The Ballad of Love and Hate

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Permalink wired: “I started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel last week,” [Ridley] Scott told the Daily Beast in an interview posted Thursday. “We have a very good take on it. And we’ll definitely be featuring a female protagonist.” Finally!!!!!
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Permalink newyorker: Netflix Earnings Report: Bad News Netflix fears that just distributing digital content is a mug’s game. Anyone can move bits around, which means that the price for doing so will just keep dropping. So it’s trying to create its own original content. But, so far at least, it’s not very good at doing so. “Lilyhammer,” a mobster show that Netflix introduced in January, has gotten killed by reviewers; I gave up on the first episode after fifteen minutes of mediocre acting and clumsy dialogue. Early next year, Netflix will release a new season of “Arrested Development,” which will surely be better. But the company is in an odd spot, facing the same competition problem it avoided when it spun off Roku. If its shows are bad, it’s embarrassing. If they’re good, they could irritate partners. Netflix needs content from AMC, for example. But will those negotiations get harder once Netflix is creating its own shows to compete with “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men”? Can Netflix pull through, or will it just continue to decline until it, and all its data, gets gobbled by Amazon? Out of a sense of loyalty to red envelopes—and to elegant algorithms—I hope the company figures out how to thrive again. But it won’t be easy for Netflix to find a way to fend off its new competitors while keeping its old partners happy. Perhaps Reed Hastings should offer another million-dollar prize … to someone who can figure out a new business model. - Nicholas Thompson on the future of Netflix: http://nyr.kr/HZg22L Buh bye, Netflix.
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Permalink beautyliesinmovieposters: Drive alternative movie poster designed by Grzegorz Domaradzki
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Permalink ewan-mcgregors: “You blinked.”
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