@killthecool Cualquier país tendría suerte de contar con un cineasta como Cristian Mungiu. Afortunadamente, el cine trasciende fronteras.
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J. Sperling Reich
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J. Sperling Reich
@sperling
Executive editor of @CelluloidJunkie, producer and co-host of @ShowbizSandbox podcast and partner at Covergent, an entertainment technology consulting firm.
Los Angeles, CA Katılım Ekim 2007
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Criticar a Cristian Mungiu es tener poca o ninguna idea de cine. Pero criticar su Palma de Oro sin haber visto la película es de retrasado mental. Ya quisiéramos un Mungiu (o un Puiu, o un Rude) en España.
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On the day Miles Davis would have turned 100, Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist and one of the last icons of the golden age of post-World War II jazz, died at age 95.
He played and recorded with the likes of Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane among many others.
He continuously changed styles and genres as his career progressed. The @nytimes has a good overview of albums that capture Rollins extraordinary career.
nytimes.com/2026/05/25/art…
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@ScottMendelson I'm here to see if the masses pick up on your humorous franchise title suggestions and start adding there own. It would be great to see this turn into some sort of viral trend.
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It’ll be funny watching Hollywood (potentially) act aghast at Obession, Backrooms, and Amazing Digital Circus, and then (presumably) react by greenlighting Star Trek Into Redundancy, The Bourne Irrelevancy, Urban Legends: Legends and Pirates of the Caribbean: In Empty Theaters.
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@AmyHayneKim I think at this point I think it's just a lot of people who didn't even attend #Cannes2026 trying to get in on the conversation by drumming up controversy about films they haven't seen.
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I really love Fjord, but the controversy of the film is baked into the thematic messaging and execution. It’s causing discourse for sure.
The Black Ball is a heartfelt, ambitious epic that is extremely accessible. Don’t see where this is coming from.
Adam Klay@AKlay19
However bad you think the backlash is for FJORD, I think it’s going to be even worse for THE BLACK BALL.
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@BrunetPau @NextBestPicture Teniendo en cuenta algunas de las películas que surgen de #Cannes2026, es probable que estas cifras se actualicen tras las nominaciones a los Óscar del próximo año.
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En los últimos siete años, cuatro de las ganadoras a la mejor película internacional fueron premiadas en #Cannes, las cuatro también nominadas a mejor película.
Cinco de las siete pasaron por la selección oficial. A lo que hay que mencionar que en 2020, la competición no tuvo premiados, donde participó “Otra ronda”, por la pandemia.
18 de las 35 películas nominadas a la mejor película internacional entre 2019 y 2025 pasaron por Cannes. #Cannes2026
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OBSESSION is exactly the kind of successful film release that studios always claim will keep them from rushing a title to streaming platforms while it’s still playing well in movie theatres. That the film’s producer, @jason_blum, isn’t sure of @FocusFeatures plans is somewhat telling of why cinema operators don’t take the studios at their word.
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Lisa Bunnell, head of distribution @FocusFeatures says OBSESSION “…has been outperforming any comps… it’s gone way beyond expectations.” Meanwhile @jason_blum doesn’t know how long OBSESSION will play in theaters before landing on digital platforms, but told @Variety it’s a “big topic of conversation at the moment” adding that he’s a “big believer in a long, consistent theatrical window.” variety.com/2026/film/box-…
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RT @CelluloidJunkie: A day after the Cannes Film Festival handed Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” the Palme d’Or, the shape of this year’s awards…
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More often than not, such regulations often lead to a stronger film industry and better movies within their given countries.
Celluloid Junkie@CelluloidJunkie
Canada requiring streamers to reinvest 15% of local revenue into Canadian production is not some global outlier. 🇫🇷 France: 20–25% 🇦🇺 Australia: 7.5–10% 🇩🇰 Denmark: 5% 🇧🇪 Belgium: up to 9.5% Brazil & Germany are proposing similar frameworks The global trend is clear: countries increasingly expect international streaming platforms to contribute to local cultural ecosystems, not just extract revenue from them. hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…
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@ScottMendelson Now the question on everyone's mind is... will @FocusFeatures keep OBSESSION in movie theatres or will they release it on PVOD in its third week?
