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The Art of Curation: How OTT Platforms Create Playlists and Recommendations.

The Art of Curation: Unveiling the Magic of OTT Platform Playlists and Recommendations — Best Movies on OTT

In the vast ocean of content available on Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms, finding the perfect movie or series can feel like searching for treasure in uncharted waters. This is where the art of curation comes into play, where algorithms and human expertise combine to create personalized playlists and recommendations. In this blog, we’ll dive deep into the fascinating world of curation on OTT platforms, revealing how these services work their magic to help you discover the best movies on OTT. We’ll also address some common questions to demystify this process.

Act I: The Power of Curation

Curation is the backbone of your OTT platform experience, making it easier for you to find content that aligns with your tastes and preferences.

Content Overload: With thousands of titles available, curation helps you navigate the overwhelming choices and discover hidden gems.

Act II: The Algorithms Behind Recommendations

OTT platforms employ complex algorithms that consider a variety of factors to suggest content tailored to you.

User Behavior: They analyze your viewing history, including what you’ve watched, liked, disliked, or added to your watchlist.

Genre and Themes: They take into account your preferences for specific genres, themes, and moods.

Act III: The Human Touch in Curation

While algorithms play a crucial role, human curators also contribute to crafting playlists and recommendations.

Editorial Teams: Many OTT platforms have dedicated teams of content experts who handpick and organize content.

Seasonal and Thematic Playlists: Curators create playlists for holidays, special events, or around trending themes.

Act IV: The Role of Reviews and Ratings

User-generated reviews and ratings are valuable resources in the curation process.

User Feedback: Reviews and ratings help platforms understand what content resonates with viewers.

Social Proof: Highly rated and positively reviewed titles often find their way into recommended lists.

Act V: The Art of Personalization

Personalization is at the core of effective curation, ensuring your recommendations are uniquely tailored to you.

Adaptive Learning: OTT platforms continuously adapt their recommendations as your viewing habits evolve.

AI-Driven Insights: Artificial intelligence helps platforms predict your preferences based on patterns in your behavior.

Act VI: Best Movies on OTT — A Curation Showcase

Let’s explore some “best movies on OTT” that exemplify the power of curation:

1. “Parasite” (Hulu): This South Korean masterpiece won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and became a global sensation, thanks to its well-curated presence on streaming platforms.

2. “The Irishman” (Netflix): Martin Scorsese’s epic film received extensive curation and promotion, ensuring it reached a wide audience.

3. “Nomadland” (Amazon Prime Video): This critically acclaimed film was strategically curated around awards season, garnering significant attention and viewership.

4. “Get Out” (HBO Max): Jordan Peele’s thought-provoking thriller was featured prominently in genre-specific playlists and recommendations.

Act VII: FAQs on OTT Platform Curation

Q1: How do I improve the accuracy of my OTT platform recommendations? Interact with the platform by rating, reviewing, and adding content to your watchlist. The more data the platform has, the better it can refine its recommendations.

Q2: Can I adjust my preferences for content recommendations? Yes, most OTT platforms allow you to fine-tune your preferences in the settings, helping you get more accurate recommendations.

Q3: Why do platforms sometimes recommend content I’ve already watched? Recommending watched content can happen due to viewing patterns or the desire to re-watch a favorite. Some platforms offer a “watch again” section.

Curtain Call: The Curation Symphony

As we conclude our exploration of the art of curation on OTT platforms, we appreciate the delicate balance between algorithms and human expertise. It’s a symphony of data-driven insights and creative selection that enhances your streaming experience.

The best movies on OTT are not just about the films themselves; they are also a testament to the skillful curation that brings them to your attention. As you continue your streaming journey, may you uncover hidden treasures and cinematic delights curated just for you.

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cookinguptales · 5 years ago

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"#ask me about my feelings about scorsese and coppola running their mouths in interviews GO ON ASK ME" Alrighty, I'm asking

idk if you’ve kept up with filmmaker news (I refuse to call it film news because it’s not), but both Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola have been talking shit about Marvel movies and I’m just. I’m so tired.

Disclaimer, though I shouldn’t really need one: I don’t even like Marvel movies. But this kind of shit rots the film industry and I find it so frustrating.

