BAD EDUCATION - Potential SPOILERS

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Classy Poster --

With Hugh Jackman in Above-the-title billing!

[mamaleh]

Feb 28, 2020 8:13:26 GMT -5 jo said:

Re the threat to the film industry --'

www.indiewire.com/2020/02/coronavirus-movie-theaters-heres-what-to-expect-1202213186/


Excerpts --

Theater closings would be unprecedented, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. However, streaming could be a bigger threat than the virus

Streaming, the Existential Threat

China is dealing with its school shutdown by teaching students online, if possible. The few companies not suffering big stock losses in the last couple days are those that specialize in work-from-home applications. And ultimately, that also represents’ theaters’ biggest fear: In the face of public health concerns, studios could choose to stream first-run releases.

One precedent is “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen comedy pirated by North Korea. Instead of a wide release at Christmas, Sony played mostly independent theaters (worldwide gross, about $12 million) and at the same time generated $40 million in VOD rentals, with little marketing.

Now, some studios might consider going the same route. If a top title can charge a premium rate and see a 75% rental while avoiding most marketing costs, and generate a huge profit, that would be a game changer.

Theaters have long known that this possibility exists, but no one has dared try it. Coronavirus could make the difference.

For indies ( like BAD EDUCATION) which are poised for release in the first half of 2020, this might be a blessing in disguise, as people's focus on any outside activities becomes more careful.

But what about the major summer tentpoles ( the last Craig Bond movie is due out in late April; the slate for big-budget movies coming soon) and for Disney, especially worrisome would be their $200 million-budgeted MULAN with an all-Chinese cast. The big-budget studio projects will have to be marketed very carefully.


Down the line - REMINISCENCE won't probably get a release date till towards the last quarter...or may even be postponed to 2021 when things hopefully could be better.

Streaming will have the advantage...on the other hand, Disney+ will be in a bind. It makes a lot of its money from its billion-dollar box office successes - some partly due to the China market...and some due to the nature of their movies which are meant for theatrical releases.

Hope negative outlooks will change better or faster than predicted.


Jo

One of the first "victims": the rescheduling of the latest Bond film, "No Time to Die," from April to November.

www.hollywood.com/movies/coronavirus-concerns-bump-james-bond-movie-to-november-60778164/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hollywood.com&utm_source=Hollywood.com+Newsletter&utm_campaign=010a9889d4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7e666ee98d-010a9889d4-281964089

Ellen

[jo]

Hollywood has more options than the theatre( Broadway).

Film releases can be rescheduled or even streamed. For theatrical plays and musicals - it will be hard to keep the production that is ready to go out of the stage indefinitely. The cast and crew will look for other means of work or other opportunities. The theatre may no longer be available.

Hope things become more hopeful in the near future... Music Man won't start previews till September but will start rehearsals in July. Hope this can go on as all planned.

Jo

[jo]

One of the first "victims": the rescheduling of the latest Bond film, "No Time to Die," from April to November.

www.hollywood.com/movies/coronavirus-concerns-bump-james-bond-movie-to-november-60778164/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hollywood.com&utm_source=Hollywood.com+Newsletter&utm_campaign=010a9889d4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7e666ee98d-010a9889d4-281964089

Ellen

Even more alarming to the film industry is the possible cancellation of the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.


deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-cannes-film-festival-mip-tv-cancellation-casts-doubt-1202874267/


To movie fans, it is all about the glamour of movies and movie stars...

but even more importantly, Cannes is the biggest film market in the world, where producers/creatives and distributors iron out deals on future movie releases!


Jo

[jo]

Three screenings! April 18/20/23, 2020!

Will Hugh be there for the first showing?


www.tribecafilm.com/films/bad-education-2020


Do check out all the details from the page!


Jo

[jo]

BMCC Theatre is located at --

The Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public community college in New York City. It is one of the seven two-year colleges within the City University of New York system. Wikipedia

Address: 199 Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, United States

while Village East Cinma is on --

Village East Cinema
181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

[jo]

Not sure if we had seen this photo when they were filming the movie -- Actor/Director/Writer

http://instagram.com/p/B2fiaSDlyxg

[jo]

Guess who the new majority owner of Tribeca Enterprises which owns the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL is ?

