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Big Screens, Big Money

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August 29, 2017 Film Industry, Producers, QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig offer a 101 on how movies make money at theaters, and why a 1948 Supreme Court case changed everything.

Then we look at two recent disruptions to the standard model: Movie Pass and Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky.

We also answer listener questions on waiting periods and creative rights.

Links:

  • The WGF 2nd Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament is on Friday, October 20th
  • Tuff Turf and The Warriors on Wikipedia
  • USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program
  • United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. on Wikipedia
  • The National Association of Theater Owners and CinemaCon (formerly ShoWest) on Wikipedia
  • The Wrap asks, Is MoviePass’ $10 Monthly Subscription Deal Too Good to Be True?
  • With ‘Logan Lucky,’ Soderbergh Hopes to Change Film’s Business Model from The New York Times
  • Party of One by Dave Holmes
  • Hellblade, and on Steam
  • The Scriptnotes Listeners’ Guide!
  • The USB drives!
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Find past episodes
  • Outro by Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 9-6-17: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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