MMOW 6/3/20 - MMO Stands With BLM

The U.S. is in turmoil, and we must speak to the situation the best we know how. Our hearts go out to so many good people. We stand with Black Lives Matter. We hear you. We support you. A Word From Mike1 - Top of Show Addressing the George Floyd Murder + BLM - 6:48 NEWS OF THE WEEK: Netflix To Skip Festivals in 2020 - 18:33 Netflix Buys The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood - 24:43 Last Night in SoHo Gets Official Release Date - 31:22 Telluride is a Go - 32:56 How Is Bret Ratner An Academy Nominee? - 33:59 Palm Springs Gets Its Debut Info - 36:42 Some Good News Sells To CBS - 39:02 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Space Force - 39:56 Mike1 - 41:59; 46:27 Epstein: Filthy Rich “One of the Best Sitcom Episodes of All Time” AlsoMike - 43:33; 48:19 ESPN’s Lance pt. 2 Unbelievable Defending Jacob 👍: Fosse/Verdon; The Wrong Missy 👎: Ordeal by Innocence BOX OFFICE UPDATE: SF Isn’t Opening Theaters Until August - 56:14 (What It Means for LA, NY, and WB) AUDIENCE INTERACTION - VIEWER REVIEWS What Do You Consider Must Watch TV? - 1:02:56 What Films Have You Been Shocked To Love? - 1:06:21 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:10:55 What Else Is Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:11:37 After our introduction, there's no way to transition. But we do believe a show must go on here. It's our role. It's our job. As film journalists, as entertainers, as podcasters trying to offer talk radio for movie fans, we do believe that if our show can offer some respite, then we want to put it out there. Therefore, we do head into a second segment. So it’s here that we begin with a story about Netflix, as they did not submit any of their upcoming films to the fall film festivals, and we speculate about why they might be making such a complete reversal from previous years. Does it have anything to do with their recent purchase of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater? Does Netflix think Oscars 2021 will postpone? Or is this some combination of strategy & logistics? In What We’re Watching, we continue to review a bunch of stuff from Netflix like Spaceforce, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Unbelievable, Community, and The Wrong Missy. But we also discuss Defending Jacob, Fosse/Verdon, and ESPN’s Lance. During a box office update, we dissect the latest news about Tenet’s release date. Does the closure of the San Francisco market prohibit the Christopher Nolan film from opening on time? Can bigger cities like LA & NY hope to reopen if Frisco can’t? Or is WB dependent on non-traditional markets to make up the slack? Finally, we end with a fun rundown of some of your responses to our Twitter Questions. What did you consider Must Watch TV for movie lovers? What films have you been shocked to love? Thank you for all the responses, and do continue to look out for more of our questions for a chance to get onto the next episode of MMOW. As always, we want to know what you think. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.