It's the latest move for Lupa Systems, which was founded in March 2019 and has offices in New York and Mumbai. The investment firm is the Murdoch heir's next chapter after Disney acquired most of the 21st Century Fox assets (where he held the CEO role) for $71.3 billion last year.

In August, Lupa Systems teamed with investor Joe Marchese's Attention Capital to buy a majority of Tribeca Enterprises, which runs the annual Tribeca Film Festival.

Lupa Systems is owned by James Murdoch, one of the 2 Murdoch heirs who now operates his businesses and advocacies apart from the FOX remaning empire of his father and brother Lachlan.

He used to run 20th Century Fox with his brother before the buyout sale from Disney.

I wonder if he will be present for the premiere of BAD EDUCATION? The movie got a super prime schedule for its premiere -- at 8:00 pm on the first Saturday (April 18) of the festival!


Jo

[jo]

Sorry, the TRIBECA Film Festival has been postponed.

variety.com/2020/film/news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-1203532234/?fbclid=IwAR2T5cFfkXRQNFv960ZFRG4QMo-__7Zz5gUnQkQp_9Qdw4nF1KDC7c7-WN0

HOME Film News
March 12, 2020 2:10PM PT

Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns

By Marc Malkin


Tribeca Film Festival will no longer be taking place next month.

The 19th annual event for independent film was set for April 15 through April 26, but has been postponed because of coronavirus. No new dates have been announced.

“We founded the Tribeca Film Festival as a way to heal our community after the devastation of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. We were determined to overcome our fear and anxiety by joining together. It is in our DNA to march forward while caring about our community,” Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, said in a statement. “We have made the difficult decision to postpone the 19th Tribeca Film Festival (April 15-26) based on the announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that events of 500 people or more are banned due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of the public while also supporting our friends, filmmakers and storytellers who look to Tribeca as a platform to showcase their work to audiences. We will be back to you shortly with our plans.”


The festival had selections from 12 filmmakers representing 33 countries. “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President” was set to open the festival on April 15 with a premiere screening at the Beacon Theatre and live performances from Willie Nelson and Nile Rodgers.

The lineup also included the U.S. premiere of “Bad Education” starring Hugh Jackman; the New York premiere of Judd Apatow’s comedy “The King of Staten Island” with Pete Davidson; Elisabeth Moss in “Shirley;” and “Call Your Mother” featuring Bridget Everett, Tig Notaro and Awkwafina. “Fries,” a documentary from Chrissy Teigen and Malcolm Gladwell, was to have its world premiere at the festival.

The competition included 10 U.S. narratives, 10 international narratives and 12 documentary competition features. Additionally, the lineup had 16 spotlight narratives, 20 spotlight documentaries, 17 viewpoints, five midnight and 13 movie plus selections.

The short film lineup included 64 films from 20 countries.

About 150,000 people were expected to attend this year.

“First comes the story, then empathy, then comes change. When you change the narrator, you empower different voices to show audiences new worlds through their eyes,” Paula Weinstein, Chief Content Officer of Tribeca Enterprises and program advisor said in a statement when this year’s line-up was announced. “We are privileged to have so many new and rich worlds brought to life by visionary storytellers. We hope audiences leave the Festival deeply touched, moved, and entertained.”

For the first time, some festival programming was going to take place outside of Manhattan in Hoboken, New Jersey.

At least it will still have its HBO premiere on April 25, which would reach other ( not all) countries, too. It is hard to say if it will still screen at the festival ( if it will be announced for a future date)?


Jo

[mamaleh]

I had a feeling the Tribeca festival would be either canceled or postponed. Truth be told, it's rather irresponsible to organize any mass gatherings of people at this time. They made the right call.

