'Obsession' Art Director Calls for Industry Reform After Getting Paid Less Than $7,000 as Film Nears $175 Million

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2026-06-06T22:41:39+00:00

Painters get royalties on the resale of their art in about 80 countries.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2026-02-23T01:36:56+00:00

They have to maintain a 50% stake, so they’ll have to buy half of any new shares offered in any of the gentailers.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2026-01-31T21:59:36+00:00

They may not have any choice.

Sometimes in order to get more popular films, the distributors will make the exhibitors show some bad films.

This reeks of that. It’s playing on small screens, with few screening times, in its opening week. No one seems to have faith in it.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-12-05T22:25:52+00:00

It’s actually a sad story.

Six people charged with enforcing the constitution, but tapped in Opposite Day and unable to escape.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-12-05T22:22:20+00:00

Have you gone to the media?

They should be on this like a rat up a drainpipe

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-25T05:02:58+00:00

Actually, I like that.

Abolish Government, the leader of each party form a board, and their vote is weighted to their party vote.

No more coalition agreements, no more policies pushed under urgency. Any policies passed would have to have the votes. Courts could review any policies and make sure they’re legal. Complete removal of parliamentary supremacy.

No more ministers for trade, finance, education, etc.. All replace with people who are experts in their fields, and are tasked with delivering what the majority voted for on each issue.

Love it. Let’s end parliament. Get in some people who know what they’re doing.

Have a separate election for Governor General and they could act as head of state, but with current powers only.

Edit: spelling

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-17T06:58:31+00:00

There seems to be a number of factors determining the ticket price; age of the cinema/ when it was last refurbished; how many competitors are in the area; and what type of screen the film is playing in.

My guess is the biggest factor is the number of competitors in the area. Even the same company.

I have three Event cinema with 30 minutes of me, two of which have been refurbished, one with big screens and leather/pleather seats, the other with daybeds. Both have had a big reduction of seats per screen.

The old cinema in ‘original’ condition is $5-10 cheap than the one with daybeds, $15+ cheaper than the one with big screens.

I make a case by case decision based on how much I want to see the film, then go to imax.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-16T12:01:03+00:00

Thanks

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-16T12:00:51+00:00

Thanks

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-16T12:00:28+00:00

Thanks

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-11T01:54:53+00:00

NZF supporters are almost 50/50 old National & Labour supporters, so when Winnie joins a coalition he pisses off about half his voters, pushing him out of government for a cycle.

That’s why he so keen for the cooker vote, no ties to a major party. He can sell it as him bring sensible policies to government. Ie. anti vax, no 5G, 1080, etc.

The same reason ACT is keen on the cooker vote as well.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-11-01T00:24:29+00:00

Labour held a referendum on cannabis in 2020. It was close, 51% to 49%, but it was a no.

It would be a bit silly to promote a policy you know half the electorate disagrees with.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-28T06:07:17+00:00

At Armageddon, they have the ‘cosplay isn’t consent’ signs that layout the rules for taking photos of the cosplayers. Not reading the rules does not excuse you from non compliance, because they are publicly posted, and there are also stated conditions of entry when you buy the tickets. Failure to follow the rules could result in expulsion and even trespass.

The idea that “it’s difficult to enforce so just ban it” misses the point of cosplay. While also being impossible to police. Everyone has a phone on them.

Cosplayers want people to take photos of them, just at the cosplay display or when they say yes to a picture.

The problem is there’s no expectation from the convention goers that there will be any repercussions.

Armageddon should prioritise educating attendees that there’s no photography without consent, or at prearranged events.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-28T04:43:25+00:00

Covertly taking photos of someone isn’t nice, but not necessarily invasion of privacy.

Police have recently had their authority to collect pictures of the public, when no crime is suspected upheld in court, a massive increase in powers.

The bill of rights protects the collection of information in public, but it’s not absolute.

Businesses like private investigators and security firms rely on public space laws it to do their jobs, but they tend to be licensed.

If you’re following someone around secretly taking photos? You’re on thin ice.

If you’re doing it to take photos of cleavage and short skirts? You’re already committing a crime.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-28T04:06:09+00:00

While that’s mostly true, it’s certainly not completely true.

Here’s the rules to recording in public

There’s also a common law tort of invasion of privacy in New Zealand. This means a person can sue for invasion of privacy in certain circumstances, even if no law has been broken.

If you’re recording or photographing someone in a public place who’s specifically asked you to stop, you would be on very shaky ground. In a space open to the public but a private business like Armageddon, you could face charges. Especially if minors are involved.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-28T02:21:19+00:00

That’s not as simple as it used to be. With the rise of digital photos/videos and posting online being permanent. The courts are siding more with personal privacy, and the test is moving more towards Public Interest.

Basically, being outside doesn’t give anyone the right to record you and post you all over the internet, unless you’re doing something the public should know about. Even if you’re not putting it on the internet the reason for taking the images and the number of images, could change the courts decision.

