Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by alchav21

The only thing you understand is lowering yourself to name calling, because all these years you still haven't learned anything. I just feel we are moving towards Fiber Networks, where Information and Content can be accessed from these Servers.

Sorry, no name calling, just the facts.

Not going to research it but how many all copper systems are still in use? Probably not very many. ISP's offering higher speeds via copper are most likely using fiber(s) to neighborhood node(s).

Many of my streams are ≤ 8 Mbps yet Apple HUD will show network bandwidth of 130 Mbps or more. Similar results via Shield Pro, low data rates yet Netflix server test will be 230 Bbps. Prime diagnostics shows Prime UHD originals at 15 Mbps.

[cheez avenger]

The Batman tickets are now on sale.

Seeing Death in the Nile tonight in IMAX.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

The Batman tickets are now on sale.

Seeing Death in the Nile tonight in IMAX.

Curious what your review on Nile is. I liked the first one and this one looks to be more of the same.

[kfbkfb]

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-02-...es-disney.html
^^^
Overall, he added, there is confidence that traditional television withers away in the next 10 to 20 years, with streaming becoming the new norm.


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[Vilya]

Eight months ago it was doubtful whether or not I would get to celebrate another one of these, but here I am!

I have a big 1/3 sheet cake coming later today. You are all invited to come over and share it with me. Someone should bring a fire extinguisher just in case the 60 candles cause a conflagration.

[bhampton]

Happy Birthday !

[gotmule]

Happy Birthday Vilya! Enjoy the cake and a movie or two! What flavor cake are you celebrating with?

[Lee A Stewart]

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Eight months ago it was doubtful whether or not I would get to celebrate another one of these, but here I am!

I have a big 1/3 sheet cake coming later today. You are all invited to come over and share it with me. Someone should bring a fire extinguisher just in case the 60 candles cause a conflagration.

Happy Birthday! I hope you have many more to look forward to.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Happy Birthday Vilya! Enjoy the cake and a movie or two! What flavor cake are you celebrating with?

The cake will be a chocolate butter cream frosted chocolate cake with strawberry filling.

[Show spoiler] The cake is very much real. Everyone is welcome to some!

Birthdays have a way of taking surprise turns, but I plan to watch two birthday gifts:



I might also start watching that TV series that you recommended this weekend as I do get HBO Max.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Eight months ago it was doubtful whether or not I would get to celebrate another one of these, but here I am!

I have a big 1/3 sheet cake coming later today. You are all invited to come over and share it with me. Someone should bring a fire extinguisher just in case the 60 candles cause a conflagration.

Happy birthday Vilya, all the best!

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Curious what your review on Nile is. I liked the first one and this one looks to be more of the same.

Watched it last night and I liked it a lot. Looked and sounded great. Branagh filmed it in 65mm, so it looked terrific.

It's more of a slow burn this time out, especially as it starts to set up the case.

I'll have to track down the 4K disc of the first film now. I've seen it on BD, but want the 4K disc. I will also be getting DOTN on 4K disc, as well.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Watched it last night and I liked it a lot. Looked and sounded great. Branagh filmed it in 65mm, so it looked terrific.

It's more of a slow burn this time out, especially as it starts to set up the case.

I'll have to track down the 4K disc of the first film now. I've seen it on BD, but want the 4K disc. I will also be getting DOTN on 4K disc, as well.

The 4K disc is a stunner and well worth adding to the collection. Glad you liked the new one, and from the 30 seconds of the trailer I caught, it looks beautiful too. Will be a day 1 purchase for me.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Assuming anything will change regarding the future of home video, ...

Considering Discs, Digital Copies, Subscription services... What do you think will stop being an option first?

I believe all 3 will still be popular in 10 years.

agree but that being said it is kind of meaningless. Physical media exists today but if someone wants to buy the latest film on VHS they can't, if someone wants to watch the film they bought on Cinemanow they can't, how much some0one is paying for Netflix is more then what they paid last year..... what it means for the different formats/choices in those categories that is important to the customer.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by bhampton

The trick is anyone who buys them instantly becomes a collector.

exactly

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by alchav21

Well I have always said it's all Digital, so it will be Subscription and a Server Based copy of the DI.

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

You really need to stop reading material you do not understand then trying to post here. Makes you look like a to folks that do understand.

Originally Posted by alchav21

The only thing you understand is lowering yourself to name calling, because all these years you still haven't learned anything. I just feel we are moving towards Fiber Networks, where Information and Content can be accessed from these Servers.

alchev Obviously you have heard the term DI but you obviously have no idea what it actually means (and at what stage of creating a film it actually applies to). If you did you would realize how ridiculous your comment sounds.

