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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 17h

Over on @looperhq.bsky.social , I went in-depth breaking down why Tron: Ares bombed so badly at the box office this past weekend.
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Why Tron: Ares Bombed At The Box Office - Looper

"Tron: Ares" bombed at the box office for many reasons, including poor reviews, lackluster appeal, and the absence of returning elements from its predecessors.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

i don’t do this often but some good folks are dealing with some serious medical bills and could use your support if you have a few dollars to spare. thank you!

Donate to Help a Beautiful Little Girl After a Traumatic Dog Attack, organized by Alfred McGuire

Help a Beautiful Little Girl Heal After a Traumatic Dog Attac… Alfred McGuire needs your support for Help a Beautiful Little Girl After a Traumatic Dog Attack

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 1d

I had the honor of talking to my hero Charlie Jane Anders for her newest newsletter!!! Such an honor to be asked to ramble on for this piece, go read it and all of Charlie's amazing stuff! She's iconic!

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1d

Warner Bros has been having an incredible year. Sinners, Weapons, Superman, One Battle After Another...

But if Paramount buys Warners, it could all be over. And theaters could be even more starved of content.

I asked @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social to break it down.

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A Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Could Devastate the Movie Biz

Just a quick reminder. I’m going to be in a bunch of places this coming week: Tomorrow I’ll be in the Koret Auditorium at the SF Public Library talking about...

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 2d

So I wrote some really yearning romantic lesbian poetry. If you want to start your Sunday off with some mushy gay stuff, feel free to read it at the link below.
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Do Not Succumb To Your Dreams

Do Not Succumb To Your Dreams Do not succumb to your dreams Do not get lost in fantasy That's what my brain tells me every day "Be productiv...

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 3d

This isn't rocket science, Hollywood. When you make movies for Gen Z & Alpha, they pay to see them. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S opened to $80M WITH a day & date streaming release on Peacock. When you make movies for their dads, those dads have a choice between the theater or their bitchin' home theater.

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 3d

I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.

Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.

The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 3d

The third act of Tron: Ares heavily focuses on two 50+ year old white men talking about how much they love Depeche Mode, a microcosm of why these big Disney blockbusters aren't resonating with young people anymore

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

Hard to find a more obvious example of the journalism adage “If someone says it’s raining outside and someone else says it isn’t, your job is not to quote them both, your job is to go outside.”

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 3d

Imagine if the $180 million spent on Tron: Ares had gone into four or five $35-45 million original movies instead geared towards todays younger folks. To quote Alan Bradley in Tron: Legacy, "wouldn't that be something."

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of spending a fortune to revive ancient IP, just ... make something new. Maybe it'll also bomb, but maybe you'll create a new franchise.

@lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social says this all the time, with more eloquence.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 3d

I did not like Kathryn Bigelow's new movie, A House of Dynamite, one bit. This boondoggle inspired a length breakdown from me, which you can read at the link below
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Why Does Kathryn Bigelow's New Movie, A House of Dynamite, Fizzle Out?

“That’s great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes An aeroplane, and Lenny Bruce is not afraid Eye of a hurricane, listen to your...

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 4d

Tron: Ares opens in theaters today, and over on @looperhq.bsky.social , I broke down the best and worst moments from this blockbuster. Poor Greta Lee, wasted in such a terrible Jared Leto star vehicle.
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3 Best And 7 Worst Moments In Tron: Ares - Looper

The best moments in "Tron: Ares" involve the visuals, music, and some warm callbacks, while the worst highlight the film's weak characters and heavy exposition.

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 8d

what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 8d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 6d

I review Roofman over on The Spool! All hail Kirsten Dunst, always a cinematic treasure!

The Spool @thespool.bsky.social · 6d

ROOFMAN frustrated @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social with its inability to use its plethora of tools to deliver a strong film.

Roofman teeters between entertaining and frustrating

Derek Cianfrance’s directorial career has centered on the grimmest personal stories imaginable. From Blue Valentine to The Place Beyond the Pines to his HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True,…

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Ed Wang @edataoldotcom.bsky.social · 7d

The last thing I expected to see tonight: legendary Iranian director Jafar Panahi shooting the Beyond Fest @beyondfest.bsky.social tee-shirt cannon into the Aero Theatre audience. @amcinematheque.bsky.social

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7d

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 7d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 7d

Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 7d

Over on @looperhq.bsky.social , I had the privilege of breaking down the 10 best performances of 2025's cinema scene so far. All hail these tremendous turns and the glorious artistry underpinning them!
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The 10 Best Movie Performances Of 2025 (So Far) - Looper

From early in the year until right now, 2025 has delivered a slew of incredible performances from both veteran actors and fresh faces.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 7d

Tron: Ares is the evil cousin to The Muppets in the Fan Fiction Franchise Media pantheon. Jason Segel inserted himself into the Muppets and created Life Is A Happy Song. Jared Leto inserted himself into the Tron universe and created a yawn-worthy Barbie knock-off. NineInchNails score rox tho

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

Just like the U.S. government can create concentration camps or bombs quickly but not safe housing for the unhoused or access to education, we have infinite money for AI slop that divides and dumbs down the population but not for creating wonderful communal art spaces. Funny how that works.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

is an especially glorious place to remember that power as your entire line of vision is consumed with glorious artistry. More people should have access to it and other wonderful places for communal art experiences, like my local @deepvellum.bsky.social bookstore.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

after watching movies like Aftersun, The Avengers, Get Out, Sinners, and so many other films. People I didn't know two hours ago were suddenly my pals as we talked about and processed the films we watched. That's the power of communal art spaces. a five-ft tall (and seven ft wide) IMAX 70mm screen

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

the tastes and cultures of individual neighborhoods. The same should be true of movie theaters. We need these physical spaces to appreciate art made from distinctive human beings that forces us to interact with other people. God knows how many wonderful experiences I've had bonding with strangers

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

The money, technology, and capabilities exist to give us a better world for our art and to bind people together through art. When I was interviewing someone for a Dallas Observer piece last year, they smartly said every neighborhood should have a bookstores and that those locations should reflect...

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine if we financed communal spaces where people from all walks of life could gather to appreciate art, to absorb objective reality (through books, paintings, movies, etc.) rather than algorithm-informed media meant to divide us all into our own little spaces and keep us in our apartments/homes.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine if all those idiots financing Sora2 and other things that damage the environment, drive up electric bills, and only create souless art instead put their cash into making new IMAX 70mm projectors. Or creating movie theaters in the cities currently devoid of multiplexes. Or new book stores.

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Lisa Laman @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social · 8d

Per a Cinemark employee who gave a lovely speech before my IMAX 70mm One Battle After Another screening yesterday, it cost $70,000 to make one IMAX 70mm projector.

Per Forbes and the Stanford Institute, $109 billion was privately invested in AI last year.
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OpenAI launches Sora2: Here’s the latest in the AI arms race

OpenAI launched its newest video generation model Tuesday with the release of “Sora 2,” introducing the ability to add audio and users’ likeness.

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