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Focus Features and Blumhouse’s breakout sleeper smash 'Obsession’ earned $22.2M in weekend two for a $55M 10-day total, grossing 30% more in its second weekend than it did in its first ($17.2M). That’s one of the best jumps for any wide release not opening around Christmas. 1/2
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@closetedomarap1 @Carlos_Film Still, don’t you think that whether you are 20 years old or 95 and living in the U.S. you’d have to be completely ignoring current events for years on end not to know about the DACA program?
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@sperling @Carlos_Film I’m not trying to make excuses but the oldest DACA recipients are probably in their mid 30s. If you are of a certain age or income level it’s very plausible that you’ve never met a DACA recipient and therefore are clueless about the program
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It’s always so strange sitting at a dinner with film industry people where inevitably they talk about the vacations they’ve taken, the international festivals they love, and how much they like Mexico City. And then I have to either stay quiet or explain to them what DACA is 🫠
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@DannyManus It’s been a while since so many people have told me I had to see a movie as soon as possible. The success of the film is organic (or as the kids like to say nowadays… viral).
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Obsession was very well done. The 2 leads are gonna be big stars. Or should be. Some OTN writing but prod design, lighting, music - all added to the tension. Good scares, clear theme. Other than cell phones, coulda been set in 1995. But the audience stayed talking bout it after & thats what u want!
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@EmpireCityBO @FocusFeatures @UniversalPics @jason_blum @blumhouse OBSESSION is precisely the kind of successful film release where a studio needs to break from its cookie cutter theatrical distribution strategy to ensure that its short term box office earnings increase the movie’s long term financial value.
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Hey @FocusFeatures @UniversalPics if you put #Obsession on PVOD before July, you're out of your minds and all of you should have you brains checked. I sure hope @jason_blum @blumhouse is making sure this phenomenon of a theatrical film keeps the momentum and gets a 45 day window.
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@BilgeEbiri The 2016 Cannes Film Festival was stacked with great films – AQUARIUS, ELLE, GRADUATION and TONI ERDMANN to name just a few. This year THE HANDMAIDEN would have been a serious contender for the Palme. The CST did award it the Vulcain Prize, which few people ever care about.
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The fact that THE HANDMAIDEN won nothing — *nothing!* — at Cannes that year is absolutely nuts to me.
✉️@seoraehaejun
it's actually crazy that none of his four films that premiered there have ever won palme
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@arthursgadelha A maioria dos filmes que recebem financiamento francês para seu orçamento de produção é lançada sob o selo da Canal+. Este é o primeiro ano em que o logotipo da empresa foi vaiado toda vez que apareceu.
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Teve um dia da programação de Cannes que todos os quatro filmes que assisti era da NEON e com apoio do CANAL+
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@ScottMendelson Yandere is yet another slang word to confuse anyone over 30… or maybe 20.
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Yes, ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ might indeed clear $100 million over the holiday weekend, but the real news is ‘Obsession,’ the Focus Features and Blumhouse “yandere-ish”* chiller that’s becoming a word-of-mouth sensation.
(* My 19-year-old explained that term to me.)
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@jonathanmb32 Now let’s see if @FocusFeatures gives the film a longer theatrical window.
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Focus Features is about to score the first $100M domestic grosser in their 24 year history.
ਜਤਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ@Itsjat32
Looks like $5.5M 2nd FRI for #Obsession. Around +25% its opening FRI. 2nd weekend expected to be ~$20M+, for ~$51M by SUN. $100M+ final seems like a done deal, will probably aim for $125M or so.
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@BrettRedacted Now let’s see if @FocusFeatures gives the film a longer theatrical window.
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and they did it by taking a page from A24/Neon horror marketing
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Focus Features is about to score the first $100M domestic grosser in their 24 year history.
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@laurenlamango Since @neonrated is a lean company you might be surprised to discover the cast of such a series might only contain three actors.
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I need a Pitt style mini series on the neon acquisition team during Cannes cause like how do they always do this
Matt Neglia @Cannes@NextBestPicture
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners #Cannes2026 #Cannes #FilmFestival #Cannes79 #Fjord #Movies #Film #Cinema #Awards #AwardsSeason #FilmTwitter #FilmTwt nextbestpicture.com/the-2026-canne…
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@sperling A lot of U.S. citizens have no idea what DACA is.
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