#the entertainment system is down

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Another one from Cannes. His whole face just lights up when he smiles.

📸 Christina Kronér

[agentnico]

Most Anticipated Films of 2025

It’s already the end of 2024 - this year went ridiculously quick, and as such I believe I am due my late-twenties existential crisis any moment now. Before however that chaotic affairs comes crashing down I wish to look forward to 2025, which will hopefully bring a more exciting selection to my cinematic hobby, as 2024 in particular has been a most mediocre year at the movies. Having gone through my Letterboxd and the movie calendar, I’ve compiled a list of movies I’m having high hopes for to be good - doesn’t mean the final product will turn out any good, but one can hope. So without much further ado, these are the films I’m most interested in (in no particular order) watching in 2025…

SUPERMAN - Look, I am aware that many DC and Snyder Cut fans out there are highly displeased with the direction this franchise is going in, but honestly the DCEU was an absolute mess, and this universe is in high need of a revamp and restart. Bringing on James Gunn and Peter Safran as the heads of this new DC cinematic universe I’m truly excited for, as Safran is a long-time proven producer in the business and Gunn is one of the better superhero directors out there, having done wonders with the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and his The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker projects for DC. So at the end of day why not give these two a chance? And Superman is now a highly important film for Warner Bros, as it needs to kickstart a new major film series, and get the fans and new audiences on board. First teaser looked fun (Krypto is going to be one cute dog!!), so yes, I am ready to look up!

WICKED: FOR GOOD - This one may be the most shocking entry on the list, as when I was going into 2024 I couldn’t care less about the Wicked movie adaptation. I had watched the original Weat End show with my wife, but in my eyes it felt very much as a musical made for the stage, as well as my passiveness for the Wizard of Oz world. I could care any less cents for the Tin Man, what can I say. However after seeing the first Wicked movie my opinion changed - aside from the plain MCU-style cinematography and lifeless directing, this movie was a wonderful and delightful piece of escapism, with wonderful songs, great performances from its leads and a very faithful adaptation of the stage play. Bring on the second one!

SHELBY OAKS - I have been following YouTuber Chris Stuckmann’s movie reviews since I was a teenager, so it’s great to see a success story in Hollywood come to life with him directing and getting his first movie distributed and released. Do I wish it was something other than a found-footage style horror flick? Maybe, but beggars can’t be chooses and I’m hoping Stuckmann will use his life experience of critical movie thinking to not drop down to the mistakes so many others have in this genre previously.

DEATH OF A UNICORN - We love us an A24 flick. More so we love an A24 flick with a high-end ridiculous concept, and Death of a Unicorn may just be that, where never-aging Paul Rudd and the stranger-lipped Jenna Ortega accidentally hit and run a unicorn, and then proceed to exploit the dead creature’s miraculous curative powers. So, you know, just a regular Tuesday for most folk, and with the likes of Will Poulter and Richard E. Grant among the cast this is expected to be a real hoot!

THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IS DOWN - Last time Ruben Östlund took on a cruise crisis. Now it’s on a plane! I wasn’t as big of a fan of TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, as there may have been a tad too much vomiting and diarrhoea for my tastes, however I still admired the ambition. With this new film, this is the provided plot summary: “When the entertainment system suddenly stops working onboard a long-haul flight, the passengers are stuck with no screens to look at and are forced to endure 15 hours of life without digital distraction. Chaos ensues.” I mean - that sounds like a zany and outlandish time, which could be both hilarious and a decent commentary on the modern phone-obsessed society we live in today. Also per Deadline, Östlund plans on including a scene where a young boy asks to borrow his older brother’s iPad and is told he has to wait five minutes. “And then I want to challenge the audience,” Östlund teases. “You stay with the kid in real time. And he’s looking in the catalog, putting it back and the restlessness is coming. So he asks his mother, ‘How much do we have left?’ And she says, ‘Well, now it’s four minutes and 45 seconds, you have to calm down.’ When the audience starts to realise that this is a real-time shot, I think a lot of people are going to be very, very frustrated," he said, still chuckling. "I want to create history."

