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The business side of filmmaking. Helping indie filmmakers with funding, distribution, marketing, and insights.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 6h
The character and casting was fun AF, but am I the only one who thinks Tatum's accent wasn't necessarily that great? deadline.com/2025/10/chan...
Channing Tatum Teases Gambit’s Return In ‘Avengers: Doomsday: “You’re Just Not Ready”
Following his long-overdue Marvel debut, Channing Tatum is setting high expectations for what's to come in 'Avengers: Doomsday'.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 10h
Even legends have side projects. That should make us all feel better about 'working on a script in [our] free time'. That's how I wrote three features. deadline.com/2025/10/kniv...
‘Knives Out’ Director Rian Johnson Eyes Break From Netflix Franchise With Plans To Write Original Script
Rian Johnson, director of the 'Knives Out' murder mysteries, says he's taking break from the Netflix franchise to write an original script.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 13h
It's been so long since we've seen Jared Leto in a role that wasn't weird or evil. Two questions. 1) Was this boring for him? 2) Will I get used to it? deadline.com/2025/10/box-...
‘Tron: Ares’ Cruising To Mid-To-High $30Ms In Opening – Friday PM Box Office Update
Tron: Ares previews at the box office from Wednesday and Thursday are cycling toward $5 million, and now a mid-to-high $30M opening.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 17h
Yeah...this is what I was talking about when I asked when this guy will just go away. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival
Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 23h
The question of the day: Will America's MAGA base risk missing a good Super Bowl ad to avoid hearing a song in Spanish? variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Sets ‘All American Halftime Show’ in Protest of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance
Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announced the 'All American Halftime Show,' a Super Bowl alternative in protest of headliner Bad Bunny.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 1d
I'm a lug nut, but I read this as 'Gwen Stefani brings three randos to the Sphere.' variety.com/2025/music/n...
No Doubt Announces Residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere and Reveals 2026 Dates
No Doubt will stage a residency at Las Vegas' Sphere after rumors that they'd be heading to Sin City.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 1d
Interesting deep dive into the short but prolific life of River Phoenix by Variety. variety.com/h/variety-co...
Variety Confidential
“Variety Confidential,” a six-episode series, will explore stories of sex, money and murder in the entertainment industry. The podcast dives deep into the Variety Archives, using nearly 120 years of…
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 1d
See: Yesterday's post about how misleading film festival standing ovations can be. Horizon had a >10-minute standing ovation and wasn't good.

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How Kevin Costner Lost Hollywood
On-set brawls. Courtroom battles. Epic bombs. Why the world's most bankable cowboy is suddenly shooting blanks.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 1d
If I were Stern (I'm not, but bear with me...), I'd go for cash and invest it in something more valuable than what's become a legacy media company that can't compete in five years with web-based streaming from Starlink and Kuiper. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Howard Stern Floats “Ownership” as SiriusXM Contract Negotiating Point
"There's every kind of thing you could want, and I'm very proud of it. And if do end up staying with this company, I'm going to take ownership of that,” Stern said.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 1d
What's the likelihood a sequel to 'A Minecraft Movie' can capture the same viral in-theater magic the first one did? Is the whole movie going to be Chicken Jockey? These are questions we should be asking.

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Sequel Is a Go for 2027 Date
Jared Hess returns to direct.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 2d
Seeing SNL legends reunite is the adult equivalent of watching the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause hang out. www.thewrap.com/amy-poehler-...
Amy Poehler Comes to Jimmy Fallon's Rescue Mid-'Tonight Show' Monologue | Video
"I'm taking this cushion cause Taylor Swift sat on it," this weekend's "SNL" host adds as she leaves the NBC stage.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 2d
Even as someone who watched every episode for 15 seasons, I was shocked this morning to find out that Grey's Anatomy is still on the air. deadline.com/2025/10/grey...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’: EP Meg Marinis On Premiere’s Big Death (And Near Death), Season 22 Theme, Ellen Pompeo & Scott Speedman’s Presence And More
'Grey's Anatomy' EP Meg Marinis talks with Deadline about the Season 22 premiere's big death, Ellen Pompeo and Scott Speedman's presence and more.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
What's the value David Zaslav has delivered to Warner Bros. Discovery? What's his legacy at this point? He's the Russell Wilson of Hollywood.

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David Ellison’s Warner Bros Bid Takes Shape; No Clear Role for Zaslav – The Dish
David Ellison Focusing On Buying Warner Bros; No Clear Role for WBD Chief Zaslav
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
When will this guy go away? Blatant cash grab with an awkward PR effort to justify it.

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Aziz Ansari Calls Criticism of Riyadh Comedy Festival 'Valid,' But Says He Felt Compelled to Participate Over His 'Background' | Video
Aziz Ansari shed light on his decision to participate in the Riyadh Comedy Festival in a new interview.
www.thewrap.com
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
A great idea with sloppy execution. Great people built it, but it could've been done in fewer episodes with much less kitsch. Still a thought-provoking commentary on the legacy of someone with an immeasurable (and disturbing ) impact on pop culture.

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‘Monster’: What Critics and Viewers Are Saying About the Ed Gein-Centric Season
As the show recently hit Netflix and sits at No. 2 on the streamer's top 10 ranking, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up the discourse from viewers upon watching.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
Here's something we've all looked at as a strange form of measurement, and someone finally analyzes it. Press uses it for clickbait, festivals leverage it for press...but DO. STANDING. OVATIONS. MEAN. ANYTHING!?

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Do standing ovations at film festivals mean anything?
I gathered over 500 reported standing ovations across five of the world’s biggest film festivals to see whether the length of applause tells us anything meaningful about a film’s future.
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
If your script has 7 dream sequences and a 12-minute monologue about God, congrats—you’ve made a student film. | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
If your film’s not online, it’s invisible. Submit to Garvescope and put your project in front of the people who actually buy and fund film. | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 3d
If your distributor isn’t talking about metadata and audience overlap, they’re just guessing. We prefer data. | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 4d
If you’re not tracking how people hear about your film, you’re wasting valuable marketing data. Every click, share, or RSVP is a clue. Treat it like gold. | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 4d
If you had one piece of advice for someone about to shoot their first feature, what would it be? | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 4d
If a studio exec says 'send the deck,' what they *really* want is a Garvescope link with filters, reach, and runtime up front. | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 4d
How to get funding: Be rich. How to make your film without funding: Be delusional. We choose delusional every time. | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 4d
How do you budget differently for short films vs. features? | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky
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Garvescope @garvescope.bsky.social · 5d
Hot take: A good deck beats a good trailer when pitching investors. Agree or disagree? | #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #filmsky