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Ugh.... sor tired of thiiiiiiis.
So the theaters in several cities were run by a franchisee. They suddenly without any warning declared bankruptcy and closed all the theaters they managed in all cities and fired all their employees. The corporate entity that is Alamo Drafthouse (I didn't even know these were franchises) has stated that they are working to reopen in the closed cities, but at this point it's lip service. They seem to indicate that they also didn't know the franchisee was going to take this action, so to some degree it seems like they were blindsided as well. I have become so accustomed to the superior experience at the drafthouse I am having a hard time trying to convince myself to start seeing movies in other theaters (not to mention, their theaters were pretty much the closest to me any way so going somewhere else means driving further for a worse experience). Sigh. This all happened before Sony bought the corporate entity so there are a LOT of unknowns.
We prefer Blue Plate General
And it would definitely be SMS if the prostitutes were using Android.
I am COMPLETELY with you in principle, but am willing to hold that thought until we see something. I would be fine with a Spiderverse/TMNT:Mutant Mayhem art style. But yeah not ideal initially.
Yeah, this was devastating to me as I am in DFW area and I literally haven't seen a movie in another theater chain in almost a decade.
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We don't know specifically yet, but what they actually do is also different, not just how they appear.
Yes testing is such a big problem for those coders.
It took me too long to realize what was going on here.
After the extreme fails of the more recent mergers... ESPECIALLY Warner/Discovery, I just can't stand the thought of even more conglomeration and the inevitable losses that will likely follow.
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Vesper is a visual oddity worth a viewing.
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I enjoyed the visual aspects (and performances) of Vesper. Somehow I hadn't heard of this one at all when it released, but it was a decent story with some very cool world building and visuals. It actually feels a LOT like a Cronenberg film, but without the existential dread. Check it out if you are looking for a visual oddity.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
(lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3151661
Someone mentioned this film in one of our other discussions. I vaguely remember seeing it many years ago, but really couldn't remember many of the details, so I put it on this weekend. Hot damned if it wasn't so much better than I remember. Maybe the world we live in today feels a lot more relevant to the film then when I had seen it before, but I would gladly declare this film a masterpiece of it's time that holds up today. Don't let the newer remake besmirch your perception of this movie. It hits on several levels. Thinking of the context of the film, it is not difficult to see the concern that the auteurs of the time felt over the possibility, or even likelihood of nuclear war. If you haven't seen this one, it's worth your time.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the film.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2815293
Having seen most of the movies playing in our local theaters, we went to TMNT, I didn't have much in the way of expectations, but was surprised by how enjoyable this movie is. One of the most fun I've seen this year and the art style employed here is groundbreaking for the space. This movie along with the Spiderverse movies indicate that we might be looking at some very visually interesting animated movies in the future. Definitely worth seeing.
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What are your movie plans for the weekend?
(lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2295389
I hear Talk to Me might be worth seeing but we did Barbenheimer last weekend, haven't decided if we'll hit the theater or not, or just take in something from the back catalog.
