whether it is like, godzilla and the fear of nuclear weapons, nuclear war, nuclear proliferation, or it s a bunch of exorcism films and religious anxiety, it pinpoints what we are scared of in any moment of time. candyman! say his name. (screaming) candyman! candyman, like other blockbusters of this time, tread a fine line between entertainment and trauma. and it certainly reinforces the message that the true horror is in the human heart. the thriller stillwater was unveiled halfway through blockbuster season at the cannes film festival injuly. it comes from a thoughtful american filmmaker, tom mccarthy, and stars a much liked hollywood leading man, matt damon. the day you left for marseille. stillwater puts reliable hollywood leading man matt damon front and centre, playing an unemployed oil rig roughneck from oklahoma, travelling to marseille in france to visit his daughter
of points of view, and i wouldn t give up on either musicals or films with diversity and those points of viewjust because one movie or even two don t do as well as expected. these are challenging times for the film industry, this blockbuster season, as movie goers have had to decide whether to venture into cinemas or stay at home with streaming. at least the stars of this summer movie season s films know where they would like their fans to see their work. matt damon stars in the thriller stillwater. i d prefer that people go see it in a cinema. i mean, the relationship that you have to something is so different if you control it and it s on your tv and you have a remote control in your hand, it s a very different experience than going at a set time and you all watch it together, you don t stop it and get up and make popcorn or if you have to leave the room, the movie s not going to stop for you, and that s a very different relationship and i was struck by that going back to the movie
americans might have wanted to venture to the beach this summer but there was hesitancy when it came to going to the cinema. normally blockbuster season, which covers a period from may until september, brings hollywood more than 40% of its annual revenues. but this year, because of covid 19, that figure was lower. among the top grossing films this blockbuster season were marvel s action spy thriller, black widow, f9 the latest instalment of the fast and furious franchise, and the horrorfilm a quiet place part ii. audience were pleased were to be able to return to cinemas. to be honest, i was almost over the moon excited about this is my first visit to a theatre since probably 2019. although several would be blockbusters stumbled at the american box office, the films that flew were those well suited to watching in an auditorium as cinemas opened up. the film that has performed so well because it waited
on twitter she posted that: people continue to profit off my name, face and story without my consent. most recently, the film stillwater. one of the pleasant surprises of blockbuster season was summer of soul, a documentary that threw a light on a little known festival that took place here in harlem in new york city in 1969, the same year the much more high woodstock music festival was held. tristan daley reports. nobody ever heard of the harlem cultural festival. summer of soul (.0r, when the revolution could not be televised), is a documentary all about the harlem cultural festival, an event in which some musical legends performed to hundreds of thousands of attendees over the course of six weekends in the summer of 1969. the festival took place in new york s harlem neighbourhood in upper manhattan, and it was slated to celebrate black culture and history in america. those in attendance
we told some progress too butjoy is also an element, and this is what this has. well, we hope you ve enjoyed the programme. please remember you can always reach us online at bbc.com/talkingmovies, and you can find us on facebook and twitter. so from me, tom brook, and the rest of the talking movies production team here in coney island in new york city, it s goodbye, as we leave you with a music clip from lin manuel miranda s in the heights, one of blockbuster season s early releases. # esa bonita bandera! # contiene mi alma entera! # in fact, can we sing so loud and raucous # they can hear us across the bridge in east secaucus? # pa rriba esa bandera! # alzala donde quiera! # from puerto rico to santo domingo # wherever we go, we rep our people and the beat go. # esa bonita bandera! # contiene mi alma entera! # vanessa, forget about what coulda been, # dance