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In The Heights

New movie coming out from Lin-Manuel Miranda, and it looks good.

Is it supposed to be a musical? A drama? A comedy?

This is the first movie I'm actually looking forward to seeing, in over a year.

Anyone else?

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by Anonymousreply 348June 22, 2021 11:18 AM

This movie looks like total Oscar bait.

I have a feeling that it's going to be all about "In The Heights" at next year's Academy Awards.

by Anonymousreply 1May 19, 2021 9:40 PM

Could be the first musical to win an Oscar, since LALA Land.

by Anonymousreply 2May 19, 2021 9:43 PM

No thanks, Lin.

by Anonymousreply 3May 19, 2021 9:43 PM

Whoops, LALA Land didn't win an Oscar for Best Picture.

The most recent musical to win was "Chicago" in 2002.

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by Anonymousreply 4May 19, 2021 9:45 PM

I was born in The Heights...I dont remember this shit at all

by Anonymousreply 5May 19, 2021 9:49 PM

[quote] Is it supposed to be a musical?

It won a Tony Award, so yes, dear simpleton OP. It is/was a stage musical.

That's a play where performers frequently sing and dance to music.

People sit in chairs in what is called a theater.

This is what is called a film adaptation.

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by Anonymousreply 6May 19, 2021 9:53 PM

I saw it in the theater. It was like 1970s Sesame Street, only with very boring music. At least Sesame Street had Cookie Monster and Grover. Somebody from American Idol was in it, but I don’t know who because I don’t watch reality tv.

by Anonymousreply 7May 19, 2021 9:58 PM

I watched the preview. The music is abysmal, like all of these new musicals. Everyone is so expressive and try hard through every musical number. No thanks.

by Anonymousreply 8May 19, 2021 10:59 PM

r2=Faye Dunaway

by Anonymousreply 9May 19, 2021 11:02 PM

I'm not a fan of rap, and I was prepared to detest the musical, but I ended up really liking it. (I've seen it twice, at community theaters.) And I'm way outside of its target demographic (eldergay white guy.)

by Anonymousreply 10May 19, 2021 11:03 PM

Looks like fun.

by Anonymousreply 11May 19, 2021 11:17 PM

Bring it on, HATERS!!!

by Anonymousreply 12May 19, 2021 11:32 PM

Oh, you just wait until you get cancelled Lin! You know there are some politically incorrect rap tapes of you making fun of lactose intolerant historical figures with celiac disease! Even Chrissy Teigen won't be returning your calls!

by Anonymousreply 13May 19, 2021 11:36 PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda is hot and straight, you jealous whores!

That's why you hate him.

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by Anonymousreply 14May 19, 2021 11:44 PM

They were so smart to release before Spielberg's WSS. They're going to steal all of his thunder.

by Anonymousreply 15May 19, 2021 11:44 PM

Spielberg is doing West Side Story, R15?

I had no idea.

Will it feature robots and Artificial Intelligence?

by Anonymousreply 16May 19, 2021 11:46 PM

Supposedly it's a love letter to NYC. I have a soft spot for films which make the city one of the main characters, like Midnight Cowboy, Manhattan, Annie Hall, Taxi Driver, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Saturday Night Fever.

by Anonymousreply 17May 19, 2021 11:49 PM

WHET The Heights the musical group, you remember "How Do You Talk To An Angel"

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by Anonymousreply 18May 19, 2021 11:58 PM

Why is this going to be in theaters AND HBO+?

Is this the new normal?

by Anonymousreply 19May 20, 2021 12:26 AM

R199 I think it may be, at least for now. Although I have HBO Max I'm planning for this to be the first movie I've seen at the cinema since February 2020.

by Anonymousreply 20May 20, 2021 12:32 AM

[quote] Lin-Manuel Miranda is hot and straight, you jealous whores!

Well, he's straight...

by Anonymousreply 21May 20, 2021 12:38 AM

Pinga! Two hours of musical pinga!!

by Anonymousreply 22May 20, 2021 12:41 AM

Rrrrreeeeooowwwwrrrrrrr, R21!

CAT-TEEEEYYYY.

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by Anonymousreply 23May 20, 2021 12:41 AM

[quote] Pinga! Two hours of musical pinga!!

That's why I want to watch it, R22.

All that hot Puerto Rican and Dominican COCK!

by Anonymousreply 24May 20, 2021 12:42 AM

This could well be the gayest musical that ever gayed!

by Anonymousreply 25June 2, 2021 11:33 PM

My friend saw it last week at a special screening and said it was her favorite movie of the past few years.

by Anonymousreply 26June 2, 2021 11:36 PM

Wait til I show up, bitches.

by Anonymousreply 27June 2, 2021 11:38 PM

I smell an OSCAR, R26!

by Anonymousreply 28June 2, 2021 11:38 PM

I smell CHEESE.

by Anonymousreply 29June 2, 2021 11:59 PM

The premiere is at Tribeca film festival but the screening is uptown at the United Palace Theater, one of the best in NY now that it's been fabulously refurbished. Unfortunately, it's not playing there after the opening. SAD!

I'm going to see it on IMAX.

I would have believed LMM was straight until I saw him queen out on Drunk History.

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by Anonymousreply 30June 3, 2021 12:06 AM

[quote] I would have believed LMM was straight until I saw him queen out on Drunk History.

Yeah, totally.

I don't believe he's straight. Not for a second.

And I'm not trying to stereotype. I'm basing this solely on the individual.

by Anonymousreply 31June 3, 2021 12:08 AM

r28 is either Walter Monheit or Lynn Stairmaster

by Anonymousreply 32June 3, 2021 1:46 AM

r19, ATT (parent of WB/DC/HBO) had an evil plan to boost the HBO+ membership by releasing 17 of its films on that platform by using the pandemic as an excuse. They didn't inform any of the actors, directors, or producers beforehand, and because of that, all of those people will lose any points from the lack of box office sales.

by Anonymousreply 33June 3, 2021 1:52 AM

Guys with cut off jeans shorts and tank tops dancing in the streets of New York.

Nope, not gay at all!

by Anonymousreply 34June 3, 2021 1:53 AM

Is the lead actor (Anthony Ramos) gay?

He's cute.

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by Anonymousreply 35June 3, 2021 1:54 AM

I wonder if Lin Manuel Miranda auditioned Anthony on the casting couch?

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by Anonymousreply 36June 3, 2021 2:01 AM

Schmaltz. Hard pass.

by Anonymousreply 37June 3, 2021 2:01 AM

Saw the play and loved it. Very dynamic, totally entertaining. It will all depend on the director, but I can't wait...

by Anonymousreply 38June 3, 2021 2:28 AM

Lots of Oscar buzz for Olga Merediz.

by Anonymousreply 39June 3, 2021 2:57 AM

I will NOT be ignored!!!

by Anonymousreply 40June 3, 2021 6:43 AM

I hope it beats out West side story for each and every award it's nominated for.

by Anonymousreply 41June 3, 2021 6:47 AM

Same here, R41.

And it will!

But it's a long way until the Oscars 2022, so I hope some shit movie doesn't come in and steal all the attention at the last minute.

by Anonymousreply 42June 3, 2021 1:40 PM

One of those I just don't like. IDK why.

by Anonymousreply 43June 3, 2021 1:43 PM

It has a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Do you think we could have an Oscar race between Rita Moreno and Olga Merediz next year? Glenn better get her some "tropical makeup" if she wants a nomination.

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by Anonymousreply 44June 3, 2021 3:01 PM

Here's hoping. Finally an Oscar movie NOT to slit your wrists by.

by Anonymousreply 45June 5, 2021 1:36 AM

[quote]Lots of Oscar buzz for Olga Merediz.

Not to mention the child who plays Gavroche!

by Anonymousreply 46June 5, 2021 1:42 AM

Why can't shills who start threads ever be original or at least not so fucking obvious?

by Anonymousreply 47June 5, 2021 1:42 AM

Miranda only knows five tunes and writes everything to those exact same five tunes. Boring as shit.

by Anonymousreply 48June 5, 2021 1:43 AM

When did Daphne Zuniga get so old? She has a part in this.

by Anonymousreply 49June 5, 2021 1:46 AM

R41 Wouldn't that be lovely? And even better if Steven blames Ansel for the failure of his multi-million dollar movie and never works with him again.

by Anonymousreply 50June 5, 2021 1:51 AM

Now this is how you promote a movie! It gives me chills and Oprah. Jon M. Chu is the hot new director in Hollywood.

