Sparkleface Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 17 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said: The Netflix password-sharing crackdown has finally come to the United States. $8 per extra user. Speaking as someone whose college kid lives on the other side of the country from her, they can kiss my entire ass. Edited May 24 by Sparkleface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 hours ago, Zimbra said: Haha, this sucks man. "Oversight," sure. Quote Warner Bros. Discovery’s newly launched Max lumped film directors and writers under a single “creators” heading — a change that prompted a backlash from filmmakers and Hollywood’s directors and writers guilds. Now the company says it is reverting the listings back to how they were presented on HBO Max, blaming the issue on a technical “oversight.” “We agree that the talent behind the content on Max deserve their work to be properly recognized,” a Max spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. “We will correct the credits, which were altered due to an oversight in the technical transition from HBO Max to Max and we apologize for this mistake.” https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/max-film-credit-listings-change-directors-writers-backlash-1235624049/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Pulling something like this during the strikes is definitely a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) If you want to read something and get mad today... Quote ANTIBES, France—Against a cliff-top view of the Mediterranean, on the surface of one of the most famous pools in the world, classic film scenes rippled in and out of view—watery ghosts of Hollywood’s happier past. Hollywood’s present, as the writers’ strike rages toward a second month, felt more than a few pool-lengths away. At a party co-hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav and Air Mail founder Graydon Carter, a nostalgia for old Hollywood was not just ambient—it was formally on the menu, alongside stuffed zucchini blossoms and copious Dom Pérignon. The toast’s occasion was a century of Warner films amid the 76th Cannes Film Festival, which concludes Saturday. But the fantasia of Cannes, bursting with American debuts including a fifth “Indiana Jones” and a Martin Scorsese film, has clashed bitterly this year with real-world conflict, including the Writers Guild strike, French pension reform and Ukraine-war protests—heightening the drama at one of the most lavish events on the film calendar. “This is what a recession looks like,” said one guest at the party, gesturing to two megayachts moored off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the party’s venue beloved by F. Scott Fitzgerald. “There used to be 20 of these.” French pension-reform demonstrations, meanwhile, have roiled at the festival’s edges. The night before the party, a Ukraine war protester on the red carpet doused herself in fake blood. Even so, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Scorsese, Scarlett Johansson, Sting, Jason Statham, Fan Bingbing, Boy George and several European royals showed up, with some cordoned off in a VIP area while Zaslav worked the room. “This is where we celebrate the great filmmakers and the great storytellers,” he said in an interview, clad in a light beige suit and blue shirt and characterizing the soiree as the studio “making a statement.” “Cannes is the celebration of the greatest storytelling on earth, which is the motion picture,” Zaslav said. “Everybody comes together, the phones go off. You’re with your friends, with other people. It’s a shared experience. The lights go out and it’s magic. And there’s no magic like Cannes.” The evening’s magic was of a gauzy, Hollywood-heyday variety, with custom ashtrays and lampshades festooned with Warner-movie stills—entertaining totems of its other co-host, Carter, a veteran of Cannes events since his days running Vanity Fair. “It’s the 100th anniversary, and it’s great for him,” Carter said, in an ecru linen jacket and sporting a ruddy tan. “David loves this sort of thing—he’s much more social than I am.” Retro signage and other party trappings, which included a customized 1960s-style Renault party bus, left guests wistful and “a little nostalgic,” said one Hollywood publicist. “We’ve all missed this.” Since Zaslav became chief executive of the combined Warner Bros. Discovery, he has ushered in a new chapter for studio chiefs while seeming nostalgic for the old. In 2020, he bought the Los Angeles estate previously owned by early Hollywood star Greta Garbo and later by Robert Evans, the former production chief at Paramount Pictures. While running Paramount, Evans greenlighted titles that came to embody the heyday of studio Hollywood: “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Godfather,” “Chinatown.” Zaslav might have the same house, but he’s working in a different Hollywood. He took over the Warner Bros. operation after several tumultuous years of ownership by AT&T—a tenure marked by the decision to simultaneously release all of the studio’s 2021 films in theaters and on its streaming service. The plan, dubbed “Project Popcorn,” was hatched as a solution to Covid-19 closures, but disenchanted many members of the Hollywood creative community. Zaslav’s early days seemed to confirm fears that the studio behind “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Shawshank Redemption” was focused chiefly on shareholders—most notably when he killed two movies in production, “Batgirl” and a “Scooby-Doo” installment. He pulled shows from the HBO Max service that weren’t attracting viewers. But such disappearing is now standard practice at Zaslav’s rivals—last weekend, actor Bryan Cranston urged his Instagram followers to watch his friendly gorilla story “The