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 fomo factor, that fear of missing out for audiences who knew they could not get that movie at home. although a slew of titles was released, there was the sense that no single film qualified as a landmark summer movie. nothing that has been released since restrictions started to be eased in theatres feels like an event to me. there were a lot of movies that i think in theory, like in another time would have been events, and i m just naive enough to believe that it s not because people are over theatres in some sense, but rather because the circumstances don t make theatres attractive right now. as cinemas reopen, they had to cope with an audience that had grown heavily dependent on streaming. black widow wa
as having suffered as a result. the movie s star and executive producer, scarlettjohansson, made news by controversially suing disney for breach of contract. the movie released on disney+ s premier access platforms the same day that it released in theatres. and scarlettjohansson s lawsuit argues that, because it released this way, it cut into her earnings potential. this has been one of the most impactful responses to these new streaming services and their new release models that we ve seen yet during the pandemic and i think that all of hollywood is watching. blockbuster season also had other controversies. lin manuel miranda s adaptation of his stage musical, in the heights, brought a vibrant latino cast to the screens. latinos have been woefully under represented in mainstream american cinema but in the heights cast was being criticised for being too light skinned. so i think this is actually
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 fomo factor, meaning that fear of missing out for audiences who knew they could not get that movie at home. although a slew of titles was released, there was the sense that no single film qualified as a landmark summer movie. nothing that has been released since restrictions started to be eased in theatres feels like an event to me. there were a lot of movies that i think in theory, like in another time would have been events, and i m just naive enough to believe that it s not because people are over theatres in some sense, but rather because the circumstances don t make theatres attractive right now. as cinemas reopen, they had to cope with an audience that had grown heavily dependent on streaming. black widow was launched simultaneously, like several films, in both cinem
an ongoing issue for hollywood. the lack of inclusion of black latinos, specifically, or darker skinned latinos. we got in the heights because so many people were so vocal about the fact that hollywood was leaving latinos out, and that sort of criticism spurred the film, and then the film came out, and then those very same people were like, hey, you re not representing all of us, and that, sort of, opens the door, it acknowledges the conversation and it allows for other projects in the future to be more inclusive. but the eagerly anticipated in the heights didn t do as well at the box office as had been expected, which could mean that studio bosses will be less than enthusiastic in green lighting other big movies with latino casts in the future. i hope the performance of in the heights in theatres doesn t prevent studios from green lighting films with diversity or featuring latino stories and those kinds of points of view, and i wouldn t give up on either musicals or films with diver
camille cottin has a real ease to her performance which was refreshing to watch. she is at least relieved that in these pandemic times stillwater ended up in cinemas, not on a streaming platform. i am so thankful that the film will be out on screen, and i think personally, this is a movie that has to be seen on a big screen, because it is a trip to marseille, and we can t travel anymore. at least we can have a glimpse of marseille in a very big screen, and it makes the experience much more intense. this film tries, through damon s character, to make some political points to take a swipe at american populism and a me first mentality. it doesn t quite succeed. although there are some commendable components to this picture, it is an ambitious concoction that falls a bit short. and amanda knox certainly made it clear that she is not happy that this film was made. on twitter she posted that. people continue to profit off my name, face and story