Celebrating National Cinema Day & the Magic of Movies with Erik Davis

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,720 In this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, I talk with Eric Davis-Fandango editor all about 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:05,720 National Cinema Day. 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,240 Let's go! 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:12,920 Welcome to Pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from My Heart Radio. 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:19,200 Your Pop Culture News, Views, Reviews, and Celebrity Interviews on all the movies, TV, 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,200 music, and Pop Culture you crave weekly. 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,200 Here's Kyle McMahon. 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:31,160 Nana Nana, Nana, Nana. Hello and welcome to Pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon. 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,240 I of course am Kyle McMahon. 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:40,200 And I thank you so much for hanging out with me today and being a listener and a Gager 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:45,560 with Pop Culture Weekly as the strike continues to go on. 12 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:53,680 I'm going to continue to find creative ways to keep the show interesting and going until 13 00:00:53,680 --> 00:01:00,960 we can get back to normalcy once the writers and the actors get their due. 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:07,160 So for today's episode, this Sunday, depending on when you're listening, this Sunday is National 15 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:16,040 Cinema Day, which is where you can go to any one of its like 30,000 screens across the 16 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,680 country and see a film for $4. 17 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:24,840 You could see 30 films for $4 if you could fit them in in 24-hour period. 18 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:29,600 But and that's IMAX that's you know, Dolby 3D. 19 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:35,040 It doesn't matter the format, doesn't matter the film, go see Oppenheimer and Barbie if you 20 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:41,920 want for $4 each, go see them in IMAX for $4 each if you want or $40 X or whatever it is. 21 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:46,560 They also have some classic films they're bringing out like the Goonies and Jurassic Park 22 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:47,560 3D. 23 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:55,680 I talk with today Eric Davis who is managing director and editor at Fandango and of course 24 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,840 we all know and love Fandango. 25 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:04,280 So Eric and I are going to discuss National Cinema Day and what we can expect in the end 26 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,640 of the summer for the end of the summer and in the fall film wise. 27 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:13,040 So let's get right into my conversation with Eric Davis. 28 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:18,760 Alright, I am here with Fandango Managing Editor Eric Davis, Eric thank you so much for 29 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,600 joining me I really appreciate it. 30 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,080 Yeah thanks for having me. 31 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,080 Of course. 32 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,880 So first of all I got to ask you what exactly does a managing editor do at Fandango? 33 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:33,680 Yeah I do everything you know I mean I have to see like all the movies which is probably 34 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,440 the best part of my job. 35 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:36,440 Yeah. 36 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:41,880 And I get to watch them I talk about them with folks like you but then I do a bunch behind 37 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:42,880 the scenes too. 38 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,640 I help run our social media accounts. 39 00:02:44,640 --> 00:02:47,760 I help set up our celebrity interviews. 40 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,000 I do some of the interviews myself. 41 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:55,240 So you know kind of to compare it to like baseball for your sports fan I'm like a utility 42 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:56,240 player. 43 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,840 So like whatever position you need me in I'm ready to go put me in the game coach. 44 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,720 I love that and how did you get into that it's like a dream job. 45 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:10,960 Yeah, you know way back in the day I went as people started writing about movies online. 