Ellen

[jo]

IMDB summarizes the titles/series that will appear on TV screens in April.

www.imdb.com/video/vi716029465?playlistId=tt8206668&ref_=tt_ov_vi

At around 2'31", Bad Education is announced for APRIL 26 ?? Hasn't it been publicly stated that it will stream on April 25? Not only that, he also lists Allison Janney as leading the cast, ahead of Hugh Jackman ?? Do check your TV schedule for HBO!


In the Philippines, we are getting the movie thru at HBO-ASIA :

We are 12 hours ahead during Daylight savings EasternTime - so our 9:00 am Monday (April 26) would be 9:00 pm Sunday ( April 25) on the Eastern seaboard.


And previously. as covered by Indiewire --

www.indiewire.com/2020/02/bad-education-hugh-jackman-hbo-teaser-1202212726/

‘Bad Education’ Teaser: Hugh Jackman Enters the Emmy Race as a High School Boss Caught in a Scandal
Cory Finley's film, which sold out of the Toronto Film Festival for nearly $20 million, hits HBO on April 25.

Jo

[jo]

[jo]

theplaylist.net/emmys-2020-television-movie-predictions-20200319/

HomeAwards

Emmys 2020: Outstanding Television Movie Predictions

Gregory Ellwood March 19, 2020 3:49 am Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television


Always one of the tougher categories to predict, the Emmys have at least three films this year that are “likely” to earn Television Movie nominations. Netflix’s “Breaking Bad” spin-off, “El Camino,” is pretty much a lock. HBO’s “Bad Education” with Hugh Jackman and Alison Janney, which debuted to positive notices at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, also seems likely to earn a nod. In theory, Disney Plus’ “Togo” should also earn a nomination assuming the streaming service actually campaigns it. The same goes for their other potential nominees, “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made” and “Stargirl.” Beyond that? It’s quite honestly a pick ’em…for now. [Posted March 19]

Likely

“El Camino”
“Bad Education”
“Togo”


Borderline

“American Son”
“Troop Zero”
“Stargirl”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt the Movie”
“Transparent Musicale Finale”
“Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made”
“Patsy and Loretta”

[jo]

From Goldderby - early forecasting --

www.goldderby.com/article/2020/limited-series-movie-emmy-slugfest-watch-video/

Excerpts --

With three-time reigning Best TV Movie champion “Black Mirror” being shuffled to the Best Limited Series race because of a new rule, the former race is open for the win. Yet there are not many contenders because the networks have largely gotten out of the game of making prestige films, hence the last several awards curiously going to ongoing series “Black Mirror” and “Sherlock.” The “Breaking Bad” sequel “El Camino” leads our odds, followed by “Bad Education,” an independent film that HBO acquired after a festival run. “It’ll be between those two until the very end,” foretells Giliberti. The Gold Derby predictions center has a mere 12 options to fill the five nomination slots, compared to 37 for Best Limited Series. “This is much more competitive than it’s ever been,” Giliberti concludes about the latter.

Presumably not too many people ( critics and audience) have seen the movie, hence it is just coming up the prediction lists. Btw, the article is datelined March 7, 2020.

One thing though, Bad Education was never intended or made for TV -- it is just how things went in terms of interest in the film distribution rights and what new priorities HBO has under the reorganized Warner Media.


Jo

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http://instagram.com/p/B-E6-1gDEJ4

Who doesn't fall for him when he starts smiling


Jo

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[jo]

Patiently waiting for the full trailer of BAD EDUCATION, which is supposed to come out today ( March 26) according to Hugh

[jo]

[jo]

http://instagram.com/p/B-M8hzIDLOz

[jo]

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On You Tube --

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And with a review from Indiewire!


www.indiewire.com/2020/03/bad-education-hbo-trailer-1202220792/

‘Bad Education’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman Shines in HBO’s Critically Acclaimed TIFF Acquisition

The trailer for HBO's upcoming "Bad Education" film promises stellar performances from Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney.

Tyler Hersko
37 mins ago


JoJo Whilden / HBO
The release of HBO’s acclaimed “Bad Education” draws near and the Hugh Jackman-led trailer for the film has finally arrived.


