Off The Break Podcast

Kyle talks about his experience being back at a theater while reviewing Unhinged, and the group gives their opinions of The New Mutants after waiting three long years to see it. Codi gives more booking insights into Tenet and expresses her thoughts on Universal and Lionsgate's PVOD strategies.

Make sure to have a drink in your hand during this episode as it spirals into a drinking game. The group expresses their frustrations for theaters who can't reopen while other businesses can. Codi also gives her insights into how theaters should handle playing Tenet. There is also lots of love...

We discuss the consequences that could come from the removal of the Paramount Decrees for theaters. Also, we hope that theater companies stay true to their word about not shortening the theatrical window as AMC did with Universal. Disney also dropped a bombshell by releasing Mulan on their streaming service.

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Just when we thought AMC theaters was the leader in the war against Universal, they agree to a ridiculous deal that could change the industry. We also encourage everyone to join the #SaveYourCinema campaign.

Link to the #SaveYourCinema campaign can be found here.

After taking a week off, the group comes back to find major shifts with tentpole films, including James Cameron's upcoming Avatar movies. The group also praises IFC Films for continuing to release movies for theaters. A discussion is also brought up about just how serious a Vanilla Ice biopic could be....

The crew notices that creators and filmmakers miss the theatrical experience just as much as we do. They also discuss how "A-list" repertory films are starting to not work anymore.

We speculate on the state of theaters for 2020 going forward and talk about Walmart ruining the fun out of the drive-in experience. To lighten the mood, we pick out fun news items to talk about.

The film buyers express how they can't wait for the day where they can book new movies, plus mention a few release date changes of the new movies coming soon. We also talk about the Academy Awards deciding to create new diversity and inclusion rules.

The group wraps their heads around the fact that AMC lost $2.2 billion dollars due to Coronavirus. We also talk about Sony and STX releasing new movies that may or may not bring people to the theater. Plus, the new trailer for Bill & Ted Face The Music gives everyone a reason...

With Cinemark deciding to not require moviegoers to wear masks, we ask the question of if other theaters should do the same. The film buyers of the podcast also bring up their frustrations with Sony's handling of repertory bookings.