Spielberg is stuck with that redundant remake and a sexpest as his leading man. Good luck to him.

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by Anonymousreply 51June 8, 2021 6:26 PM

I watched the first hour of In the Heights and gave up. The performances were great, but there was no real story. A girl needs tuition, another wants to move, and a guy is too shy to ask a girl out. That was how it started and that is where it was an hour later. At about an hour in, the story stops cold so characters and fantasize about winning the lottery in another number that halts the action.

No need to go on.

Even without a story a film can have momentum. This one does not.

by Anonymousreply 52June 8, 2021 6:39 PM

Slum dog Derrière.

by Anonymousreply 53June 8, 2021 6:52 PM

Lots of potential blatino husbears up in the Heights.

by Anonymousreply 54June 8, 2021 7:05 PM

R52, how did you watch it? It’s not out yet.

by Anonymousreply 55June 8, 2021 7:11 PM

R55, someone shared it on google drive.

by Anonymousreply 56June 8, 2021 7:14 PM

[quote] [R52], how did you watch it? It’s not out yet.

Stage show maybe?

That’s where I saw it. Critics raved, it was a big hit. I couldn’t even stay conscious - I swear I had petit mal seizures throughout the whole thing because I remember sitting in an uncomfortable theater, looking at my watch and thinking “OMG when is this school play going to end?” If we hadn’t been with another couple I would’ve left my husband in the theater & taken the subway home.

But that’s just me. The rest of the world seemed to love it, giving it raves and talking about the freshness of the music (of which I remember nothing) and the brilliance of LMM. So don’t listen to me. I don’t even watch reality tv. I don’t know the name of any Real Housewives, drag queens, pawnbrokers, or dancing stars. You should watch it & decide for yourself.

by Anonymousreply 57June 9, 2021 5:20 PM

R57, no.

Read R56. R52 saw the film.

by Anonymousreply 58June 10, 2021 2:59 PM

The reviews are ecstatic. The best movie musical since Grease.

Multiple Oscar nominations next year.

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by Anonymousreply 59June 10, 2021 4:21 PM

r59=Walter Monheit

by Anonymousreply 60June 10, 2021 4:30 PM

R59, this is one of those times when the reviews can't be believed at all. No professional critic is going to say one bad thing about this. They don't want the accusations of racism that will go with it. They should make an all trans West Side Story and win every single award next year! It will be regarded as the single greatest movie ever made in the history of all cinema!

by Anonymousreply 61June 10, 2021 6:33 PM

Everybody now hates Rita Morena because she tirelessly hates Natalie Wood so WSS is doomed.

by Anonymousreply 62June 10, 2021 6:39 PM

No, just you, R62. Just you.

BTW, it's Moreno, idiot.

by Anonymousreply 63June 10, 2021 6:51 PM

[quote]They should make an all trans West Side Story

Great idea! I think I have a Maria in me.

by Anonymousreply 64June 10, 2021 6:52 PM

Along with a Bernardo or two Caitlyn.

by Anonymousreply 65June 10, 2021 7:03 PM

[quote]this is one of those times when the reviews can't be believed at all. No professional critic is going to say one bad thing about this.

Agreed & LMM can currently do no wrong after Hamilton.

by Anonymousreply 66June 10, 2021 11:22 PM

In The Heights was a much better Broadway experience than Hamilton so the movie could be good.

by Anonymousreply 67June 10, 2021 11:33 PM

You can't make a musical about "The Heights," without including a sassy Puerto Rican trannie, with a blatino husbear.

So these bitches had better deliver!

by Anonymousreply 68June 11, 2021 12:15 AM

So I see all these actors on TV crying about how they have never seen people like themselves in a movie....uhh what? They act like this is the first movie with people of color??

by Anonymousreply 69June 11, 2021 12:17 AM

R69 is cancelled!

by Anonymousreply 70June 11, 2021 12:18 AM

Why does Rita Moreno hate Natalie Wood? Most people who knew her or worked with her loved her.

As for ITH, watching the trailer was enough for me. All the hip hop and rap is something I can't stand. I will, however, see WSS.

by Anonymousreply 71June 11, 2021 12:27 AM

[quote] Why does Rita Moreno hate Natalie Wood?

Rita wanted to taste Natalie's honey pot, but got REJECTED.

Rita has hated her, ever since.

by Anonymousreply 72June 11, 2021 12:28 AM

Did Rita ever fuck Warren Beatty? If so, she got Natalie's snatch indirectly.

by Anonymousreply 73June 11, 2021 12:34 AM

One Broadway, "In The Heights" was cute but inoffensive - and there was barely a book there. I much preferred "Passing Strange". But Stu was an arrogant asshole (though he won the Best Book Tony Award over Miranda) and LMM was very very charming and knew how to cozy up to Tony voters.

by Anonymousreply 74June 11, 2021 12:42 AM

Saw it this afternoon and it was amazing!

I can't wait to visit Washington Heights on my next trip to NYC.

by Anonymousreply 75June 11, 2021 12:43 AM

[quote] When did Daphne Zuniga get so old? She has a part in this.

I heard her cavernous nostrils were used as important shooting locations!

by Anonymousreply 76June 11, 2021 12:48 AM

I hope r75 is joking. WH is a shitbox.

by Anonymousreply 77June 11, 2021 12:50 AM

[quote]. But Stu was an arrogant asshole (though he won the Best Book Tony Award over Miranda)

Interesting, since Lin-Manuel didn't write the book.

by Anonymousreply 78June 11, 2021 12:51 AM

[quote] how did you watch it? It’s not out yet.

Warner has been doing invite screenings in several cities for months now, trying to build hype. People have been posting reviews since late Feb/early March at least. Word is that it’s fun but not particularly great or profound. Lightweight, feel good summer fare and that’s it.

Merediz’s story has been cut significantly from the musical so that probably not going to happen. Maybe a nom for original song for the new piece in the movie but yeah, that’s it.

by Anonymousreply 79June 11, 2021 1:01 AM

Give it a chance r71, it's not as overwhelming as you think it is from the trailer.

by Anonymousreply 80June 11, 2021 1:05 AM

r77, . I've been up here for 15 years and it's never been better, all the parks have been cleaned up and paved and well lit. Upper Broadway used to be a pedestrian nightmare, now there are bike lanes and city bikes and you can circumnavigate all of Manhattan. They restored the original aqueduct bridge and you walk across to the Bronx also a big skate park. Ft. Tryon and the Cloisters is the best place to meet men of all flavors.

Admittedly there are terrible buildings and a few terrible blocks but there are a lot of gems and good deals and new construction. The A and 1 stations have all been restored as well. I can't wait to see it on film.

by Anonymousreply 81June 11, 2021 1:09 AM

I don't go above 96th St. on the East Side.

by Anonymousreply 82June 11, 2021 1:17 AM

[quote] I can't wait to visit Washington Heights on my next trip to NYC.

Are you into Blatino COCK?

by Anonymousreply 83June 11, 2021 1:43 AM

WH is still pretty ghetto.

by Anonymousreply 84June 11, 2021 1:46 AM

That was awesome, R51!!

The endorsements for this movie is unreal.

I'm really starting to get the feeling that it's going to be a BLOCKBUSTER.

by Anonymousreply 85June 11, 2021 1:47 AM

Youtube has the first 8 minutes of the movie here....

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by Anonymousreply 86June 11, 2021 1:48 AM

Anthony Ramos is hot as hell, and he was sporting a nice bulge in his dance sequences.

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by Anonymousreply 87June 11, 2021 2:08 AM

The new trend may now be support this stuff to the extreme in print, then quietly "Oops" forget to nominate it when the time comes. Or throw it a bon or two and then give the award to an older white movie star in their final act, as always,

by Anonymousreply 88June 11, 2021 4:38 AM

Spielberg's West Side Story is going to be savaged by the critics.

by Anonymousreply 89June 11, 2021 4:50 AM

I thought Ansel Elgort was cancelled.

by Anonymousreply 90June 11, 2021 4:55 AM

You man Washington Heights, right? By the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey? My aunt, her husband and my cousin al lived in an apartment in WA Heights. Cuz grew up and married a Hispanic guy, Hector. We were Irish. By then they had moved to New Jersey. Their wedding was fabulous and there were some really good dancers attending. Nice enough area with the Cloisters and right on the Hudson. I don't recall that it was heavily Hispanic back then in the early sixties.

by Anonymousreply 91June 11, 2021 5:00 AM

[quote]Spielberg's West Side Story is going to be savaged by the critics.