“Bad Education” dramatizes one of the largest education scandals in American history, with Frank Tassone (Jackman), a Long Island school superintendent, and district official Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney) accused of stealing hundreds of thousands from the district’s budget. Though their school district is on the up and up the scandal threatens to ruin everything the duo have built, spurring Jackman’s character to do everything in his power to maintain order and stop the story from becoming public. The film will be released on HBO April 25.


The film’s new trailer promises plenty of laughs to go along with the drama, honing in on Frank and Pam’s mounting horror as their scandal unfolds. The film’s narrative comes from a first-hand experience: Screenwriter Mike Makowsky was a student at one of Frank’s schools when the superintendent was arrested for first-degree larceny in 2004. Despite his crimes, Frank was known for his tireless dedication to his school district, and “Bad Education” will show the man in a nuanced, morally complicated light.


“‘Bad Education’ always finds its way back to Frank, but Makowsky’s patient script has a knack for catching the superintendent unawares,” Ehrlich wrote in his review. “Here is someone who doesn’t have the good sense to realize that he’s the main character of a movie; someone who thinks that he’s always just outside the eye of the storm. That misperception gives Jackman the space needed to be life-sized in a way that his ‘bigger’ roles seldom have. This is the most human performance he’s ever given, wrapped in translucent vanity and cut with finely sliced layers of doubt and denial.”

“Bad Education” marks a turn towards more grounded acting for Jackman, who is best known for portraying Wolverine in the “X-Men” film franchise. Jackman also starred in the 2018 political drama “The Front Runner” and stars in a lead role in Lisa Joy’s upcoming “Reminiscence” science-fiction action film.

Check out the trailer for “Bad Education” below:

[jo]

Hugh Jackman is now part of Indiewire's EMMY predictions for Best Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie.

www.indiewire.com/feature/emmy-2020-best-actor-limited-series-predictions-1202220216/

Predicted Nominees:

1. Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”
2. Hugh Jackman, “Bad Education”
3. Aaron Paul, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie”
4. Russell Crowe, “The Loudest Voice”
5. André Holland, “The Eddy”
6. Jeremy Irons, “Watchmen”

Spoilers: Chris Evans, “Defending Jacob”; Hugh Grant, “The Undoing”; Idris Elba, “Luther”; Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Spy”; Jude Law, “The Third Day”; Matthew Macfadyen, “Quiz”

The issue is whether performances in a limited series ( which shows the character in a series of different episodes) are comparable to one-time performances in a full feature?

In the case of TV Movies, it is a separate category from Limited Series.

Jo

[jo]

And the film is now part of the predicted EMMY nominees for TV Movie.


www.indiewire.com/feature/best-tv-movie-2020-emmy-predictions-1202219975/

Emmy Predictions 2020: Best TV Movie

A handful of 2020 TV movies carry ties to some of the TV Academy's favorite series — do any original movies stand a chance?

Ben Travers
Mar 25, 2020 3:00 pm
@benttravers






“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie”

Ben Rothstein/Netflix

Throughout Emmy season, IndieWire will be evaluating the top contenders for TV’s most prestigious prize, and it all starts here. At the bottom of this page are IndieWire TV Critic Ben Travers’ predictions for Best TV Movie (or, as it’s more formally known, Outstanding Made for Television Movie). This article will be updated throughout the coming months, along with all our predictions, to reflect an up-to-the-minute state of the race. Make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest coverage on the 2020 Emmys, including breaking news, analysis, interviews, podcasts, FYC event coverage, reviews of all the awards contenders, and more. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be given out Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13. The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, September 20. (See our awards calendar for a more detailed breakdown of important dates.) ABC is broadcasting the ceremony.


Last Year’s Winner: “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: Not even the return of Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen could put a stop to “Black Mirror’s” streak. The Netflix anthology series has won three years running, first for the episode titled “San Junipero,” then for the episode titled “U.S.S. Callister,” and most recently for the interactive special titled “Bandersnatch.”
Fun Fact: While “Black Mirror” is the only program to win the category more than once, it’s not the most nominated program in the TV Movie category. That honor belong to “Sherlock,” with four nominations (in 2012, 2014, 2016, an 2017) — the BBC adaptation won once for “The Abominable Bride.”

