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Post by jo on Jun 15, 2018 20:32:50 GMT -5
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Post by mamaleh on Jul 10, 2018 20:53:48 GMT -5
It’s starting production in October! Yay!
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Post by jo on Jul 10, 2018 22:36:40 GMT -5
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Post by njr on Jul 11, 2018 12:32:01 GMT -5
Jo, I was told you posted spoilers without announcing it. I have not read this thread today because of that. Please start a Spoilers thread.
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Post by jo on Jul 12, 2018 6:01:24 GMT -5
If you have read this thread, I had marked what I thought were sensitive posts with SPOILER ALERTS. I don't know how to sort what is a SPOILER or not, to be honest. I am just using my judgment. Which particular post here is supposed to be marked with a SPOILER alert which I may not have tagged? I think, in general, features which discuss films in development or in production may or may not contain what some people think is sensitive info. If you are quite sensitive about info about films are being made at the moment, maybe it might be best to avoid those threads in particular. It is all about judgment. The problem is I might not correctly assess the information. Sorry  Jo |
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Post by luzie on Jul 12, 2018 6:57:02 GMT -5
Jo, for fans who don't want to know anything or too much about the storyline, your two casting speculations contain (minor) spoilers that you haven't marked before as spoilers. May I remind you, how you spoiled Prisoners once for fans who haven't read the script by thoughtlessly talking about the perpetrator? To avoid these things, it would be indeed better to open a special spoiler thread for any discussions and speculations. It would be easier for you and for others since not all fans like to read any detailled infos about the story beforehand. Just a suggestion.
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Post by jo on Jul 12, 2018 8:07:24 GMT -5
Yes, I can open one -- the problem is deciding where to post which feature on which thread. It's actually a matter of judgment - so if you guys can define how to classify the info between SPOILER-FREE and SPOILER-FULL, that will help me make the decision on where to put it. Sorry, but I have no clear understanding of what is SPOILER-FREE OR SPOILER-FULL.
Re Prisoners - I do not remember myself talking about the perpetrator but maybe the article I posted might have included that info.
I think as a general rule, films in development, in pre-production, in production, in post production might include articles ( not mine) that may or not divulge what some may consider as spoiler-ish but others may not. Maybe the best approach for those who do not want any possibility of being exposed to a SPOILER ( how do you define one, anyway) is to avoid any posts that refer to future films.
Or maybe I can post all articles or discussions for future films ALL under a SPOILER THREAD? Even casting news may include ( if the role is defined) what some may consider SPOILERish.
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Post by luzie on Jul 12, 2018 10:02:42 GMT -5
For instance: The Variety article about the casting doesn't contain any spoilers. I understand it's sometimes difficult to assess what's spoiler-free and what might contain spoilers, if you know the storyline. Articles about pure casting choices or general film news without any details about story and characters are spoiler-free. Any further speculation about who could play such and such character, is spoilerish.
Re Prisoners, it wasn't an article, it was you who thoughtlessly mentioned the perpetrator (among a few other details) in a context that was clearly not marked as spoiler. This made some fans pretty angry. There was even a brief argument about it here. Frankly, only due to these indiscretions I registered here at that time to ask for a spoiler thread, because I didn't want to read the script and rather wanted to be surprised but unfortunately already knew more about the story than I've wanted. To be fair, I knew a few spoilers not only because of you but also because of other places.
In case of Bad Education, I for one don't mind spoilers since I have read a detailled synapsis of the script, but here are others who haven't read it and don't want to know any spoilers even if it's often difficult to avoid any at all.
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Post by jo on Jul 12, 2018 10:20:01 GMT -5
What I remember about Prisoners is that I posted an article/podcast that might have a link within the article that may be considered spoilerish. You say it was a thoughtless posting - I would not ever deliberately do that. People got mad for what might be an honest misjudgement -- isn't that rather uncalled for? I never guaranteed that I will always post spoiler-free entries only because I am not sure myself whether one is spoilery or not... If people think it was a spoiler - then I am working from the point of view of good faith. From my recollection, the podcast included, if I remember right, it included a link to an interview which might have mentioned the details. And I did apologize to the person who caught it. And apologized a second time because she posted the issue again on another thread.
If I posted something that might be considered spoilerish by some, it might have been that I thought of it as non-spoilery on the other hand. But that is a matter of perspective. So, it would be best to post almost all news about a future film or unreleased film in a SPOILER thread. As you can see, I have transferred all the previous entries to a SPOILER THREAD for BAD EDUCATION.
Maybe if people who are absolutely allergic to spoilers want to avoid them - they may just want to simply try Google/Twitter/Facebook/News Media themselves to find out about the film and refrain from reading what I post here? I cannot guarantee that my judgment will be as some people want it to be -- I do like discussing about new projects and it is what makes the discussions more interesting rather than just browsing for news.
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Post by carouselkathy on Jul 12, 2018 11:54:01 GMT -5
I agree that a separate thread for future projects should be labeled SPOILER THREAD. Then there would be no danger of unwanted info leaking out into other threads.
Jo, thank you for all you do on this forum to keep us informed.
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Post by njr on Jul 12, 2018 14:16:39 GMT -5
Jo,
Spoilers are those that tell the plot of the movie, i.e. what happens. It’s as simple as that. I see we now have a regular and Spoiler Bad Education thread. Great - that’s all we asked for.
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Post by jo on Jul 12, 2018 17:08:12 GMT -5
LOL - easier said than done. I am afraid that would leave the generic/bare thread with hardly anything because news or opinion articles do disclose the general plotline ( especially when provided by the creatives or the producers) and define roles with a lot of details these days. Even casting news carry detailed info now. This is especially true for movies which are based on true events ( such as possibly in Bad Education), well-known literary work, or a remake...or even in inspired stories ( such as Greatest Showman which told the story of " the advent of show business from the perspective of impresario PTBarnum " ( is that considered a plotline?).
In the case of BAD EDUCATION, detailed info may be released by the producers and creatives to sell the movie to audiences, the box office watchers and the critics. It likely wants to court box office glory and award possibilities. It is an indie and most importantly wants to court a distribution rights deal ( hopefully, with a major studio). It took THE FRONT RUNNER a long time to sell the movie to a distributor ( they even had to go to the Cannes film market to entice significant interest - just my opinion, but maybe the relationship of Hugh with SONY President Tom Rothman, formerly with FOX, may have helped a lot to secure the distribution deal with SONY).
We'll try... and I would appreciate if people would help post some of the news/opinions being published re the film projects themselves.
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Post by jo on Sept 6, 2018 15:06:53 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Sept 12, 2018 5:17:12 GMT -5
New casting call --
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Post by jo on Feb 24, 2023 11:28:33 GMT -5
It used to be available only on HBO-GO (since it was originally released as part of HBO slate).
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Post by jo on Mar 8, 2023 20:33:33 GMT -5
Hugh Jackman has turned in outstanding portrayals in 3 of his last indie movies -- The Front Runner/ Bad Education / The Son...but the awards community shy away from looking at serious indie movies. Only indie movies with unusual subjects ( like Oscar winner The Shape of Water, etc.,) seem to get their attention  Not for the AMPAS voters to consider serious societal themes like political landscape , school financial scandals, mental health - these merit closer looks compared to a fairy tale. Jo |
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Post by jo on May 30, 2023 7:11:53 GMT -5
It looks like a school or a department of education in Venezuela is using BAD EDUCATION for discussions -
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Post by jo on Jul 24, 2023 13:16:07 GMT -5
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