Scorsese I wasn’t as upset about, though I did roll my eyes. I could kind of see what he meant even if I don’t think it was phrased well. He said they were “not cinema” (rme) but also that they were more like “theme parks”. And, well, I can see a discussion about spectacle films in there, but it’s kind of buried under the “not cinema” bullshit.

Coppola just weighed in, though, and oh my god MAXIMUM eye-rolling. Two choice quotes:

“When Martin Scorsese says that the Marvel pictures are not cinema, he’s right because we expect to learn something from cinema, we expect to gain something, some enlightenment, some knowledge, some inspiration. I don’t know that anyone gets anything out of seeing the same movie over and over again.”

“Martin was kind when he said it’s not cinema. He didn’t say it’s despicable, which I just say it is.”

And honestly, DESPICABLE? I’m not going to say that I don’t think any movies are despicable, but using that word on a goddamn Marvel movie is just being a goddamn drama llama. It’s a spectacle movie, not a human rights violation.

Like honestly, you know what movies I find “despicable”? The Shining. Kill Bill. Last Tango in Paris. Fun fact: when you watch these movies, you’re seeing actresses being abused on film. Which brings me to my first point.

Auteur culture is bullshit. It’s bullshit! We excuse bad behavior and lazy filmmaking bc ~omg this incredible filmmaker~ did it, like any film is worth all that. Like any film is created by just one person. I hate that the film world feels beholden to these big names, as evidenced by the fact that these quotes are news stories at all. I don’t give a shit about what some auteur has to say, especially when they’re in every possible sense the old guard.

Some auteurs, like Polanski, Tarantino, Kubrick, Hitchcock, and Bertolucci are bad fucking people. They’ve abused the hell out of the people working under them (particularly actresses) and I refuse to fete them. Some auteurs are just tiresome, like having some well-received movies makes them someone I should listen to.

I think the emphasis on auteurs honestly stifles the film world as a whole. It privileges established voices instead of curating new talent. It models film trends on the styles of a couple famous people. It leads to abuse in the industry. Worst of all, it covers up the work of other people.

Like, for example: The Godfather. Mario Puzo wrote the book and worked on the screenplay with Coppola. Gordon Willis was cinematographer. Peter Zinner and William Reynolds edited it. Anna Hill Johnstone did the costuming. I could go on and on. And you know what? I had to look up all those names on imdb because we don’t talk about them. We talk about Francis Ford Coppola, like the film sprung fully-formed from his brain. That’s bullshit. Say you like his directing. Say you like his writing. Don’t act like he’s the only voice on this film that matters. Hundreds of people worked on these films ffs.

Like. As much as I have no interest in going to bat for Marvel (I’m sure they’re crying into their billions), I genuinely do not give a shit about Francis Ford Coppola’s opinion on them, and I resent that his opinion is being treated like it’s gospel. I don’t think anyone is important enough to decide what’s cinema and what’s not. I didn’t like The Godfather. That doesn’t make it a bad film. It also doesn’t mean it’s some universal good and I just didn’t “get” it. It means that film is innately subjective, though we agree on some conventions. If you put it on film, it’s film. Everything else is subjective. “Cinema” is a meaningless term that we could argue in circles about, and I don’t think Scorsese’s opinion is worth more than anyone else’s. (And yes, I know that he’s also a film expert along with being an auteur. It still doesn’t give him the right to define subjective terms.)

And with my issues on auteur culture aside, the innate melodrama of calling a Marvel movie “despicable” aside, there’s nothing wrong with spectacle films. I say this as someone who doesn’t even watch 99% of superhero films anymore. Spectacle films, just like arthouse films, have their place in the cinema landscape. They always have. That train coming into the station? Spectacle. Busby Berkeley? Spectacle. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to go see incredible things on a big screen, and I’m not sure that a theme park is a bad comparison. Theme parks are fun. Fun is a fine reason to watch a movie. And you know what else fun does? It makes fucking money.

It annoys the hell out of me to see these old guard assholes bemoaning the end of the theater industry (which, yes, is slowly dying for a lot of reasons that are all frustrating) while simultaneously shitting on spectacle films that make a ton of money. What, you think just The Irishman is going to keep a theater afloat? No. Theaters are struggling. That’s why they’re prioritizing Marvel movies. Spectacle films aren’t what’s killing arthouse cinema. Capitalism is. Don’t blame a symptom for the illness, that shit’s childish.

