Comments on: The Year In Review, Part One — The Notable Highlights & Lowlights Of January-June 2011 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/ Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: brian https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123431 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123431 XMFC (no big names, coming off the heels of 2 shitty entries) did more critically/commercial to boost the franchise then X3 or Wolverine.

]]> By: Joe https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123432 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123432 "Domestically it is the lowest grossing of the five “X-Men” films so far, and second lowest internationally, but it does still crawl to $353 million worldwide, "

It's actually the second highest internationally. First Class made more overseas ($207m) than X1, X2 and Wolverine. It also wasn't in 3D like Thor and Captain America were.

]]> By: Huffy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123433 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123433 Yikes. Sounds like a certain writer didn't get an iPad for Christmas. In all fairness most of the snark was warranted. Garbage year for Hollywood, creatively and commercially (can't say that they didn't deserve the latter).
I'm also amazed at how much of a coward Will Smith is about "risky" career choices. He has so much goddamned money that he could star in nothing but fucking Guy Maddin flicks for the rest of his life and still be able to buy a new vacation home every year.

]]> By: john https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123434 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123434 fuck you guys are bitchy.

]]> By: jonathan https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123435 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123435 I just wanted to let you guys know that mildred pierce was nominated for 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, not 9. Also, Kate won for lead actress, not supporting.

]]> By: Dylan Bradford https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123436 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123436 The Sundance Film Festival's 6 head programmers have acknowledged that they do not in fact watch the over 10,000 film submissions, and that they hire "someone" else, ( 30 to 40) other people to screen them before they are passed along ( in their own words) so why don't they divulge the information as to the qualifications of these people? Why would any serious filmmaker feel comfortable about the fairness and spend 65.00 or 75.00 to simply let anyone look at their film? Would you "pay someone from craigslist" for instance and say, I will give you money to let you look at my film and tell me what you think.
This is about as ludicrous as stupidity can get, but Sundance operates as do other film festivals off of desperation, and John Cooper doesn't care about watching these films, he is out and about traveling the globe looking at films from other festivals, he does NOT watch the films.
Sundance films are not independent, its who you know, not what you know or what you have made, they could care less and there is proof of that being made into a film that reveals the corporate corruption including interviews with those who worked at Sundance and behind the scenes. The movie is called "Scam Fest" and this film will open filmmakers eyes to what really happens to their films, and money. John Cooper, Shari Frilot, Jill Miller, Keri Putnam and all the rest of them are sold out and corrupt people, they have no talent, never made a film, have no qualifications other then to sit in a chair and push around paper and distribute money, and all the while Robert Redford does nothing, he simply states his usual rhetoric, "We support filmmakers" he is like a wind up doll.
Well known film reps bring in 4 to 10 films and have private screenings and pay nothing, while your film sits in a box waiting to be watched by some college nit wits busy on their text phones forwarding through submissions, that wouldn't have the time, patience or intelligence to know what a really great film is, and know what? Who gets duped in the end? You the people, the arts, movie goers, and so we have the same old cliches only boxed up "independently" and the real gems go to the garbage. The only people that have the nerve, and the integrity to stand up to Cooper and all his cohorts in their money making scams is the Yeager's whose film Jesus of Malibu was never given the chance, the film trailer, e-mails, and info all reveal specifically how corrupt Sundance is and has been for over 25 years. It is only a matter of time when the states attorney shuts them down from ripping the general public off of millions of dollars each year, millions do the math, and has every filmmaker agree to their terms which is a contractual agreement, if this were any other institution, these people would be behind bars in prison, but the same old show goes on and on, smoke and mirrors, and the on-line publications encourage it, and they don't write about it either, Filmmaker Magazine, Film Threat, Indie Wire, all of them don't want you to know either because they are all making money in this, if not why don't they tell you some really important information like Sundance is corrupt? Why don't they get down to the question and interview; "Dear programmers tell us, who watch's the 10,000 films and can we speak with these "people" please? That won't happen, and so in the meantime I not only tip my hat to the dear filmmakers William and Anais Yeager who have in my mind made the greatest film the world my ever have had a chance to see, but has brought all this to our attention, and it is quite obvious when you look at the film trailers for Jesus of Malibu, that this could be the most creative and solely true independent film ever made, way ahead of it's time, and when you consider that Sundance had no interest in simply answering the Yeager's e-mail or phone call regarding their film trilogy, it is obvious that it is about who you know, and Kevin Smith will always get in line before you or I ever do.
Lets call this what it is for once and for all, its a big party, its about money, not about art, and it is about ripping people off, real indy filmmakers who keep submitting for years and years what a sad thing this has become, and shame to all those who don't tell you about it, shame on them and you filmmakers who keep feeding this "beast".

]]> By: shark https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123437 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123437 Uh, guys, in Chrome, the images cover some of the text. There seems to be some kind of formatting issue. This has been a problem in a number of your posts. 🙁

]]> By: Mike https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-20111229/#comment-123438 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-part-one-the-notable-highlights-lowlights-of-january-june-2011-254713/#comment-123438 Great post, one nitpick though, Christian Bales is Welsh, not English, though you could probably get away with 'British' as a catch all.

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