46 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:16,120 I started writing about movies online you know and then I connected with the folks at Fandango 47 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:21,280 who at that time they were just kind of selling movie tickets but they were looking to do more 48 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:28,280 and to talk about movies talk about movie news and so I connected with them and then I started 49 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:33,880 you know going on the radio and going on TV and I just kept doing it you know I grew up 50 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:34,880 in the movie theater. 51 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:40,200 I was not one of the coolest kids on the block and I was not invited to all the house parties 52 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:46,080 and so I had a couple of buddies and every weekend we would just go to the movies and as I kind 53 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:52,200 of got older I realized that you know this is my calling to talk about movies and let people 54 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:57,560 know what's coming out and what they should go see and what I like and so I very much do 55 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,280 what I feel like I was put on this planet to do. 56 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:07,200 I love that and I always tell people when they ask about what I do I'm like you know because 57 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:13,160 you know I'm sure that you know we work all kinds of crazy hours you can't even log the 58 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:19,680 hours that we put into this stuff right but it doesn't feel like work you know it's like 59 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,880 yeah it's like something I sometimes I'm like I get paid for this like you know what I mean 60 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,880 like I have to like kind of stop myself and be like wait a second like I get paid to do 61 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:34,200 something that I love to do that I've grown up you know as you said grown up in front of 62 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:40,760 a movie screen like and I get paid to talk with you know my favorite artists and and go 63 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:45,520 and watch these movies I mean it's just awesome so I love that for you. 64 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:50,200 Yeah yeah exactly you know and even when I even when I'm at a film festival sometimes 65 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:54,360 and I'm about to go to the Toronto Film Festival in a couple of weeks I'll watch four or 66 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,600 five movies in a day and I'll get to like you know halfway through that fourth movie 67 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,800 and people will be like you're crazy and I'm tired and I'm like but you know what I'm 68 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:09,040 still here doing like my dream job and I'm watching movies for the day you know and so yeah 69 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:14,600 it's really great and I even on the worst days I always try to stop and recognize you know 70 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:19,520 hey man you know this is what you're doing and you know you should be happy and proud. 71 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:25,680 I love that so we have some cool stuff to talk about National Cinema Day tell me about 72 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:26,680 that. 73 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:34,200 Yeah I mean it's huge it's something that I think really took off last year and it's basically 74 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:42,680 a day at the movies for a ridiculously discounted rate you know you're looking at $4 for tickets 75 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:47,440 for any movie that's in theaters and that's like I'm acts and stuff too right. 76 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:52,600 That is yeah so I mean if you're somebody who hasn't seen say Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer 77 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:59,760 and I max and you are kind of waiting on it you can go see that for $4 if you are a family 78 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:05,320 of four who haven't gone to the movies in a while but you're seeing that Teenage Mutant 79 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Ninja Turtles movie or the Spider-Verse movie or you know haunted mansion you can take your 80 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:15,960 family for $4 for $20 to go to the movies and so I think it's just a really great day to 81 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:21,400 celebrate film and more so than last year because this day did happen last year but there 82 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:26,800 wasn't a lot of films there weren't a lot of options this year there's a ton of