And the white theater queens are going to be suicidal over it. They're already fuming that In the Heights is stealing WSS's thunder.

by Anonymousreply 92June 11, 2021 5:05 AM

It's no West Side Story. Wasn't bad, but after watching the clip, I wouldn't watch the movie.

by Anonymousreply 93June 11, 2021 5:12 AM

Evan Hansen will trump them all. But might be nice to have several hit musicals again.. Time is right.

by Anonymousreply 94June 11, 2021 5:14 AM

It seems like the perfect Summer movie!

by Anonymousreply 95June 11, 2021 7:46 AM

I will watch while sipping a refreshing Nutcracker, the official summer cocktail of the Heights.

by Anonymousreply 96June 11, 2021 1:44 PM

Although I think some of the raps are clever and the dancing was spectacular, I know I'm probably in the minority, but I did not like this musical on stage.

I'm still not quite sure why it rubbed me the wrong way. It's at least partly because I envision "slice of life" pieces being true to the lived experience (and using an art form) of the people being portrayed. Also I found the storyline sort of pedantic (which of course is true of a lot of musicals but this one really doesn't move at all). I can't pinpoint all the exact reasons. I'm just not a fan.

I'll probably watch it though when it is streaming for free somewhere (just to stay up on my pop culture and compare it to the stage version), but there's no way I'd pay to see this.

by Anonymousreply 97June 11, 2021 2:03 PM

It's on HBO Plus, FFS R97!

Just subscribe and watch it there.

I hate rap, but in this case, I think it's true-to-life.

Also, there hasn't been a musical set in NYC for decades.

This one is IT.

by Anonymousreply 98June 11, 2021 4:15 PM

Watched it and thought it was spectacular. I want a summer fling with a Latino now.

by Anonymousreply 99June 11, 2021 4:18 PM

r98 There's no such thing as "HBO Plus"

by Anonymousreply 100June 11, 2021 4:21 PM

Plus, MAXX, Extra.

Whatever, R100.

These companies all come up with different names for the same thing.

CHARGING MORE for nothing.

by Anonymousreply 101June 11, 2021 4:25 PM

Just do Piratebay or any of the dozens of free streaming sites. They're easy AF to find.

by Anonymousreply 102June 11, 2021 5:42 PM

[quote]On Broadway, "In The Heights" was cute but inoffensive - and there was barely a book there. I much preferred "Passing Strange". But Stu was an arrogant asshole (though he won the Best Book Tony Award over Miranda) and LMM was very very charming and knew how to cozy up to Tony voters.

"Passing Strange" was the far better show and should have won over "In the Heights" (several theater critics said so too at the time) but as you noted, LMM reportedly charmed the voters and so all Stew ended up with was Best Book as a consolation prize.

Speaking of which, I had also heard that Stew's lack of personality didn't help him that season but for what it's worth, a friend and I met him after the show he did in follow-up to "Strange" a few years later (which was not nearly as good) and he was perfectly charming, so perhaps he had learned his lesson.

by Anonymousreply 103June 11, 2021 9:51 PM

R98 I don't pay for cable premiums as they are a waste of money. I will only watch this for free. There is nothing authentic about it. You can keep it. LOL

by Anonymousreply 104June 12, 2021 1:11 AM

You can watch everything for free online. I can't believe there are people in 2021 who still are clueless about this. It's fucking easy.

by Anonymousreply 105June 12, 2021 1:28 AM

With the year already halfway over, it's the leading contender for Best Picture and Best Director. I think it has a very good shot at going all the way. Hollywood knows that the Oscars were a huge bust this year, full of pretentious nominees that no one saw or liked. The dismal ratings reflected that. If they don't change course next year, then the Oscars may be permanently done. That's why I expect a real crowd favorite and critical darling like In the Heights to do very well at the next Oscars.

Peter Travers:

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical is a surefire Oscar contender that lights up the screen with the immigrant experience of the American Dream. The estupendo cast gives the summer's best party a heart that sings and a spirit that soars.

by Anonymousreply 106June 12, 2021 1:48 AM

R105 enlighten us. How do you watch this movie for free online?

by Anonymousreply 107June 12, 2021 6:59 PM

That's exciting news, R106!

by Anonymousreply 108June 12, 2021 7:00 PM

ITH flopped pretty badly this weekend. This movie is going nowhere near the Oscars, which are stacked this year as it is.

by Anonymousreply 109June 12, 2021 7:03 PM

[quote] This movie is going nowhere near the Oscars, which are stacked this year as it is

What other movies are contending for the Oscar, R109?

by Anonymousreply 110June 12, 2021 7:05 PM

R109 I agree. ITH waited too late to become a movie. The hoopla around it has died down considerably from when it was on Broadway!

by Anonymousreply 111June 12, 2021 7:08 PM

No way, R111.

The "hoopla" has not died down.

I'm seeing advertisements for this movie EVERYWHERE.

And the critics are absolutely raving about it.

In fact, the movie backers are posting the movie reviews, as much as they are showing the movie previews!

by Anonymousreply 112June 12, 2021 7:13 PM

Ramos is fugly!

by Anonymousreply 113June 12, 2021 7:13 PM

Box Office: "In the Heights" Battling "Quiet Place 2" for No. 1:

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by Anonymousreply 114June 12, 2021 7:14 PM

R114 Those numbers aren't impressive. A Quiet Place II made $19million over last weekend which was its second week in release for a total of $88million. In the Heights should be retitled In the Red! Considering all the hype it will be a disappointment if not a flop.

by Anonymousreply 115June 12, 2021 7:22 PM

ITH is being shown on HBO MAXX free to subscribers. Doesn’t that hurt the BO numbers?

by Anonymousreply 116June 12, 2021 8:04 PM

R116, it certainly doesn't help.

by Anonymousreply 117June 12, 2021 8:07 PM

I was ambivalent about this movie until I discovered OPRAH is shilling it, now I'm against this movie. #CancelLMM

by Anonymousreply 118June 12, 2021 8:07 PM

Close-up of Antonio Ramos's skin.

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by Anonymousreply 119June 12, 2021 8:08 PM

R107, people have been circulating copies of the film for months.

by Anonymousreply 120June 12, 2021 8:12 PM

r107 is 112 years old.

by Anonymousreply 121June 12, 2021 8:15 PM

R116 Word of mouth is going to hurt more.

by Anonymousreply 122June 12, 2021 10:06 PM

Hamilton 2.0.

Pass.

by Anonymousreply 123June 12, 2021 11:48 PM

Anthony Ramos … oh dios mio papi!!!

by Anonymousreply 124June 13, 2021 12:46 AM

It was a fun and enchanting ride in the Barrio. It is perfectly casted and directed. Anthony Ramos is bae. A feast for the eyes and soul.

by Anonymousreply 125June 13, 2021 12:49 AM

Anthony Ramos can be the Jimmy Stewart of our time

by Anonymousreply 126June 13, 2021 12:49 AM

Are there any white people in it? Or is it akin to a movie version of National Geographic?

by Anonymousreply 127June 13, 2021 1:17 AM

Am I the only person who loved this? It felt like this generation’s Dirty Dancing.

by Anonymousreply 128June 13, 2021 1:19 AM

Forbes calls 'In the Heights' - Box Office Disappoints

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by Anonymousreply 129June 13, 2021 1:22 AM

I just watched It for free on HBO, How could the box office not disappoint? I don’t get the way this was rolled out.

by Anonymousreply 130June 13, 2021 1:33 AM

It was soaring, highly enjoyable. I usually hate musicals, but this didn’t seem corny.

by Anonymousreply 131June 13, 2021 1:34 AM

Yeah, R130, it does seem like a dumb idea to release a film simultaneously to theaters and on streaming and then expect it to make much money at the box office. If given the choice -- especially for a film that's reportedly three hours in length like "In the Heights" -- most people will opt to watch it from the comfort of home.

by Anonymousreply 132June 13, 2021 1:51 AM

The box office is not fully back. Some are not entirely comfortable with being inside in close proximity with large crowds for prolonged periods. And sitting in recliners others have been lying on for hours

by Anonymousreply 133June 13, 2021 2:05 AM

Fast and Furious 9 will be the next test to reveal whether the box office is back

by Anonymousreply 134June 13, 2021 2:06 AM

The only movies that are going to be successful right now are surefire hits and known commodities, like A Quiet Place 2 and Fast and Furious 9.

