The Unofficial Ongoing Current Movies in Theaters thread

[plugboots]

Welcoming friends to “The Big Lebowski”:

[dookeyXXX]

^nice.
Movie theaters in .CA got shut down/closed (again) by governor's orders this past Monday.

[4matic]

That’s cool. Fun event.

[Mike Pow]

The Silencing

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7149730...=nm_flmg_act_2

Loved it

4 shushs out of 5

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is fast becoming one of my favourite actors

Excellent in this, excellent in 'Shot Caller'

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633690...nm_flmg_act_10

Going hunting for more of his stuff

[dookeyXXX]

Well, I am gonna wager that we can write off the rest of 2020 in regards to seeing any new blockbusters in the theaters...

Tenet has been removed from the summer (and 2020) release schedule
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/t...234699068/amp/

[MontuckyFried]

Well, I am gonna wager that we can write off the rest of 2020 in regards to seeing any new blockbusters in the theaters...

Tenet has been removed from the summer (and 2020) release schedule
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/t...234699068/amp/

NooooooooooOOOOooooooo!!!! Understandable but still disappointing nevertheless. Been looking forward to that one. The worst thing about waiting too long is that all the hype and over-extended anticipation may just lead to disappointed critics and movie-goers. Even if it actually is pretty good. You know how it goes. Remember Jupiter Ascending? Had it come out pre-Matrix or without the major delays it had, I think it would have been received WAAAAYYYY better. I finally got around to seeing it myself and actually really enjoyed it a lot, but I can completely understand why people weren't so thrilled at the time it came out. Hope Tenet doesn't suffer the same fate.

[PB]

I dunno ....... re-watched JA just because I thought it couldn't be as bad as I thought the first time around, didn't see any improvement.

[subtle plague]

I dunno ....... re-watched JA just because I thought it couldn't be as bad as I thought the first time around, didn't see any improvement.

It's horrible.

[dookeyXXX]

Universal theatrical run movies will show up on VOD sooner...

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/u...PEXnkdY3xDke3Q

[dookeyXXX]

Is Christopher Nolan poised to be the saviour for cinemas?

https://www.thewrap.com/christopher-...se-box-office/

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Is Christopher Nolan poised to be the saviour for cinemas?

https://www.thewrap.com/christopher-...se-box-office/

If I have to watch a re-release I could do much worse than interstellar, or inception, or dark knight, or Memento...

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[dookeyXXX]

Man, I hope this is not a harbinger of the new norm...$30 to watch Mulan at home!


https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/04/m...rus/index.html

[toast2266]

Man, I hope this is not a harbinger of the new norm...$30 to watch Mulan at home!


https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/04/m...rus/index.html

I wouldn't pay $30 to watch a movie on a big screen with an awesome sound system, so I'm sure as shit not paying that to watch it on my home setup.

[PNWbrit]

Man, I hope this is not a harbinger of the new norm...$30 to watch Mulan at home!

Definitely not some Disney movie.

But I'd quite often rather pay $30 to watch a new release movie at home on my big TV and nice sound system than listen to 100 other people munch popcorn.

Add in the benefit of a rewind button, pause button, kitchen, beverage choices.

[phatty]

I think the $30 price point is a miss. The previous releases straight to VOD that did well were at $20. That seems a better value. That said, they didn't have $200M budgets they had to make up for.

[dookeyXXX]

I even find $20 to be a bit much.
Heck, I won't even pay $9.99 for a new release to stream at home.
$3.99 is my outer limit. And even then that would only be for a movie that I cannot find on NF DVD or that is hard to find elsewhere.

That said, I feel the $20 and $30 price points are aimed at families. I believe a family of 4 would easily spend in excess of $60 for a night out at the movies once you factor in concessions and parking

But as a single dude, there is no way I am paying $30 to stream a film on my 48" TV, not when I used to go to the theater for $5 a pop pre-COVID (though that seems like it will surely change, especially if theaters only operate at 50% capacity once/if they reopen...)

[toast2266]

^^^ agreed. If I'm watching it at home, the only difference between a $30 VOD and a $2 rental is the 5 months I'd have to wait for the VOD to hit a red box. I'm not in that much of a rush.

[plugboots]

We’re going to another private showing at our local theater for a delayed Xmas gift. “Some Like It Hot”.

[dookeyXXX]

^Nice!

In other news:
Bill & Ted's third adventure is being released at the end of August
https://io9.gizmodo.com/bill-ted-tel...1844632839/amp


John Wick 4 & 5!!!???
https://deadline.com/2020/08/john-wi...203006611/amp/


Antebellum to skip theaters and go straight to VOD
https://deadline.com/2020/08/janelle...od-1203006491/

[dookeyXXX]

15cent movies at AMC Theaters:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/13/m...ces/index.html

[MontuckyFried]

15cent movies at AMC Theaters:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/13/m...ces/index.html

Empire Strikes Back?! I'm in. Thanks for the heads up! You should totally go. If your experience is like all my recent theater outings have been, you could very well have the entire joint to yourself. Kind of surreal.

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[dookeyXXX]

Empire Strikes Back?! I'm in. Thanks for the heads up! You should totally go. If your experience is like all my recent theater outings have been, you could very well have the entire joint to yourself. Kind of surreal.

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Sadly, no AMC in my neck of the woods; closest one is 3+ hours away.

I am still mad leery of the cinema experience right now, though. Also, neither Cinemark/Century or Galaxy, the chains near me (Reno) have announced if/when they will re-open, so no Silver Screen for me for awhile.

We have a local pop-up drive-in, but it is $30 a car, 2 person max!
The drive-in in Reno is only $8.75, but their programming is heavily skewed towards families (Trolls World Tour, Doctor Doolittle, Avengers, etc).
I wish they would do some Friday/Saturday Midnite Horror and Schlock, but doesn't seem to be in the cards.
Buddy of mine says the drive-in near him in Virginia has been doing grindhouse midnite shows and their family films have been deep diving (Karate Kid + Labyrinth!!!)...

[MontuckyFried]

Hey Dookey. Alama Drafthouses are reopening soon, but thought you'd find their new rules pretty good. More than that, go watch their highly entertaining 8-bit instructional video here:
https://drafthouse.com/austin/covid-safety

[dookeyXXX]

Hey Dookey. Alama Drafthouses are reopening soon, but thought you'd find their new rules pretty good. More than that, go watch their highly entertaining 8-bit instructional video here:
https://drafthouse.com/austin/covid-safety

Nice!
Dug The Shining and Gremlins mini-bosses.
Too bad the closest Alamo is 3+ hours away.


I fondly recall going to what I believe was the original Alamo, which was in downtown Austin and located on the second story of a brick building above a Chinese restaurant. It was the second movie theater I had been to that served food and booze (The first had been in Arlington, VA). I never understood why it took California so long to embrace the concept...

[dookeyXXX]

DOH!
Alamo Drafthouse under fire!
https://amp.cinemablend.com/news/255...ing-conditions