Tangential Footnote: There is inherent ambiguity, debate and acrimony over which counties make up “The Bay Area”. Most technically I believe there are 9 Bay Area Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma and Napa. See for example:
https://abag.ca.gov/about-abag/what-we-do/our-members However, often the last two or three of those 9 get left off the list (and the three North Bay counties did deal with COVID restrictions a little differently than the other six, leading to some confusion). Jim has also left out the southernmost county, Santa Clara, which also has some precedent. The 5 on his list are probably the most prototypically “Bay Area-ish”, though I don’t think you will find them listed in any legally binding document as constituting the Bay Area. As you say, typically they show a film in Manhattan and the West side of LA for a week or two to qualify for Oscar, but my local, independent theater (Northern Napa County) does often screen Netflix and Amazon films (I will monitor whether she will do an NC-17), so wondering idly if that would qualify for Oscar, or if we are not Bay Area enough. On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 2:03 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > In general, for Oscar eligibility, a movie has to be shown for seven > consecutive days for paid admission in the same commercial movie theater, > with screenings at least three times daily, one of which must be between > 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. (except if it's a drive-in, in which case only one > screening daily is required), in only one of the following places: Los > Angeles County; New York City (anywhere in the five boroughs); Cook County, > Illinois; Fulton County, Georgia; Miami-Dade County, Florida; or the Bay > Area (anywhere in San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, San Mateo, or Contra Costa > counties). It can be made available for streaming the same day it first > shows in theaters, but not before. > > In practice, as Mark indicated, this means Netflix's Oscar-bait films > regularly play for at least a week in New York and Los Angeles. And to be > clear, AMC and Regal wouldn't specifically pass on "Blonde" due to the > NC-17 rating, but because they will usually only play movies if the > exclusive theatrical window lasts longer than what the streamers usually > offer. (That said, the streamers will sometimes negotiate for exceptions -- > I saw "Being the Ricardos" at the AMC Burbank 16, and that one only had an > 11-day theatrical exclusive.) > > > > On Sep 12, 2022, at 1:38 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > If they put it in one theater in New York and one in Los Angeles for one > day or whatever the minimum requirement for Oscar eligibility is, I > wouldn’t be surprised. They’re not looking to recoup the cost of the film > through theater tickets. > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 3:11 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> And like they do their Oscar bait, Netflix will put it in theaters for a >> limited run at Landmark and the regional and indie arthouses. Cinemark has >> shown the more mainstream Netflix originals at their theaters, but I think >> they'll pass on this one--and so will AMC and Regal. When asked for >> comment, Nicole Kidman said, "Heartbreak feels good in a place like this." >> >> Mark Jeffries >> [email protected] >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 12:31 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I finally got my answer to why Netflix submitted the movie for a rating: >>> they want it to get Oscar consideration. >>> >>> >>> https://www.salon.com/2022/09/11/why-is-blonde--netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic--rated-nc-17-instead-of-tv-ma_partner/ >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 7:51 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> IYC, here's an apparent parent's analysis of *Euphoria*: >>>> https://lolalambchops.com/euphoria-kid-friendly-parents-guide/ (link, >>>> borderline-NSFW) B >>>> >>>> Mark Jeffries, to Brad Beam, Aug 31st: >>>> >>>>> R. 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