cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6730022
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Private equity is a cancer.
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
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it literally is, infinite growth for its own sake at any cost.
but hey, there is also stock market
Nooooo! This is horrible news. Who will produce the weird stuff now?
A25
Keep making more studios until we peak at A69
Nice.
It's punk yet cynical. I love it
I’m was going to come in with Booooo! But I think you’re Nooooo! Will cover my feelings.
This is truly terrible news. It’s so strange when things like this happen and they 100% drop what makes them magic. It would be like that amazing fresh local Pizza place pivoted to doing terrible cheap frozen pizza.
Annapurna and Neon.
I know this is concerning for the fans but this is a fairly common evolution with all these indie distributors. Their rise is similar to Miramax in the 80s and they went on to release some of their best films the following decade once they had funding.
Let's hope A24 sticks with the Daniels like Weinstein stuck with Tarantino
I was thinking the same thing - it'd be nice if they could just keep doing what they're doing now since it's great, but who knows, maybe this will lead to some other great films that otherwise never would have been made. If they can maintain their quality in the big budget space, there's a relatively unfilled niche for popcorn flicks made with care and artistry.
Off the top of my head, Mad Max: Fury Road fits the description of 'big budget, action, based on existing IP' and I don't think anyone would wish that hadn't been made.
Maybe they will start producing garbage; it's entirely possible. I'd rather have a little optimism and wait to hate until it actually happens though. It'd be awesome to see what passionate and talented filmmakers like the Daniels would do with both a big budget and the creative freedom A24 has historically offered.
It is a hope, but not one connected to any actual reality I fear.
There wasn't any special clause about "more action movies" in the Miramax scenario, and also the movie market was vastly different in the 1990s compared to now. In the 1990s there was a lot more diversification of blockbuster genres, allowing for the particular type of blockbusters they managed to produce then, but that market is basically all gone now.
Understandable yet still terrible news. We might still get weird and good auteur films off the back of mainstream movie profits, but I have the pessimistic feeling that even if things would go this way, it will not last long. A24 has been putting out amazing movies for a while now and it would be sad to see it lose its focus because of this equity crap.
enshittification planet
what are some other studios to keep an eye on?
I think Neon puts out a lot of good stuff. Generally a bit of a darker tone (not always) with their films, but still quality.
awesome thanks, turns out I saw and loved a lot of their stuff (like titane, memories of murder, triangle of sadness) but never realized they were from the same studio
Foreign films are better anyway. Give some of them a try.
Name five recent foreign films we should "try", and explain your reasoning for each.
Is there a word for weebs but instead of Asian culture they're obsessed with acting like a shitheel bolshevik? If there isn't one already, it should be your stupid name.