options 83 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:32,080 I mean you're looking at most of the movies that came out this summer Super Mario Brothers 84 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:36,720 which is the highest gross in film of the year is returning into theaters so there's really 85 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:42,760 a lot of options for people to go see and everything's $4 you you want to go see a movie in 86 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:48,240 4dx there's new Gran Turismo movie coming out you want to go see that in 4dx and get you 87 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:53,640 know water splashed on you you could do that for $4 and so yeah it's a it's a great opportunity 88 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,960 for people to take advantage of going to see the movies and going to see movies in a premium 89 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:03,440 format that maybe they're not used to seeing them yeah I I really love that aspect I mean 90 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:09,120 I love the whole idea of it but I really love the premium format aspect of it believe 91 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:19,200 it or not I went to my first 4dx movie and it was Avatar way of water and as many you know 92 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:25,240 as many movies as if I've seen over the years except for like going to like Disney or Universal 93 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:33,280 or something I'd never been in a in a 4dx theater for a film it is it's a ride it's like a theme 94 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:40,160 park in a movie theater it's so cool yeah it's it's really it's just really a unique experience 95 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:45,640 that I think a lot of people don't get to have and I think a lot of people kind of maybe 96 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:51,320 pass on 4dx because they're like I don't know what that is or exactly how to how to kind 97 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:56,200 of interact with it but I yeah I do think it's an experience that's well worth seeing 98 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:01,240 especially on a film like Avatar or a film like Gran Turismo which is like this visceral 99 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:08,600 racing film I you know even Blue Beetle which is out out in theaters now as well big DC movie 100 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:13,640 so you know those big action movies the stuff that's just really loud and has a really 101 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:18,680 lot of crazy sequences in it those are the best to go see in a 4dx I would say take advantage 102 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:23,800 if there is a theater near you especially and if you're on the fence I mean for National 103 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:30,560 Cinema Day $4 to go see any movies and saying let alone a 4dx movie I mean wow that's 104 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:40,040 awesome yeah and you're looking at 30,000 screens 3,000 participating locations we did a survey 105 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:46,520 with 2,000 ticket buyers for Fandango and asked them about National Cinema Day you know almost 106 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:52,960 80% said that they were going to go so I mean this is a huge day for movies it's a huge 107 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:59,920 day for movie going and I cannot recommend it enough take advantage you know especially 108 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:04,120 if you're somebody who just hasn't seen some of these big movies if you weren't part 109 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:09,560 of the barbenheimer you know extravaganza you know you could go see literally barbie and 110 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:14,000 hop andheimer back to back for 8 bucks I mean come on you know it's like you have to go 111 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:21,320 absolutely and what exactly what's the exact date it's August 20 August 27th so it's a 112 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:27,560 Sunday so we're all off we're all chilling and it's a it's a great day and you know I 113 00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:32,760 am a family man I have a couple of kids and you know I don't we don't get out to the movies 114 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:39,360 as much as a family and so I think days like this a Sunday 20 bucks I can take the whole 115 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:44,680 family to go see one of one of like several family movies that will be in theaters I think 116 00:09:44,680 --> 00:09:49,600 that's really great you know especially I'm a big Ninja Turtles fan me too and I grew 117 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,860 up with Ninja Turtles and it's funny because like this Ninja Turtles movie as of this 118 00:09:53,860 --> 00:10:00,140 conversation is 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and