filmlover Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Just now, WrathOfHan said: Wait what the fuck this got moved to Christmas and will go wide January 5 http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jessica-chastain-mollys-game-christmas-day-1202582277/ That means Coco is now the only wide release for Thanksgiving Weekend. Probably for the best. Thanksgiving is usually unkind to non-Disney openers, the outlier (Creed) aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 minute ago, filmlover said: That means Coco is now the only wide release for Thanksgiving Weekend. Probably for the best. Thanksgiving is usually unkind to non-Disney openers, the outlier (Creed) aside. Well, there's Polaroid too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Eric Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: Wait what the fuck this got moved to Christmas and will go wide January 5 http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jessica-chastain-mollys-game-christmas-day-1202582277/ But why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Just now, CoolEric258 said: But why? Maybe they think it's better for the movie's awards chances. Not that I think it's gonna compete seriously for anything beyond Chastain and Adapted Screenplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I'm not going to say this is a good or bad move quite yet. This could've been the adult film over Thanksgiving, which Orient Express will now have all to itself. If STX is moving it here to keep it fresher in the Academy's minds, it might work in their favor. The only other release on this date is Insidious, though I'm expecting Shape of Water to go wide too. This and Death Wish moving means good news for Lady Bird's wide expansion (and potentially Three Billboards?). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said: I'm not going to say this is a good or bad move quite yet. This could've been the adult film over Thanksgiving, which Orient Express will now have all to itself. If STX is moving it here to keep it fresher in the Academy's minds, it might work in their favor. The only other release on this date is Insidious, though I'm expecting Shape of Water to go wide too. This and Death Wish moving means good news for Lady Bird's wide expansion (and potentially Three Billboards?). Some of the indie theaters around me are showing The Shape of Water as opening in late December, so it'll probably go wide on Christmas Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, filmlover said: Some of the indie theaters around me are showing The Shape of Water as opening in late December, so it'll probably go wide on Christmas Day. I think it'll be in 500-700 theaters on Christmas; I can't see Fox giving theaters three wide releases over that frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 6 hours ago, filmlover said: Maybe they think it's better for the movie's awards chances. Not that I think it's gonna compete seriously for anything beyond Chastain and Adapted Screenplay. Did you see it? Why are you ruling out best picture, best director, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I haven’t seen this trailer once on social media, YouTube etc. Are the movie press not following it or is no one just giving a shit? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Mad because this means I have to wait longer for this. This movie looks right up my alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 3 hours ago, grey ghost said: Did you see it? Why are you ruling out best picture, best director, etc? I haven't seen this yet (looking forward to it though) but the Best Picture field is already crowded as is. This is probably going to register as 15th place at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Probably the movie isn't tracking very well and they wanted to help it get as much oscar buzz/awareness as it can before going wide. At least according to early reactions this seems to be a crowdpleaser, but that won't help if not enough people show up when it first goes to 1000+ theatres. Look at Battle of the Sexes who had many signs of a movie that could be a medium-size WOM hit, but not enough people knew or cared about it when it went wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretty reckless Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 i wish they stopped trying to make chastain become A list, she is talented but she's NOT a star and a box office flop to add injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 1 hour ago, pretty reckless said: i wish they stopped trying to make chastain become A list, she is talented but she's NOT a star and a box office flop to add injury This makes no sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Eric Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 http://deadline.com/2017/11/mollys-game-kevin-spacey-afi-all-the-money-in-the-world-1202206651/ Replacing All the Money as the Closing Film at AFI Fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 20 hours ago, CoolEric258 said: http://deadline.com/2017/11/mollys-game-kevin-spacey-afi-all-the-money-in-the-world-1202206651/ Replacing All the Money as the Closing Film at AFI Fest. So all the Money Folds and Molly' Games raises the ante..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Someone said this was the first Good Poker Movie ever. They never saw "The Cincanatti Kid" made in 1965 with Steve McQueen at the height of his career;it's a fun film that holds up well today. FUn thing is that Poker is still very much the game of choice with Film Crews in Hollywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 35 minutes ago, dudalb said: Someone said this was the first Good Poker Movie ever. They never saw "The Cincanatti Kid" made in 1965 with Steve McQueen at the height of his career;it's a fun film that holds up well today. FUn thing is that Poker is still very much the game of choice with Film Crews in Hollywood. What about Casino Royale?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 My favorite thing is about seeing a poker movie is pretending I know what the hell is going on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 34 minutes ago, slambros said: What about Casino Royale?! That's not a poker movie. That's a Bond movie where the second act is focused on a poker tournament. The actual game of Poker is not the focus of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...