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American Animals
2018 · Film · documentary · 117 min
Directed by Bart Layton
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
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That work gets a central role in a pretty good heist movie (or something along those lines, based on a true story): American Animals. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6212478/)
This is mostly unrelated but Audubon was really a terrific artist. I was introduced to his art via a recent movie, American Animals, which is also excellent.
This is a pretty well written piece. The author and protagonist wrote a memoir when out of prison, American Animals, which has a movie made out of it.
As an aside, American Animals is a creative documentary about the theft and attempted sale of Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, as well as some other famous rare books.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6212478/
I really wish that "American Animals" had become some sort of indie darling, just so the world will remember that MoviePass co-distributed a really good film. Maybe "Gotti" will become a midnight showing cult classic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoviePass#MoviePass_Venture_films
American Animals is a movie of a similar situation (if not the same one)
I'm reminded of the movie American Animals, where four college students attempt to steal some of Audubon's drawings, and realize that the fencers themselves want a valuation before they're willing to buy.
A film [1] is being released this month based on the event, it is strange but true and if the film is as good as the trailer should be part fight club, meets reservoir dogs...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Animals
One thing I found interesting is that MoviePass Ventures has started acquiring rights to movies. From an article on IndieWire:
Just five days after MoviePass declared that it would acquire films through a new subsidiary, MoviePass Ventures, the company has made good on the promise. Partnering with The Orchard, MPV will share the reported $3 million bill for North American rights to “American Animals,” the first narrative feature from BAFTA and Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentarian Bart Layton (“The Imposter”). A U.S. Dramatic Competition contender at Sundance, “American Animals” premiered there January 19, hours after the MoviePass announcement.
Full article: http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/moviepass-the-orchard-acquisition-american-animals-sundance-1201921511/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKvPVvy2Kn8
I saw the trailer for that movie and had to pause it to make sure it said MoviePass. The movie looks like something I'd like and I'm looking forward to seeing it in the theater with MoviePass. I like to see MoviePass movies with MoviePass, dawg.
I think the $10/month thing is a marketing stunt. Don't forget they hired Mitch Lowe who was an executive at Netflix and Redbox as CEO in 2016. I would say there's some method to the madness here. They're gaining a lot of insights and a lot of users. I would still pay $10/month even if they limited it to 4-5 movies per month.
Also, don't forget about the tech. MoviePass has built out a system that I am still fascinated by where you can check in for a movie and your pre-paid debit card is instantly funded for enough to cover the price of a ticket. I know it's nothing earth shattering but as a nerd I get a little giddy thinking about it whenever I use it.
It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I think they're playing a long game.