@paintedgourmet @CultureCrave Low Iq comment. What if the movie flopped? Was she going to pay them back whilst all the investors lost all their money?
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Padwan
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@CultureCrave Future career opportunities don't pay this month's rent. Sally Choi is right to push for structural change.
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‘Obsession’ director Curry Barker was asked about art director Sally Choi’s viral IG post, where she advocated for industry-wide change and improved pay conditions for low-budget crews:
“I have nothing but respect for the art department, and the work they did was extraordinary. Everybody on this film worked so hard and they deserve to be recognized. This movie was made for so little money that it’s typical that the only people who [directly] benefit from its financial success are the people who took on some sort of risk"
“What I hope is that every person that worked really hard on this film will see opportunities to catapult their careers in ways that can be very financially fruitful for them — like what’s happening for me"
(via @THR)
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Sorry we have other sports and you don’t
The Alchemist@KMike323
@BarstoolBigCat I love how Americans pretend to know about soccer every 4 years
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@TSnooker102 Me not entertaining your pretentious games whilst also backtracking and trying to deflect away from the topic does not make me dumb. I’m just not the guy to let someone weasel their way out of dumb shit. I called you out. You didn’t like it. Tried to deflect. I’m not allowing it
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@EndrickColon I think not being able to answer a simple question is pretty dumb
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Just watched Disclosure Day. People who claim it's one of the worst films ever made are either
- lying and haven't even seen it
- too young to watch films that are on the slower side
- don't understand film making beyond Netflix slop.
1/3
Third post contains small spoilers
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm
‘DISCLOSURE DAY’ has opened with $92.9M worldwide. The biggest opening ever for an original film from Steven Spielberg.
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Yeah, there’s a lot of movies you can make if you just don’t pay your workers what they’re worth
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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@TSnooker102 now you’re trying to change the topic.
You sound just as smart as someone trying to break their phone while being chased because they were afraid of being tracked instead of realizing that throwing it away was all you needed to do.
Just to name one of the few dumb things… 🤦♂️
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@TSnooker102 Very clearly you don’t. And when you do you turn off your brain. You just proved it to me.
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@TSnooker102 I don’t watch Netflix. Maybe that explains why you can consume slop. Stop doomscrolling on instagram and Tik Tok. Or turn on your brain when watching stuff.
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But y’all swear boycotting big companies “doesn’t work” Baby they pockets are HURTING 😭😭😭
Redd@ReddCinema
Starbucks has recently closed hundreds of stores and laid off staff as the chain continues to struggle
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@TSnooker102 Jsut because there’s worse doesn’t mean it’s not bad. The flaws were too glaring.
To the point where it feels as if it’s treating me as if I’m stupid.
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@EndrickColon Didn't claim it doesn't have flaws, but anyone who thinks it's a bad film has never seen a real bad film
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@veylis21 @maacdaan987 @Goldenseed13 @NobletStrength 2 teams in the NBA have won nearly 50% of all chips. Let that sink in kiddo. Lakers and Celtics.
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@EndrickColon @maacdaan987 @Goldenseed13 @NobletStrength Says a lot about the state of European football that 4 teams winning everything for a quarter of a century is considered parity.
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The idea American sports don't prioritize winning and don't punish losing is something people only people entirely uninvolved in American sports could agree with. If anything, the stereotype of Americans is that we are overcompetitive to the point of it being counterproductive.
USMNT Only@usmntonly
Mauricio Pochettino said that ‘American sports reward losers’ when asked about the style of play in top European nations vs. in the U.S. 😯🇺🇸 QUESTION: “We know how England, France, Spain play… Players from countries with a strong tradition have a recognizable style. What is the style of the US team? What kind of football do the Americans want to play?” ANSWER: “Their culture is playful. They want to play. We told them, “Guys, playing soccer is one thing, competing is another.” They’re two completely different sports. They grow up in a culture of playing. Why? If you start in MLS and you haven’t won a game in three months and you’re at the bottom, what’s the consequence if there’s no promotion or relegation, no international competition? American sports reward losers! But soccer is different: if you reward those who don’t win… If you don’t have goals, you don’t fight. If I lose, what happens? Nothing. They just fire the coach. Also, the American player is disciplined. But with a sense of complacency that isn’t good in soccer. It took us a year and a half to change that mentality.” [EL PAIS]
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DISCLOSURE DAY would have been a 9/10 if it was released pre COVID. If it was made in the 90s?
10/10.
Instead, we get it now, when the world doesn’t deserve a Spielberg still at the top of his game showing us from at this point.
For me it played like the perfect X-FILES finale I never got.
8/10
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@stevencarrier It’s indeed slop.
If this is the standard of your movies, then my friend, you consume slop.
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@maacdaan987 @Goldenseed13 @NobletStrength Just to fact check you. The NBA is just one league. There exists dozens of different leagues with a different winner each year like Serie A.
Let’s not also talk about how Celtics and Lakers account for nearly 50% of all NBA wins. 🤣
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@Goldenseed13 @NobletStrength We have more competitive leagues compared to Europe where one team usually dominates domestic league cups
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@alexboge The actual concept of the movie was fine.
The problem was the execution and the numerous brain busting plot holes.
The acting was great too. It's just such a pity that they don't have anyone to review the scripts and tell these guys wtf is okay to have and what not.
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It really was a lame movie. Strip away the directors name and Disclosure Day wouldn’t run long after a direct to Netflix release. There is nothing special about it. The only people defending it are defending the concept of “disclosure” - they’re defending their worldview, beliefs, identity.
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The ref in this #FRANCEvSENEGAL game is suspect. His calls are suspect. He seems biased against Senegal
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The art director for Obsession says she was paid less than $7,000 and is now calling for industry reform after the film grossed nearly $175 million.
I get wanting better pay in the industry, but this is how contracts work.
You agreed to a flat fee before anyone knew the movie would become a massive hit.
If you wanted upside, you could have negotiated for points, royalties, or a profit-sharing agreement.
Taking the guaranteed money, watching the movie become huge, and then saying you deserve a cut after the fact is ridiculous.
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