Not only is the story line terrible, but the acting of everyone in this movie -besides Karen Holness who was the laid back goddess that she is, making me believe with everything in me that she was a set manager- made me feel constipated trying to hold in the amount of cringe I felt. I want to preface this review by saying this is an absolute Cliche of a movie. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Language includes "badass," "dammit," "hell," "crap," "fricking," "balls," "poop," "stupid," "dang it," "shut up," and "oh my God." A running joke has people calling the main character "pig girl." The film could inspire interest in more of the Cinderella Story series, and characters talk about and use iPhones and social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. There's some humor related to characters dressing in clothing typically associated with another gender, which feels outdated. Young adults kiss, and there are jokes involving having "balls" and a woman dressed as a man walking in on people in bathrooms. Expect a bit of innuendo in song lyrics, and there's one scene in which a woman hits on her step-sister (who's in costume) when she doesn't know who she is. There are also positive messages about being authentic and true to yourself, knowing and valuing your roots, and taking chances despite the risk of failure. The characters who are most successful and happiest in the movie are also the kindest to others. John Hopewell contributed to this report.Parents need to know that the fairy tale-inspired A Cinderella Story: Starstruck (the sixth Cinderella Story movie) is about a would-be actress named Finley ( Bailee Madison). “That might make more people go to the movies.” “It’s challenging, but a cinema ticket is still the most affordable entertainment around,” says Thorsten Schumacher, the founder and CEO of Rocket Science. increased 15% from pre-pandemic levels, but moviegoing still remains relatively economical compared to eating out, attending concerts or other popular diversions. In 2023, the cost of movie tickets in the U.S. “A deluge of new projects were presented to the market in Cannes last year and I know many buyers and sellers who are frustrated at how few have since actually made into production,” said Stuart Ford, founder of AGC Studios, the company behind “Moonfall” and “John Lewis: Good Trouble.” “Pre-selling movies is only one step in the process and the broader financing climate is still challenging.” Sometimes these rising prices have delayed movies that were announced with great fanfare at previous markets. Everything is more expensive across the board.” “In some places, the cost of labor has gone up by 100% and that’s not helped by labor strikes like the one we have with the writers. “There needs to be an acceptance that things are costing more,” says Williams. And many production hubs that may be more attractive, such as Hungary, where inflation hit a 26-year high in 2022, and the U.K., where inflation reached a 41-year high last fall, are suffering from escalating costs.Īs filmmakers hit France for the Cannes market, they are warning buyers to brace for the higher price of doing business. Plus, top talent may be willing to uproot themselves to make a movie in Georgia, but they may not be as keen to spend a summer in Riyadh. There’s Saudi Arabia, Bolivia, Japan, Hong Kong - and then the list gets shorter and shorter. That’s left some film financiers scrambling to find pockets of the world where inflation isn’t a nagging problem, but those places are few and far between. But that’s not always enough in terms of cost saving. Some producers on independent films have even opted to defer their fees until their movies secure distribution deals or sell off their foreign rates as a way of maintaining their profit margins. “Rates are at an all-time high, so you’re paying high financing costs any time you need a bank loan.” “It’s tough to navigate,” admits one producer. Borrowing money has rarely been such an expensive proposition. That’s to say nothing of the costs associated with lining up financing, which have also increased as interest rates continue to rise. That means the price of everything from labor to transportation to securing materials for sets have all climbed to dizzying levels, making it harder for movies to stay on budget. In the U.S., where major studios and agencies are based, the inflation rate has hovered at or above 5% for the past two years, with costs jumping nearly 8% in 2022, marking a 40-year high.
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