Birth of a Nation | Fox Searchlight | Sundance Grand Jury Prize. ONLY DISCUSS THE MOVIE AND BOX OFFICE IN THIS THREAD.

[TLK]

The Sundance premiere happened literally the week after Oscar nominations were announced and the #oscarssowhite controversy was raging . It is hardly a surprise that the movie got better reviews but the movie is dead now. You can fix a lot of things but there are still a few things that no PR firm can fix.

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, TLK said:

The Sundance premiere happened literally the week after Oscar nominations were announced and the #oscarssowhite controversy was raging . It is hardly a surprise that the movie got better reviews but the movie is dead now. You can fix a lot of things but there are still a few things that no PR firm can fix.

I think the moral of the story is: do your homework before signing 8 figure deals.

[CJohn]

12 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I think the moral of the story is: do your homework before signing 8 figure deals.

8 figure deals that start with a fucking 2

 

[Talkie]

17 minutes ago, TLK said:

The Sundance premiere happened literally the week after Oscar nominations were announced and the #oscarssowhite controversy was raging . It is hardly a surprise that the movie got better reviews but the movie is dead now. You can fix a lot of things but there are still a few things that no PR firm can fix.

 

Yeah, that's why Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Victor Salva haven't been able to get a film produced in decades. 

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, CJohn said:

8 figure deals that start with a fucking 2

 

Your avatar is Fox Searchlight's reaction right now btw.

[WrathOfHan]

9 minutes ago, CJohn said:

8 figure deals that start with a fucking 2

 

It was only 17.5M; Netflix was offering 20M, boy did they dodge a bullet

[cannastop]

30 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I think the moral of the story is: do your homework before signing 8 figure deals.

I think it would have been fine if Nate Parker didn't treat the Variety interview as part of his Oscar campaign. He should have known to STFU.

[TLK]

13 minutes ago, Talkie said:

 

Yeah, that's why Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Victor Salva haven't been able to get a film produced in decades. 

 

That wasn't what I was talking about. Parker was able to make this movie and he will make even more movies in the future.

 

[cannastop]

13 minutes ago, Talkie said:

 

Yeah, that's why Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Victor Salva haven't been able to get a film produced in decades. 

Allen and Polanski were busted after they had an established directing career.

 

No one really gives a shit about Victor Salva.

[cannastop]

3 minutes ago, TLK said:

 

That wasn't what I was talking about. Parker was able to make this movie and he will make even more movies in the future.

 

[Blankments]

2 hours ago, CoolioD1 said:

i feel like foxS are just gonna release the movie as planned. not else much they can do. it'll take a hit but i'm not sure it's as doa as you guys think it is. i wont see it though. i know it'll just make me mad. i rewatched ed wood like a month ago, one of my all-time favourites, and just felt uncomfortable.

Wait what's wrong with Ed Wood? I'm confused

[CJohn]

20 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

It was only 17.5M; Netflix was offering 20M, boy did they dodge a bullet

"Only"

[ddddeeee]

5 minutes ago, Blankments said:

Wait what's wrong with Ed Wood? I'm confused

The lead actor's an asshole.

[WrathOfHan]

7 minutes ago, CJohn said:

"Only"

It's a small loan  

[babz06]

5 minutes ago, CJohn said:

"Only"

ikr. 17.5m is alot to pay for an indie movie. Fox Searchlight is a specialty studio, whose films live and die by critical reviews and awards season. They were hoping this would be another 12YAS, making around 50-60m. We'll have to see how the reviews out of TIFF turn out; 

[comicbookguy]

1 hour ago, Jay Beezy said:

Welp. This could settle some internal dilemmas about supporting the film vs. not supporting the man.

 

 

The irony of such a statement coming out that weasel's mouth.

Edited August 17, 2016 by comicbookguy

[Chewy]

1 hour ago, filmlover said:

I think the moral of the story is: do your homework before signing 8 figure deals.

 

Also maybe don't rape people

[Kvikk Lunsj]

45 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

It was only 17.5M; Netflix was offering 20M, boy did they dodge a bullet

I think Netflix would have been fine since people would not feel bad about watching it on Netflix. 

[Alpha]

1 hour ago, filmlover said:

Mess.

 

Where's the Mariah grave gif when you need it?

 

[Chewy]

45 minutes ago, Talkie said:

 

Yeah, that's why Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Victor Salva haven't been able to get a film produced in decades. 

 

I'm still stunned Salva's getting more work. I know Hollywood's fucked up but you'd think some things were beyond the pale