Wonder Woman 1984 shocked the film world this past week, and we researched the big move to HBO MAX from all angles. Then we recap awards to preview Cinematography, Doc Feature, & the Screenplays before reacting to 3 new trailers including one for Pieces of a Woman.

What Is This Episode/How’s AlsoMike Doing? - Top of Show

WONDER WOMAN 84 RELEASING ON HBOMAX + THEATRICALLY::

Quotes From Execs/Hot Takes - 2:54

Big ? 1: Why Now? - 5:51

Big ? 2: How Big Is This For MAX? - 10:14

Big ? 3: Is There Any Upside To Theaters? - 14:04

Big ? 4 - Why Would DC Return To Theaters If This Is $$$? - 18:14

Big ? 5 - Is This A New Tradition? - 29:30

INDUSTRY NEWS:

Disney Mullting Streaming Debuts for Future Live Action Adaptations - 32:13

Universal Reaches PVOD Deal w/ Cinemark, Cineplex - 35:16

AWARDS NEWS:

Nomadland Wins The Golden Frog (Cinematog) - 42:14

Final Draft Awards Will Be Star Studded - 44:14

Dick Johnson Is Dead Wins Everything, Is In Trouble - 45:10

Do Other Doc Winners Matter? - 46:33

TRAILER THOUGHTS:

One Night in Miami Trailer 1 - 53:41

Let Them All Talk Trailer 1 - 56:30

Pieces of a Woman Trailer 1 - 58:49

Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:03:25

What’s Next For MMO - 1:04:02

Oscar Race Checkpoint returns to discuss the box office apocalypse after the big move from Wonder Woman 1984. What are the risks & rewards for WB, HBO MAX, + AT&T? How does this affect holiday movie watching traditions? And most important of all, can movie theaters survive it?

We count all the numbers, project all the projections, and analyze all the uh- analytics we can find about Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and most of all, HBO MAX. There’s a lot of talk about the streaming wars and the entertainment landscape both pre, mid, and post pandemic, and we finish our chat with some related stories about Universal & Cinemark and future Disney Plus possibilities like Cruella.

Then we have to solidify the episode as an O.R.C. as we discuss trophies from the Camerimage festival that’re predictive of Best Cinematography, the Final Draft awards that connect to Best Original & Adapted Screenplay(s), and of course, the Critics Choice Documentary Award winners, which are predictive of, er-, nothing… absolutely nothing, god love them.

Finally, we finish the episode with 3 trailer reviews for One Night In Miami, Let Them All Talk, and Pieces Of A Woman. What were Mike 1’s first impressions of Amazon’s big Christmas premiere? What did the Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen & Diane Weist film reveal about Steven Soderberg and Lucas Hedges? And what did our first reactions to the Pieces of a Woman trailer reveal about us?

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