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TENET’s Hallway Fight: Why It Took 4 Different Versions (opens the original)
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TENET’s Hallway Fight: Why It Took 4 Different Versions One fight. Four different variations. In this Nerdy Note, I revisit the TENET Blu-ray special features and look at the work behind the movie’s unforgettable hallway fight. John David Washington had to learn and perform different versions of the sequence — forward and backward and from both sides of the fight — to help create the time-inverted scene we eventually see on screen. It’s a fascinating example of how much preparation can go into j
AMC Wants to Distribute More Independent Films | Nerdy Note (opens the original)
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AMC Theatres is expanding its movie distribution ambitions through Leawood Films. After its experience with the Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concert films, AMC wants to distribute smaller independent movies as well. In this Nerdy Note from Episode #126 of The Silly, Nerdy and Wordy Podcast, I briefly explain what AMC is trying to do and what kinds of films could potentially benefit. 🎧 Full Episode #126 is available now. https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/uvfkXNUYa6b Backrooms and the Crew Behind
AMC Theatres Is Getting Into Movie Distribution | What It Means for Independent Films (opens the original)
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AMC Theatres is getting into the movie distribution business with Leawood Films, creating another potential path for fully financed or completed independent films to reach movie theaters. In Episode #126 of The Silly, Nerdy and Wordy Podcast, I share my thoughts on what AMC’s move into film distribution could mean for independent films, filmmakers, theatrical releases, and movies that might otherwise receive limited releases, go directly to streaming, or struggle to reach theaters. I also get a
Line of Fire vs. Blue Bloods: Peter Krause Leads NBC’s New Federal Family Drama (opens the original)
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NBC’s upcoming Line of Fire has something immediately familiar about it: a family working in law enforcement. Sound a little like Blue Bloods? The similarities are there—but the approach appears very different. In Episode 125 of The Silly Nerdy & Wordy Podcast, I break down what caught my attention in the Line of Fire trailer, including its Secret Service, FBI, U.S. Marshals and DOJ family dynamic, the darker conflicts developing between its characters, and how its federal Washington, D.C. setti
How Film Financing & Tax Credits Shape Where Movies Are Made (opens the original)
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Producer Nicholas Tabarrok breaks down one of the toughest parts of filmmaking: financing a movie. Why do major studios shoot productions in Canada, the UK, Georgia and other locations around the world? Tax credits and government incentives can play a major role in making a production financially viable. In this Nerdy Note from my full conversation with Nicholas, we discuss the challenges of private film financing, production incentives, and why the global footprint of filmmaking isn't just abou
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