An unknown niche musical with no big stars, like In the Heights, did as well as it possibly could, but most people are going to watch it at home on HBO.

by Anonymousreply 135June 13, 2021 2:17 AM

It was too long and I preferred the Broadway version. I still enjoyed most of it.

by Anonymousreply 136June 13, 2021 2:20 AM

R118 = Kate Middleton

by Anonymousreply 137June 13, 2021 2:27 AM

[quote] The box office is not fully back. Some are not entirely comfortable with being inside in close proximity with large crowds for prolonged periods. And sitting in recliners others have been lying on for hours

Yeah, but they still could have waited a couple of weeks to release it on HBO.

Do it in a tiered way, so that theaters can at least try to recover some of their losses from last year.

by Anonymousreply 138June 13, 2021 4:28 AM

He wrote this in 1999 in his second year of college. You can see that it was first describes as a hip-hop "RENT" but now An entire generation has gone by.

IRL He's the Daniela character, "the one who got out" and went to college and found success but decided to stay in the heights. He still lives on the river in one of the apartments in the movie, he didn't move Tribeca or Brentwood.

ITH has no memorable tune or showstopper, it's the first musical I've seen that I can't recall a single tune. The dancing and music was fantastic and even my fairly humorless husband laughed quite a bit. The characters were very real. Ramos was amazing and loveable.

by Anonymousreply 139June 13, 2021 4:31 AM

I enjoyed it and the being in a theater again was ok. I mean periodically I had to be slapped when I started screaming "we're all going to die."

But overall it was all ok.

by Anonymousreply 140June 13, 2021 4:31 AM

Lol R140.

Are you nuts???

What did you mean by "We're all going to die?"

by Anonymousreply 141June 13, 2021 4:35 AM

R127 is a Meghan-hating KLAN GRANNY.

by Anonymousreply 142June 13, 2021 4:36 AM

Covid!!!!!! Remember? That's why we haven't been to the movies.

by Anonymousreply 143June 13, 2021 4:37 AM

I love threads so obviously started by publicists!!

by Anonymousreply 144June 13, 2021 4:39 AM

r144 In The Heights is the biggest musical to come along in years! It has Oscar written all over it. You should go see In The Heights, it is an experience you will never forget. And you'll definitely want to buy the soundtrack, too. Make sure to tell all your friends about In The Heights, which is now playing on HBO Max and in theaters nationwide.

by Anonymousreply 145June 13, 2021 4:42 AM

Flopped at Box office=no Oscar

by Anonymousreply 146June 13, 2021 4:43 AM

Rofl R145!!

by Anonymousreply 147June 13, 2021 4:44 AM

It's about poor people though isn't it? I don't see those types of films.

by Anonymousreply 148June 13, 2021 4:45 AM

Anthony Ramos comes across in interviews as rather too common and vaguely ethnic to be the future superstar of the all-time, as he is already being crowned by the media.

by Anonymousreply 149June 13, 2021 4:51 AM

R149 = Miss Tyler Perry, pissed that Anthony Ramos turned her old ass down!

by Anonymousreply 150June 13, 2021 4:54 AM

When did Anthony Ramos turn down Tyler Perry? I thought the only one who turned Tyler down - and treated him as if he was a stalker, actually - was Diana Ross?

by Anonymousreply 151June 13, 2021 5:02 AM

I tried steaming it on HBO Max through my PS4 but the picture quality kept vacillating. Odd because I stream Disney+ through the same device & those shows are always in HD, same with Netflix & Hulu through my TiVo. I’ll try again tomorrow, I saw about an hour & liked it but the low res killed me.

by Anonymousreply 152June 13, 2021 6:45 AM

HBO max has been very wonky tonight it’s not just you

by Anonymousreply 153June 13, 2021 6:49 AM

HBO Max has also been wonky for me over the past few days, on multiple devices.

by Anonymousreply 154June 13, 2021 7:19 AM

Glad it’s not just me, it did the same thing when I tried watching Conjuring 3 but was way blurrier. ITH would go from HD to almost HD then to low resolution, just not as bad.

by Anonymousreply 155June 13, 2021 7:49 AM

HBO's streaming problems started 2 Sundays ago, when Conjuring 3 was released.

by Anonymousreply 156June 13, 2021 4:14 PM

Do these people have jobs? Is it always summer and people twerking in the streets?

by Anonymousreply 157June 13, 2021 4:23 PM

[quote]Do these people have jobs?

I won't answer that for fear of sounding racist.

by Anonymousreply 158June 13, 2021 4:49 PM

Since the entire show is about their jobs, and we see several active workplaces, along with subplots of struggling in college and starting new careers, you wouldn’t sound racist so much as ignorant and stupid.

Which is frequently the same thing.

by Anonymousreply 159June 13, 2021 4:52 PM

r159 I'm sure you're very successful.

by Anonymousreply 160June 13, 2021 5:04 PM

I think the industry has severely overestimated how much people give a shit about Lin-Manuel Miranda outside of "Hamilton" ....or just in general.

by Anonymousreply 161June 13, 2021 5:34 PM

[quote]Flopped at Box office=no Oscar

Have you been paying attention? In the last decade or so, the exact opposite is true.

by Anonymousreply 162June 13, 2021 5:34 PM

Flopped? I thought Ethnic was in.

Paging Eva Longoria to go on press tour and shame Latinos for not showing up. Maybe they could hire buses to take them there.

by Anonymousreply 163June 13, 2021 5:54 PM

[quote]I think the industry has severely overestimated how much people give a shit about Lin-Manuel Miranda outside of "Hamilton" ....or just in general.

He's like a mascot for woke liberal whites to show how non-racist and progressive they are. The public at large is not all that into him, he's basically a media celebrity.

by Anonymousreply 164June 13, 2021 6:03 PM

Great uplifting movie, but the release was handled terribly. It should have been a movie theater release only and after maybe three or four weeks a release on a streaming site (Disney+ or HBO Max).

by Anonymousreply 165June 13, 2021 6:19 PM

Exactly, R165.

by Anonymousreply 166June 13, 2021 6:23 PM

Box office: 'In the Heights' disappoints with $11 million opening weekend

by Anonymousreply 167June 13, 2021 6:25 PM

People still aren't going back to movie theaters despite partial or full opening rules. Tomorrow I will have been fully vaccinated 4 weeks and I'm still a bit hesitant sitting in an enclosed movie theater for 2 1/2 hours with dozens of strangers because I don't want to risk being a carrier to others who aren't fully vaccinated yet. I may go see it a the first matinee next Sunday.

by Anonymousreply 168June 13, 2021 6:36 PM

And there you go. I love how the article mentions the overwhelmingly positive critical reception. People are already well aware of the fact that minority movies are ridiculously overrated - when I think of how the NY Time saw had article after article praising so many movies with zero box office: Sorry To See You Go, Blindspotting, the Black Panther film with Daniel Kahlua and any film with Lakeith Stanfield and/or that queen of overrated-ness who was on the cover of Vanity Fair recently, Issa Rae.

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by Anonymousreply 169June 13, 2021 6:36 PM

[quote]People are already well aware of the fact that minority movies are ridiculously overrated

Yes, because movies with predominantly white casts have never been ridiculously overrated.

by Anonymousreply 170June 13, 2021 6:38 PM

BOX OFFICE POISON!!

by Anonymousreply 171June 13, 2021 6:42 PM

Oh sure they have been r170.....but people still bought tickets for them!

The issue here is people have not been buying tickets - or even watching minority-driven films for "free" on streaming services....with one or two exceptions. I am not passing judgement...I am simply stating box office numbers.

by Anonymousreply 172June 13, 2021 6:45 PM

Why are the Klan Grannies so threatened by this movie?

They're so desperate to see it fail.

by Anonymousreply 173June 13, 2021 6:47 PM

I made it through exactly 5 minutes and 17 seconds of this on HBO Max. I like some rap music, but this was so candy-assed and I felt as though the "rapping" was like audio description for blind people explaining every last fucking thing.

