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[Sliva]

On 1/4/2025 at 4:27 AM, BarbieErin said:

 

I Hope so.

Hi! Where did you find the pic of your userpic? I saw another one from that photoshoot but with another angle 

[Jade Bahr]

PTA’s ‘Baktan Cross’: Delayed or Not Delayed?

Last month, Puck’s Matt Belloni turned many heads when he said that Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film might be “punted” to 2026. Although Belloni is as reliable as film journalists get, we haven’t heard anything official from Warner Bros about a date change.

Belloni is now tackling the topic again, via podcast and print, doubling down on it, and claiming that it’s quite simply what he’s “heard.” Warner Bros are “considering” a move to 2026. For the moment, the studio is denying it, but things could change at the flick of a switch.

The question that should be asked is why Warner Bros would want to delay ‘Baktan Cross’? This is a $140M gamble for them as PTA has never really proven himself to be a box office draw; Then again, ‘Baktan Cross’ star Leonardo DiCaprio has.

Whether PTA’s film actually keeps its August 8 release date remains to be seen, but it’s an odd slot for it to open — during the waning days of summer. If Warners want this one to have a festival bow, not to mention a larger audience, then maybe it’d be best to place it a little after the Cannes Film Festival, in June or July. Regardless of quality, ‘Baktan’ and PTA would get the respect and clout needed on the Croisette.

Warners‘ 2025 slate is packed with auteur-driven gambles. Some of them will likely not pay off, but their risk-taking is nevertheless admirable. Which other studio has greenlit a slew of pricey non-IP projects?

They gave the somewhat unproven Maggie Gyllenhaal a $100M budget for “The Bride.” Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” cost anywhere between $118-$140M. Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” cost $90M. Other projects include Barry Levinson’s “Alto Knights” ($80M), and James Gunn’s “Superman” ($300M?).

[BarbieErin]

4 hours ago, Jade Bahr said:

PTA’s ‘Baktan Cross’: Delayed or Not Delayed?

Last month, Puck’s Matt Belloni turned many heads when he said that Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film might be “punted” to 2026. Although Belloni is as reliable as film journalists get, we haven’t heard anything official from Warner Bros about a date change.

Belloni is now tackling the topic again, via podcast and print, doubling down on it, and claiming that it’s quite simply what he’s “heard.” Warner Bros are “considering” a move to 2026. For the moment, the studio is denying it, but things could change at the flick of a switch.

The question that should be asked is why Warner Bros would want to delay ‘Baktan Cross’? This is a $140M gamble for them as PTA has never really proven himself to be a box office draw; Then again, ‘Baktan Cross’ star Leonardo DiCaprio has.

Whether PTA’s film actually keeps its August 8 release date remains to be seen, but it’s an odd slot for it to open — during the waning days of summer. If Warners want this one to have a festival bow, not to mention a larger audience, then maybe it’d be best to place it a little after the Cannes Film Festival, in June or July. Regardless of quality, ‘Baktan’ and PTA would get the respect and clout needed on the Croisette.

Warners‘ 2025 slate is packed with auteur-driven gambles. Some of them will likely not pay off, but their risk-taking is nevertheless admirable. Which other studio has greenlit a slew of pricey non-IP projects?

They gave the somewhat unproven Maggie Gyllenhaal a $100M budget for “The Bride.” Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” cost anywhere between $118-$140M. Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” cost $90M. Other projects include Barry Levinson’s “Alto Knights” ($80M), and James Gunn’s “Superman” ($300M?).

 

Well, apart from Superman in this list, it seems at least Warner is trying to take a risk besides the reboots, remakes and sequences which is great to cinema, even though I don't trust the audiences taste nowadays, lol.

[BarbieErin]

9 hours ago, Sliva said:

Hi! Where did you find the pic of your userpic? I saw another one from that photoshoot but with another angle 

 

I have this saved, I think I got probably from simply Leonardo DiCaprio Gallery, I will take a look and later I tell you.

[Pami]

3 hours ago, BarbieErin said:

 

Well, apart from Superman in this list, it seems at least Warner is trying to take a risk besides the reboots, remakes and sequences which is great to cinema, even though I don't trust the audiences taste nowadays, lol.