Am I saying you have to like spectacle films? No. Honestly, they don’t do much for me most of the time. But that doesn’t make them innately bad or even innately lesser. It certainly doesn’t make them despicable, as cynical as the industry may be. And you know what? It’s not even fair to talk about them like they’re not about human connections. I couldn’t connect to the characters in The Godfather and I didn’t particularly care about their relationships. That doesn’t make it a bad movie. It doesn’t mean those connections and relationships weren’t there. It just means I didn’t like the movie. The sheer volume of fanfic about the Marvel movies means that, for a lot of people, the character growth and relationships in those films really hit home. (Hello, inspiration?) So like. Who fucking cares if they didn’t for Scorsese? I loved Hugo, man, but you gotta calm down.

I’m not saying that Coppola and Scorsese are bad filmmakers, though I personally bounce off of a lot of their films. I’m not saying they’re bad people. I’m saying that the way we prioritize their crabby feelings is indicative of dead weight on the industry and it’s absolute bullshit!

I love films. I love films. That’s why I’m at a film festival right now. But I also love seeing fresh new voices in film. I love new perspectives. I love empowering people who never would have had a chance to be an auteur thirty years ago. And I love that there’s something for everyone -- if I don’t like a new Marvel film or Coppola’s latest, I can just go see By The Grace of God or Extra Ordinary. Cinema is about choice and it’s about the joy of film and anyone who says otherwise can go shove it. Opinions are like assholes; everyone’s got one. And auteurs’ aren’t worth any more than anyone else’s.

(also wait what the fuck, what’s wrong with watching the same movie over and over?)

#replies #film #long post #LONG FUCKING POST #I'm just tired and angry #'despicable' jfc get over yourself #Anonymous

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mylifeincinema · 6 years ago

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My 20 Most Anticipated Films of 2019

Before I begin to look into the past year with My Best of 2018 (most of which will be arriving later this much, some of which will be coming throughout the next week)... Let’s look into the future at the films I’m most excited for in 2019. (In chronological order.)

1. Captain Marvel (Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck) - March 8

She is the MCU, duh.

2. Us (Jordan Peele) - March 15

Peele proved himself to be a major genre asset with the great - if seriously overrated - Get Out. Plus that trailer was nuts.

3. The Beach Bum (Harmony Korine) - March 22

Matthew McConaughey in what looks to be quite possibly the most insane performance of his career.

4. Avengers: Endgame (Anthony & Joe Russo) - April 26

Thanos Was Right...

5. Spider-Man: Far From Home (Jon Watts) - July 5

I’ll always be excited for Spidey.

6. The Lion King (Jon Favreau) - July 19

Four Words: Donald Glover as Simba...

7. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino) - July 26

No matter how flawed his last film was, I’ll always be excited for new Tarantino. I’m really happy that they moved this release up a couple weeks, though, because I was not okay with this being released on the 50th anniversary.

8. Midsommar (Ari Aster) - August 9

Almost didn’t include this one, because i know absolutely nothing about this project. What I do know, though, is that Aster just gave us the brilliant Hereditary, so I’m down for whatever he’s got up his sleeve next. Oh, and there’s Florence Pugh. (Photo from Vilhelm Blomgren’s Instagram.)

9. IT: Chapter Two (Andy Muschietti) - September 6

The first was a surprisingly scary/effective adaptation of King’s novel. And then there’s the cast.

10. Joker (Todd Phillips) - October 4

It scares me how excited I actually am for this project. Hesitant, sure... but really excited, too.

11. The Woman in the Window (Joe Wright) - October 4

I will always be there for Amy Adams and Gary Oldman.

12. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Marielle Heller) - October 18

Tom Hanks is Mr. Rogers. I repeat... Tom Hanks is Mr. Rogers.

13. Knives Out (Rian Johnson) - November 20

A new original film from the man who gave me The Brothers Bloom and Looper? Yes. Please. Plus, I mean, c’mon... look at the cast!

14. Star Wars: Episode IX (J.J. Abrams) - December 20

Duh...

15. Little Women (Greta Gerwig) - December 27

I would kill for Greta... and Saoirse... and Emma... and Laura... and Meryl... and Florence...

