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OMG. Somebody said it out loud.

Disney is absolutely not the only studio doing this though.

It seems to have become standard practice across movies and series everywhere.

Anything that doesn't do it is like a breath of sunlight and fresh air inside a dank musty cave.

It's part of the 'fix it in post-production' epidemic sweeping through the studios. Fix it in post is often used as a time/money-saving measure - and is absolutely part of the same mess that the WGA is fighting against currently.

Rather than fixing things on-set - audio, lighting, something in-frame that shouldn't be, etc. (which is all handled by unionized crew) - they leave it for the CG folks (not unionized) to edit later.

(on ridiculously tight schedules that leave them scrambling, cutting corners, and working inhumane hours)

See also: that part where scripts aren't finished, because the studio won't fully staff the writers room, and won't pay to have writers on-set for day-of-filming script questions and fixes (which could resolve issues such as 'what kind of lighting do we need here?')

Anyway, all this shit we, as audiences, keep complaining about - bad lighting, bad sound, wonky visual effects, over-usage of not-great CGI, stilted acting on green-screen sets, scripts that seem not-quite-finished, costumes that look like they're cheap and flimsy, terrible hair and makeup, films and series that aren't as polished as they could be...

Plus the complaints we have about streaming services and their shenanigans...

All of that is enmeshed in the extreme capitalism that has taken over everything, including entertainment, to the point that studios are abusing their workforce and churning out material that - at best just doesn't live up to its potential - at worst, is just unwatchable shit.

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This is so ceaselessly funny

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the crazy thing about the substance is that elizabeth sparkle is fired for being a 50 year old hag when demi moore is 60. obviously the point is to comment on this very issue and it's honestly such a subtle great choice to demonstrate how we keep forcing the A listers of the 90s and 00s (now in their 50s and 60s and 70s) into middle aged roles because we refuse to cast or tell stories about old women

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we need to bring back e3. I miss watching project managers with zero media training embarrass themselves in front of their entire industry

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each time a big studio recasts another live action nightmare role with actors of color I get so irritated now. I don't care who plays astrid or the little mermaid but I know by now that it's a calculated move to throw a young actor of color under the bus for a little free publicity. studios couldn't care less about the politics of representation or equal hire, they care about the buzz and controversy that it generates (which they intentionally stoke!) and they'd be very happy if things remained this way for as long as possible

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Laura knew Cooper before Cooper knew Laura because she told him the secret in a dream but Cooper knew Laura before Laura knew Cooper because he saw a vision of her and told her about the ring but Cooper was in the lodge well before she died and Laura was in the lodge well before he arrived and she asked for his help and trusted him but he was old man that's been stuck there for 25 years and he tried to help her but she was already dead but neither of that matters because no matter what they were always in the room together. Laura turns 12, she's dead, she's whispering in his ear, Cooper turns 20, he has gray hair and wrinkles, he's asking if she's really Laura Palmer for the billionth time. She takes the ring, he arrives in town, she lives in Texas, he's lost in Vegas, he lives in Philly, she's going to Homecoming, he's in a hospital bed, they're both in the woods, theyre both bleeding on the floor, she's floating down a river, he's standing all alone and looking at his empty hand, but they were - and are - always always in that room together

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This isn’t a negotiation. Your sentence is death. Dredd (2012) dir. Pete Travis

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game devs need to invest in having fashion advisors around during development like I can't do this anymore

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The Cell will be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on January 21 via Arrow Video. Peter Savieri designed the new cover art for the 2000 psychological horror film; the original poster is on the reverse side.

Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Fall) directs from a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, Thor). Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio star with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jake Weber, and Dylan Baker.

The theatrical and director's cuts have been newly restored in 4K, approved by Singh, with Dolby Vision. An alternate version of the theatrical cut created by director of photography Paul Laufer is also included.

Special features and limited edition contents are listed below, where you can also see more of the packaging.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Theatrical cut (107 min)

Director's cut (109 min)

Audio commentary with film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (new)

Audio commentary with screenwriter Mark Protosevich & film critic Kay Lynch (new)

Audio commentary with director Tarsem Singh

Audio commentary with director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug, and composer Howard Shore

Projection of the Mind’s Eye - Feature-length interview with director Tarsem Singh (new)

Between Two Worlds - Interview with director of photography Paul Laufer (new)

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Alternate version of theatrical cut - presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio with alternate grading from a 2K master created by director of photography Paul Laufer (new)

Interview with director of photography Paul Laufer about the alternate version (new)

Art is Where You Find It - Visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (new)

The Costuming Auteur - Visual essay by film critic Abby Bender (new)

Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem

8 deleted/extended scenes with optional commentary by Tarsem Singh

6 multi-angle visual effects vignettes

Theatrical trailers

Image gallery

Also included:

Collector’s book with new writing on the film by critics Heather Drain, Marc Edward Heuck, Josh Hurtado, and Virat Nehru

When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D’Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher’s mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it’s too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she’ll have to risk her own.

Pre-order The Cell.

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items from the town of twin peaks 🌲 ☕️

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middle of the night hot take: i am deeply critical of adam driver as an actor for being such a method weirdo that his colleagues barely know how to interact with him, but unironically megalopolis is my favorite performance of his and that is not derogatory. everyone who says he doesn't know what movie he's in or that he doesn't understand the level of camp doesn't have a clue what they're saying. it's by far his funniest and most well rounded performance because he knows he's allowed to do anything and he does. go back to the club is not a one-off, he does every scene like it's take 25 of 50 and it's the most interesting part of the whole slog. i think he's insufferable as a professional and has absolutely fake humility but unless he truly has jeremy strong levels of self awareness he has to have known he was being funny.

megalopolis is still bad though. if that wasn't clear

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Pink Flamingos (1972)

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brat summer on nar shaddaa would go crazy

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Fag strong together. Don’t forget.

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“Where does the Democratic Party go from here” a mass suicide would be a good start