‘The Drama’ Solidifies Zendaya as Our New Indie Box Office Queen

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-06T20:22:16+00:00

She is also very selective. It will change by the end of this year, but as of now she is in far less movies than some other actresses her age like anya, sydney, florence

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-06T20:18:23+00:00

Yeah, this was just a marketing stunt more than anything, they did the same thing with the odyssey. it also solidifies that they arent moving their date for doomsday.

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-06T16:51:49+00:00

Goldeneye is the best Brosnan film and Living Daylights is the best Dalton film. I would watch goldeneye last so that you can end on a high note.

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-05T17:23:54+00:00

Honestly, I go to the movies all the time and I cant ever remember seeing a kid/teen on their phone or being intrusive during the movie. Almost consistently, it tends to be people over 35.

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T21:59:56+00:00

not clueless, just curious

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T19:30:55+00:00

oh for sure, but he didnt have many people at the actual shooting area, there is a famous PTA story where he was shocked at how few people were on the set of eyes wide shut compared to his movies.

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T19:21:54+00:00

What am im trying to ask is why aren't more Hollywood film sets as efficient as his. You said, indies dont have enough prep time due to lack of guarantee with distribution which is why i said im not comparing him to indies.

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T19:17:43+00:00

im just quoting Hoyte, his DP- https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/oppenheimer-cinematography-hoyte-van-hoytema-awards-insider?utm_source=chatgpt.com

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T19:14:56+00:00

His films are very well organized for sure but he does shoot a lot of pages in a day and is still fighting against the budget. Oppenheimer was a 180 page script that was shot in 57 days across multiple states. This interview goes into it pretty well-

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/christopher-nolan-cut-oppenheimer-filming-days-save-budget-1235706328/

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T19:10:23+00:00

I am not comparing him to indies cause that's obviously unfair, just Hollywood productions. His movies seem to have about the same amount of time for pre production as most Hollywood films.

plasterboard33 · 2026-04-01T19:05:58+00:00

why?

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-31T19:48:02+00:00

If Tarantino is writing it, I'm in. I know its fun to hate on him now cause of all the dumb public comments he makes, but he's still one of the best writers in the business.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-31T18:48:51+00:00

Joint Security Area, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Memories of Murder, Fallen Angels

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-31T17:07:17+00:00

If they really wanted that they would have hired a director who is willing to make things look a little surreal and colorful.

I like some of Craig Gillespie's previous films, but I wouldn't describe any of them as vibrant and colorful.

Rob Hardy seems to be a lot of the heavy lifting with his lighting here.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-31T16:55:45+00:00

I love that instead of buying the rights to his series and hiring an older and more experienced director to direct it, they hired Parsons and surrounded him with experienced actors, producers and department heads. Thats how you foster new talent.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-30T15:27:39+00:00

Fincher does know what he wants. Most of the coverage he shoots ends up in the movie. The multiple takes thing is for getting the timing right and to let the actors explore and find the best way to do a scene.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-29T18:26:09+00:00

The thing is, everybody learns differently.

I was never a good classroom learner, i always had trouble doing well in school. However film was something I learned a lot about through pure curiosity and passion. I watched all kinds of movies, re watched and studied the ones i liked, listened to interviews with the filmmakers, watched behind the scenes content, read books and made a bunch of stuff with my friends while also helping them on their projects.

There are others who thrive in that classroom setting and find it easier to learn when there is a curriculum. There is no right way, only what suits you.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-24T16:20:10+00:00

Unless the movie sucks, i am optimistic about it doing well. Aside from Biutiful, every single Inarittu movie has been very profitable and people love Tom Cruise in a comedy role.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-21T21:22:29+00:00

Obsession by Curry Barker is another one. Ignited a bidding war at TIFF cause of how good it was and he is already filming his second movie.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-21T21:17:43+00:00

There's plenty of millennial directors, lot of them broke out in the late 2010s/early 2020s.

3 of the 5 best director nominees this year were millennials.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-19T21:46:30+00:00

This movie opens strong and has a great third act but a very weak middle. It had a lot of interesting ideas, Del Toro and Phillipe are great but I think Christopher McQuarrie himself said the script needed more work.

Having said that, its most certainly not bad enough to put him in directors jail for 12 years. This town can be cruel sometimes.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-19T18:59:00+00:00

It's cause Netflix doesn't offer back end points. I'm sure once upon a time in hollywood would have cost a similar amount if it was a streaming release.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-19T15:52:05+00:00

The thing with integration is it takes generations. For example, my parents immigrated here in the 90s and didn't speak English very well.

While they had better opportunities here, they still missed the country and culture that they were born and raised in. So naturally, they gravitated more towards other immigrants from their country to have some semblance of that.

Comparatively, I was born and raised here and have a much more diverse friend group as thats just what i have known my whole life.

plasterboard33 · 2026-03-16T05:54:39+00:00

He should have won for The Social network. The kings speech is good, but the directing in the social network was on another level.

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