It's really interesting to see that, after years of animosity between aspects of Hollywood and the streaming companies, many production companies and studios are opting to release some of their movies on those same streaming platforms, particularly rom-coms, which probably can likely make an easier transition to home viewing than a big budget spectacle.

 

Does this pandemic have the potential to change the balance of power between the movie industry and streaming platforms? Or will there be a return to 'business as usual' once the pandemic ends (although Dr. Fauci has intimated that coronavirus could become a season thing, which sounds horrifying on its face).  Movie theaters were already losing business (which many blame streaming platforms for) for non-comic book blockbuster movies.  Also, according to this article, there will likely be permanent damage to the industry.

 

"Permanent damage": Analysts see media giants taking double-digit hits from coronavirus https://t.co/kRkDjJ4QmQ

— Variety (@Variety) March 25, 2020

4 hours ago, Faulkner said:

If Rachael Ray and Art Smith start saying crazy sh!t on Fox News, it’s all over...

 

No, if NATE BERKUS starts saying crazy [!@#$%^&*] on Fox News, it's all over.   

7 minutes ago, Khan said:

 

No, if NATE BERKUS starts saying crazy [!@#$%^&*] on Fox News, it's all over.   

Touché 

Paula Deen is doing some quarantine cooking. This recipe actually looks kind of revolting. 

 

 

Stones At Home Corvid 19 is afraid of Keith Richards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, reallyhateskateonlost said:

Stones At Home Corvid 19 is afraid of Keith Richards.

 

 

Well, COVID-19 isn't so much afraid of Keith as it is amazed by him.   

 

I agree with @DramatistDreamer and others: this pandemic stands to change the film industry as we know it...for better AND for worse.

https://deadline.com/2020/04/neighbours-resumes-production-australia-coronavirus-guidelines-safety-plan-1202913780/

 

Australia’s ‘Neighbours’ Sets Safety Protocols As It Resumes Production; First Show Back Could Be Road Map For Others

By Nellie Andreeva

Nellie Andreeva

Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV

@DeadlineNellie

April 21, 2020 9:11am

 

Edited April 21, 20205 yr by John

I hate to sound so negative; however, as well-intentioned as those new production guidelines sound, in the end, I don't believe they will prove conducive for good storytelling or good acting.

 

Sigh.

 

I hope we find a way to combat COVID-19 once and for all.  I really do.  Otherwise, scripted entertainment as we know it to be is gonna suck.

Edited April 21, 20205 yr by Khan

This may be a blessing in disguise. If all the crappy new shows can't get produced, we'll just see reruns of old shows that are wonderful. 

I mentioned this in the COVID-19 thread but the drive-in movie is getting something of a revival in certain parts.

 

A Moment for Drive-In Movie Theaters - 19 images of movie-goers enjoying big screen entertainment, while remaining safely apart, in South Korea, Germany, and the U.S. https://t.co/qu3aqVUn5S pic.twitter.com/Vln5yFEpId

— The Atlantic Photo (@TheAtlPhoto) March 30, 2020

Well, well, well...

 

In addition to the 2 sound categories (finally) merging, the Academy announces that for the first time, a theatrical release will not be mandatory to qualify for the Oscars. That’s a rule only intended to be in effect this year, but it’s major nevertheless. https://t.co/GXaZZMkuW7

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) April 28, 2020

Somehow, watching people make comfort food is just comforting. 

 

L.A.’s Finest, with Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, had been shopped around, passed on, and landed as an original for Spectrum on-demand subscribers. With the production pipeline shut down indefinitely due to COVID, Fox has picked it up for fall premiere, re-airing it from the beginning. Funny how things change.

 

 

On 4/16/2020 at 11:55 PM, DRW50 said:

I have gotten such bad vibes from Ellen over the last 5-10 years, I can't even pretend to be surprised at the tsunami of negative stories surrounding her. 

I've heard she's mean