Notable Ineligible Series: “Black Mirror” (Netflix has not released a new season, episode, or special); “Sherlock” (PBS has not released a new season); “Mrs. Fletcher” (HBO is not submitting the limited series as a film, even though its total runtime is a few minutes less than “The Irishman” — it’s a series, it’s made as a series, and HBO is doing the right thing. Also, no one thought this idea merited consideration other than yours truly.)




The State of the Race

Another year, another mutating crop of “movie” contenders. Given the continued success of Netflix’s “Black Mirror” franchise, year after year, it should come as no surprise that plenty of other TV series sequels are taking the form of movies. Most prominent amongst the 2020 crop is “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” which puts the word “movie” right there in its title. (Though “Breaking Bad” is probably the more important keyword.) Vince Gilligan’s epilogue for Jesse Pinkman (played with aged tenacity by Aaron Paul) earned solid reviews when it debuted in late 2019, and given the show’s excellent track record at the Emmys, it looks like an early favorite for Best TV Movie.


Netflix also has another interactive special/movie in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s feature-length sequel to their Emmy-nominated original series will allow viewers to make decisions for the characters (much like “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”). Perhaps the format/category swap will earn the creators their first win, as so far the most unbreakable aspect of “Kimmy Schmidt” at the Emmys is its 18-straight losing streak. Meanwhile, over at Amazon, there’s one more TV show getting its last hurrah as a film: the “Transparent Musicale Finale.” Jill Soloway’s song-and-dance closer came and went without much hubbub last fall, but it was an Emmy staple for its first three seasons — maybe ditching former lead Jeffrey Tambor will bring the movie back into the voting body’s good graces.

All right, so aside from projects with a pre-established history at the Emmys, what else is competing? What will represent the original movie as the TV Academy forefathers first imagined it? What small screen, one-sitting gems are ready to steer the category away from an excuse to honor your favorite show one more time and back to the safe harbor of actual films? Well, mainly “Bad Education.” HBO’s 2019 TIFF acquisition received rave reviews out of the festival, and its stacked cast of Oscar and Emmy favorites — Hugh Jackman for films, Ray Romano for TV, and Allison Janney for both! — makes it the odds-on favorite to upset Netflix’s more familiar offerings.

But wait! There’s more! Lifetime already scored positive reviews for “Patsy and Loretta,” its true story about the friendship between country music icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Disney+ will be pushing the Willem Dafoe sled dog movie, also known as “Togo,” as well as Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader’s Christmas picture, “Noelle.” FX plans on submitting its own holiday adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” the three-part 2019 version starring Guy Pearce. Amazon Prime also has “Troop Zero,” which may suffer for being a little too family friendly, but certainly has the right names behind it to be taken seriously. (Between this, “Bad Education,” and “Mom,” Allison Janney could be up for three Emmys again, you guys!)
Last but certainly not least, there’s Netflix’s “American Son,” an adaptation of Christopher Demos-Brown’s 2018 Broadway play starring Kerry Washington. Though reviews weren’t great, Washington’s performance and the dearth of more notable options may be enough to push another Netflix original into the fray.


Predicted Nominees:

1. “El Camino” (Netflix)
2. “Bad Education” (HBO)
3. “American Son” (Netflix)
4. “Togo” (Disney+)
5. “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)

Spoilers: “Transparent Musicale Finale,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Patsy and Loretta,” “Troop Zero,” “Noelle”

Jo

[jo]

The comparability is even more pronounced in the Best Actor category which does not distinguish between Limited Series and a Full Feature. The actor's performance is viewed in different lights in a Limited Series because there are different episodes involved whereas a movie sees him in only one light.

Hope they rewrite the categories now - not just for Bad Education ( which was not made for TV, in the first place) but also because many Hollywood actors are now working on projects which do not have general theatrical distribution. Signs of the times. Ironically, this was never intended for Bad Education, until $$$$ led those financier producers away from the proper channel to show the movie.

Jo

[jo]

Signs of the times...

And an unexpected universal crisis!


Jo