Awful.

by Anonymousreply 174June 13, 2021 6:48 PM

R173 It's not the klan grannies who were never the intended audience anyway, but the target audience who's not buying it in every sense of the word. LOL! The 'event of the summer' died in the spring on it's opening weekend.

by Anonymousreply 175June 13, 2021 6:59 PM

[quote] HBO max has been very wonky tonight it’s not just you

That’s because ALL OF AMERICA is tuning in to watch In The Heights, the biggest musical to come along in years! It has Oscar written all over it. You should go see In The Heights, it is an experience you will never forget. And you'll definitely want to buy the soundtrack, too. Make sure to tell all your friends about In The Heights, which is now playing on HBO Max and in theaters nationwide.

by Anonymousreply 176June 13, 2021 7:02 PM

In The Heights is an event like you've never seen before! Unless you've seen West Side Story. But THIS movie with singing and dancing Puerto Ricans has something different - rap! The kids just love that rap! Don't forget to watch In The Heights on HBO Max or in theaters.

by Anonymousreply 177June 13, 2021 7:15 PM

[quote][R159] I'm sure you're very successful.

Not only am I successful, I'm also not stupid and ignorant.

by Anonymousreply 178June 13, 2021 7:30 PM

Most Hollywood films are overrated, R169.

In the Heights is not great, but at least it is pretty and entertaining.

by Anonymousreply 179June 13, 2021 7:33 PM

Oh, dear, R125. The past tense of "cast" is "cast"--not "casted."

by Anonymousreply 180June 13, 2021 7:34 PM

But r178 nobody is stupid and ignorant.

by Anonymousreply 181June 13, 2021 7:35 PM

Casted is a DL meme.

by Anonymousreply 182June 13, 2021 7:35 PM

[quote]But [R178] nobody is stupid and ignorant.

Those who are complaining...

[quote]Do these people have jobs? Is it always summer and people twerking in the streets?

...are clearly ignorant of the movie they are taking about and too stupid to fix that.

by Anonymousreply 183June 13, 2021 7:53 PM

R157, rarely does the season change within a 24 hour period.

by Anonymousreply 184June 13, 2021 7:57 PM

Do they have jobs?

by Anonymousreply 185June 13, 2021 8:11 PM

It was a big mistake to not cast any stars in the leads. Not many people are going to watch an obscure musical with a bunch of unknowns. They should have gotten Raquel Welch to play the old lady.

by Anonymousreply 186June 13, 2021 8:12 PM

Raquel Welch couldn't play a ghetto abuela, she's had way too much work done. It wouldn't be believable at all.

by Anonymousreply 187June 13, 2021 8:14 PM

Shelley Morrison would’ve been a great barrio abuelita.

by Anonymousreply 188June 13, 2021 8:27 PM

She's fucking dead r188

by Anonymousreply 189June 13, 2021 8:32 PM

[quote]Do they have jobs?

The characters? Yes, they have jobs.

Several characters own their own businesses (a beauty salon, a car dispatch service and a convenience store). Another is going to college and another is starting a fashion business.

Probably 50% of the movie takes place at these businesses.

by Anonymousreply 190June 13, 2021 8:42 PM

Clearly, the assholes whining about the film haven't actually SEEN the film, or they wouldn't be making stupid statements like "don't any of them have jobs?"

by Anonymousreply 191June 13, 2021 8:46 PM

[quote] Casted is a DL meme.

Any typo that appears all over the internet is not a "DL meme". It's just the ignorance of the internet spilling over here.

Same with "jandra".

by Anonymousreply 192June 13, 2021 8:50 PM

[quote]Casted is a DL meme.

All the more reason not to use it.

by Anonymousreply 193June 13, 2021 8:50 PM

Jesus many miserable cunts on this thread.

by Anonymousreply 194June 13, 2021 8:52 PM

Just because you see a mistake on here, does not make it a DL meme

"Graxy" is a DL meme.

Helen Lawson and Darfur Orphan are DL memes

Even the dreaded "...is DEAD TO ME" is a DL meme

"Casted" is just stupid.

by Anonymousreply 195June 13, 2021 8:56 PM

^ Go watch some pron.

by Anonymousreply 196June 13, 2021 8:59 PM

R168 You could wear a mask to protect others in a theater and if you're going to see ITH there'll be plenty of room to social distance.

by Anonymousreply 197June 13, 2021 9:00 PM

"Pron" is a DL meme

by Anonymousreply 198June 13, 2021 9:04 PM

LMM O'PU!

by Anonymousreply 199June 13, 2021 9:20 PM

[quote] She's fucking dead [R188] - r189.

Which is why I used the conditional tense and wrote that Shelley Morrison WOULD HAVE been great in the role. IF SHE WEREN’T DEAD is implied.

by Anonymousreply 200June 13, 2021 9:25 PM

Does anyone know what r197 means by ITH?

by Anonymousreply 201June 13, 2021 9:25 PM

ITH=In the Heights

by Anonymousreply 202June 13, 2021 9:31 PM

Is Joyce Bulifant at member of DL?

by Anonymousreply 203June 13, 2021 9:31 PM

Casted and jandra are funny. The spelling and grammar queens go into fits and need their oxygen tanks when it happens.

by Anonymousreply 204June 13, 2021 9:34 PM

Could Joyce Bulifant have played Abuela?

by Anonymousreply 205June 13, 2021 9:37 PM

If her husband was the producer, sure!

by Anonymousreply 206June 13, 2021 9:37 PM

I saw it in a movie theater and really liked it, and I HATE rap music. Some terrific songs and the vocals are amazing. Attractive cast and beautifully photographed. A little long (as everything is these days) and the stakes aren't that high (it's no WSS) but enjoyable and many of the musical numbers are catchy and highly rewatchable.

by Anonymousreply 207June 13, 2021 9:38 PM

According to woke Twitter, In the Heights underperformed at the box office because of the lack of Afro-Latinx actors cast in main roles and when cast, relegated to small parts and the background.

by Anonymousreply 208June 13, 2021 9:38 PM

Twitter is about as reliable as DJT's DEPENDS.

by Anonymousreply 209June 13, 2021 9:41 PM

r208 those people sure do live in their own little world.

by Anonymousreply 210June 13, 2021 9:47 PM

Could it be that the subject matter of In The Heights is only of interest to a subset of New Yorkers and not of interest to much of the rest of the American population? NY-centric people seem to think that everything about NYC is fascinating to the world at large and that's not always true.

by Anonymousreply 211June 13, 2021 9:49 PM

What R208 says is the conventional wisdom in the entertainment industry. Dark faces do not sell, like white ones do.

Even L&O noted that episodes focused on black characters got lower ratings than those focused on white ones.

This is not "wokeness." They have been saying this for decades.

by Anonymousreply 212June 13, 2021 9:52 PM

Woke twitter is racist towards non-black Latinos. Actually, they are hypocrites because black twitter and woke twitter are racist towards black Latinos too. Look how they treated Zoë Saldaña for Colombiana and the Cesar Chavez movie? I'm glad she told them to fuck off.

The true is that West Coast Latinos tanked this film. They were like "who are these funny Spanish Speaking Caribbeans? Where's Simone, Juan Gabriel, or Soda Stereo???"

by Anonymousreply 213June 13, 2021 9:52 PM

[quote] One Broadway, "In The Heights" was cute but inoffensive - and there was barely a book there.

What does book mean? Does it mean the lyrics. Does it mean dialogue? Is it the plot of a book?

by Anonymousreply 214June 13, 2021 9:53 PM

Philistine...

by Anonymousreply 215June 13, 2021 9:55 PM

For you, R214

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by Anonymousreply 216June 13, 2021 9:57 PM

I would never, NEVER hire any of these uber-woke twenty-something and thirty-somethings people if I found those tweets under their name.

by Anonymousreply 217June 13, 2021 10:02 PM

YAAAAAAS.

by Anonymousreply 218June 13, 2021 10:05 PM

THe cunts on this thread are the cuntiest cunts who ever cunted!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 219June 13, 2021 10:22 PM

This movie should have been named "In the Cunts," starring Datalounge.

by Anonymousreply 220June 13, 2021 10:24 PM

[quote] Casted and jandra are funny. The spelling and grammar queens go into fits and need their oxygen tanks when it happens.