Me neither, but I still have hope lol. Damn, I just need to watch a new Leo movie again asap.

[Roxane]

Hola! 15/01/2025

[BarbieErin]

@Sliva the pics you wanted

 

 

[Jade Bahr]

Leonardo DiCaprio and his model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti were spotted arriving in Mexico on a private jet amid the devastating LA fires. The couple, who have been linked since 2023, were accompanied by Leo's father George DiCaprio and George's wife Peggy Ann Farrar.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14277143/Leonardo-DiCaprio-Vittoria-Ceretti-escape-LA-fires-private-jet-despite-climate-warrior.html

 

[Sliva]

On 1/14/2025 at 12:35 PM, BarbieErin said:

@Sliva the pics you wanted

 

 

Thank you 

[Magical]

21 hours ago, Jade Bahr said:

Leonardo DiCaprio and his model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti were spotted arriving in Mexico on a private jet amid the devastating LA fires. The couple, who have been linked since 2023, were accompanied by Leo's father George DiCaprio and George's wife Peggy Ann Farrar.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14277143/Leonardo-DiCaprio-Vittoria-Ceretti-escape-LA-fires-private-jet-despite-climate-warrior.html

 

 

It's not the first time and it will not be  the last time for him to use private jets to travel there. Actually,  he owned a house out there!

 

https://thecabosun.com/leonardo-dicaprio-spends-weekend-in-los-cabos/

 

 

 

[Pami]

Finally a sensible article.

 

https://www.aol.com/leonardo-dicaprio-fled-la-fires-130000106.html

[Jade Bahr]

On 1/15/2025 at 9:52 AM, Magical said:

 

It's not the first time and it will not be  the last time for him to use private jets to travel there.

I don't care one bit for his choice of transportation that's why I skipped most of the text and just posted the pics. I only want him safe.

[AliceT]

Leo donates 1 million toward wildfire funds.

 

keeps message pretty short.

[Pami]

8 minutes ago, AliceT said:

Leo donates 1 million toward wildfire funds.

 

keeps message pretty short.

Just saw it too, tks for sharing it here @AliceT.

[Sliva]

10 часов назад, AliceT сказал(а):

Лео жертвует 1 миллион долларов на борьбу с лесными пожарами.

 

сообщение должно быть достаточно коротким.

Guess what? These greedy people are not satisfied and of course claiming from him more money. And still insulting him and writing that his doing this for PR. They are morons. Absolutely disgusting behaviour. They deserved what they got from nature. 

[Jade Bahr]

Never understood the hate aorund this movie I freakin love it and had the best time in cinema. Some people clearly have no humor at all (or the brain for it) 😅

 

Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Was “Hated" by “Cultural Gatekeepers" but “Half a Billion" People Watched it on Netflix

Last week, “Don’t Look Up” writer David Sirota claimed that the L.A. fires were all the proof needed to know that critics were wrong about his film. Of course, many people called him out as tone-deaf for these comments, and for good reason.

In a new interview with NME, Adam McKay. who directed “Don’t Look Up,” at least acknowledges that comparing the movie to what’s going on in L.A. “seems really small and ridiculous,” but he just can’t help but point out, much like Sirota did, how the “critics” and “gatekeepers” unjustly hated the film.

“What was inspiring and energizing was the popular response to that movie, not the critics and the cultural gatekeepers who hated it,” McKay said about the movie.

He continued, “The estimates of how many people saw that movie – Netflix will never say exactly – but it’s somewhere between 400 million and half a billion. Viewers all really connected with the idea of being gaslit. Being lied to by their leaders, lied to by their big news media, and being lied to by industries. It was funny – when I realized that was the common connection point, I was like, of course! It’s happening everywhere now with this global neo-liberal economy that we’re all living in. It’s such a cancer and everyone is feeling it.”

“Don’t Look Up” is Netflix’s second most-watched original film of all time, McKay assuming that half a billion saw the film is batsh*t crazy — has any one film been seen by that many people? The latest Netflix estimates have the film at 171 million views.

McKay should know better than to tout the number of views the film received on Netflix. Viewing numbers should never be correlated to the quality of a film. Just look at the Netflix all-time top 10 which includes “The Adam Project,” “Damsel,” “We Can Be Heroes,” and “The Mother.”