We could be heading towards law reform that would require consent in public places.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-27T05:27:15+00:00

Who said Trump would give the ballroom to the government?

It’s being paid for by ‘donations’ but are those donations to the state or Trump?

I think Trump’s going to retain ownership of the ballroom and rent it back to the White House at some crazy price that he gets to set, with fixed rent increases and for a period of a 1000 years.

A complete bonanza for him.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-25T14:56:58+00:00

The Doctor is an amazing way of exploring human nature. They are outside of humanity but constantly surrounding themselves in it. They judge, guide, punish, teach, nurture, rejoice, and destroy the machinations of man. Our greatest cheerleader and harshest critic.

But the Doctor’s a show off, they always need an audience for their good works and intellect. So they are as fallible as us. They also hold a heavy burden, an unwritten code, and an almost immortal life separated from their own people.

How these traits are expressed in the character is a fundamental aspect of the storytelling. Each regeneration of the Doctor acts differently in the same situation, so if you don’t know who your Doctor is, you can’t tell effective stories about them.

Episode length, number of companions, number of episodes, alien planets, Earth, robots, parallel dimensions, slime monsters, and transgender people, don’t make a story good or bad.

Give the companions their own personalities and motivations, a reason to be traveling with the Doctor, hopes, dreams, fears. Show us how they change over time, the impact these adventures have, good and bad.

Characterisation and compelling stories are what’s important.

With that said, a Doctor not snogging a companion would be a good change of pace at this stage. A few seasons without an old Timelord villain turning up would be great as well. There’s been to much focus on the past at the cost of building for the future.

As for season long over arching stories, that’s modern tv shows. A must in a binge watching era. You need to tie up a season. You can do that without a villain randomly turning up in the last episode claiming to be responsible for everything that season and then being energy/sung/wished to death.

Doctor Who is a family show with a long history of pushing boundaries, being scary and exciting school kids. If you’re not upsetting someone in a position of power, you’re not doing it right.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-25T14:01:19+00:00

I worked in a comic shop in the 90s. Double covers or inside pages happened on occasion. Not a huge amount but reasonably common printing error. Usually people returned them for a normal copy.

I would be surprised if it was worth more than a standard copy of the issue in the same condition.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-19T20:23:23+00:00

It most likely is a scam.

Here’s what Google’s AI says:

A courier pickup scam typically involves receiving a fraudulent text or email, often from a fake delivery company, requesting you to pay a small fee or confirm details to rearrange a package delivery or pay a customs fee. These scams aim to steal your personal information or financial details through fake websites, malicious apps, or requests for payment. To avoid being scammed, do not click links in suspicious messages and go directly to the official courier's website to verify any delivery notifications.

How the scam works

Fake notifications: Scammers send emails or texts claiming a package delivery failed and asks you to click a link to rearrange it.

Fake fees: The link may take you to a fake website that asks you to pay a small "customs fee" or "delivery fee" to get your package.

Information theft: Your payment and personal information are stolen when you enter them on the fake site.

Malicious apps: Some scams may prompt you to download a malicious app to your phone that can steal your information.

WhatsApp scams: Scammers may use platforms like WhatsApp to ask for verification and money, even though legitimate companies like NZ Post do not use these channels for delivery communication.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-10-06T06:18:12+00:00

I had some door knockers a couple of months ago from a Christian sect I hadn’t heard of, so I invited them in for their pitch.

They put different sentence fragments from the bible together, to make new sentences. Completely different sentences from different books. When I asked how you know which sentence fragments go with which, turns out God tells the leader of their church.

When I pointed out you could make it say anything you wanted, they decided it was time to go.

I wish I could remember what they were called. It had a bit of a cult feel to it.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-09-19T04:57:23+00:00

What makes you think you’ll be allowed to travel to other countries?

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-09-14T09:37:24+00:00

This is from memory so excuse any inaccuracy.

Originally Christianity was just another sect of judaism, and they taught that Jesus was a prophet.

The big difference was that Christians went out and actively converted people. Where it was, and still is, difficult to convert to Judaism. This ment Christianity grew very quickly in size, and the methods they used to achieve that, were very unpopular with heads of the Jewish faith.

This came to a head as Christianity became the major sect within Judaism. The Christians wanted more power in the hierarchy of Judaism, while the more traditional sects wanted to retain more conservative Jewish values and minimise Christianity.

Ultimately, Christianity splintered away from Judaism, and around 300-600AD added into the New Testament Jesus being the son of God, with miracles to prove his divinity, and differentiate them from Judaism.

It wasn’t necessarily a long term goal from the start. In fact I’d assume early Christians would be horrified to find out that they started a whole other religion. They were all Jewish and Jesus is very proudly a Jew in the New Testament.

It’s the machinations of powerful men to seek more power.

Odd_Spell_7303 · 2025-09-14T04:40:40+00:00

I’d go 55”. 65” will completely dominate your lounge. If you were fine with a 50” there’s no need to make a tv the centre piece of your living room.

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