the immediate urge to take another nap. Wish I…

Oct 23

My first reaction to this insane Variety story, “27 Great Movies That Flopped at the Box Office,” was uncertain. 27? What is the standard for “great…

Oct 18

Marty, Money, Movies & The NYFF Watch now (2 min) | Ellen Houlihan taped this with her iPhone. It’s Martin Scorsese working up to intro-ing his newest documentary at the New York Film…

Oct 14

Played by Netflix, again.

Oct 13

(Editor’s Note: This started as an exchange between Greg Marcus (@greglovesmovies), Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia), Entertainment Strategy Guy…

Oct 7

This is a very sensitive issue for Netflix. My apologies to them in advance. They have wanted, for years now, to make the claim that their awards films…

Oct 7

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