it is the highest rated movie of the summer 119 00:10:00,140 --> 00:10:05,500 on Rotten Tomatoes Ninja Turtles movie and so you know if you haven't seen that one yet 120 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:10,060 you know go take your family it's really fun and I had such a great time with that movie 121 00:10:10,060 --> 00:10:14,340 and we're actually going to go see that as a family on National Cinema Day that's going 122 00:10:14,340 --> 00:10:20,180 to be our movie that we go see and where can we get information on what titles and 123 00:10:20,180 --> 00:10:24,300 what are participating theaters and that sort of thing for National Cinema Day. 124 00:10:24,300 --> 00:10:30,020 Yeah we have all that stuff on Fandango so you can just go over to Fandango.com they 125 00:10:30,020 --> 00:10:34,420 they create a really great trailer for it so you'll see that on our on our social channels 126 00:10:34,420 --> 00:10:40,980 and and you'll see a list of of films on on Fandango there's like like I said there's 127 00:10:40,980 --> 00:10:45,220 a bunch of not only new movies not only movies that were big this year that are coming 128 00:10:45,220 --> 00:10:52,100 back into theaters but also there's some re-releases there's Jurassic Park one of actually one 129 00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:55,540 of my favorite all-time movie going experiences. 130 00:10:55,540 --> 00:10:56,540 Yeah. 131 00:10:56,540 --> 00:11:00,580 I remember Jurassic Park you know when it first came out with surround sound when surround 132 00:11:00,580 --> 00:11:05,380 sound was new and I will never forget watching that movie on the big screen so if you 133 00:11:05,380 --> 00:11:09,980 if you're a fan of Jurassic Park you've never watched it in the theater take advantage George 134 00:11:09,980 --> 00:11:16,620 Lucas's American graffiti is returning to theaters Greta Gerwig who directed Barbie 135 00:11:16,620 --> 00:11:22,740 one her first movie was Lady Bird at director that movie is returning to theaters so there's 136 00:11:22,740 --> 00:11:29,780 so there's just such a great menu I would say of of movies and and we have all of those 137 00:11:29,780 --> 00:11:32,060 over at Fandango you can go check that out. 138 00:11:32,060 --> 00:11:36,940 I love that and and we'll have all the links in the show notes and in the blogs and all 139 00:11:36,940 --> 00:11:38,260 that. 140 00:11:38,260 --> 00:11:44,420 So, I think a couple of other things this summer has been awesome for movie lovers and the 141 00:11:44,420 --> 00:11:50,980 business really tell me what's your assessment I mean we're you know we're at the end of the 142 00:11:50,980 --> 00:11:56,060 summer what's your assessment of the summer of 23? 143 00:11:56,060 --> 00:12:02,900 You know I get the summer of surprises and I look at like barb and high right look at Barbie 144 00:12:02,900 --> 00:12:07,420 and Oppenheimer you know I think if you would have come into the summer and I had these conversations 145 00:12:07,420 --> 00:12:11,620 in May going into Memorial Day weekend and we're like Eric like what's going to be the biggest 146 00:12:11,620 --> 00:12:16,460 movie this summer and I'm like well you know mission impossible Tom Cruise is coming back 147 00:12:16,460 --> 00:12:20,980 it you know Top Gun Maverick was huge last year I'm looking at that maybe I'm looking at Indiana 148 00:12:20,980 --> 00:12:25,740 Jones you know maybe I'm looking at that Spider-Man movie and all three of those movies were 149 00:12:25,740 --> 00:12:30,100 big and and all three of those movies were fun and entertaining but I wasn't looking at 150 00:12:30,100 --> 00:12:35,380 Barbie you know that was a wild card I wasn't looking at this Ninja Turtles movie as 151 00:12:35,380 --> 00:12:44,100 being 97% on it's an idol movie you know and so I really do think it was like summer of surprises 152 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:49,140 which is really great because we don't get that these days you know when you look at a summer 153 00:12:49,140 --> 00:12:53,740 season it's sometimes it's pretty easy to be like all right those are going to be the top 154 00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:59,740 three movies you know and so to get like this Barbie and Oppenheimer phenomenon I think 155 00:12:59,740 --> 00:13:03,820 was really great you know and I saw a study that said that I think there was somewhere around 156 00:13:03,820 --> 00:13:10,300 20% or of people that went to go see Barbie haven't even been back to the movies yet since before COVID 157 00:13:10,300 --> 00:13:17,340 wow you know that's really great that we're still getting these big movies that are reaching audiences 158 00:13:17,340 --> 00:13:23,020 that haven't been back yet because I think you know I am someone who really really believes 159 00:13:23,020 --> 00:13:27,740 and go into the movies yes I work for Fandango but like I told you I grew up in a movie theater 160 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:33,340 and I feel like it's it's a pastime of ours that we don't want to let go of and in this era 161 00:13:33,340 --> 00:13:39,980 of you're on your phone you have a ton of streaming services you're almost kind of condition to not leave 162 00:13:39,980 --> 00:13:46,460 your house anymore I feel like going to the movies is something that even if we take it for granted 163 00:13:46,460 --> 00:13:51,660 in some