MICKEY 17 - Multiple Robert Pattinsons? A crazy clone sci-fi black comedy concept? Made by the Academy Award winning director of Parasite? The trailers promising a wacky yet fun experience? Sign. Me. Up. Everyone needs more Bong in their lives!

THE BATTLE OF BAKTAN CROSS - Whenever Paul Thomas Anderson makes another film, that is event cinema. He’s one of those directors where his films can only be referred to as “films”, not “movies”. He’s an auteur in the fullest meaning of the term, and now he’s teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio for his next feature, promising as always a wild experience. And maybe another Oscar for Leo? We still don’t have official plot details for the film. It’s all being kept hush-hush, although many signs have been pointing towards this potentially being a modern-day adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.”

WILD HORSE - Martin McDonagh is coming off the most acclaimed film of his career, 2022’s The Banshees of Inisherin. It looks like his next one will be bringing back some familiar faces with Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken. As per McDonagh’s own words “I think the next thing might be set in an Island, not in Ireland, like in ‘Banshees,’ but again to have the island be a character. So, that’s a scoop for you, I think that’s going to be the next thing.” There you go, it’s McDonagh doing his shtick on an island. Good stuff.

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS - Marvel really needs to get back on track. Many have complained about theirconsistent drop in quality, and with 2025 being one of their busiest years ever with 3 movies and 6 shows (talk about over saturation!) I’m not holding out much hope, though I am optimistic about this Fantastic 4 movie. Directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision) and set in a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic world, featuring a planet-eating cosmic being Galactus, voiced by the gravelly sounding Ralph Ineson. Please be good. Please!

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY - Without a doubt my most anticipated release of the year. Say what you will about Rian Johnson’s Star Wars escapade, his take on the murder mystery genre with Daniel Craig’s Southern slurring detective Benoit Blanc is nothing short of top tier entertainment. Both Knives Out and Glass Onion were fantastic, and honestly I wouldn’t mind Craig and Johnson to keep making these movies for years to come. As long as they have the material, let Benoit keep untangling these twisted webs of lies.

Additionally I’m holding out for some more solid physical media releases in 2025 on 4K from the likes of Curzon and The Criterion Collection, as in fact physical media releases in 2024 was somewhat thriving and actually worth the price. Well, I say worth the price - the big collector’s set always cost over £40 which is too much, but nevertheless I appreciate that these remasters and transfers get a lot of work put into them, so I’m willing to churn out more cash for a worthy keepsake. My favourite physical media output in 2024 came from Curzon with the beautiful Paris Texas and Memories of Murder 4K sets; Arrow Video’s Man from U.N.C.L.E. Blu-ray/4k combo; the 40th anniversary Studiocanal release of The Third Man (packed inside a music box!). Some genuinely great items to add to the collection, so here’s hoping more of that for next year, as physical media is a dying breed so I’m ever so thankful that we still get special companies as the aforementioned and the likes of Second Sight and Indicator doing the great work they do. Now let’s just have 2025 makes cinema trips worthwhile again!

[franciscomaldo]

#KirstenDunst y #DanielBruhl se unen a #KeanuReeves en drama #TheEntertainmentSystemIsDown √

Keanu Reeves (John Wick) ya está confirmado para la esperada próxima película de Ruben Östlund, The Entertainment System Is Down, y a él se le unirán en el reparto Kirsten Dunst (Civil War) y Daniel Brühl (Rush). Keanu Reeves, Kisten Dunst, Daniel Brühl / Imágenes cortesía Frazer Harrison/ Georges Biard/ Martin Kraft Para la producción de sátira social  Östlund, dos veces ganador de la Palma de…

[thebibliosphere]

Once I get a washer and dryer on the main floor of the house instead of the basement, it's over for you hoes. (The laundry pile, my executive dysfunction, and POTS)

[shalom-iamcominghome]

I remember seeing some people talk about what were the last two afghan jews back when there were still two in the country and how almost... silly and comical it was that they still couldn't get along with each other but like... Imagine being the only two people of a minority group in your entire country because everyone else ran away, were intimidated into fleeing, or were killed. Maybe I'm a killjoy, but I really never found it funny to think of them having petty disputes because, like, obviously people in high-stress situations are going to be more prone to argument and disliking each other. Obviously when your sacred texts are stolen, when your community is snatched away, when you aren't sure if you'll be taken prisoner for the last time and never return... Obviously you're not going to be primed to interact with others pleasantly.

