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Time to play Streaming Roulette.Each month, to survey new streaming titles we freeze frame the films at random places with the scroll bar and whatever comes up first, that's what we share!
Ready? Let's get right to it...
-God I loved this house. -Me too.
The Keeping Hours (2017) Hmmm. Carrie Coon (♥︎) and Lee Pace (♥︎) in a supernatural haunted house movie -- how have we not heard of this one? *does quick google search* ah, no theatrical release, that's how. Should we watch?
Jorge continues to look into the pilot episodes of the Best Series contenders before the Emmys on Sept 17th
When we discuss pilot episodes, we often talk about the importance of introducing the world and the characters for the first time to an audience: the opening shot of an episode, their first line of dialogue, or how the characters are described when they appear on screen. First impressions are crucial.
However, the final image of a pilot is arguably just as important as the first one. It is the thing that will grasp the audience’s attention for the last time and make them want to tune in to the next episode (or not). It is also often the moment that sets up the story arc for the rest of the series and offers a glimpse of where the main storyline will lead...
• THR a reporter on the next tense moments at Netflix as they try to make their original movies more culturally impactful to continue to lure filmmakers. Roma and The Irishman are going to be crucial to their plans • Awards Daily Melanie Lynskey talks about her work on Castle Rock • EW high powered producer Craig Zadan, who brought lots of musicals to the screen and also produced the Oscars, died unexpectedly at just 69. Hollywood is paying tribute. • Playbill cast announced for the Broadway aimed Beetlejuice musical. Includes Kerry Butler in the Geena Davis role!
• ScriptNotes a great discussion about the new silent-movie like loss of old movies (particularly from the 70s and 80s) in the streaming era. It springs from this article... • BlackList "In search of the last great video store" - the writer had a craving for Fresh Horses starring Molly Ringwald and couldn't find it. (We've been there MANY times) • Filmmaker Raúl Castillo talks about his career from his theater roots, through Looking, and on to We the Animals • Variety Aretha Franklin apparently didn't leave a will before she died • Coming SoonCrazy Rich Asians sequel is moving forward. That's great news for Gemma Chan and Harry Shum Jr who feature prominently in the book's sequel • My New Plaid Pants John Cho seven times • The AV Club Hulu wants to revive Veronica Mars • Vulture looks into the climactic mahjong showdown in Crazy Rich Asians
• Vulture Kathleen Turner in conversation, dishing on Burt Reynolds, William Hurt, Eileen Atkins and more. I had no idea that she didn't like Elizabeth Taylor! That's insane but Turner is always good for a blurb. So frank and funny. • Parade 10 Steve Martin quotes to brighten your day on his birthday • Variety Ruby Rose is the latest actress to quit her social media after online trolling. This time a bizarre she's not gay enough to play a gay character or some nonsense (even though she's been out for years!). When will the madness end and why do we live in such a mean world?
• MNPP the trailer to Gaspar Noe's latest provocation, Climax • Slate a round up of all the shark jokes people made while reporting on The Meg • Film School Rejects Netflix's original film slate for the last few months of this year. It's stacked. • Variety an update of sorts on that Fan Bingbing rumor we told you about. Is China banning her from acting for 3 years? • Variety should the Emmys have even more categories? Acting categories too often combine very disparate skills. • /Film Neill Blomkamp (District 9) is directing a sequel to Robocop, ignoring the other sequels apparently, and he wants Peter Weller to return as star. • VarietyInstant Family, a comedy starring Rose Byrne and Mark Wahlberg moved up from 2019 to a November bow this year • i09 Jeff Goldblum jigsaw puzzles! • Coming SoonTrain to Busan, the Korean zombie hit, is getting a sequel
Exit Video It's another teaser for Matthew Weiner's new series The Romanoffs. I'm soooo excited for this because I love Weiner AND I have no idea what to expect really even after watching this. Looks like the kind of show that might have instant takes which prove incredibly wrongheaded once you see the show develop.
Time to play Streaming Roulette.Each month, to survey new streaming titles we freeze frame the films at random places with the scroll bar and whatever comes up first, that's what we share!
Remember when Netflix used to get recent movies and classics? Now they seem to be exclusively in the business of streaming things that are between 5-20 years old only... with the obvious exception of their original programming, cheap foreign tv series, and straight to streaming indie stuff that wasn't cut out for theatrical.
LYRA!
The Golden Compass (2007) Have you ever read this book? It's fantastic and bold. The movie is sadly a compromised rendition but it's still a bit tragic that they didn't finish filming the trilogy. Nicole Kidman was a sensaysh "Mrs Coulter" at least. Whatever happened to Dakota Blue Richards? Remember what a surprise it was when this one beat the first Transformers movie to the Visual FX Oscar?!
Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 2:44PM 