You may be amused at pwning the grammar queens, but that doesn’t make it a DL meme any more than any other typo that’s all over the Internet

by Anonymousreply 221June 13, 2021 10:25 PM

Skipping the entire Southwest instead of promoting it there was such a tragic mistake by the filmmakers. LMM and the Anthony Ramos were such snubs for dissing the Los Angeles premier. Tribeca was not a better venue.

by Anonymousreply 222June 13, 2021 10:26 PM

R221 Dear Hall Monitor, please fuck off and die alone.

by Anonymousreply 223June 13, 2021 10:26 PM

Dear moron who’s trying to make his typo a meme

You’re an idiot who has nothing to offer to DL

by Anonymousreply 224June 13, 2021 10:28 PM

What does Lin-Manuel Miranda go by? I never know what to call him. Do I call him Lin, Lin-Manual? Mr. Miranda, Mr. Manual Miranda? Mr. Miranda Lin? Last time I was like, “Yeah. You wanna you wanna meet Lin?” I didn’t know if he went by Lin or Lin-Manuel, and I don’t know him. But I said, “Come on, let’s go.” So, I go up. I go up, “Hey, Lin [soft voice] Manuel. This is Elizabeth. Elizabeth, Lin [soft voice] Manuel.” So what is his name?!?

by Anonymousreply 225June 13, 2021 10:30 PM

[quote] Dear Hall Monitor, please fuck off and die alone.

Big words from the bully police

by Anonymousreply 226June 13, 2021 10:38 PM

Linoleum

by Anonymousreply 227June 13, 2021 10:42 PM

r222, tragic? Really?

r201- In The Head, Rose, In The Head

I loved it in the theater but I wouldn't watch it on TV. The movie is about "the little details" , you can't see and feel it in your house on tv. It was a lot funnier than I expected.

by Anonymousreply 228June 13, 2021 10:54 PM

Lin-Manuel is Asian too right?

by Anonymousreply 229June 13, 2021 10:55 PM

Yes, that’s why he has the hyphenated Asian name of Lin, just like Julie Chen-Moonves.

by Anonymousreply 230June 13, 2021 11:06 PM

Does Rose Nyland post here regularly? It seems so.

by Anonymousreply 231June 13, 2021 11:07 PM

[quote] What does Lin-Manuel Miranda go by? I never know what to call him.

"Chinless" is a good bet.

by Anonymousreply 232June 13, 2021 11:10 PM

This movie only appeals to NYC latinos who are Puerto Rican and Dominican. Most latinos in the US are Mexican, who have no connection to this musical story. And that's why it made no sense for Spielberg to casted mostly latinos in WSS.

by Anonymousreply 233June 13, 2021 11:24 PM

This could be instant camp. Do The Right Thing crossed with The Wiz- with a dash of Xanadu.

by Anonymousreply 234June 13, 2021 11:31 PM

A smart filmmaker would refuse to have his movie debut on streaming before a 4 week theatrical window.

by Anonymousreply 235June 13, 2021 11:44 PM

[quote] Lin-Manuel is Asian too right?

Yes, Rosie O'Donnell even mentioned it on her show...

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by Anonymousreply 236June 13, 2021 11:44 PM

[quote] This movie only appeals to NYC latinos who are Puerto Rican and Dominican.

So, which one are you, Mr. “watched it and thought it was spectacular”?

by Anonymousreply 237June 13, 2021 11:46 PM

You have a large Puerto Rican cast and you don't use Ricky or JLO? C'mon! Ricky appeals to those pesky Latinos from South American and Mexico that don't give a shit about NY or NJ.

by Anonymousreply 238June 13, 2021 11:48 PM

R233 is extremely sloppy trolling

by Anonymousreply 239June 13, 2021 11:50 PM

I saw it today! In a theater/first showing of the day. My first movie theater visit post-covid. I'm probably not the target demographic for this film, and I actually left "Hamilton" on B'way at intermission when I saw it in 2019, because I was annoyed at being unable to catch the lyrics and being squashed in an overpriced seat between very large out-of-towers, almost like a JetBlue flight.

But I enjoyed the film. It was uplifting and bittersweet, and brought a nice amount of movie escapism that was just right for coming out of the pandemic. I thought the small role/cameo by Marc Anthony was fantastic, really caught my breath.

by Anonymousreply 240June 14, 2021 1:38 AM

I guessed the movie industry is going to be more careful what type of films they released in the theater LGBT POC movies will never be a box office hit esp after covid.

by Anonymousreply 241June 14, 2021 2:24 AM

Rich Local Asians was a hit.

by Anonymousreply 242June 14, 2021 2:30 AM

[quote] I was annoyed at being unable to catch the lyrics

Wouldn’t that be a problem here again if watching in theaters? That’s why I want to watch at home with the captions on. It’ll be like my own little personal Carrie OK.

by Anonymousreply 243June 14, 2021 2:32 AM

R240, tell me more, tell me more!

by Anonymousreply 244June 14, 2021 3:09 AM

Saw it today in theater. It wasn't horrible. It did lack that one catchy tune that sews all the other songs together. I feel like it would be much better as a play on Broadway.

by Anonymousreply 245June 14, 2021 3:33 AM

I don't want to be the Marc Anthony spoiler (you can probably google it, but don't--it's an effective device in the movie, I advise letting yourself be surprised by it).

Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Mr. Piragüero in the film, who's losing business to the Mr. Softee guy, played by the actor who was the original George Washington in "Hamilton." (Personally, I like it when directors make appearances in their films, although obviously LMM did not direct the film version of ITH). There are a few cute Easter eggs in the film like that. Warms the heart.

Also - I didn't have a hard time catching the lyrics in movie theater Dolby/surround-sound. It was fine. As I mentioned, I did find it hard to keep up with Hamilton onstage back in 2019, with everyone mic'd up at the Richard Rodgers Theater and in constant movement.

Usually, if I've paid good money for a live performance (or a movie theater ticket, as opposed to streaming), I'll stick with it to the end, but I left $600 seats at Hamilton on a Friday because I was so frustrated by the live experience.

by Anonymousreply 246June 14, 2021 12:05 PM

R112 Advertisements are not hoopla. That is just marketing. LOL And shall see what the real critics have to say (which is still difficult to assess due to covid). None of the die-hards for the stage play that i know seem too excited about this movie.

by Anonymousreply 247June 14, 2021 12:50 PM

I hope this show keeps up the momentum until Oscar season.

I'd love to see it win!

by Anonymousreply 248June 14, 2021 7:39 PM

This thread has so many copycats.

Thirsty bitches who started those other threads are completely pathetic.

They latch on to a popular thread and try to get attention to their thread.

SAD.

by Anonymousreply 249June 14, 2021 7:48 PM

[quote] Rich Local Asians was a hit.

I've never heard of it. Is that connected somehow to the movie or book "Crazy Rich Asians"?

by Anonymousreply 250June 14, 2021 9:08 PM

No, it's connected to "Batshit Money-Grubbing Orientals."

by Anonymousreply 251June 14, 2021 9:10 PM

Rofl R251!!!!

by Anonymousreply 252June 14, 2021 9:11 PM

[quote] I hope it beats out West side story for each and every award it's nominated for.

Oh NO, Anita, no!

by Anonymousreply 253June 14, 2021 9:19 PM

[quote] A smart filmmaker would refuse to have his movie debut on streaming before a 4 week theatrical window.

It’s not like they have a choice. The director doesn’t own the movie.

by Anonymousreply 254June 14, 2021 9:29 PM

[quote] No, it's connected to "Batshit Money-Grubbing Orientals."

Geez, the Orientals/Chinks racist troll shows his ugly head again at R251.

[quote] Do these people have jobs? I won't answer that for fear of sounding racist.

Also R251. Fear of sounding racist? It’s been confirmed you’re one of the biggest racists on this site who needs to be banned.

by Anonymousreply 255June 14, 2021 10:30 PM

R251, most of the characters have actual jobs--which is unusual in a Hollywood film.

And we actually see them in their workplaces more than in their homes.

by Anonymousreply 256June 14, 2021 10:33 PM

r255 I don't trust the opinions of one who never bathes.

by Anonymousreply 257June 15, 2021 1:23 AM

It didn’t do well inHBO max...

