TheBang

Depends on the content too, of course. Do you have any examples?

devilshalo

US screenings of first run Anime features.
http://www.fathomevents.com/event/sw...line-the-movie

Or any first run MST3K?

Just throwing that out here.

TheBang

That's a good question. Would this count as a valid answer?

http://www.fathomevents.com/event/th...e-info/details

Because Fathom is not available everywhere.

TheBang

The anime you linked says it's a TV series.

Likewise, isn't MST3K a TV series? (I don't know anything about MST3K.) Or for some of their reunion stuff, it's still not a feature film, right?

devilshalo

I believe Fathom has also premiered a few of the Pokemon theatrical releases.

Crocker Jarmen

I would consider that a theatrical release, although it is only one night, it will be playing in multiple theatres across the nation.

TheBang

So, it's just a matter of scale? Where do you cut it off? More than 1 theater? More than 10 theaters?

brainee

Yes, but Tarantino made a WWII movie! What to do then? Not only that, it featured Hitler so maybe it was on people's minds from an earlier question. Anyway, that was my thinking for why I didn't slam SPR. Clearly my thinking was wrong.

Crocker Jarmen

Not so much scale, but intent. Festival screenings are generally where films play before their release, hoping to gain reviews, perhaps even awards that will help the marketing of the film. Many times, a movie is at the festival looking for a distributer.

I don't think playing at a festival like TIFF is the film's release, it's working on the film's promotion.

Obi-Wanma

A good example of the Fathom thing might be the release of the Batman "The Killing Joke" animated movie. It was a direct to home video release, but they decided to screen it theatrically via Fathom events for 2 nights (was supposed to be 1, but expanded due to demand) before it came out on home video (but was actually released on digital platforms on the same day).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman...ing_Joke_(film)

Crocker Jarmen

13. S: Name an evil movie robot/computer

Good news! Everyone gets points on this one.

'Though some people get significantly more than others.

devilshalo

I really picked the wrong ones to slam.

Crocker Jarmen

Scores after Question #13:

sauce07 -190
wishbone -187
mwbmis -180
DaveNinja -182
Drexl -179
Mr. Flix -174
david777 -165
cnicholls44 -165
maxfisher -163
Kal-El -161
bradler -156
devilshalo -143
brainee -141
Decker -140
TheBang -124
cruzness -121
sleepyhead55 -120
story -117
hasslein -111
Goat3001 -110
majorjoe23 -108

Count Dooku

A movie (or anything else) being screened in even 100 theaters is not the same thing as a theatrical release.

We all know what a theatrical release is. Even if it is in just two theaters, the movie is "released" to open on a particular day. It stays in the theater for at least a week and has multiple daily showings that are open to the public ticket buyers.

davidh777

Now people have to argue about what a theatrical release is.

Crocker Jarmen

14. S: Name a Bond villain

Crocker Jarmen

Dr. No 0
Kal-El

Crocker Jarmen

Jaws -2
cnicholls44
maxfisher

brainee

Another question that has been asked before. Multiple times in fact. Every time, there was the same runaway answer. Sheep better not let me down now!

Crocker Jarmen

Goldfinger -8
hasslein {sd} -16
brainee {sd} -16
sleepyhead55 {sd} -16
cruzness {sd} -16
Goat3001
devilshalo
sauce07
bradler

Crocker Jarmen

Blofeld -10
Mr. Flix {sd} -20
mwbmis {sd} -20
Decker {sd} -20
david777 {sd} -20
majorjoe23 {sd} -20
TheBang {sd} -20
DaveNinja
wishbone
story
Drexl




Scores after Question #14:

mwbmis -200
sauce07 -198
wishbone -197
Mr. Flix -194
DaveNinja -192
Drexl -189
david777 -185
cnicholls44 -167
bradler -164
maxfisher -165
Kal-El -161
Decker -160
brainee -157
devilshalo -151
TheBang -144
cruzness -137
sleepyhead55 -136
majorjoe23 -128
story -127
hasslein -127
Goat3001 -118

davidh777

I thought Blofeld was going to be the runaway winner. He was excluded from the question in the recent Bond game.

Decker

Nope, the other times the question was asked, they excluded Blofield.

Crocker Jarmen

15. S: Name a horror movie slasher

Crocker Jarmen

Freddy Kruger -2
mwbmis
TheBang