AMC & Universal make history. Are movie theaters now doomed? ...Meanwhile, the Venice & Toronto Film Festivals announced their lineups, and Netflix added another awards hopeful in Rebecca to their fall slate. Oscar Race Checkpoint is back!

UNIVERSAL AND AMC MAKE A LANDMARK DEAL:

Terms of the Deal?…Kinda… - 1:43

AMC’s “Leverage” - 4:02

Wanted: Other Studios - 7:34

The Comcast Sense + Money Cents - 9:05

What Type of Movie May Benefit? - 13:05

New Marketings, New Timelines - 17:17

The Little Theaters/NATO/WTF - 20:50

Wall Street’s Reaction/Netflix/Shout Outs - 26:07

NETFLIX’S AWARDS SLATE:

Fall is PACKED w/ Oscars Hopefuls - 29:06

(Plus an Intriguing Prediction RE Netflix’s Future)

FILM FESTIVAL LINEUPS:

Venice Highlights Women Directors - 37:50

TIFF Confirms Interesting Showcases - 41:27

Telluride/Fantastic Fest/Cons Roundup - 45:01

MISC.

David Rubin Re-Elected as Academy Pres - 46:17

New Awards Season Dates - 46:46

Socials/Your Homework - 48:30

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 50:01

The AMC / Universal deal may shake up Hollywood forever, and it may hasten the demise of movie theaters. Or it may not last very long. We break down every angle for the first half of the episode before diving into the fall release slate for Netflix, and the lineups announced for both Venice & TIFF before we finish with a few more updates on the awards season calendar.

What does the shortened window do for arthouse films vying for awards, and can Focus Features benefit? What kind of blockbusters may agree to the 17 day window, or will ALL big money projects ride or die in theaters? Then speaking of theaters, what could a deal like this do to specialty, independent, and second run cinemas? There are so many questions. But we have A LOT of thoughts.

Thankfully, Venice is no longer a total sausage fest, and we actually praise their announced lineup for a welcome change. We then go over the TIFF lineup, how it’s showcasing films from previous festivals, and all of this after we lay down the gauntlet with the Netflix awards slate and it’s latest release date for Rebecca.

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