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by Anonymousreply 258June 15, 2021 2:01 AM

The target audience for this doesn't have HBO Max

by Anonymousreply 259June 15, 2021 2:02 AM

Yea but people blamed HBO Max for the box office bomb.

by Anonymousreply 260June 15, 2021 2:09 AM

You are VILE, R259.

by Anonymousreply 261June 15, 2021 2:32 AM

Klan Granny at R259!!

by Anonymousreply 262June 15, 2021 2:56 AM

The target audience for this doesn't have HBO Max. That's just how it is. It's not controversial to point that out.

by Anonymousreply 263June 15, 2021 2:59 AM

r261/62 obviously aren't familiar with marketing or point-of-purchase tracking. Every goddamn thing that is bought by the public is studied and tracked and there is a breakdown of which demographics are end-use purchasers. This is very simple business practice, that is taught to first-year students.

by Anonymousreply 264June 15, 2021 3:01 AM

No r263, we have to all go and pay to see it and never say it is anything but the most enriching, wonderful film of our lifetime or we are racists.

by Anonymousreply 265June 15, 2021 3:04 AM

Is Singapore/Fling writing every other post here like he does on ATC? While he himself culturally appropriates his moniker?

by Anonymousreply 266June 15, 2021 3:27 AM

We'll see how Evan Hanson and WSS do later this year. If they bomb too, then the traditional musical is officially dead in Hollywood, especially after the epic failure of Cats. The Greatest Showman did so well because of the original songs which had appeal to young and old audiences.

Films with music, like Bohemian Rhapsody and ASIB, will always be more popular with the public than traditional musicals where characters break out into song. And their soundtracks usually do much better because it's contemporary music.

by Anonymousreply 267June 15, 2021 4:12 AM

Of course this will be nominated. They need more non white selection.

by Anonymousreply 268June 15, 2021 4:30 AM

[quote] Of course this will be nominated. They need more non white selection.

Do you EVER get tired of playing the victim, R268?

by Anonymousreply 269June 15, 2021 6:28 PM

Elderqueens are VERY threatened by this movie, for some strange reason.

by Anonymousreply 270June 16, 2021 4:23 PM

Meh, there is zero story seems to be the common complaint.

by Anonymousreply 271June 16, 2021 8:59 PM

R270 is full of shit and a dumb cunt, for no reason.

by Anonymousreply 272June 16, 2021 9:09 PM

It was just a pleasant ok musical on Broadway. Whoever oversold it in the advertising department as this great phenomenal movie event deserves the blame. With lower expectations it would be considered a success.

by Anonymousreply 273June 16, 2021 11:41 PM

[quote] Whoever oversold it in the advertising department as this great phenomenal movie event deserves the blame

BUT LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!!!!

HAMILTON!!!!

WOKE!!!!

by Anonymousreply 274June 16, 2021 11:44 PM

Give me Carmen Miranda any day!

by Anonymousreply 275June 17, 2021 1:02 AM

Personally, I would have cast Margaret O'Brien in the role of "Abuela."

Her Latin flavor really comes through in this performance.

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by Anonymousreply 276June 17, 2021 1:06 AM

Carmen at 23:00. In the Hat Heights.

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by Anonymousreply 277June 17, 2021 1:12 AM

R276 Come, sit by me.

by Anonymousreply 278June 17, 2021 1:43 AM

R277 Yes, Carmen still the most entertaining Miranda.

by Anonymousreply 279June 17, 2021 1:53 AM

Don't forget Carmen's sister, Aurora!

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by Anonymousreply 280June 17, 2021 2:22 AM

The person who started this thread is PITCHING this movie.

by Anonymousreply 281June 17, 2021 2:35 AM

That's fine, as there are plenty who are BITCHING about it.

by Anonymousreply 282June 17, 2021 2:36 AM

R282- That's true

by Anonymousreply 283June 17, 2021 3:54 AM

R281 Well, it didn't work. We saw it here two months ago, and predicted then it would bomb.

AS THERE IS NO FUCKING STORY OR CONFLICT.

by Anonymousreply 284June 17, 2021 4:21 AM

Hmmm a movie prominently featuring Rap Music (a notorious Black art form) in a specific area of NY (notorious for having lots of Afro Latinos) yet the movie is very "light" (pun intended) on featuring any Black people. Ooh let me go get my tickets now! It just sounds so authentic! NOT!

It's not like Afro-Latinos are asking to be placed somewhere they aren't. They're asking why would you whitewash this by so obviously removing them from somewhere they clearly and very prominently are?

I don't see how anyone could NOT see this as a problem unless you're just a racist asshole who refuses to see beyond what's familiar to you or what you wanna see versus what the reality is - and HAS ALWAYS BEEN in this country.

by Anonymousreply 285June 17, 2021 10:46 AM

Café-Au-Lait Lives Matter!

by Anonymousreply 286June 17, 2021 11:57 AM

It probably does not matter to non-New Yorkers, but when I saw the film pre-release it was pretty obvious that the people on screen did not look like Washington Heights. New Yorkers are the only ones who would notice, but still....

by Anonymousreply 287June 17, 2021 12:38 PM

R287 The Washington Heights Neighborhood is nicknamed "Little Dominican Republic." Most people in the DR are not White Latino. They're mixed.

Based on the criticism it appears that many POC (and quite a few White people) throughout the country are familiar with the make up of this neighborhood and to them, it matters.

by Anonymousreply 288June 17, 2021 3:11 PM

Just cancel this movie, already.

It's more fucking trouble than the ratings are worth!

No more WOKE movies. EVER!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 289June 17, 2021 4:22 PM

Continued small grosses and it'll be out of the movie theater soon enough.

by Anonymousreply 290June 17, 2021 4:25 PM

R289 and R290 Yup! This is not a new show. The die hard ITH fans from Broadway already saw it opening weekend. And now having pissed off their target audience they've already essentially been cancelled.

by Anonymousreply 291June 17, 2021 4:33 PM

Does Michelle Pfeiffer teach English composition to inner city youth in this movie?

by Anonymousreply 292June 17, 2021 7:14 PM

I'm shocked at how quickly this movie has imploded!

It has gone from Oscar contender to WOKE offender, in less than one week!

by Anonymousreply 293June 18, 2021 6:56 AM

Things happen mighty fast these days. One day you're being celebrated for diversity and inclusion, the next day you're the worst thing to happen to humanity since genocide was invented. Our cultural climate it totally fucking insane right now.

by Anonymousreply 294June 18, 2021 6:59 AM

R293 The world stops for nothing now. The reality is the film is just not very good.

by Anonymousreply 295June 18, 2021 7:01 AM

I'm not even a fan of Lin Manuel Miranda (I thought Hamilton was overrated tripe) and even I feel sorry for him right now. He does not deserve this.

by Anonymousreply 296June 18, 2021 7:03 AM

I realize Trump traumatized America for 4 years and nerves are still raw, but are people really this mad about a shitty film? Are we sure LMM didn't leak this drama for publicity?

by Anonymousreply 297June 18, 2021 9:15 AM

Has anyone figured out why this runs 143 minutes? Talk about wearing out your welcome.

by Anonymousreply 298June 18, 2021 9:30 AM

R296, why feel sorry for him? He has come out of this with flying colors and shown how to respond to criticism like this.

I cannot stand him and now I am forced to sing his praises.

by Anonymousreply 299June 18, 2021 12:53 PM

I mean they can't find the missing 43 minutes of Orson Welles "Magnificent Ambersons" but they found room for additional songs by LMM?

by Anonymousreply 300June 18, 2021 5:28 PM

The missing 43 minutes of Orson Welles "Magnificent Ambersons" are musical numbers by dark skinned Latinos.

by Anonymousreply 301June 18, 2021 6:13 PM

Use your fund-raising power to find them, oh goateed one!

by Anonymousreply 302June 18, 2021 6:14 PM

In a way, it's kind of brilliant: the film does poorly & LMM writes off as "an incomplete representation of the Latino community" - maybe that's true, but reviews indicate it's a weak musical. So the failure gets written off to casting/cultural representation issues, rather than content, which is really more likely the case.

by Anonymousreply 303June 18, 2021 11:41 PM

It would be amusing if box office and streaming goes up for ITH this weekend.

by Anonymousreply 304June 19, 2021 12:20 AM

If it's streaming, they've had all week to watch -- it doesn't need to wait until the weekend.

by Anonymousreply 305June 19, 2021 12:31 AM

Agreed, there's no way the box office numbers will go up.

It's all down hill from here, especially after all the controversy.

by Anonymousreply 306June 19, 2021 5:49 AM

[quote] If it's streaming, they've had all week to watch -- it doesn't need to wait until the weekend.

