Hello everyone, Little bit of humor…. A few days ago, Vin Diesel implied that the upcoming “Fast X” is the first of a THREE PART movie. So, I guess they don’t need a book. They […]
Tag: movie news
saidi’s take – 5/10/2023
Hello everyone, The opening weekend also didn’t beat the comparable opening weekend of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” which opened with $187 million the first weekend of May. However, prospects for this summer […]
saidi on cinema con – pt.5
Final Day Paramount Presentation The first thing on the final day (Thursday) was the Paramount presentation. (this is not in the actual order of the presentation). They started with some teenage mutant ninja turtle dancers […]
saidi on cinema con – pt.4
Day 3 Disney Presentation The first thing I attended on Wed morning was the Disney presentation. They first showed a montage for their 100th anniversary and displayed the brand-new Disney logo with “100 Years” on it. […]
saidi’s take – 5/1/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor…. Let me know when they can freeze prisoners in suspended animation. I may call it “brilliant” when they can do that.
saidi on cinema con – pt. 3
SEMINAR The “State of the Industry” seminar is always first thing on the Tuesday morning. It’s usually the most important seminar of CinemaCon because the head of the MPA (Motion Picture Association) and the head […]
saidi on cinema con – pt. 2
SEMINAR The first thing I attended was the “Movie Theaters Aren’t Going Anywhere” seminar on Monday afternoon. Jeffrey Cole gave a speech about the current movie industry. According to an online bio: he’s the founder […]
saidi on cinema con – pt. 1
INTRODUCTION For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is the annual movie theater convention usually held is Las Vegas, NV every spring. It’s put together by NATO – the National Association of Theater Owners (NOT the […]
saidi’s take – 4/18/2023
Hello everyone, The biggest new movie opening was “The Pope’s Exorcist” which was #2 with only $9 million. “Renfield” just missed the #3 spot with $8.02 million so it took the #4 spot. “John Wick […]
saidi’s take – 4/11/23
Hello everyone, Box Office: “Air” also beat expectations with approx. $14.45 million over the weekend and $20.2 million since it opened last Wednesday. It was ALMOST #2 for the weekend (“John Wick 4” made $14.46 […]
saidi’s take – 4/6/2023
Hello everyone. Although it’s still early April, it looks like the summer movie season has now started. Advance tickets for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3” (May 5) and “Fast X” (May 19) just went […]
saidi’s take – 4/4/2023
Hello everyone, Today’s email is dedicated to William Doren who passed away about a month ago (although Variety reported it today). He was my boss for a little while when I worked at Kodak. Box […]
saidi’s take – 3/28/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor: A lot of movie theater marquees look like this these days…. If the theater was playing “Creed 3” it would be ALL sequels. I wonder what “John Wick 4” […]
saidi’s take – 3/21/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor… I would not recommend taking your daughter to any of those movies until she’s at least a teenager no matter what her mood is.
saidi’s take – 3/13/2023
Hello everyone, Of course, the biggest news is the Academy Awards A friend of mine commented: Since Harrison Ford AND Phoebe Waller-Bridge were both attending the awards, why didn’t they introduce a trailer for “Indiana Jones and the […]
saidi’s take – 3/7/2023
Hello everyone, Award news: ..so it’s looking like “Everything, Everywhere…” will probably win a lot for the final award show of the season next Sunday. Little bit of humor… They do seem to be doing […]
saidi’s take – 2/28/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor… If Will Smith snuck into the Academy awards and snuck on stage that would be something they never anticipated.
saidi’s take – 2/18/2023
A little bit more movie news from this past week… I have amended my previous list of my “Movie to See in 2023”…. “Air” Little Bit of Humor: A few days ago, they released this […]
saidi’s take – 1/25/2023
The landscape after the Academy Award nominations… Here’s the major nominations: Best Picture Actor in a Leading Role Actress in a Leading Role Directing Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role Little […]
saidi’s take – 1/17/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor: It’s a good question. R2D2 remembered Leia but didn’t remember Anakin in Episode 4.
saidi’s take – 1/10/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor: Although the “Avatar” box office is WAY AHEAD (“Puss In Boots” is only around $200 million worldwide total). These are the current numbers according to reviews.
saidi’s take – 12/27/2022
Hello everyone, Total box office was approx. $83 million for the 3-day which is about 57% lower than last years holiday (not 3-day weekend) total of $144 million. Internet responses…. ..and some internet responses quoted […]
saidi’s take – 12/20/2022
Hello everyone, ..Cameron’s response is that he would love for Matt Damon to appear in one of the other “Avatar” sequels but not for 10% of the gross. Little bit of humor….. Believe it or […]
saidi’s take – 12/17/2022
Whole bunch of movie news for this week… New Trailers: Internet responses… The internets response: The internets response… Finally…little bit of humor: THEY MADE IT IN 4D?!?!?!?! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
saidi’s take – 12/13/2022
Hello everyone, Best Film – Top Gun: Maverick Best Director – Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans Best Actor – Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once Best […]
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