Well, what the fuck is a movie now?"

Tarantino asked during Sundance.

“Something that plays in theaters for a token release of four fucking weeks?

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And by the second week, you’ve got the option to watch it on television?

I didn’t get into this for diminishing returns.

It was bad enough in 2019, and that was the last fucking year of movies.

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Its become a show pony exercise, the theatrical release.

you might’t do that,” he said.

Theres no fucking cell phones.

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You own the audience for that time.

For that moment, they are all yours.

They are in the palm of your hand.

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And it’s not just about doing art.

It’s about wowing them!

It’s about giving them a great night out that will be worth it for them.

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A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Now, that, to me, is really fucking exciting!"

Another factor is the use of smartphones,which remain prohibited in movie theaters but lack proper enforcement strategies.

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