Show Me The Money!

UK independent film sector "strained to the point of market failure", cinema giant Vue’s lenders take over the company

mail@stephenfollows.com (Dap Dip, Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out why the British Film Institute says the UK’s independent film sector is being strained to the point of market failure, and why the cinema chain Vue’s lenders are taking over the company in a £1bn deal.

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Disney may lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse, high inflation hitting Hollywood hard

mail@stephenfollows.com (Dap Dip, Jess Robinson, Stephen Follows) — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out why Disney may lose the exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse, and discuss why high rates of inflation around the world are hitting the TV and movie industry hard.

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Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's crazy fees for tiny bits of work, big movie industry debate settled

mail@stephenfollows.com (Jess Robinson, Dap Dip, Stephen Follows) — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out why veteran movie stars like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are receiving crazy fees for minimal amounts of work, and why one of the biggest debates in the movie industry appears to be settled after two years of upheaval because of the COVID pandemic.

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UK movie and TV industry skills shortage, average age of lead actors on the rise

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Dap Dip, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 6 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out why the UK’s booming TV and movie production industry is facing a skills shortage, and why the average age of actors appearing toward the top of the bill in film and TV projects has risen significantly over the last twenty years.

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How 'cinematic universes' work, how much control movie directors really have

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson, Dap Dip) — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen analyse the finances behind 'cinematic universes', and discuss just how much control directors have over the money involved in making movies.

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Vue denies cancelling Dashcam due to its content, La La Land composer takes talent agency WME to court

mail@stephenfollows.com (Dap Dip, Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out what's going on as the Vue cinema chain says it didn’t cancel screenings of the new horror film Dashcam due to its content, and find out why La La Land’s Oscar winning composer Justin Hurwitz is taking the talent agency WME to court.

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Netflix's new movie-making strategy, how different 'producer' credits work

mail@stephenfollows.com (Dap Dip, Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out why Netflix has a new strategy when it comes to making movies, and look into the way different 'producer' credits work on movies and TV shows.

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Spike Lee enters the NFT space, Curzon cinema chain lowers its ticket prices

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Dap Dip, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 8 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen discuss Spike Lee becoming the latest director to enter the NFT space with an upcoming collection of Ethereum artwork based on stills from his 1986 film “She’s Gotta Have It”, and find out why the UK cinema chain Curzon is reducing its ticket prices.

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American Pavilion interns at Cannes have to pay to work there, Amazon’s spending on TV and film in the UK passes £1bn

mail@stephenfollows.com (Dap Dip, Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 1 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out why interns at the American Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival have to pay to work there, and discuss Amazon’s spending on TV and film in the UK passing the £1bn mark.

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Financial developments at Cannes 2022, why 3D movies are making a comeback

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson, Dap Dip) — Tue, 24 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen run through the money-related stories at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, and find out how the finances of 3D movies work.

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Summer Tentpole Season kicks off, Cannes Film Festival preview

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson, Dap Dip) — Wed, 18 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen find out what 'Summer Tentpole Season' is and why it matters to the movie industry, and discuss what might come up on the financial side of things at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

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Half of Russia’s cinemas could close, MGM’s library valued at $3.4bn

mail@stephenfollows.com (Jess Robinson, Dap Dip, Stephen Follows) — Wed, 11 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen look at the news that half of Russia's cinemas could close, and find out how Amazon has valued MGM’s entire library of movies and TV.

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CinemaCon roundup, variable pricing in movie theatres

mail@stephenfollows.com (Jess Robinson, Stephen Follows, Dap Dip) — Wed, 4 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen look at what happened at the recent CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and find out whether variable pricing might be coming to a movie theatre near you, and how it might work.

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New Mexico issues biggest possible fine to Rust producers, Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in ten years

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Jess Robinson, Dap Dip) — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen look at the decision by the state of New Mexico to issue the biggest possible fine to the producers of the movie Rust over the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming last year, and analyse why Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in ten years at the start of this year.

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Sonic The Hedgehog 2's big opening weekend, "decentralised" movie studios explained

mail@stephenfollows.com (Stephen Follows, Dap Dip, Jess Robinson) — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen analyse Sonic The Hedgehog 2's opening weekend, the best ever for a movie based on a videogame, and find out more about "decentralised" movie studios.

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Channel 4 privatisation, Oscar Issac's Marvel contract

mail@stephenfollows.com (Jess Robinson, Dap Dip, Stephen Follows) — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen analyse what effect the privatisation on Channel 4 might have on the film and TV industry, and look into why Moon Knight star Oscar Isaac hasn't signed a long-term deal with Marvel.

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The financial fallout from Will Smith's Oscars slap, Cineworld's £500m losses

mail@stephenfollows.com (Jess Robinson, Stephen Follows, Dap Dip) — Wed, 6 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Jess and Stephen look at the financial effects for Will Smith, Chris Rock and the industry after that now infamous slap at the Oscars, and look in detail at Cineworld's losses of £500m.

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Coming Soon: Show Me The Money!

mail@stephenfollows.com (Jess Robinson, Stephen Follows, Dap Dip) — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000