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Just now, jimisawesome said:

AT&T f*ckign sucks but Disney is awesome for moving movies to Disney+?

AT&T stock is up since the announcement. More importantly WB has been forced to face reality, theaters are dead in the North American market the movies that are in the can its about minimizing losses at this point. Taking the write down to boost HBO Max is better than just watching their entire slate make 30 cents on the dollar worst case projections.

Sorry but boo hoo talent has proven themselves to be insane with their head up their --- this week. You have that insane Jenkins interview with Sorkin as my first 2 exhibits. They can all go enjoy their freedom at Disney having producers make their movies.

If you are not in pure panic mode right now as a studio your ass should be fired. None of the studio heads can give a date when Empire 25 reopens so any plans or projections they have are worthless. Theaters might not reopen in NY until next September or later depending on the whims of the day of Cuomo, I am sorry I mean his totally science driven response that opens up indoor dining and bars first.

Dude we get it.

@YourMother the Edgelordyour time has come mah boi

@WrathOfHan your time has come mah boi

https://variety.com/vip/the-mandalorian-a-hit-so-big-even-netflix-can-respect-it-subscriber-extra-edition-1234848248/

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Meanwhile,“The Mandalorian” in November drew its biggest crowd on Disney+ since December 2019, when the latter half of the first season of that show was rolling out.

An impressive 48% of Disney+ viewers among 7Park Data’s panel in November 2020 watched “The Mandalorian,” a figure justshyof the 53% of panel viewers that watched the title in December 2019.

Share of Disney+ Audience Reached By The Mandalorian

Percentage of Disney+ viewers in the 7Park Data panel who watched "The Mandalorian" each month

November 2019 - 38%

December 2019 - 53%

January 2020 - 33%

February 2020 - 14%

March 2020 - 14%

April 2020 - 9%

May 2020 - 3%

June 2020 - 2%

July 2020 - 4%

August 2020 - 3%

September 2020 - 4%

October 2020 - 27%

November 2020 - 48%

SOURCE:7PARK DATA

NOTE: OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2020 FIGURES REFLECT VIEWERS WATCHING S1 AND S2 ONCE S2 BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2020. FIGURES ARE U.S. ONLY AND SOURCED FROM A CENSUS-BALANCED PANEL WITH A RANGE OF 15,000-25,000 U.S. HOUSEHOLDS WATCHING VIA CONNECTED TV. MOBILE NOT MEASURED BY THE 7PARK PANEL.

Moreover, those figures suggest that more Disney+ viewers flocked to “The Mandalorian” during the rollout of S2 of the show versus its S1 rollout. 38% of the Disney+ audience measured by 7Park Data watched “The Mandalorian” in November 2019, a figure ten percentage points lower than the comparable audience share figure in November 2020.

13 minutes ago, SLAM! said:

War Horse and Always being low😭

Maybe I reallyshouldhave voted...

Like I said...

On 12/7/2020 at 11:35 AM, Eric Karga said:

-If you are going to complain about something, and you didn't submit a list, just know that it's on you. Much like with government elections,you can't complain about something if you didn't participate in the first place.

#25

War Horse

55 pts, 22 lists

"We'll be alright Joey. We're the lucky ones, you and me. Lucky since the day I met you."

Top 15 placements: 6

Box Office:79.9M DOM, 177.6M WW

Rotten Tomatoes:74%

Metacritic:72

Awards:6 Academy Award nominations, 5 BAFTA nominations, 2 Golden Globe nominations, Top Ten Film in National Board of Review

Critic Review:"Spielberg has been ridiculed for shooting his actors from below against impossibly Spielbergian skies and a denouement that lays the love on copiously. But there's nothing simpleminded about how he uses movie magic, as a spell to dispel nihilism, to save us from the worst of ourselves by summoning up the best." - David Edelstein, Vulture

BOT User Review:"I enjoyed this. It's embraces old-fashioned cinema, and makes no apologies for it. It is definitely sentimental and emotional, but I never felt it crossed the line to cheesiness. The score was really well done......one of those scores that keeps you invested in the movie throughout even if you don't notice it on a continuous basis." - @mattmav45

Its Legacy: Became one of the highest-grossing World War I movies ever. Was one of several Dreamworks/Touchstone collaborations. Spawned a Broadway show.Had a lot of horses cast. Gave David Thewlis a paycheck.

Commentary:Here’s an interesting tidbit: Always, The Terminal, and this are the only movies on this countdown to not get any top 10 votes. It's understandable why the former two didn't but this was abit of a surprise. The film saw decent reviews and okay box office, as well as several major award nominations.If The BFG can get a top 10 vote, surely War Horse could. But that’s not a slam towards the movie. Tackling the horrors of World War I through the eyes of an equine, War Horse combines the sentimentality over the friendship between a boy and his horse along with SPR-style war sequences. And with six Oscar nominations, it’s clear there's respect out there for the title, even if it wasn’t given major passionate love here from our BOT members.

#26

The BFG

52 pts, 23 lists

"Your madjester, I am your most humbug servant."

