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‘Rocky Horror’ is a 50-year tradition of mess and chaos. This NOLA theatre does it anyway.
The theater has been hosting live screenings since before Katrina and it’s become a rite of passage for many in New Orleans, especially in the queer community. “Sometimes it just looks like a hurricane of popcorn and rice and toilet paper came through the plac. You blow it all to the front, sweep it up and move on to the next day.”
Joyce Spencer: Community news for Friday, Oct. 9
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‘I’m not alone’: Conference offers kinship caregivers resources, support, platform to share experiences
About 125 caregivers, professionals and community organizations attended Foster Family Alliance of NC’s event last month.
Science center receives grant to build Easton’s first ‘green parking lot’
A space behind the Nurture Nature Center, a downtown Easton community science education center, will become the city’s first “green” parking lot after the center received a $350,000 state grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The project will transform the paved area behind the center into a green space that provides...
Acton discusses plans for small business during Bexley campaign stop
Dr. Amy Acton promised to “give a voice” to Ohio’s small business community during a Tuesday visit to Fox’s Bagel and Deli in Bexley. The Democratic candidate for governor described several ideas including loans to help new businesses get off the ground, and suggested her plans to bring down household costs could help boost foot-traffic.
OUTx speakers celebrate Queer visibility in business industries
UMich students, faculty and community members gathered Thursday evening for OUTx, an event featuring five Queer business-affiliated speakers.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Governor Gianforte Highlights Montana Quantum, Photonics Partnerships at Indian Institute of Science
BENGALURU, India – Continuing Montana’s trade mission to India, Governor Greg Gianforte today visited the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to strengthen ties between higher education, Montana’s quantum and photonics ecosystem, and India’s research community.
3rd annual NMU Mind over Miles 5k promotes mental health awareness
Mind over Miles Director Jessica Corkin says the race is in honor of World Mental Health Day on Saturday and is meant to bring the community together and reduce the stigma around asking for help.
Gov. Moore insists Maryland’s budget is balanced; watchdog calls it 'political math'
WBFF Fox45 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Baltimore and nearby towns and communities in Maryland, including Annapolis, Crofton, Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Pasadena, Severn, Cockeysville, Dundalk, Essex, Parkville, Owings Mills, Towson, White Marsh, Woodlawn, Hampstead, Sykesville, Taneytown, Westminster, Elkton, Perryville, Pt. Deposit, Rising Sun, Aberdeen, Abingdon, Bel Air, Edgewood, Fallston, Havre De Grace, Columbia, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Fulton, and Ocean City.
Third annual Walk for Mental Health set for Oct. 10 at James Park
3rd Annual Walk for Mental Health at James Park at 10:30 AM on Saturday October 10, 2026. Community members of all ages are invited to Walk for Mental
Fyreslayers in Battletome: Khazalite Holds – What you need to know
What’s happening to Grimnir’s faithful berzerkers?
’Eavy Metal takes on more colours with Warhammer Tone Pro paints
See more miniatures painted with the new paint range and learn their recipes.
Military Business Market brings local shopping and community together
More than 70 veteran and military spouse owned businesses from across Idaho are coming together for the Military Business Market on Saturday, October 17, from 1
'Not just a vehicle': Utah food truck launches fundraiser to get back to business after accident
Utah-based food truck Fatty Tuna Sushi and Ramen is asking for community support to get back on the road after an accident in September put a halt to full operations.
New Britain Public Library to Host "Health to Treat Spooktacular" for Halloween
The New Britain Public Library, in partnership with Access Health CT, is set to host, ” Health to Treat – a Spooktacular Day of Health Resources & Community Care” on Halloween. The event promises free food alongside “free professional health screenings, services & more!”. Services available are to include blood pressure checks, cholesterol screenings, blood […]
‘Gatorade man’ back in business, getting support from community
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “The Gatorade Man” was back at work Thursday and is getting some help from friends after he was charged with blocking traffic at his usual Midtown corner. Demarcu…
Arts and Entertainment lineup for Oct. 9-19
Note: for a complete list of calendar events from around Garfield County and the Roaring Fork Valley, go to http://www.postindependent.com/entertainment/community-calendar/. Embervine: A Night of ’70s, ’80s and ’90s Hits What: Bring your friends and your...
Data Science Initiative Talk: Dr. Thea Kristensen- Community Observations of Massachusetts Black Bears | Events & Calendars | Data Science Initiative Talk: Dr. Thea Kristensen- Community Observations of Massachusetts Black Bears
As part of the Data Science Initiative Speaker Series, Prof. Thea Kristensen (Biology) presents "Using Community Observations to Ask Questions about Massachusetts Black Bears”.
Mental health expert: Seek support when daily life becomes unmanageable
Gateway Community Service Board official discusses resources ahead of World Mental Health Day
Bert Nash panel to discuss how food, finances and physical health affect wellness
Panelists will discuss how physical health, financial well-being and food security shape overall wellness at an upcoming event hosted by Bert Nash.
