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Ya, I think that would be really interesting, its crazy how much like 80% of the movies I love would probably have never gotten made today. The 70s really baffle me in terms of how a decade with that level of artistry/originality with studio backing happened. And audiences went to see them, too. French Connection made 250 million domestic adjusted for inflation. If that came out today, a movie that raw and experimental, that ends the way it ends. It would be considered an art film, playing 5 theaters and probably make less than a million. There's no place for a movie like that these days, let alone a Network or an Apocalypse Now.

Were audiences in the 70s just way smarter, or does modern Hollywood just assume everyone are idiots?

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Good read. Katz has his heart in the right place. Unfortunately wanting to do the right thing doesn't work when no one else wants to, or just the person calling the shots.

Fortunately, through the democratization of technology and the rise of profitable DIY culture, there seem to be an inkling of the economic and cultural climate in general moving towards something more decent and sustainable. I hope anyways.

Do you see any lights in the future Trey, any positive trends in the industry?

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The Raven with John Cusack?

Super Mario Bros Movie (done to death, put you guys could finish it)
Street Fighter w/Raul Julia (Dorkman says he hasn't seen it...fresh meat)

Akira
Star Wars rereleases (for shits and giggles)
Patlabor
Patton
Amazing Spider-Man
Animatrix
that's all I can think of for now BACK TO MY ENGLISH PAPER!

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That comment was annoying as hell - it wasn't creative freedom that sank those studios, it was exorbitant spending.  Giving an artist creative freedom doesn't mean "let them spend all our money".  Creative freedom within reasonable boundaries is what he's talking about. 

And I agree with Soderbergh that it's a fine idea.  It's been done before, it's being done now. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - but if you couple it with fiscal responsibility then the risk is minimal. 

Universal gave GL a million dollars to make a movie, and they agreed to make no demands or changes to it whatsoever.   The result was American Graffiti.    They offered the same deal to four other filmmakers - Doug Trumbull used his million to make Silent Running - which tanked, but it was way ahead of its time and has achieved cult status since.  The other three movies were forgettable.  But Graffiti alone made back the five million and much much more.

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Iron man 3. We're already arguing about it in a thread.

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"Life is about movies; anything else is a bonus!"- Me   cool

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Peter Pan (2003)

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I would like to suggest a commentary on The Punisher: Director's cut (2004).

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Here's a movie that I just rewatched and think should be WAYDMed... Lara Croft (2001).   big_smile

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I finished the Harry Potter book series recently. Those things. OMG. The best. And I just listened to the commentary (I wouldn't worry about spoilers in the commentaries; I'm probably not alone in avoiding the commentary before finishing the books - presuming I wasn't the only person on Earth to have not read them - in fact the commentary felt stunted because you avoided interesting avenues of conversation, so don't do that... this has been a really long parenthetical).

I doubt any of you want to do all of the films but I'd love to hear you do every other entry.

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It could be run like an event. A Hogwarts event. Where Eddie makes things people want to eat, and everyone gets to wear a hat.

Then everyone gets quite interested in the Goblet of Fire commentary, obviously because of the story (but also quite possibly due to the appearance of the ladies from Beauxbatons, or the gents from Durmstrang's).

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I'm totally getting all of those references. Totally and completely getting them. Feels so good. The internet is a much less confusing place now.

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