92nd Annual Academy Awards

[metaphysician]

Question out of curiosity:

For those who are okay with the fact that Netflix only releases their films in theaters for a week or two -- or not at all -- and primarily keeps their films exclusive to their streaming service while still being able to qualify for Oscar consideration, would you care if some or all of the other studios followed suit and did the same thing?

For instance, would you mind if most or all of the films nominated/celebrated at the Oscars were films that were never released in actual movie theaters? Or films that only played in select theaters for very small limited engagements, as opposed to something closer to the traditional 90-day theater window?

Isn't that routinely already the case, at least for Oscar candidates?

 

[Lencho01]

Steven Spielberg vs. Netflix: How Oscars Voters Are Reacting

 

[dark_b]

Is it true that for Roma netflix rented the theater space when the movie was realesed in theaters? they didnt do it the normal way?

 

[metaphysician]

Is it true that for Roma netflix rented the theater space when the movie was realesed in theaters? they didnt do it the normal way?

The requirement is to have a showing of a certain size and length. Nothing says they have to let the theater chains handle the finances for it. Renting the theaters and handling ticketing themselves does the job, and should be fine.

Of course, since this is really about Hollywood hating how Netflix doesn't give away their usage data. . .

 

[dark_b]

Justice Department says attempts to prevent Netflix from Oscars eligibility could violate antitrust law


p.s.: Spielberg is creating a show for AppleTV streaming service and a lot of people are bashing him that he is a hypocrite. i guess this is proof that the complaints are from to stupid or to young people.

 

[terry78]

Helen Mirren: ‘I love Netflix, but f— Netflix’

 

[Prison Mike]

Hollywood needs to get over itself

 

[lime]

Is it just me or that Joker trailer had a LOT of Oscar vibe?

 

[Kane52630]

It's definitely possible now.

 

[lime]

just from the trailer Phoenix in Lead Actor and the Cinematography are a stand outs!

 

[dark_b]

Netflix Plans to Buy Hollywood's Egyptian Theater; Next Step: World Domination
this and next year will be interesting. the company who produces movies is also the owner of a theater?

 

[metaphysician]

Maybe they intend to buy just enough theaters that they can do their theatrical releases entirely in-house, without even having to rent a third party theater?

 

[Pennywise]

Netflix Wins As Academy Leaves Oscar Eligibility Rules Unchanged – Deadline

 

[Boom]

Good call. I'm not with Spielberg on this one. At least not yet.

 

[metaphysician]

Probably someone realized they couldn't come up with an anti-Netflix rule that would hit them without also nuking 75% of the career Oscar bait directors. Or, just as likely, any anti-Netflix rule they created could be circumvented by Netflix via a willingness to spend a little money, but would *still* nuke the indie Oscar bait directors.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Would be funny if none of the Netflix original movies get nominated this year. 95% of them aren’t very good.

Though I guess with Scorsese’s The Irishman that’s not likely. Technically, that film will be going to theatres first.

 

[Pennywise]

Blockbuster Battle Between Steven Spielberg and Netflix Fizzles

There was just one catch. Mr. Spielberg, 72, did not attend, much less propose any rule changes. He was not even in town. His schedule had long called for him to be in New York, where rehearsals are underway for his next film project, a remake of “West Side Story,” according to a person who works for him, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss his private itinerary.

And the meeting proved to be anticlimactic, with the academy’s board of governors voting to maintain the current eligibility rules.

The emergence of Netflix as a serious player in the Academy Awards conversation has unsettled many in Hollywood.CreditLucy Nicholson/Reuters

In fact, Mr. Spielberg’s animosity toward Netflix appears to have been acutely overstated.

Mr. Spielberg has been publicly silent through all of it. But inside his company, Amblin Entertainment, Mr. Spielberg has expressed frustration with the way his views about streaming have recently been characterized in the news media, according to two people close to him, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to maintain their relationship. Yes, he believes that theater owners, streaming services and traditional studios need to come together to figure out a way to protect what he likes to call the “motion picture theatrical art form.” If the academy were to come up with a reasonable way to ensure that only films with robust theatrical releases are eligible for Oscars, there is a strong chance he would vote for it, the people said.

But a geriatric Luddite who wants to kill Netflix?

His primary beef is not with Netflix, according to the people close to him. Rather, he is frustrated that exhibitors have been unwilling to compromise. The multiplex chains have fought off any effort to shorten the exclusive period they get to play films of any genre, which is currently about 90 days. In January, after “Roma” was nominated for the best picture Oscar, Mr. Spielberg even called AMC and Regal, the largest theater companies, and implored them to play the Netflix film even though it was already available online. They refused.

He has a Netflix account and binge-watches the service’s original programming — some of which Amblin helps produce, including “The Haunting of Hill House.” (Amblin also has series in the works for three other streaming services: “Cortes and Moctezuma” for Amazon, “Amazing Stories” for Apple and a reboot of “Animaniacs” for Hulu.)

“I want people to find their entertainment in any form or fashion that suits them,” Mr. Spielberg said in an email in response to queries from The New York Times. “Big screen, small screen — what really matters to me is a great story and everyone should have access to great stories.

 

[Kane52630]

James Gray and Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ Not Opening May 24 — Now Eyes Fall Festival Debut

 

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[Pennywise]

I have a feeling The Irishman could be pushed back to 2020 as Scorsese recently said the de-aging effected the intensity in De Niro’s eyes.

Hope I’m wrong and everything works out by the fall!

 

[scarlet-witch]

The Goldfinch trailer looked good, then I read a synopsis of the book and it seems pretty bland.

 

[Kev4000]

The Kitchen is Widows 2.0

 

[HammerDown]

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June)

 

[HammerDown]

Tom Hanks, Mulan, Terminator & Fox Feature At Disney’s CineEurope Show – Deadline

Rounding out the Fox highlights, Searchlight President of International, Rebecca Kearey, teased the Oscar-winning label’s coming titles including Taika Waititi’s JoJo Rabbit, the Guillermo del Toro-produced Antlers, Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life (which was acquired during Cannes), Natalie Portman-starrer Lucy In The Sky and Downhill, the English-language remake of Ruben Ostlund’s lauded Force Majeure that stars Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.