MMOW 3/31/20 - Hope in the Time of Corona + Award Shows Shifting Eligibility Requirements - Publication Date |
- Mar 31, 2020
- Episode Duration |
- 01:13:23
Did the June movies just move into Oscar contending release dates? Will the Academy change their rules like the Globes did? How are streaming services & premium rentals doing on the market? We lead off this MMOW discussing all those film industry stories, & there’s much more!
NEWS OF THE WEEK - CORONAMANIA…YES, AGAIN:
May/June Theatrical Releases All Move Release Dates - 1:40
(But There’s SOME Bright Line! 🌟)
Aretha’s “Respect” Gets Moved Too, But Not b/c of Corona! - 6:15
(And The Worry of Becoming “Over-Musicaled” 🎤)
China Re-Closes Its Re-Opened Theaters - 11:05
CEOs, Corporate Staffs, Get Furloughed - 12:28
(Including The Stimulus Satsfying NATO 🎬 + The Dire Straits of the NorthEast)
AWARDS-SPECIFIC CORONA NEWS:
Golden Globes Announce Eligibility Changes 🏆 - 18:49
Tonys and Emmys Announce Changes - 22:28
Will We Hear From The Academy Soon? - 23:33
DO YOU CARE (About…):
📽This Week’s New VOD/Premium/Streaming Releases - 27:25
(Including AlsoMike’s Takes of 🖤Monday s2)
John Krasinski’s News Show - 35:09
3 Interesting Casting Stories - 37:16
(Including Anya Taylor-Joy, Mad Max, Gosling, + Creep 3 News)
SXSW Announces Special Jury Winners - 40:42
Neon Been Spending That 🧀 - 43:41
(What’s Nic Cage’s Next Move, and WHAT IS POSSESSOR?!? Both Here)
BOX OFFICE UPDATE:
VOD/Rental Charts from iTunes + Prime - 46:07
Streaming Service Sub Gaine Go📈 - 47:48
TRAILER THOUGHTS:
Netflix’s 🐅Tail Trailer 1 - 49:40
HBO’s Bad Education Trailer 1 - 51:20
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
AlsoMike Reviews… - 53:58
Netflix: 🐯King; The 👑
Apple TV+: Dickinson
Prime: Score: A Film Music Doc; Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Doc
Hulu: Joan Jett Doc 🎼; Portrait of a Lady on 🔥
Movies Reviewed: Jumanji: The Next Level; Making Waves; The Great Ziegfield;
The Rookie⚾️
Mike1 Reviews: 1:00:51
Netflix: The Invitation✉️; Creep 2 (I Lied To You)
SIXDEGREESOFMMO:
Recap and Awards - 1:03:51
Winner + New Challenge - 1:08:29
Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:50
What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:25
Wonder Woman 1984, In The Heights, and Respect moved off their release dates for virus & non-virus related reasons, and we open the show doing some Oscars talk regarding how the calendar could affect upcoming award campaigns. The Golden Globes also changed their eligibility rules, big studio CEO’s like Bob Iger are going without pay, and VOD & streaming services continue to make gains amidst the shutdown. So we break down all kinds of Hollywood stories in our News Of The Week segment.
Then in DYC, we give you an overview of new movies hitting your watch-at-home schedule, look forward to some 2021 films with some casting news regarding the next Mad Max & Creep movies, etc. The SXSW Awards came out last week, & we discuss the big winners from this year and from South By’s past. Plus, Neon has been on a buying spree with it’s Parasite money!
We do a box office update, which in this case is an overview of the premium VOD charts from iTunes & Amazon Prime. In Trailer Thoughts, we cover the latest previews for Netflix’s Tiger Tail & HBO’s Bad Education. Then we review all kinds of stuff in What We’re Watching from The Crown to Creep 2 & from The Great Ziegfield to Jumanji: The Next Level.
To close out the show, we celebrate another terrific SixDegreesOfMMO, and we give you another fun challenge. So if you’re enjoying these episodes, do please leave us that 5 star review on Apple Podcasts if you get a few moments.
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