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This is the question on a lot of minds since Martin Scorsese said the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films are not cinema. If we go by the dictionary definition, it’s clear that the MCU films are cinema. So that’s obviously not what Mr. Scorsese is talking about. He
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I think it’s safe to say that Avengers: Endgame has been the most anticipated movie in the history of movies. Never in the history of movies have this many people made an appointment to see a movie. I believe it was an appointment 11 years (and 21 previous movies)
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The short answer is slim to none (with a chance of no way José) and you probably didn’t need a spoiler alert for that one. Seeing that I don’t get paid to give short answers, here goes: A crowd-pleasing superhero film will get a x3 multiplier at
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Captain Marvel (CM) has opened and there is no doubt (well, almost) about how well she’s doing at the box office! A whopping $456.7 million is the 6th biggest worldwide opening in the...yeah...world. However, the apparently few doubters (technically known by scientists as...Trolls) insist that
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Read Part 1 here Disney vs Netflix (Studios vs Streaming) The Venom and Spider-Verse movies have definitely breathed some new life into Sony Pictures. They're now up in 4th place among the big studios revenue wise. So there's a question about whether Sony will ever
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Read Part 1 here Netflix vs Disney (Netflix vs Other Streaming Platforms) By now, you've heard that Disney is planning to actively compete with Netflix in the streaming arena. I have no doubt that the content on Disney+ will be stellar. However, something about the attitude with which
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Read Part 1 here Disney (The Merchandising Mindset) In my earlier article, I talked about how Disney was exemplifying a not-so-new paradigm for making blockbusters. I called it the merchandising mindset...or the Theme-Park Mindset. Most studios actually have it. Disney has simply taken it to overdrive
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However, I still maintain that the secret to Netflix's longevity will remain quantity and not quality. Their quality needs to be just good enough, but their quantity still needs to keep screaming "we've got waaaay more than you can ever dream of watching in your lifetime". Luckily, it still does.