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 is 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 with me, one last night, in the hood again. # wepa!
a well received music documentary that brought to light a little known festival packed with talent. # i heard it through the grapevine! 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.
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 for the movie theatre, and it s so perfectly tailored for the movie theatre experience, is a quiet place part ii. horror movies in general play better in a theatre that communal environment, the electricity of everyone being scared together, and that movie perfectly played into the fom0 factor, meaning that fear of missing out for audiences who knew they could not get that movie at home. although a slew of
island in new york city, as talking movies looks back at blockbuster season. we report on the excitement early on in the season as cinemas opened up. i was struck going back to the movies again, you know, how different it is to watch something on your couch versus in a theatre. and we survey the big blockbuster season crowd pleasers and find out how horror has been bringing audiences in. # are you ready, black people? crowd: yes! plus, among the blockbusters, a well received music documentary that brought to light a little known festival packed with talent. # i heard it through the grapevine! 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
production team here in coney island in new york city, it is 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 with me, one last night, in the hood again. # wepa! # carnaval del barrio, carnaval del barrio.