16. The Irishman (Martin Scorsese) - TBA

Marty Teaming up with De Niro for the first time since Casino. Marty teaming up with Pacino for the first time. And, again, let’s just look at that f*cking cast!

17. Lucy in the Sky (Noah Hawley) - TBA

I liked Pale Blue Dot better for the title. But still, I’m there for anything Noah Hawley does until further notice. Also, Natalie. And Zazie. And Dan.

18. Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi) - TBA

I’m there for anything Taika Waititi does until further notice. Plus there’s ScarJo, SamRock, and TaiWai (Tim, stop.) himself as an imaginary Hitler.

19. The Dead Don’t Die (Jim Jarmusch) - TBA

Jarmusch is back with a zombie comedy starring Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Tom Waits. If they were available, my ticket would already be bought.

20. The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers) - TBA

I really wish this was his Nosferatu remake. But after The VVitch, I’m there for whatever Eggers has in store for us.

Despite there not being many clear front-runners, overall 2018 was a stellar year for film. Let’s keep the trend going, 2019!

Happy New Year!!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

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preciousmetals0 · 5 years ago

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Netflix Catches the Golden Snub

Netflix Catches the Golden Snub:

Hollywood’s Irrelevant Awards

So, the Golden Globes happened this weekend … and nobody cared.

Granted, the award show happened in the middle of the U.S.-Iran escalation, so not many people were paying attention anyway.

But now that the situation with Iran is starting to die down a bit on Wall Street … nope. No one cares still.

OK, so maybe Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) cares a little bit. Putting one of those golden statues on your shelf is a nice confidence booster … and the possibility of advertising for a “Golden Globe award-winning series” is also a nice feather to put in your virtual cap.

Netflix, if you didn’t hear, had the most nominations at the Golden Globes — 34 in total. Those nominations included “Best Picture” for The Irishman, a film by Martin Scorsese starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. It was widely expected to win.

It was also snubbed. It received nada. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. The only award Netflix managed to come away with was “Best Actress” by Laura Dern in Marriage Story. That was it.

And so, we get what we have here today, which is Netflix shares falling roughly 1% (after investors finally looked past Iran, that is).

The Takeaway:

The Atlantic published an article yesterday with the headline “The Golden Globes Sends a Message With Its Snub of The Irishman.”

I agree completely with this headline. The Golden Globes awards did send a message: Award shows don’t mean anything anymore. They are, right now, completely irrelevant and out of touch with the way the world consumes media.

The film that won “Best Picture,” World War I epic 1917, was the only “traditional” film nominated. The other nominees included The Irishman, Marriage Story and The Two Popes, all of which were Netflix Originals.

But, Mr. Great Stuff, what does this mean for the Oscars?

The Oscars? Don’t talk about the Oscars. The Oscars?

Who cares?

Both Oscar and Golden Globe winners are decided by Hollywood industry insiders. The Golden Globes by the Hollywood Foreign Press — an organization that needs traditional films to win in order to remain relevant — and the Oscars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) — another Hollywood organization that’s obsessed with remaining relevant in the streaming age.

In fact, AMPAS had to be threatened by the U.S. Department of Justice with antitrust violations to keep Netflix in the Oscar nomination process.

Make no mistake, dear readers, these are the death throes of a bygone era. Not only for award shows (why are these still a thing?), but also for the traditional Hollywood movie scene. Streaming companies like Netflix and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) have already won. Hollywood just hasn’t accepted that yet.

Allow me a final takeaway here, if you will: One reason The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is among Great Stuff’s best picks for 2020 is the fact that the Mouse is adapting quickly to this new media paradigm. Disney has effectively married the old with the new, still producing “traditional” Hollywood films while leveraging that content in the new streaming media mega trend.

I mean, who needs an overhyped Oscar or Golden Globe when you have seven of the eight top-grossing films of the year? (And all of them are “coming soon” to Disney+!)

Good: Go Ahead, Bite the Big Apple

Don’t mind the maggots … uh huh. (Shooby.)

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is struggling one day after Needham analyst Laura Martin issued a conflicted note to clients. Martin both downgraded AAPL stock (from strong buy to buy — edgy move) and lifted her price target to $350.