Back when “Don’t Look Up” debuted on Netflix, McKay caused some backlash by calling the film’s haters “utterly ridiculous” and adding: “If you don’t have at least a small ember of anxiety about the climate collapsing (or the U.S. teetering) I’m not sure ‘Don’t Look Up’ makes any sense.”

That’s right, McKay claimed that critics who didn’t like “Don’t Look Up” must also be careless about climate change. This is the same guy who, just a few weeks ago, believed that “Wicked” would be banned under the Trump administration in “3-5 years.”

“Don’t Look Up” had two scientists, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. touring the country in order to warn Americans about an approaching comet that will destroy the planet. Although Best Picture nominated, the disaster dramedy was ill received by critics; the reviews were mediocre (56% Rotten Tomatoes), and it’s clear Sirota and McKay haven’t forgotten about that.

[akatosh]

I also love Don't Look Up. I thought it was super entertaining and i never understood the hate it got.

[Pami]

5 hours ago, akatosh said:

I also love Don't Look Up. I thought it was super entertaining and i never understood the hate it got.

I love this movie and Leo's character. He was brilliant as usual.

 

It got such hatred because it simply spoke the truth.

[BarbieErin]

14 hours ago, Jade Bahr said:

Never understood the hate aorund this movie I freakin love it and had the best time in cinema. Some people clearly have no humor at all (or the brain for it) 😅

 

Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Was “Hated" by “Cultural Gatekeepers" but “Half a Billion" People Watched it on Netflix

Last week, “Don’t Look Up” writer David Sirota claimed that the L.A. fires were all the proof needed to know that critics were wrong about his film. Of course, many people called him out as tone-deaf for these comments, and for good reason.

In a new interview with NME, Adam McKay. who directed “Don’t Look Up,” at least acknowledges that comparing the movie to what’s going on in L.A. “seems really small and ridiculous,” but he just can’t help but point out, much like Sirota did, how the “critics” and “gatekeepers” unjustly hated the film.

“What was inspiring and energizing was the popular response to that movie, not the critics and the cultural gatekeepers who hated it,” McKay said about the movie.

He continued, “The estimates of how many people saw that movie – Netflix will never say exactly – but it’s somewhere between 400 million and half a billion. Viewers all really connected with the idea of being gaslit. Being lied to by their leaders, lied to by their big news media, and being lied to by industries. It was funny – when I realized that was the common connection point, I was like, of course! It’s happening everywhere now with this global neo-liberal economy that we’re all living in. It’s such a cancer and everyone is feeling it.”

“Don’t Look Up” is Netflix’s second most-watched original film of all time, McKay assuming that half a billion saw the film is batsh*t crazy — has any one film been seen by that many people? The latest Netflix estimates have the film at 171 million views.

McKay should know better than to tout the number of views the film received on Netflix. Viewing numbers should never be correlated to the quality of a film. Just look at the Netflix all-time top 10 which includes “The Adam Project,” “Damsel,” “We Can Be Heroes,” and “The Mother.”

Back when “Don’t Look Up” debuted on Netflix, McKay caused some backlash by calling the film’s haters “utterly ridiculous” and adding: “If you don’t have at least a small ember of anxiety about the climate collapsing (or the U.S. teetering) I’m not sure ‘Don’t Look Up’ makes any sense.”

That’s right, McKay claimed that critics who didn’t like “Don’t Look Up” must also be careless about climate change. This is the same guy who, just a few weeks ago, believed that “Wicked” would be banned under the Trump administration in “3-5 years.”

“Don’t Look Up” had two scientists, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. touring the country in order to warn Americans about an approaching comet that will destroy the planet. Although Best Picture nominated, the disaster dramedy was ill received by critics; the reviews were mediocre (56% Rotten Tomatoes), and it’s clear Sirota and McKay haven’t forgotten about that.

 

Who wrote this shit article? And who TF cares about rotten tomatoes?  Anyway, I rewatched DLU just days ago and loved even more, very resonable with our days unfortunatelly... but it's great to have a laugh of humanity own stupidity.

[BarbieErin]

6 hours ago, Pami said:

It got such hatred because it simply spoke the truth.

 

Exactly.