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Legacy Letters by Tony DiLeonardi
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Cinema School
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* An * indicates Tim's Take ...shop Target This website takes a look at how the media covers things .... TAX TIME, FILE WITH E-FILE Shop Walmart
in focus* "Bohemian Rhapsody" is going to be released in China. That may help push it over $1 billion. That would be stunning for a biopic.
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* Indicates Tim's Take
- * All the hate and back and forth over "Captain Marvel" was stupid. Especially those who tried to take it down and destroy it before it came out. That is a trend that is quite disturbing. It happened to "Green Book" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." It got so bad that Rotten Tomatoes had to ban them from early posting about "Captain Marvel."
* And I would never want to be called a fanboy, if I was one. I only like a few superheroes over the years. I was a huge fan of Superman, Spider-Man, Captain America and Batman. Not too many others. The films, for the most part, look the same. One can only take the world is coming to an end scenario so much. * Episodic superhero tales are much more interesting than the all-out, blow up the world ones. * Right away, I loved "Bohemian Rhapsody" and did not waver but the group think was the opposite. I stayed the course. * Be careful when reading a compilation of movie reviews. I stopped doing them and stopped posting them all over, or at content farms. Are these sites legit by posting every single person who wants to post something? How many are actually just BS? And when a trend emerges, others follow and try to get nastier or more snarky than ones they are reading. They want to be IN and what better way than group think over a movie?
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* THERE ARE GROUPS BENT ON DESTROYING FOX NEWS. Like them or not, that is not good. When a hit piece emerges, look at the source of the original item. They usually are partisan entities or people set to destroy. This is so common now, that is more dangerous than the so-called fake news. And yes, it happens on both sides. Try to ignore them, on both sides. And after the item gets posted, look for those who defend it, right away. That is the key - - right away. That shows a deep partisan bent to it. Why would anyone jump on on item right away, without any real context, or information?
* When the DNC announced that they will not be airing a debate on Fox News, I did not care, and still do not. But, when host Brett Baier complained, it was unsettling, He was surely offended and it came off that way. It seems because it happened, he may go out of his way to show Democrats that he is not like the other hosts who spout opinions. Make no mistake about it, the opinion hosts in prime time move this network. The so-called few news anchors on it, think they yield more power than they do. The minute Shep Smith, Chris Wallace and Brett Baier put on roundtables, they, too, became opinion shows. They just think they are above it.
* What will not be done here is jump to post a video that will go viral or shows something nasty that is designed to take someone down. I do not care what side of the political aisle anyone is on, posting a video early on is often wrong, as it comes out later to be wrong and/or staged.
* Viral videos in general should be avoided by media since they are already all over the place. And the practice of ending a show with an upbeat and off-the-wall item is tiresome and predictable. * Media does indeed get talking points from both political parties. Many organizations send out press releases, as that is how stories get discovered. In politics, pundits are the one's creating them. So, when you hear them using the same phrases and words, over and and over again, that is by design, not by accident, or a coincidence.* The practice of having round-tables and pundits has hurt the overall credibility of a show. In the past, it helped but now, it has the opposite effect.
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OSCAR RULES FOR BEST PICTURE CONSIDERATION ALREADY IN PLACE: In case anyone is interested, here is the rule for Best Picture consideration for the Academy Awards. See here. It is already a rule that a film needs to have a theatrical release in Los Angeles County during the calendar year, Jan. 1 through Dec. 31.
When a film is submitted for Oscar consideration, it needs:
- Correct name of L.A. County theater; dates and screening times; projection format; prior theatrical and nontheatrical releases; running time; language/subtitling, if applicable.
- These rules also apply to Animation, Live Action, Documentary, Compilation.
SOURCE: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
* The Netflix battle will be won by the directors, no doubt. Many feel the way Steven Speilberg does and may not admit it publicly, but others will. Meanwhile, Kevin Costner did, and now, so did Christopher Nolan.
When a film is submitted for Oscar consideration, it needs:
- Correct name of L.A. County theater; dates and screening times; projection format; prior theatrical and nontheatrical releases; running time; language/subtitling, if applicable.
- These rules also apply to Animation, Live Action, Documentary, Compilation.
SOURCE: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
* The Netflix battle will be won by the directors, no doubt. Many feel the way Steven Speilberg does and may not admit it publicly, but others will. Meanwhile, Kevin Costner did, and now, so did Christopher Nolan.
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Disclaimer: Often the case of a blog and/or forum piece - - it is compiled from many sources, which then are simply posted here. The link should take you where item came from, most of the time. It is not the intention of this site to claim authorship of all on this page, or other pages herein. It is an aggregate site, too. It is a news service and uses feeds from all over. It is real-time reporting and posting from Twitter and other platforms. It is many people and sources. But, I alone, place it here, and often write my take on the item. See links. NOTE: I was never just a full blown movie and TV critic. I reported on the entire entertainment scene, and often did news, too. Even sports now and then. At smaller newspapers and radio, you MUST multi-task. But, there is a huge difference between news and entertainment reporting. I tried to blur the lines when I wrote news and it did not pass, and was called out, and rightly so. So, I had to change styles when writing each beat. I contributed to a few sites that are designed like the ones facing layoffs. They were Digital Journal, Examiner and even Yahoo (when they had a boatload of contributors like me). They are content farms. The business is trying to find its way since the Internet exploded and almost killed print journalism. I consider myself retired from full-time, over work in this field.
OSCAR NOTES ABOUT COVERAGE OVER THE YEARS - - Note: most of my photos are from the prep until until red carpet and showtime. I do not take full on photos of the red carpet when the stars come in. I let AMPAS take care of that. And ABC is in charge of the show, with AMPAS, so they can do that ...I am about the content for the most part, and always have been. I also hate taking photos. It takes away from note-taking and soaking it all in. So, I let them do it. I give credit to them. Please see that. So, prep is where it is at for me since not everyone gets to see set-up process. My writing takes place all over, but media takes over the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Loews Hotel. The Loews is attached to the Dolby Theatre so media is all over the rooms, bars and the lobby. Press rooms are located right off the stage. Only so many get in there. But, for many others, the lobby is where to be for the work. The Roosevelt, where E! stations, is better. You do not need a full press pass to cover this, or any pass, to be honest. Be creative and nice, and do the work. Be consistent. A photo pass is not given to most print journalists since they have their photographers doing the work. And full access is for the big media outlets. There is simply not enough room for all who request a pass, so a reporter must find other ways, when needed, and they do it daily, all over the country, with events like this.
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