Barton Health hosts free community health fair Oct. 22
Barton Health is hosting a free community health fair on Oct. 22, offering Lake Tahoe residents access to health screenings, resources and healthcare providers.
Rodenbaugh's co-owners continue 60-year legacy of downtown Allen business
Gary and Ronald Rodenbaugh continue running the downtown Allen home improvement business their father Donald opened in 1962.
Greater Omaha Chamber’s POWER conference brings business leaders together at CHI Health Center
Omaha business and community leaders are meeting at CHI Health Center to help drive the metro’s economy forward.
New early learning reading space to open at R.B. Tullis Library in New Caney
A Family Place Library featuring toys, books and workshops will open Nov. 2 at R.B. Tullis Library in New Caney.
Gwinnett River Rendezvous brings GGC, community together to study local waterways
Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at the second annual Gwinnett River Rendezvous on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Georgia Gwinnett College for a day of hands-on environmental research focused
Aetna Better Health offers free haircuts, wellness resources at upcoming Rockford events
Aetna Better Health has two free events coming up, connecting area residents with healthcare and community resources.
New HRC Data: Despite Political Headwinds, LGBTQ+ People Are Choosing…
Ahead of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and less than one month until the midterms, HRC calls on LGBTQ+ community and allies to come out to vote to…
Foundation welcome Ukraine U15s in sporting exchange programme
This summer, the Leeds United Foundation, in partnership with Jet2, the University of Leeds, local MPs and community partners, proudly welcomed a group of young footballers from Ukraine to the UK for ...
Waterbury Police Department
The Waterbury Police Department, in partnership with the Waterbury Health Department and other community partners, will be participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This event...
"That's not a real job": how one RCOB student turned soccer into a sports marketing career - Gary W. Rollins College of Business
Maia Pentecost is a marketing student at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Originally from Clarksville, Maia discovered her path into sports marketing in high school and has since turned that passion into a role as community relations coordinator for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. In this student… Continue Reading
"That's not a real job": how one RCOB student turned soccer into a sports marketing career - Gary W. Rollins College of Business
Maia Pentecost is a marketing student at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Originally from Clarksville, Maia discovered her path into sports marketing in high school and has since turned that passion into a role as community relations coordinator for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. In this student… Continue Reading
ELRIG and The Protein Society announce keynote speakers for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026
ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the global drug discovery community, and The Protein Society, an international, not-for-profit, scholarly society, with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into protein structure, function, design and applications, today announced the keynote speakers for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026.
Local business bakes up community connections
Flour and Thyme incorporates local florals and herbs in its baked goods, rooted in a deep connection to Athens.
Direct Relief Invests in Community Birth Centers to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health
Direct Relief is expanding its support for maternal and newborn health in the United States through new investments in nonprofit community birth centers providing care in medically underserved comm…
New Mundelein business adds to Lake County’s brewing history; ‘It’s a homecoming’
Owner Ben Fenton, a Mundelein native, says the community’s concentration of breweries makes it a destination for craft fans.
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit announces 2026 national summit
The 19th annual National Immigrant and Entrepreneurs Summit will be held Nov. 21 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. One of the largest gatherings of immigrant entrepreneurs in the Midwest, the summit will welcome hundreds of business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate partners and community leaders. The summit features 21 breakout workshops, an exhibitor hall,…
Business Briefs: Oct. 9, 2026
Bank collecting donations to support veterans SHELBURNE FALLS — Greenfield Cooperative Bank invites the community to its Shelburne Falls branch to contribute to a household essentials collection drive supporting veterans through Project New Hope Inc. The drive is offered in partnership with the Northeast Chapter of American Daughters of Conservation and the Massachusetts Bowhunters Association. […]
News and notes from Iowa Startup Week
Last week’s Iowa Startup Week event featured a packed four days of keynotes, panels, and networking opportunities, all aiming to spotlight and celebrate entrepreneurship in Iowa. The Business Record attended several sessions and gathered reactions from attendees. Here are snapshots of what we heard. Iowa is an ‘incredibly rich community’ to help startups Joseph Nelson, co-founder…
Harris County Health Leaders Unite to Transform Care for the Region's Most Vulnerable Residents
The Harris Collaborative brings healthcare, public health and community partners together to improve outcomes for Harris County's most vulnerable residents
Blizzard is changing the appearance of WoW: Forever's new Skyborne race in response to community feedback
A new blog post from the World of Warcraft: Forever team confirms the models for Skyborne elves are being reworked following feedback, coming early 2027.
Taylorville Memorial Hospital’s Community Health Survey Open
Taylorville Memorial Hospital is collecting responses for its triennial Community Health Survey and encourages community members to participate. Those living in Christian County and Nokomis are welcome to complete the questionnaire. It’s available through the end of October and in both paper and online formats. […]
Prairie City mechanic builds a business on straight talk, skill, small‑town loyalty
Owner of Dodge Garage tries to treat people right and stay community-minded
How $150M Cox Science Center renovation may inspire our next workforce
The Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach is determined to grow from a community landmark into one of the nation's top museums. Here's how.