Top 10 placements: 1

Top 15 placements: 3

Box Office:55.4M DOM, 195.2M WW

Rotten Tomatoes:74%

Metacritic:66

Awards:2 Satelitte Award nominations, 1 Annie Award nomination

Critic Review:"Despite the compromises that typically attend a studio-made family entertainment — especially one that has been adapted, however lovingly, from a sharper, edgier piece of source material — The BFG also possesses a rich and unmistakably Spielbergian understanding of the loneliness of childhood, and of the enduring consolations that friendship and imagination can offer. Not unlike its title character, the movie can be cloddish and clumsy, but it is also a thing of wily cleverness and lithe, surprising grace." - Justin Chang, The Los Angeles Times

BOT User Review:Did not expect it, but this cast a spell on me right from the start - as confidently directed as a Spielberg movie possibly could be, unassumingly gorgeous and with immediately engaging, soulful performances by Rylance and Ruby Barnhill. While it's a big-budget spectacle, what really gets me is just how patient and peaceful it is - there's zero restlessness to it, no rush to get anywhere, absolutely no need to impress, the effects are everywhere but they never threaten to overwhelm anything else. I've already seen people call it boring or say something to the effect that "there isn't much of a movie/story here", but I was practically thrilled that Spielberg and Mathison were content with basically making this a sweet hangout movie." - @Jake Gittes

Its Legacy: One of the few money losers in Spielberg’s filmography. Helped turn Mark Rylance into a household name. Gave Bill Hader a paycheck.

Commentary:I watched The BFG with some friends a couple weeks ago, and it was an odd little feature to put it mildly. In a way, The BFG is the antithesis of other $140 million titles. There’s no real action to speak of, the stakes are incredibly low, and the story and tone is pretty juvenile and storybook, even for a kids movie. In a way, it’s kind of fascinating that Spielberg got all this money for what is basically a cute little hangout piece. And I’m not sure many audiences and especially Disney execs were happy about this decision.

And while there was only one top 10 placement here, there is still plenty to like here, especially with the giants themselves. There’s something so earnest about the whole piece and the way BFG and Ruby Barnhill’s Sophie work off one another that is fun to watch, and the comedic talents of both Jemaine Clement and Bill Hader as the evil giants go a long way. And there were enough points here to put it above some of the other titles, so I guess it counts for something.

Also this has farting dogs.

#27

#28

Amistad

52 pts, 19 lists

"That one wants us to sail them back. That one thinks he can sail all the way back without us."

Top 10 placements:2

Top 15 placements:2

Box Office:44.2M DOM

Rotten Tomatoes:77%

Metacritic:63

Awards:4 Academy Award nominations, 4 Golden Globe nominations, 1 Critics Choice win for Best Supporting Actor

Critic Review:"Spielberghas mounted a courtroom drama to rival the finest Grisham, with a coruscating civil rights debate resonating both within the film and into the present as the audience knows it." - Christopher Hemblade, Empire

BOTUser Review:"This was a decent movie with extremely great and horrifying scene in the middle. The Scene showing the Middle Passage is likely the most realistic and horrifying portrayal of the Atlantic slave trade" -@Lordmandeep

Its Legacy:Was the second theatrical release for Dreamworks Pictures. Earned heavy criticism for the usage of a white savior narrative. Gave Djimon Honsou a paycheck.

Commentary:Amistadis kind of a spiritual successor toSchindler's List. Both were dramatic features fromSpielbergfocusing on the impoverished and the people in power trying to rid of them, and served as the heavy-hitting alternatives to aJurassic Parktitle. However, Amistad isn’t quite as beloved or iconic as the aforementioned film. If anything, it’s considered pretty averageamongst all the films focusing on slavery. Historical inaccuracies and white savior issues aside, Amistad still holds up as a well-made feature, especially when it comes to the actors. This was how many non-Stargateviewers were introduced to Djimon Honsou, who is considered the true show stealer of the whole piece, as the leader of the African slaves Joseph Cinque. In fact, Honsou speaks native Mende throughout the film. Add on a young Matthew McConaughey and veteran legends like Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman, and it’s clear what truly makes the film work as well as it does.

And it certainly earned passion from some. Two users put the movie in their top 10, which helped give the film a real boost in this countdown and shows there is a strong audience for this, even if it wasn’t as successful asSchindlerbefore it.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dog-man-movie-in-the-works-from-dreamworks-animation-exclusive?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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DreamWorks Animation has gone to the dog.

The animation arm owned by Universal, is developing a feature film adaptation ofDog Man, the mega-selling graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey.

Peter Hastings, who cut his teeth writing influential '90s animated seriesAnimaniacsandPinky and the Brain, is attached to directDog Man, whose rights DreamWorks recently optioned.

Published by Scholastic, theDog Manseries of books follows the madcap adventures of Dog Man, a lovable canine superhero, and his friends Li’l Petey, a curious kitten who embodies love, optimism and hope, and 80-HD, a robot who expresses himself best through his art. They call themselves the “Supa Buddies.”

Pilkey began the series after winding down his previous hit creation,Captain Underpants.Dog Manbecame an even bigger hit, thanks to the writer-artist's humor and heart, with the books exploring universally positive themes including empathy, kindness, persistence, becoming a better version of one’s self and the importance of doing good. Also, the unique style of the graphic novels is intended to encourage the love of reading and creativity in kids.

It’s important to underscore the massive nature of the series. Forget about all nine books becoming No. 1 best-sellers. The recent titles have had first printings of 3 million and 5 million copies, unheard-of numbers in the graphic novel industry and squashing anything close to the majority of offerings from the bigger names in comics, DC and Marvel. Pilkey is operating in the realm of authors such as Stephen King, and in 2019 he was namedPublisher’s Weeklyperson of the year, the first time a cartoonist had received the recognition. His book tour events sometimes take place in packed arenas.