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Forum - View topicNEWS: Oscars. Golden Globes Temporarily Change Eligibility Rules Due to COVID-19
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Kougeru
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This should just be removed all together. It's so archaic. I can understand requiring a movie being available as of a specific date but not at a specific location - not when digital is so huge now. Just makes no sense to exclude digital. |
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Lizuka
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They really should just drop the theatrical requirement entirely but then, they are pretty heavily out of touch.
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Kaylee Smerbeck
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Also relevant
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/28/21240637/amc-theaters-universal-trolls-world-tour-disney-warnermedia-digital-streaming It looks like Covid might kill the traditional theater. |
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KabaKabaFruit
Posts: 1878 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Or maybe it's time for the Academy Awards or any awards show to be retired altogether. Filmmaking is an art, and for the most part in Hollywood, a business. It shouldn't even be a competition.
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WANNFH
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And AMC here act childish for sure — cinema production can live without AMC (and AMC isn't the whole traditional theater industry), AMC though cannot live without the cinema production companies. Especially with having billions USD of debts and one step near being bankrupt. |
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writerpatrick
Posts: 672 Location: Canada |
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This really only affects a handful of movies so far, most notably Trolls World Tour. Although it did open in theaters in Russia. Most of the big titles are being held back.
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writerpatrick
Posts: 672 Location: Canada |
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I think AMC was planning to launch it's own streaming service which would explain why they're so upset. And the theaters may not be able to re-open for month yet, if at all this year. And even if they do, they're going to have to operate at reduced capacity and likely deal with reduced attendance. Also, if other movie companies stand with Universal, then AMC won't be able to do anything. Movie theaters have been dying for some time now. |
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