Annihilation | Paramount | Feb 23 2018 | Alex Garland | Natalie Portman | Reviews Embargoed till day of release

[TomCruiseTop]

43 minutes ago, antovolk said:

Is it even being offered on an STSL basis here in the UK? 

It is, I presume because of the limited release window. Curzon can be such shits sometimes too, but mostly they'll play ball if you want to do 1, maybe 2 showings at an affiliated venue. 

[antovolk]

7 minutes ago, JamesCameronScholar said:

It is, I presume because of the limited release window. Curzon can be such shits sometimes too, but mostly they'll play ball if you want to do 1, maybe 2 showings at an affiliated venue. 

I am surprised no venue has jumped onto this yet, then? Prince Charles Cinema's Twitter feed say 'impossible', I've heard zero word from Curzon regarding if they plan to screen it themselves (but I know at least one person there who is hopeful).

[TomCruiseTop]

7 minutes ago, antovolk said:

I am surprised no venue has jumped onto this yet, then? Prince Charles Cinema's Twitter feed say 'impossible', I've heard zero word from Curzon regarding if they plan to screen it themselves (but I know at least one person there who is hopeful).

The showing of the film I went to was only my business partner, some close friends, and I, obviously. We wouldn't have been legally allowed to open the doors to the public, just legally allowed to screen to a private audience that we've listed and had approval of prior. 

 

We set it up some years ago, mostly in response to the fact that we were tired of waiting months in some cases for the Oscar contenders to come out over here. I'd offer you an invite/some free tickets to a showing, but not sure how that would go down with the rules around here. I would never want to come across as shilling for my own cinema (for obvious reasons). 

Edited February 26, 2018 by JamesCameronScholar

[antovolk]

10 minutes ago, JamesCameronScholar said:

The showing of the film I went to was only my business partner, some close friends, and I, obviously. We wouldn't have been legally allowed to open the doors to the public, just legally allowed to screen to a private audience that we've listed and had approval of prior. 

 

We set it up some years ago, mostly in response to the fact that we were tired of waiting months in some cases for the Oscar contenders to come out over here. I'd offer you an invite/some free tickets to a showing, but not sure how that would go down with the rules around here. I would never want to come across as shilling for my own cinema (for obvious reasons). 

ahh, so not an actual public screening that is, got it. That's really interesting, didn't know there could be arrangements for this sort of private thing, especially before a film's public release. Good on you guys on getting that going.

Edited February 26, 2018 by antovolk

[TomCruiseTop]

2 minutes ago, antovolk said:

ahh, so not an actual public screening that is, got it. That's really interesting, didn't know there could be arrangements for this sort of private thing, especially before a film's public release. Good on you guys on getting that going.

I think the usual use is for critics associations, and the like. I'm fortunately in a position where I can now afford this kind of thing/know the right people. 

 

It really is a sad truth, and I wish it weren't so, but money does talk. The very notion of release dates not being global in this day and age still drives me mad. 

[antovolk]

21 minutes ago, JamesCameronScholar said:

I think the usual use is for critics associations, and the like. I'm fortunately in a position where I can now afford this kind of thing/know the right people. 

 

It really is a sad truth, and I wish it weren't so, but money does talk. The very notion of release dates not being global in this day and age still drives me mad. 

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Yeah, unfortunately with awards season films, it's a minority of people who care about the delays (or would otherwise pirate the damn screeners) instead of waiting months, and Oscar/awards noms provide a good marketing boost for the GA. I guess the only reason for releasing in the US the way they are is so they're eligible for the Oscars.

 

The Netflix situation, especially the one with this film, is a whole other kettle of fish entirely. Here's hoping Curzon do screenings of this.

[Eric Prime]

 

Well...that's certainly quite a recommendation.

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, CoolEric258 said:

 

Well...that's certainly quite a recommendation.

 

Clearly they don't wanna recommend Annihilation to Coolio, that's why they blocked him

Edited February 27, 2018 by That One Guy

[Dementeleus]

Two thoughtful deep dives into the movie: (spoilers, obviously)

 

https://filmcrithulk.blog/2018/02/27/annihilation-the-horrors-of-change/

 

http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2018/02/annihilation.html

[somebody85]

Stoked to see so many directors I respect coming to the defense of this film, calling it great and encouraging people to see it like Edgar Wright and Sean Baker. The A24 endorsement was big too.

[Eric Prime]

 

[MrGlass2]

Finally released in the free world!

[cookie]

That ending was... something, I guess.

[AJG]

Unlike Cloverfield, Netflix kept the Paramount logo on this one.

[Goffe]

So, let’s see just how bad the movie Tele has been stanning for ages really is

Edited March 12, 2018 by Goffe

[Valonqar]

36 minutes ago, cookie said:

That ending was... something, I guess.

predictable, seen before? 

[AJG]

Is everyone in this movie supposed to be really bored or is that what ‘good’ acting is in 2018?

Edited March 12, 2018 by AJG

[Alli]

OMG Just finished this. Fantastic!!  I'm gonna spend the next few hours on the net looking for discussions on the movie. 

 

Spoiler

was lena at the end a duplicate???????????????

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by Alli

[Dementeleus]

2 minutes ago, Alli said:

OMG Just finished this. Fantastic!!  I'm gonna spend the next few hours on the net looking for discussions on the movie. 

 

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was lena at the end a duplicate???????????????

 

 

On 2/27/2018 at 2:38 PM, HerediTele said:

Two thoughtful deep dives into the movie: (spoilers, obviously)

 

https://filmcrithulk.blog/2018/02/27/annihilation-the-horrors-of-change/

 

http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2018/02/annihilation.html

 

[Alli]

32 minutes ago, AJG said:

Is everyone in this movie supposed to be really bored or is that what ‘good’ acting is in 2018?

yeah, apart from Natalie i thought the other ladies didn't do such a great acting job, but still fantastic movie