respects it's still very valuable to us in our lives and I think a lot of people are probably 164 00:13:51,660 --> 00:13:58,140 going to see Barbie and Oppenheimer and they're realizing hey like I remember going to movies I miss it 165 00:13:58,140 --> 00:14:05,020 and I'm going to go more often and so I think if there's a big story of the summer yes I think animation 166 00:14:05,020 --> 00:14:09,980 I think spider verse and and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were really great as was Pixar as 167 00:14:09,980 --> 00:14:16,540 Elemental so animation had a big summer but also Barbie sort of reminding us of like just how much 168 00:14:16,540 --> 00:14:22,700 fun it is to go to the movies yeah I think it was a really great story yeah I um you know obviously 169 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:30,940 I'm a huge movie buff I'm and and I'm a huge home theater buff as well um you know I bought a house 170 00:14:30,940 --> 00:14:37,740 last year and we're we're I'm having a home theater built in the basement I'm all for that however 171 00:14:37,740 --> 00:14:46,540 there is nothing that can replicate the movie theater experience you know um I'm there's I'm never 172 00:14:46,540 --> 00:14:53,340 going to have an 80-foot screen in my house uh and not just the technical aspect of it but the 173 00:14:53,340 --> 00:15:03,100 communal aspect of it you know where um I get to laugh with you know 300 strangers at the same thing 174 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:13,180 or or get scared or whatever there's something for me that's very revered um about movie theater going 175 00:15:13,180 --> 00:15:19,980 and uh and that became you know kind of I was kind of worried with covid where I'm like you know 176 00:15:19,980 --> 00:15:25,980 even my friends are like oh wait till it comes on streaming or whatever so when I went to see um 177 00:15:25,980 --> 00:15:33,100 Oppenheimer which as you do you know we also we often go to screenings or get sent screeners or 178 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:39,660 whatever um I went to the theater this night um and it was you know the Thursday or Friday night 179 00:15:39,660 --> 00:15:47,340 or whatever I it was completely packed at my theater like I haven't seen since probably um not even 180 00:15:47,340 --> 00:15:56,540 spider man no way home probably uh endgame I mean it was super packed there were men women young old 181 00:15:56,540 --> 00:16:04,140 all dressed in pink and uh in various you know shades of pink or whatever and then there was the 182 00:16:04,140 --> 00:16:10,540 other group that was all going to see Oppenheimer or they were switching or whatever I was so it made 183 00:16:10,540 --> 00:16:17,580 me feel so good to see you know five lines of concessions with a hundred people in them each and not 184 00:16:17,580 --> 00:16:24,060 that normally that would you know maybe anger me a bit but or annoy me a bit but I was so happy to 185 00:16:24,060 --> 00:16:31,420 see it on I think it was a Thursday night um all of these people coming out for an event that you 186 00:16:31,420 --> 00:16:37,900 that could not be replicated at home you know what I mean um when I'm at home watching something I'm in 187 00:16:37,900 --> 00:16:41,900 whatever shorts and a t-shirt or something if I have friends come over it's kind of the same thing 188 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:48,700 like people were dressing up for for Barbie and and doing I heard people strangers talking in line 189 00:16:48,700 --> 00:16:54,300 saying you know are you doing barbenheimer or whatever like people it was creating discussions with people 190 00:16:54,300 --> 00:17:00,940 that wouldn't have otherwise been interacting with each other and you cannot replicate that at home 191 00:17:00,940 --> 00:17:07,180 you can't no you can't I some there was a quote recently where somebody had interviewed a bunch of 192 00:17:07,180 --> 00:17:15,900 studio interns people who who were like uh maybe early 20s and they were asking them about kind of 193 00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:22,860 you know they're they're watching habits and and one of them said that um if a movie is released 194 00:17:22,860 --> 00:17:29,980 straight to streaming it doesn't reach me it doesn't resonate with me as an event like a movie that 195 00:17:29,980 --> 00:17:35,900 goes into theaters and and it and it it kind of feels like yes you know look are there movies that you 196 00:17:35,900 --> 00:17:42,300 watch at home that haven't played in theaters that you enjoy sure but for a movie to like beat feel like 197 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:48,940 an event for it to like stand the test of time for us like when we say if we sat here 10 years from 198 00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:53,500 now 15 years from now looking back at this era we're gonna be talking about Barbie and Oppenheimer we're 199 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:58,780 gonna be talking about spider-man no way home and Avengers endgame all of these films that were big 200 00:17:58,780 --> 00:18:04,940 theatrical experiences um and yeah we're gonna go watch them again at home and and enjoy them you know 201 00:18:04,940 --> 00:18:11,260 but the first time you you watch a big film you know to watch it in a movie theater surrounded by people 202 00:18:11,260 --> 