Instead of that why don't you actually explain, without terms you don't understand, what you think

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I am doing much better in some areas, but problems persist in others. Getting better is damn hard work. Thank you for asking!

Keep working on getting better.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Eight months ago it was doubtful whether or not I would get to celebrate another one of these, but here I am!

I have a big 1/3 sheet cake coming later today. You are all invited to come over and share it with me. Someone should bring a fire extinguisher just in case the 60 candles cause a conflagration.

happy belated birthday. Wish you many more.

[JohnAV]

How NetflixAssembled a Dozen A-Listers (In Character) for Its Super Bowl Ad- Hollywood Reporter 2/13

Actors such as Ryan Reynolds built in time to film the promo on the set of 'The Adam Project,' while 'The Gray Man' star Ryan Gosling was among the actors who got back into hair and makeup after production wrapped.

Netflix 2022 Movie Preview | Official Trailer - YouTube

The 2022 slate trailer was just the opening salvo in a promotional campaign leading to the Super Bowl. On Thursday, Netflix unveiled the first full trailer for Reynolds’ The Adam Project, and on Sunday the streamer has purchased 60 seconds of Super Bowl airtime to show a condensed version of both trailers.

The idea started to form a year ago, when Netflix stars recorded greetings to promote the service’s 2021 slate. The Netflix team wanted to build on that idea, and by June, had settled on the idea of having actors appear in character this time. Would talent buy in?

“Luckily, the filmmakers, the stars liked this idea, and it sounded like something that hadn’t been done before. People really rallied around trying to get it done,” says Jonathan Helfgot, vp, original films marketing.

The Adam Project | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube

[JohnAV]

Box Office: ‘Death on the Nile’ Tops Super Bowl Weekend With Subdued $12.8M - Hollywood Reporter 2/13

Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy 'Marry Me' opened to a lackluster $8 million after launching simultaneously on Peacock.

Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile topped Super Bowl weekend at the domestic box office with a subdued $12.8 million amid ongoing reluctance among older moviegoers to return to theaters, and particularly older females.

Super Bowl weekend is always a challenge for Hollywood studios. This year, the ongoing pandemic compounded matters.

Universal opted to abandon an exclusive theatrical release and launch its Valentine’s Day offering Marry Me, starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, simultaneously in cinemas and on sister streaming service Peacock.

Marry Me, which opened to an estimated $8 million at the box office, came in No. 3 after being edged out by holdover Jackass Forever ($8.1 million).

Both films skewed notably older.

Of those turning out to see Death on the Nile, 77 percent of ticket buyers were over 25, including 47 percent over 35 and 28 percent over 45.

Branagh both directed and stars in the Agatha Christie adaptation, which is a follow up to his successful Murder on the Orient Express.

The movie’s ensemble cast includes Branagh, Gal Gadot, Tom Bateman and Letitia Wright alongside embattled actor Armie Hammer. (Branagh is also in the news this week for his film, Belfast, which is up for a number of top Oscars, including best picture and best director.)

Overseas, Death on the Nile debuted to $20.7 million for a global start of $34 million.

Marry Me — featuring original songs by Lopez and global Latin music sensation Maluma — stars Lopez as musical superstar Kat Valdez and Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a nerdy math teacher. The two are total strangers who agree to marry each other in a tale of modern romance in the age of social media.

Older females fueled the film, which hopes to see a nice boost on Valentine’s Day, which falls on Monday this year. Overall, 70 percent of ticket buyers were female, while 48 percent of the audience was over the age of 25 and 27 percent over the age of 45.

Marry Me opened to $8.5 million internationally for a worldwide start of $16.5 million.

Spider-Man: No Way Home stayed high up on the chart to place No. 4 with $7.2 million for a domestic tally of $759 million and global haul of $1.8 billion (the Sony and Marvel superhero pic is now the No. 6 film of all time on the global chart, not adjusted for inflation).

The new Liam Neeson action pic Blacklight opened in fifth with just $3.6 million.

Overseas, Sony opened video game adaptation Uncharted in its first 15 markets. The movie, which opens domestically next week, took in a promising $21.5 million. Uncharted is directed by Ruben Fleischer and stars Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. Hopes are high for the film since its target audience — younger males — have returned to the multiplex in full force.

At the specialty box office, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza expanded nationwide following top Oscar nominations, including for best picture. The film earned $923,000 fro a domestic total of $13.4 million.