Cinema Buzz & News

Hollywood likely has one big soundboard for certain noises - for instance one that I always notice is during any scene with children at a park or playing, I imagine someone presses a big button saying "Children laughing", because the same audio track is so commonly used.

Another one is during any scene with police pulling up to a crime scene, you will almost always hear the same audio of a woman over the radio saying "5-George-K", even if that is a common police code, it's still always the exact same audio recording.

What other common examples can you think of? What buttons do you imagine are on the big Hollywood soundboard?

The hero and the villain in an action movie are generally expected to be tough, dangerous, and should be taken seriously. Unless it's an action comedy, where they might come off as goofy.

There has always been a line in a movie that stood out to me. It's from Death Race (2008) with Jason Statham

The main villain is some lady, I can't remember who she was or what she was trying to do. What I do remember is this quote:

"Ok, cocksucker. Fuck with me and we'll see who shits on the sidewalk".

That shits on the sidewalk line isn't a callback and it doesn't make sense in context. It's just something the writers thought would sound intimidating.

Who can beat that?

>Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

I’m likely the odd one out here, but I recently went to watch The Odyssey in both Dolby Cinema and IMAX 70mm formats and found that I enjoyed Dolby Cinema quite a bit more. I think I see the appeal of IMAX 70mm, but the Dolby Cinema picture quality and seat comfort (including reclining seat back with footrests) are just too compelling for me. I may have also had unrealistic expectations for 70mm given how high demand tickets are and how folks and Nolan have really lauded IMAX. In terms of sound, I don’t have a strong preference there.

I suspect “full immersion” is the draw for 70mm, but I love sitting one row up from the ground level for Dolby Cinema and find that incredibly immersive and comfortable.

No shade on those who prefer 70mm or other formats, and this is just one person’s opinion.