Megalopolis l September 27, 2024 | Lionsgate | Francis Ford Coppola's future magnum opus l CINEMA HAS BEEN SAVED

[JohnnyGossamer]

40 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

Ferrari, The Last Duel, Annette (Carax isn't that old but it was another movie Driver helped get made) all good. And fingers crossed for Heat 2. If I were him I'd jump at the chance to hang around the old-timers while I still could, too. 

I mean, it usually fascinating. Yeah Annette too. I'd forgotten Heat 2.

[Firepower]

I would be really surprised if it gets 80+% RT even if it's good. There are so many things working against it: manufactured Coppola controversy, a bunch of controversial actors like Labeouf, Voight and Hoffman, and clearly not accessible movie to the wide audience. I can easily see a bunch of critics with strong enough bias against people involved trying to nuke it, situations like this already happened before. But fingers crossed it's somehow well received and gets some award, enough to find decent US distributor.

Edited May 15 by Firepower

[AniNate]

Less than 24 hours till we find out if cinema has in fact been saved

[interiorgatordecorator]

well, at least people are talking

[AniNate]

Not sure what this means for multiplex distribution but one way or another it looks like it is gonna be in theaters

 

Francis Ford Coppola’s Cannes Entry ‘Megalopolis’ to Get Global Imax Release

[kayumanggi]

 

[TomThomas]

https://deadline.com/gallery/megalopolis-cannes-red-carpet-gallery/

Red carpet is happening right now, everyone is there.

[TheDude391]

When should we expect first reactions?

[Lucas]

According to a contact there were some booes at one of the screenings.

[AniNate]

5 minutes ago, Lucas said:

According to a contact there were some booes at one of the screenings.

 

Ah, Cannes gonna Cannes

[interiorgatordecorator]

5 minutes ago, Lucas said:

According to a contact there were some booes at one of the screenings.

 

boos are better than shrugs, I guess 

[TomThomas]

There are 2 letterboxd reviews that could be legit or not. One french review is 2/5, complains about FX, script and dialogues, but praises actors, mentions booes on screening. The other one is 4.5/5, claims it's a masterpiece, compares to Showgirls, The Fountain and Tree of Life.

[AJG]

18 hours ago, AniNate said:

Less than 24 hours till we find out if cinema has in fact been saved

If it’s bad it’s good, if it’s good it’s good. It’s a win-win situation.
 

 

[AniNate]

Probably around 3:30PM ET is when the review floodgates will open. Cannes screening started 45 minutes ago.

[kayumanggi]

 

[Lucas]

Heard something about it that is absolutely insane, really curious if the trades will keep themselves from spoiling it the second the embargo drops.

[TomThomas]

Initial vibes suggest Blonde reception, love/hate movie without good overall reception. I hope I'm wrong because Blonde was destroyed almost across the board.

[kayumanggi]

 

[wildphantom]

I remember when Dracula had mixed reviews back in 92. That’s now regarded as a classic. 
 

Reviews won’t move the needle in any way for me as I couldn’t be more excited to see it as it is.  We’re just lucky we get to see one more epic from a genuine legend 

[TomThomas]

I think it's getting panned, there are some really extreme negative reactions out there. Blonde 2024. I guess Francis can only hope for Vertical distributor now.