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@suffocationism
Forged in suffocating iron, Claimed by nothing, Eternally unimpressed by existence
شامل ہوئے Haziran 2025
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Director Catherine Hardwicke on why we’re seeing fewer YA movies like “Twilight” these days:
"I’ve recently had a couple meetings — I think it’s changing because people are starting to realize, the romantasy segment, BookTok, all of that, it’s really very popular right now. There may be an absolute explosion in the next two years. I think I think so many studios and streamers are really trying to develop product in this genre because women are just owning their power and their sexuality. I started reading one where the mother was a general and the sister is a dragon, all the women were bad asses."
variety.com/2026/film/feat…
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4chan’s lawyer says the UK government “doesn’t understand the internet” and has given Ofcom an “impossible task” by trying to enforce British online safety rules on US-based platforms.
Preston Byrne, who represents 4chan, argued that the site is protected by the First Amendment and doesn’t have to comply with UK demands.
“The UK just isn’t getting the memo that the United States has a different system and we do things in a different way.”
He also claimed Parliament misunderstood how the internet works and set Ofcom up with a mission it can’t realistically enforce.
Ofcom fined 4chan £520,000 under the Online Safety Act for failing to implement age checks and other safety measures. 4chan has refused to pay.
Via: LBC.
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WWE would be open to doing a show at the White House if the financials made sense.
(@WrestleVotes Radio)
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@stikves @CoastEnjoyer like the unions who went on strike after covid almost killed the Industry got nothing they wanted either because they just made it harder to find work for someone that isn't already a name harder than before anyways
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@CoastEnjoyer They let Detroit crumble and entire auto industry leave the USA, just to avoid being competitive with Japanese workers.
They served a purpose back in the day, but I can't take them seriously today.
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Unions would rather have nothing be made and put their entire membership out of work than negotiate in good faith.
Variety@Variety
Indie producers can still make movies like “Obsession” cheaply in the U.S. by shooting nonunion. The breakout horror hit filmed in L.A. for just $750,000, but as domestic production slows, IATSE has been pushing harder to “flip” nonunion projects — driving up costs. “The films I grew up making, for $500,000 or $1 million, the unions are really interested in having those be signatory projects,” producer David Kaplan says. Read the full cover story on the mass exodus of LA productions by @GeneMaddaus: wp.me/pc8uak-1lHp4O
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@TrevorOfficialR They are not fans of the arts they are fans of morally grandstanding on their soapbox
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Lol at tons of my mutuals essentially saying low budget art should be legally banned
Dexerto@Dexerto
Obsession's director has responded after the art director said she earned less than $7,000, while the movie made nearly $300 million He said the crew "deserve to be recognized" but that those who take financial risks are rewarded the most
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@Stephen_Fremel @SatsuGoku @PhaedrusIX @HenryEYES @Dexerto Let's see you give away that kind of money because they signed contracts it would be giving it away
Put your money where your mouth is and if you can't or won't shut the fuck up
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@SatsuGoku @PhaedrusIX @HenryEYES @Dexerto Understand what I'm criticising the system genius
All those profits go to someone and I can guarantee you it's not the people who made the movie a success
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@NWAprogressive @HRVApolitico @Variety the reason he was able to say no is because he wasn't in the studio system
if he was and had not made his first film with the budget he had then they would have not even asked they would have told which is what would happen in your world you want they wouldn't give
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Indie producers can still make movies like “Obsession” cheaply in the U.S. by shooting nonunion.
The breakout horror hit filmed in L.A. for just $750,000, but as domestic production slows, IATSE has been pushing harder to “flip” nonunion projects — driving up costs.
“The films I grew up making, for $500,000 or $1 million, the unions are really interested in having those be signatory projects,” producer David Kaplan says.
