"What's Up" At The Cinema by Seymore Flix

An 88 Year Old OO7

Roger Moore today

"Why don't they have a geriatric 007" says Roger Moore. "I would love to play James Bond again. "I'll come back."

Moore played Bond in seven movies during the '70s and '80s and of Daniel Craig, Moore made this back-handed comment, "I think he's terrific.  He's a great Bond. He looks like a killer, he really does. Frightens me!"

Sir Roger Moore is 88 and has had a long career in both film and television playing in such hits as 'The Saint' and 'The Persuaders' . He has been married four times and has three children. Will we see Moore playing Bond anytime soon - I wouldn't bet the farm or even a goat on it.



Box office Analytics - Are They Necessary?

Rentrak, an audience measurement company for both box office and TV programs and Gower Street, a newly formed analytics firm have partnered to develop forecasting products for the movie industry.

The new venture's first product will be a global distribution planning tool that generates box office estimates for all movies with a planned theatrical release up to 18 months in advance.  It is postulated that such data will allow studios and distributors to optimize their release strategy and maximize box office performance.  I say, watch out guys as you may be stepping on some very big toes if the estimates come up short and are leaked.  Why does this help distributors?  The studios know (for the most part) which films will gross big and which are marquee fodder.

The second product Rentrak/Gower will be hawking will be a "screen booking optimization" tool which will evaluate the performance of all possible booking scenarios.  I ask - Why?

According to David Kosse, Gower's Non-executive Director (non-executive?), "By combining Gower's industry knowledge and technical expertise with Rentrak's box office and television information we are set to create the standard in theatrical distribution data analytics."  Gower, which launched earlier this year, is managed by Kosse and two other prior employees of Universal Pictures, all which worked on analytics for the studio.

Am I'm missing something. Good movies generate big audiences - bad films beget poor attendance. That's the only analytic one needs to know.

My Favorite Cult Comedies

Landlady of Kung Fu Hustle

Everyone has their favorite comedies, some of which are cult (those that have reached a status whereby they have a very strong fanbase).  Cult films have often quoted phrases and enjoy repeated viewing by their followers.

My favorite cult comedies are the following:

'The Big Lebowski' 1998
'Caddie Shack'
'Animal House'
'The Blues Brothers' 1980
'Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo - 1999
'Kung Fu Hustel' 2004
'Clerks' 1994
'Beverly Hills Ninja' 1997
'Big Trouble in Little China' 1986

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