The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Film

I love Quintin Tarantino.  If you like movies, you probably do too.  His last film, Inglourious Basterds, was the first film in which Michael Fassbender really shined. Fassbender is in the new X-Men film out now, and is fantastic in the film.  Rumor has it that he will join up with Tarantino again in Tarantino’s next picture: Django Unchained. Color me excited. [The Movie Blog]

The blog Film Junk has a nice rundown of the box office from last weekend with a few interesting insights: The Hangover: Part II, dropped off more than 60% in the second weekend, and X-Men: Origins grossed less than any of the previous four X-Men films on its opening weekend (after inflation is taken into account).  What does all this mean? [Film Junk]

Here is an interesting article from The Guardian about documentary film making.  With fewer and fewer people going out to see documentaries, it is harder and harder to profit from making these important works.  Read this to see how film makers are coping with this new reality. [The Guardian]

Don’t text in the movies.  It’s super distracting to see a bright screen in the corner of one’s eye while trying to watch a film.  The Austin theater Alamo Drafthouse has a simple rule: if you text in the theater, they kick you out.  This happened to somebody, and they got upset, and left a voice mail.  The Alamo Drafthouse is now running that voice mail as a PSA before their R-Rated films.  Be careful if you watch the video, though, its certainly R-Rated.  [/Film]