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@ScriptHop Cujo (1983). Still haven't seen the actual film.

Screenwriters — what was the last screenplay you read?

@VHSDVDBLURAY4K Because it was new and cool at the time.

30 years later and I still can’t figure out why they would cgi Ironman mid scene 😂

@brettgallman Yeah, but the boxes were cooler.

I know I can't possibly be seeing people insisting that VHS was a superior format to DVD. Get serious.

Raising a sword aloft and yelling "I HAVE THE POWER" is undeniably cool though. And they do it justice in the movie, which is a lot of fun.

@nightwriter22 If Hardy doesn't return, I've always thought Liam Hemsworth would be perfect for Max.

The Mad Max franchise’s future is in flux but not dead. George Miller clearly still has gas in the tank. He’s actively shopping one final Mad Max film, likely Mad Max: The Wasteland, a prequel set in the year before Fury Road and focused on Max. The big question is who will play Max. Tom Hardy has been skeptical about returning. Warner Bros. has passed, but other studios like Sony, Universal, and Amazon MGM are interested. Miller has a script ready and has long wanted to continue the saga, but Hardy might not make a comeback. There was well-documented tension between Hardy, Miller, and Charlize Theron during Fury Road production, so a recast seems likely. Garrett Hedlund could be an interesting option, perhaps.

These popcorn bucket movie tie-ins are getting out of hand.

@PulpLibrarian Swap the Triffids for zombies and you've got 28 Days Later, more or less.

The Day Of The Triffids (1981). John Wyndham's "cosy catastrophe" gets a gritty Cold War survivalist style production by the BBC. John Duttine is the stoic everyman hero Bill, with the grim task of surviving in a devastated world. Emma Relph and Maurice Colbourne give powerful performances as Jo Playton and Jack Coker respectively, and they come to very different conclusions about the duty towards the blinded population and the necessity of long term survival. The Triffids in this are nice and chilling: it's hard to make a plant seem terrifying, but with their rattling hissing sound they gave many viewers nightmares.

@AVARY But did he write it on the touchscreen keyboard or a physical keyboard? That's the real question.

I think I need to just get off of all social media. I can't unsee this headline.

@TheStingisBack Witness is a great movie.

@orsonscottcard We're social animals. The world is largely meaningless for us without interaction with other sentient creatures. What good is the garden without any animals in it? The problem with writing is it so often demands you be alone.

When I was a young photographer I took pictures of scenery and architecture. I tried to avoid getting people into the picture. Now, in my 70s, the only things I care about in old photos are the people.

An actor who played a character so perfectly that nobody else could ever top it. GIFS ONLY.

@TheCinesthetic Vangelis.

Name your favorite film composer. You cannot say Hans Zimmer or John Williams. Go!

@extrascastings I did a bit of extra work on a Marvel film some years ago now, sorted through the Casting Collective, and it was great fun.

Via @extrascastings: "We are casting a major music biopic filming in and around London from June 2026 and are looking for people aged 18–30 for paid extra work." castingcollective.co.uk/artiste/castin…

Caught Akira in 4K at my local cinema on the weekend. I first saw it as a teen when my mum's friend, whose house we were visiting, sat me on the sofa (clearly I was bored), put it on and left me to it. She must have thought it was just a regular cartoon...🤯

@empiremagazine My favourite scene is the rescue of Lois Lane from the helicopter crash atop the Daily Planet in Superman The Movie. “You’ve got me, who’s got you?”

It's Superman Day! To celebrate we're giving away the Superman 5-Film Collection 1978 – 1987 4K UHD to our readers. To enter follow us, repost this and tell us your favourite scene in the series.

@GamewithDave QBasic Gorillas.

For anyone who used a computer between 1990 & 2005… what’s the one game you still think about?

@JosephKahn They could insist on releasing it on disc before streaming. Maybe make it a boutique release first and, if demand is there, print more. Truth is a lot of people are willing to wait a few years to see most movies, unless it's a cultural phenomenon or demands a big screen.

They are treating streaming like DVD but there's a huge difference. DVD monetizes directly off each sale. Streaming does not. Since home video is dead, they should maximize theatrical before dumping to their black box subscription services. Extend the window.

The solution to the theatrical problem is very simple. Extend the time before it goes to streaming. Make it 180 days. 6 months. If you don't watch it in theaters you won't get to see it for a long time. Studios have devalued their product by letting the consumer know there's no urgency. They're going to see it for "free" later. They've cheapened the business into a buffet and violated basic supply and demand.

@MrNate0 @TheCinesthetic Last night I watched, for the first time, a movie that was made in 1979.

@ScriptMason @TheCinesthetic This movie came out over a decade ago.

Katniss killing Coin instead of Snow is an unexpected twist in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) that hits so suddenly it makes you pause for a second.