When you look up afghan jews, you'll find this.

[urfavcrime]

dsmp is still SO insane to me. still not completely convinced it wasn't a social experiment. it is something that can never be replicated again due to the really specific circumstances that attributed to it's creation and popularity

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BONUS:

Daniel Brühl with Kirsten Dunst and Ruben Östlund at a press event for The Entertainment System is Down at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. More about the event and project HERE. More about the leads' casting HERE. p.s. how good does he look in that damn sweater with shades tucked into the collar??

📸 Cindy Ord (except the last one) + my edits

[keanuquotes]

“The Entertainment System is Down,”

Keanu Reeves has also arrived in Hungary for a film project. The Canadian actor is reportedly staying in downtown Budapest and has been discreetly exploring the city streets, Blikk reported. Reeves is working on a film titled “The Entertainment System is Down,” directed by Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund. The production is expected to shoot in Hungary for 70 days, with filming taking place at Astra Studios near the Hungaroring race track.

Continue reading at https://dailynewshungary.com/closures-budapest-emilia-clarke-keanu-reeves/ | DailyNewsHungary

[prettyflyshyguy]

............................................. I'm regretfully writing a fanfic.

It's not gonna be big, but dialogue has been running in my head 24/7 and if I don't write it down I'll explode. Writing is a fun break from drawing besides and I genuinely feel like slowly dissecting other characters is helping me revisit my original stories, and dissect my own characters and bring more continuity and subtlety into them.

[robo-dino-puppy]

behind rost's house

(look close and you can see the platforms baby!aloy was training on)

[euclydya]

maybe if we sleep more everythign will be ok ACTUALLY POST CANCELLED I'M ABOUT TO START BITING PEOPLE I'M FUCKING BORED

[blue-eli]

Old au drawn pre-Playernort being disproven, but it’s cute so have it anyway. Explanation under cut:

So basically this Player is the part of Xehanort’s heart that remembers being Player. Also the part that has morals. While Terra is possessed he finds himself on Xehanort’s heart station and is approached by this Player, who seems sorta out of it but friendly. Terra comes to the conclusion that Player is in a similar situation to him and befriends them. They keep each other company and Player tries their best to make sure Terra isn’t lonely, but slowly but surely they start slipping- both in their facade and mentally. Eventually they come clean: they aren’t trapped here by Xehanort they are Xehanort, but at this point Terra doesn’t really have anything else besides the memories of his friends and Player has been nothing but nice to him (plus triggers his Big Brother Instincts™️) so he’s a lot more forgiving then he probably should be.

Some facts about this Playernort

-minor shape shifter, can only take forms they took when they were alive.

-when particularly distraught they turn into a young Xehanort, mainly chess Xehanort but sometimes child Xehanort, always grey-eyed.

-is very much purposefully deceiving Terra about not being Xehanort at the beginning, their reasoning for doing this isn’t necessarily bad but it’s still not great.

-Terra ends up enjoying their company more when they look like chess Xehanort, it’s the form where they seem the most honest and some part of him is oddly comforted by the fact that Master Xehanort was once this kind young boy.

And a little thing I wrote:

Xehanort: ...

Xehanort: I want you to be happy.

Terra: what?

Xehanort: not all of me, what I’ve done to you is proof enough of that but...

Xehanort: the part that I am, the part that is here, I want you to be happy. You *deserve* to be happy.

Terra: ...

Terra: ...thanks

[dangerousbrick]

i am no longer violently sick and can drink coffee yippieeeeee

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local audhd having idiot has to do something not related to their hyperfixation and fuCKING EXPLODES!!1!!!!!! /j