One and Only Ivan” before it leaves Disney + “as early as next week.” For months, Zaslav has told acquaintances that the rest of Hollywood would have to catch up to him as streaming-service budgets are curtailed. But he seems to have been singled out specifically by the Writers Guild of America, who trumpet his annual pay packages ($246.6 million, including a large options grant, in 2021) as proof that the studios can find cash in the couch cushions. “The heart of our business is storytelling,” Zaslav said of the negotiations at Tuesday’s party, saying he’d been an advocate for fair writer compensation long before the strike. “I hope it gets resolved soon. It’s complicated because the world has changed, and we’ve got to strive to create an environment where they can feel valued and emboldened to create great stories.” On Sunday, a day before he walked the red carpet at Cannes with Lily-Rose Depp, Zaslav gave the commencement address at Boston University. “Figure out what you like about a person—there’s always something—and do whatever it takes to navigate their challenges,” Zaslav urged the graduates. Many in the audience likely couldn’t hear it, though, when students started chanting in response: “Pay your writers.” Days later at the Hotel du Cap, it wasn’t clear to all guests that Zaslav and Carter’s party was a centenary. Singer Moses Sumney, who appears with Depp in HBO’s forthcoming “The Idol,” paused to think when asked what the party was for. “Capitalism,” he quipped. Edited May 24 by Dolphman 3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Ahhhh and the hits just keep coming. A golden shower of 'em! HBO Max has decided to kick Metalocalypse out of the band | Boing Boing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Congrats Zaslav, you managed to piss off the DGA, the strongest of the 3 unions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Peacock has another $19.99 for a year deal going on, the offer code is SUMMEROFPEACOCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 15 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Ahhhh and the hits just keep coming. A golden shower of 'em! HBO Max has decided to kick Metalocalypse out of the band | Boing Boing THEY'RE PULLING SPACE GHOST!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 They didn't add the content from Boomerang, nonsurpise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Yup, these are the moves that are gonna make the difference. Seriously, the fact that someone who has a golden parachute leads a multi-billion dollar company in this fashion is so amazing. Maybe some of the braintrust needs to be culled to save real money, but we know that won't happen because that's not the true goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Fun fact: I have to do some leg exercises a few days a week to keep my achilles from turning on me, so I generally put on a 15 or 30 minute show to watch while I do so. My current one is likely up in a few weeks and there was a pretty good chance Metalocalypse was the next show up. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 You can still DVR it when it comes on Adult Swim every other night... or not anymore, cuz that's probably done too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/25/2023 at 7:43 AM, Zimbra said: THEY'RE PULLING SPACE GHOST!? Shit they're pulling Dexter's Lab too. I didn't look at that whole section until you said that. There is gonna be uproar over those two for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Does the Disney strike go in here too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Curt McGirt Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Gotta wonder who the 2.19% that rolled over are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: Gotta wonder who the 2.19% that rolled over are... I would think if they're still members the Scott Baio and guy who played syndicated Hercules in the 90's types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Yeah that would make sense. People that take paychecks from Kirk Cameron and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 9 minutes ago, Mister TV said: I would think if they're still members the Scott Baio and guy who played syndicated Hercules in the 90's types. Scott's busy working on his new reality show with Trump, "Phony Loves Chachi." 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I doubt the 2% who voted no have any unified ideological or political affiliation. It's much more probable they've got gambling debt or a coke bill due. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 15 minutes ago, jaedmc said: I doubt the 2% who voted no have any unified ideological or political affiliation. It's much more probable they've got gambling debt or a coke bill due. "If on your tax form it says '$50,000 for snacks' - MAYDAY!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 On 6/6/2023 at 2:07 PM, jaedmc said: I doubt the 2% who voted no have any unified ideological or political affiliation. It's much more probable they've got gambling debt or a coke bill due. ALIMONY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 Again I am amused I find this out via the WON Quote Peacock, which had been offered free to Comcast Xfinity customers, which was supposed to end this month, wrote to customers saying they can keep the service for free through June 25, 2025, if they sign up for it now, rather than spend the $4.99 per month that it was assumed they would have to pay starting in a few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 On 6/7/2023 at 7:41 PM, Elsalvajeloco said: ALIMONY! SURVEY SAYS! dingdingdingding How do they expect us to pay for our 8 kids across five wives? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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