Read the full cover story on the mass exodus of LA productions by @GeneMaddaus: wp.me/pc8uak-1lHp4O
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@Airantu_ @mynerdyhome tbf 4chan hasn't really popped off with an insane story in years
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@mynerdyhome They are using Reddit cause Reddit still aligns with their ideology
If they actually had the balls and wanted good ideas they would head to 4chan, you know the place Backrooms was formed
If they were really smart they would raid SCP Foundation and have horror movie for 100 years
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They’re going to the “toxic internet platform” that is filled with “hateful man babies?” who “cultivated toxic fandoms?”🙃 I thought they hated that platform lmao 😅😅
Culture Crave 🍿@CultureCrave
Hollywood agencies are scouring Reddit for short stories and ideas that could be turned into movies following the success of 'Backrooms' (via @THR)
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@NWAprogressive @HRVApolitico @Variety If he didn't pay them the rates they agreed to the movie would not get made this mentality looking at it though one lens would kill the indie filmmaking and make it so new people harder to break through with also more studios control of scripts they wanted him to changeobsession
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@HRVApolitico @Variety This is a fair criticism and I don’t pretend to know all of the answers.
However whatever the solution is, it can’t be underpaying cast and crew.
To me, payment clauses for a flat rate or a portion of earnings (whichever is greater) should be mandated in all contracts
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@howtodanielle I think he still could have made a wish he has no expectations that it work I made some wild wishes on stars in the day not relationship related tho fuck that drama
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men are really obsessed with men in a way that's... odd.
you acknowledge Bear is a loser... and then say but if he wasn't a loser the story would be different.... but if Bear was not a loser, he would not have had made the wish..
Bear had no identity, no personality
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Obsession was extremely popular because it fufills the female notion that every lonely mid guy is secretly a rapist monster and deserves to be miserable and alone. It would have been a nothing movie if the genders were swapped. Conversely if the rapist monster had been 6'3, extremely attractive, and a millionare, it would have also been a wild hit with women.
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@MonasukoUHC @chxvalry @VagrantVillain @ScratchAE__ I volunteerd on a few of my friends short films before and I have helped other sets as well it was mostly shorts but if I ever did that on a movie movie and hit off I wouldn't complain because I wanted the experience
Mostly cause I love movies
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@suffocationism @chxvalry @VagrantVillain @ScratchAE__ Literally all of them who did a great job will get 10x as many offers at 10x the salary going forward.
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Crying bro he made one good movie and starts moving like Scrooge McDuck
Dexerto@Dexerto
Obsession's director has responded after the art director said she earned less than $7,000, while the movie made nearly $300 million He said the crew "deserve to be recognized" but that those who take financial risks are rewarded the most
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@SipOfKoKo Why should he?
They got what they signed paperwork for
Then everyone will expect this on every job and won't make him a lot of friends in industry
His movie is the biggest horror movie of like all-time with the stats he doesn't need any better pr than that
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He’s not wrong, but I would honestly yeet another million at the cast and crew just for PR purposes in his position. It’s penny wise and pound foolish to not do this on pure principle alone.
Dexerto@Dexerto
Obsession's director has responded after the art director said she earned less than $7,000, while the movie made nearly $300 million He said the crew "deserve to be recognized" but that those who take financial risks are rewarded the most
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@Riffwraith @ScratchAE__ People acting like he planned a big old oceans level heist and he made off with the money .. he directed a movie that's it
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@FurryOswald @Ih8fatpe0ple @ScratchAE__ So your saying they don't have a right to reap their rewards from the business they invested in because they are rich dumb mentality
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@Ih8fatpe0ple @ScratchAE__ yeah, the multi millionaire veteran producers would never have had the know how to recoup their 1 million investment in a billion dollar industry
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@chxvalry @MonasukoUHC @VagrantVillain @ScratchAE__ They do all the time for experience for training for hopes to keep climbing the ladder for the love of the business in their industry it's how film making is done especially on the indie level
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@MonasukoUHC @VagrantVillain @ScratchAE__ I don't know. If people agree to invest their time and hard labour in your project for shit pay. I highly doubt they saw it as “worthless paper”
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@dulltoast @juliansharabi @ScratchAE__ Let's do you give away that kind of money if you earned it because,
yes it be giving it away because yes the people signed contracts had no skin in the game and were paid what they agreed 2.
That is the game now they can make more next time because they worked on a winner
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@juliansharabi @ScratchAE__ If he can't control it, then why not just fake pretend to give a crap just to earn goodwill? This reeks of ladder pulling. My man got the bag and instantly turned.
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