00:18:15,580 and that story uh that you just told about going to see Oppenheimer that's gonna be something that 203 00:18:15,580 --> 00:18:20,140 used that sticks with you for a long time and when somebody uh years from now is like tell me like 204 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:24,780 your most memorable movie going experiences I guarantee you you're gonna be like you know what when 205 00:18:24,780 --> 00:18:29,660 I went to go see Oppenheimer like that it was just such a vibe there between these two movies and 206 00:18:29,660 --> 00:18:34,460 everybody dressed up like that's one of my my most memorable and so yeah I think it's I think it's 207 00:18:34,460 --> 00:18:41,740 really great and um and I you know I I hope that more people if you haven't been out to the movies I 208 00:18:41,740 --> 00:18:49,340 hope you're you're taking advantage and if you haven't yet then hey $4.27 yeah yeah out there and 209 00:18:49,340 --> 00:18:53,100 have a good time because that's gonna be a day where a lot of people are at the movies and a lot of 210 00:18:53,100 --> 00:19:00,460 people are having a good time so um I I would go go enjoy I'm looking forward to it uh finally 211 00:19:00,460 --> 00:19:05,740 September there's some pretty exciting releases coming out what are you what are your thoughts on 212 00:19:05,740 --> 00:19:12,460 September releases well I kind of get into like the fall is is a really interesting time because 213 00:19:12,460 --> 00:19:18,300 fall we see more horror movies which I'm a huge horror buff by the way yeah there's a great one too 214 00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:24,380 speaking the cinema day there's a movie called Talk to Me that's also one of the highest rated on 215 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:30,140 on rotten tomatoes um they just announced a sequel to it uh that's gonna be available for cinema 216 00:19:30,140 --> 00:19:36,620 day oh awesome that's such an incredible movie it's awesome yeah so that one is out there now that 217 00:19:36,620 --> 00:19:43,260 you can go see uh there's a sequel to the none that's coming out in early September uh labor day 218 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:48,540 sees Denzel Washington return in the equalizer three I was just talking on the radio to somebody 219 00:19:48,540 --> 00:19:55,500 about that series um I think it's kind of flown under the radar the equalizer but if you like like 220 00:19:55,500 --> 00:20:01,820 cool crime thrillers uh Denzel Washington just amplifies these movies to another level this is the 221 00:20:01,820 --> 00:20:07,100 third one it's the final one of the trilogy so that's kind of coming out on labor day you have the 222 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:13,100 none uh you have some other kind of horror movies that that are mixed in there there's a really cool 223 00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:20,060 looking original sci-fi film called The Creator um uh director of Rogue One Star Wars story 224 00:20:20,060 --> 00:20:28,460 yeah yeah the first Godzilla movie um so he's uh that that movie looks really really cool uh another 225 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:34,620 film that works AI into its narrative in the future of AI we're seeing a lot of film mission 226 00:20:34,620 --> 00:20:41,180 possible uh dead reckoning part one being one of them AI is going to be a theme in movies get ready for 227 00:20:41,180 --> 00:20:47,020 uh in your future uh and so yeah that movie's coming out as well and there's there's a film called 228 00:20:47,020 --> 00:20:52,220 dumb money that I would put on everybody's radar it kind of reminds me of like a cross between 229 00:20:52,220 --> 00:20:59,980 the social network and uh the big short and it's about the game stop stop yeah yeah you remember that 230 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:05,580 yeah yeah people at home kind of driving up that stock and and making the industry nuts it's 231 00:21:05,580 --> 00:21:10,940 it's a really funny movie Pete Davidson Seth Rogan like there's a ton of people in it um and so 232 00:21:10,940 --> 00:21:17,980 that is also arriving uh in September too awesome Eric thank you so much for speaking with me please 233 00:21:17,980 --> 00:21:23,740 come back and uh and let's talk again I could talk to you all day as a fellow uh film film buff 234 00:21:24,780 --> 00:21:32,060 yeah man anytime and enjoy uh national cinema day yes absolutely all us August Sunday August 27th 235 00:21:32,060 --> 00:21:41,100 national cinema day and all the info is at fandango.com Eric Davis love love love speaking with him 236 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:46,300 such a knowledgeable guy obviously been in the business a while and he's with fandango how can you not 237 00:21:46,300 --> 00:21:55,180 love fandango so I hope that you go and enjoy national cinema day Sunday if you are listening to this 238 00:21:55,180 --> 00:22:01,260 after national cinema day 2023 I hope that you went and enjoyed national cinema day you can take 239 00:22:01,260 --> 00:22:08,860 you and all your friends for four bucks each to you know 3d 40 x i max whatever it is it's an 240 00:22:08,860 --> 00:22:13,660 awesome awesome awesome opportunity I'll let you know about all the films that I go and see on 241 00:22:13,660 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