The reason for the downgrade? Apple rallied well above Martin’s price target for 2019 — which was so not her fault. Apparently, to make sure it doesn’t happen again, she lifted her price target 25% for 2020. Martin calls Apple a “pure play” on the mobility market and lauded the company’s “gatekeeper” status for mobile apps.

So, this is good for Apple, right?

Unironically, Deutsche Bank analyst Jeriel Ong also lifted his price target (from $235 to $280) but reiterated his hold rating on Apple. Ong doesn’t believe AAPL shares will outperform this year like they did in 2019.

We appear to be starting a new hedging trend for 2020. Lift your price target but cut or hold your rating. Fun times.

If you’re tired of wishy-washy analysts who can’t tell a strong buy from a hold — remember when Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) was set to hit $500 per share … or maybe $250? — there’s still hope left for you in this brave new 2020 world!

I know I recommend Paul Mampilly’s Profits Unlimited newsletter enough here … but if there’s anyone who you can trust to recommend stocks with his fullest conviction, it’s Paul. And right now, he’s got his eye on his biggest mega trend yet: a new renaissance called America 2.0.

Always on the tech frontier, Paul’s vision for America 2.0 starts with just one stock — and if you click here today, you’ll get to join Paul as he uncovers why this one stock is set to bring in the new age of American ingenuity.

Better: Pork — the Other White Nonmeat

And the award for best timing of a new product (but worst venue for revealing it) goes to: Impossible Foods!

The company just unveiled its latest nonmeat creation — pork! — and it did so at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Yes, you read that right. Impossible Foods just announced fake pork at CES.

If you’re a regular Great Stuff reader, you know that the world is dangerously low on pork. (Think of the bacon!) A severe African swine flu outbreak decimated China’s pig population, prompting the country to become a net importer of pork instead of an exporter. China is even draining Europe’s pork supplies to dangerously low levels.

So, Impossible Foods’ new meatless pork couldn’t have hit the market at a better time. The company even has a deal with Burger King for porkless-pork breakfast sandwiches. This truly is great stuff.

That said … CES? Really, Impossible Foods? I know you have a planned initial public offering (IPO) this year. I swear to all that is holy, if you even think about calling yourself a tech company during your IPO, I’ll … well, I’ll write mean, nasty things and gnash my teeth. So there.

(Seriously, don’t call yourself a tech company when you’re not. WeWork already sank that ship.)

Best: Elon Busts a Move

Tesla has swagger. CEO Elon Musk … meh, not so much.

Elon dad-danced his way across a stage in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday at a ceremony dedicated to the first Chinese-made Model 3s for the public.

But I thought you said Model 3s were already being delivered in China!

They were, but those were for employees only. These are for the public. Elon also introduced the Model Y crossover at the event, claiming that it would likely outsell all other Teslas in China.

Right now, Tesla has a significant advantage over all other electric vehicle (EV) makers in China. The company already makes more than 1,000 EVs a week, with plans to double that in the next year. Tesla’s EVs are also competitively priced with local competitors Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng Motors, and they’re well below prices for competing EVs from BMW and Daimler.

How’s Tesla doing this? Well, Tesla finagled an exemption from the 10% purchase tax in China and secured a government subsidy of $3,560 per vehicle.

The bottom line is that Tesla is winning in China, and that bodes well for the company.

Dear readers, I haven’t heard from many of you in quite a while. (For those of you who write in way more than normal, I know who you are … and the restraining orders are pending.)

I know. The holidays are busy. But that’s no reason you can’t drop your good friend Great Stuff a quick word or two … right? *sniff*

Write in to [email protected] and let us know how you’re doing in the new year. And if you need some starter material, here you go:

Will the Iran War Cycle become a thing?

What market sector or stock are you watching in 2020?

Did you make any big resolutions this year? (I’m going to try to stop vaping. There, I said it.)

Do you watch the Oscars or the Golden Globes? (Honest question: Why?)

Now, you know the drill. You have about two days to drop me a line at [email protected] to make this week’s edition of Reader Feedback.

Finally, stay tuned for another edition of Great Stuff: Picks! coming later this week. I’ve got my eye on an astounding tech stock that makes me wish I’d added it to my “best of 2020” picks. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out Great Stuff on social media. If you can’t get enough meme-y trade war goodness, follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Until next time, good trading!

Regards,

Joseph Hargett

Great Stuff Managing Editor, Banyan Hill Publishing

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