TAKE3 comes to Lebanon as LCCCA continues 93-year tradition of live entertainment
The Lebanon County Community Concert Association will welcome TAKE3 to Lebanon on Sunday, Oct. 11, for the second performance of its 2026–27 concert season.
Zorua Community Day: Your Go-To PvE Guide
Zorua Community Day features Zoroark with Sucker Punch as its Fast Attack. Learn its PvE outlook and the affect of its new attack.
Free mental health fair connects Brevard community with resources
After his son's schizophrenia diagnosis transformed his family's life, Rev. John Baggett turned personal tragedy into advocacy.
Waynesboro museum exhibit celebrates 100 years of Wayne Theatre
A new exhibit at the Waynesboro Heritage Museum explores 100 years of the Wayne Theatre and its impact on the community.
The Math Singularity Is Here, and Science May Be Next
OpenAI has released an extraordinary body of mathematical work produced by an unreleased frontier model: 722 manuscripts spanning 372 research families across fields including number theory, complexity theory, and mathematical physics. Each result required, on average, the equivalent of roughly three hours of ChatGPT Pro reasoning. A New Era of Discovery We may be witnessing the beginnings of a “math singularity”: a point at which machine-generated discovery accelerates beyond humanity’s ability to independently reproduce, verify, or fully absorb it. If frontier models can generate hundreds of meaningful results in the time it takes a human researcher to investigate one, the constraint will no longer be producing new mathematics. It will be our capacity to validate, interpret, and integrate it. This does not make mathematicians obsolete. It changes their role. They may increasingly serve as guides, critics, and meaning-makers. Increasingly, they will decide which questions matter, determining which results can be trusted, and explaining why they are important. Mathematical insight may become abundant, while human judgment becomes more valuable than ever. Mathematics May Be Only the Beginning Every scientific discipline could eventually experience a similar acceleration. AI systems could generate and test hypotheses, connect findings across specialized fields, and explore possibilities at a scale no human research community could match. In medicine, imagine models identifying overlooked disease mechanisms, designing drugs and clinical trials, personalizing treatments, or discovering cures in months rather than decades. In materials science, AI could help create better batteries and cleaner industrial processes. In climate science, it could accelerate advances in energy, forecasting, and carbon removal. In biology, it could uncover relationships hidden across enormous genomic and molecular datasets. The result would not simply be faster research. It could expand the frontier of what is scientifically possible. The New Bottleneck Scientific discovery, however, is not the same as scientific progress. A medical breakthrough must still survive laboratory testing, clinical trials, regulatory scrutiny, manufacturing constraints, and real-world deployment. As machine-generated ideas multiply, the bottleneck may shift from producing breakthroughs to validating them safely and translating them into practice. We may soon have more hypotheses than laboratories can test, more drugs than clinical trials can evaluate, and more mathematical results than experts can review. That imbalance will require better systems for automated verification, reproducible research, prioritization, peer review, and collaboration between AI and domain experts. The importance of OpenAI’s work is not merely the number of manuscripts produced. It offers a glimpse of a world in which intelligence can explore thousands of intellectual paths in parallel. If ideas cease to be scarce, humanity’s defining challenge will be deciding which are true, which matter, and how to turn them into progress. The math singularity is not the end of human inquiry. It is the beginning of a new kind—one in which machines expand the frontier of knowledge and humans decide where it should lead. Subscribe Share Leave a comment
Strengthening Mental Health and Economic Resilience for Refugees in Chad
This World Mental Health Day, learn about two Sudanese refugees who are healing through community and economic opportunity in Chad.
Stanford Wellness Fair cultivates health-forward community for faculty
Staff and faculty across departments came together with community services and programs.
Better health begins with being heard
Orange County community leaders and advocates are helping shape UC Irvine research around the women’s health issues that matter most.
I’m a pediatrician in Michigan, and here’s what I’ve learned about how medical schools can improve community health
In medicine, poverty is often screened for, documented and then ignored as a “social” issue outside the scope of medicine.
Duke Health-backed survey identifies steep health barriers for Durham residents earning under $75,000
The Durham Community Health Assessment Survey's latest findings will guide Duke's community health planning going forward, Duke Health officials said.
Lehigh Acres residents voice support for proposed Lee Health emergency department
Lee Health has revealed plans for a new emergency department and outpatient medical offices in Lehigh Acres, aiming to meet the growing community's healthcare needs.
UNM College of Pharmacy to Offer Free Health Services
Community Outreach Day brings flu vaccines, health screenings and education to multiple Albuquerque locations on October 16
Charlamagne tha God on Mental Health and Prioritizing Real Life
Charlamagne tha God discussed media and real-life community at the Variety Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage presented by OUTFRONT.
Advocates, community members, business owners gather at Doral city hall to fight against ICE arrests
Readers Write: International Falls Broncos, U.S. healthcare system, Israel, presidential chaos
Regardless of record, a supportive community is a winner.
‘What happens inside these walls matters’: Hinds Community College leaders mark opening of new Health Sciences Complex
The college broke ground on the project two years ago.
Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.
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I On Politics
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