Then same goes for the box office. Theaters are open all week. Don’t need to wait until the weekend.

by Anonymousreply 307June 19, 2021 5:58 AM

Although this was filmed 2 years ago, timing is everything. After last summer's racial reckoning, this appears extremely tone deaf. It's a fail!

by Anonymousreply 308June 19, 2021 6:21 PM

Did anyone expect something written by a 19-year-old to be good?

by Anonymousreply 309June 19, 2021 7:44 PM

Just take the movie out of theaters, leave it on HBO MAX, and be done with it.

This movie is toast. Finished. Done.

by Anonymousreply 310June 19, 2021 7:46 PM

Seems to me like anything Oprah endorses nowdays, automatically gets REJECTED.

Sad!

by Anonymousreply 311June 19, 2021 7:55 PM

I have the piragua song stuck in my head

by Anonymousreply 312June 19, 2021 8:01 PM

It's a hit on HBO Max.

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by Anonymousreply 313June 19, 2021 8:15 PM

I watched it and was somewhat puzzled by one part. Is it customary in the Heights for the residents to throw a dance party whenever the oldest person in the neighborhood dies?

by Anonymousreply 314June 19, 2021 8:23 PM

Is there some reason they cut off the streaming after a certain date?

by Anonymousreply 315June 19, 2021 8:31 PM

It's still 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. I saw it in a theater and it was impressive on the big screen. I saw it twice more on HBO. It's excellent and entertaining and will definitely have legs as time passes. Lots of engaging songs that kids, teens and everyone else will love. While there are scenes of dialogue, much of the dialogue is sung like EVITA and THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, which is really thrilling. Theater queens rejoice! Even Jimmy Smits sings (briefly, charmingly). And it's fun to be immersed in an old school movie musical world. Tastes vary but a number of critics have said it could be Best Picture and they're right, it's that well done. The racial controversy is just hype that is unfounded. There are so many people of color onscreen at every moment including one of the leads of the who is dark skinned. The "who is and who isn't" DARK ENOUGH BS is insufferable. I can't think of another film that has such a large Latino cast that is this elaborate and is a such a full on massive production. There is a wide range of color in the Latino community and the complainers are cherry picking and don't seem to understand the larger picture. It is without question the biggest and best Latino film ever made. I'd bet that 99% of the cunts here and elsewhere fanning the flames haven't even seen it. Get over it, people. There is inclusion, and a fine production.

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by Anonymousreply 316June 19, 2021 10:09 PM

R316 What is the story?

by Anonymousreply 317June 19, 2021 10:24 PM

It's and ensemble piece. There are several main characters and stories about what direction they will take in life. It's about choices. For career and family. And knowing who you are and what you want. All the characters are in conflict. If you want a breakdown of the plot just watch the damn film.

by Anonymousreply 318June 19, 2021 10:32 PM

[Quote]The "who is and who isn't" DARK ENOUGH BS is insufferable.

R316 Whoever paid you to troll the boards for (what many have concluded is) a shitty flick should demand their money back.

Blacks and Latinos are aware of colorism and probably have opinions on it. White folks are unaffected and probably don't give a shit. "Young people" don't need to sit thru 3 hours to hear songs from an existing musical... they know how to use the internet DUH! Who exactly are you trying to convince here?

by Anonymousreply 319June 19, 2021 10:33 PM

R319, you are delusional and paranoid. What a way to live through life.

by Anonymousreply 320June 19, 2021 10:37 PM

R320 Your taste is crap. The film is shit.

by Anonymousreply 321June 19, 2021 10:39 PM

R320 you're the one here trying to convince people to see a movie that's dead on arrival... Leave it to the professional advertisers to promote this garbage. You're failing miserably.

by Anonymousreply 322June 19, 2021 10:40 PM

R319 Well, well, look who got triggered. 3 hours? It's 2 hours 23 minutes.. Exaggerate much? Shitty flick? Let me guess, you stopped watching after 10 minutes...because all those nasty colored faces were singing....hardly worthy of having an opinion.

by Anonymousreply 323June 19, 2021 10:40 PM

I enjoyed the movie. It's mindless entertainment. I could have watched it on HBO Max, but went to see it in the theater.

by Anonymousreply 324June 19, 2021 10:43 PM

[quote] [R320] you're the one here trying to convince people to see a movie that's dead on arrival... Leave it to the professional advertisers to promote this garbage. You're failing miserably.

I have never once tried to convince people to watch this film.

by Anonymousreply 325June 19, 2021 10:43 PM

R323 ...if you hate the film, you are all racist.

by Anonymousreply 326June 19, 2021 10:44 PM

[Quote]Let me guess, you stopped watching after 10 minutes...because all those nasty colored faces were singing.

R323 Colored faces? Wasn't the lack of that a major criticism of what was already a shitty film? Are you sure YOU even saw it?

And calling people racists is a sure fire way to get butts in the seats right? You gonna guilt us into watching it? Yeah dude, you're terrible at this.

by Anonymousreply 327June 19, 2021 10:50 PM

In the post Trump era racism has exploded. Just the mention of race or color has hysterical idiots having shitfits. Watch the film, or not. No one's forcing you.

by Anonymousreply 328June 19, 2021 10:57 PM

R328, I already told you, I won't be watching it.

by Anonymousreply 329June 19, 2021 11:00 PM

I am so happy for you! You made a choice! The theme of the film!

by Anonymousreply 330June 19, 2021 11:01 PM

Does this mean you will now move on to the next board to try and convince someone else? If you do, here's a tip, try not to insult the people you're trying to convince.

by Anonymousreply 331June 19, 2021 11:03 PM

Oh, ok. Now I'll convince everyone to love Meghan Markle. That should be easy. She's so lovely and genuine.

by Anonymousreply 332June 19, 2021 11:06 PM

Are you this delusional to think people are paid to post about a stupid film like In the Heights on an obscure gay message board inhabited by 60+ eldergays, who are not the target audience anyway?

by Anonymousreply 333June 19, 2021 11:08 PM

R33 Are you so delusional that you think they don't?

BTW I got a chuckle off of the 60+ eldergays. I almost spit up my ice tea!

by Anonymousreply 334June 19, 2021 11:13 PM

La La Land: 91% critics rating; 81% audience score

In the Heights: 96% critics rating; 95% audience score

La La Land won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actress. If In the Heights doesn't get multiple Oscar nominations, and even wins, then Hollywood is going to have some explaining to do.

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by Anonymousreply 335June 20, 2021 1:26 AM

What do Rotten Tomato scores have anything to do with winning an Oscar?

by Anonymousreply 336June 20, 2021 1:40 AM

[quote]La La Land won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actress.

Are you Faye Dunaway?

by Anonymousreply 337June 20, 2021 1:45 AM

What critic would dare write a bad review?

by Anonymousreply 338June 20, 2021 3:32 AM

[quote] It's a hit on HBO Max.

Sure, Jan.

In the old days, this would have been classified as "Straight to Video."

And that's not a good thing.

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by Anonymousreply 339June 20, 2021 6:35 PM

No Oscar for you!

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by Anonymousreply 340June 21, 2021 7:03 AM

R335 are you high? LaLa Land did not win best picture. Neither will ITH!

by Anonymousreply 341June 21, 2021 12:15 PM

It didn’t?

by Anonymousreply 342June 21, 2021 3:37 PM

[quote]La La Land: 91% critics rating; 81% audience score

Now that's a film that should have gotten a backlash for whitewashing Los Angeles. I mean the Messicans are hanging from the trees in Southern California.

In The Heights is not a great movie to overcome the woke . One great song might have elevated the film a bit, but it really is not a great story nor is it a great film.

Mundo2(Telemundo's cable network for younger Latinos) once did a great set of interviews regarding the lack of work Black Latinos get in Latin productions. Mostly because most Latin productions focus on Mexican families and rarely explore other Latin communities unless the film takes place in Miami. I do think Dominicans have a right to feel offended. It's the opportunists that are after LMM that are ruining what could be a great conversation starter. This is going to be a missed opportunity.

by Anonymousreply 343June 21, 2021 4:05 PM

Fuck this WOKE movie.

I'm glad it's tanking.

by Anonymousreply 344June 21, 2021 6:47 PM

4341, r342 see R337

by Anonymousreply 345June 21, 2021 8:30 PM

R344 It's not a "woke "movie. It has a Latino cast, asshole.

by Anonymousreply 346June 21, 2021 9:34 PM

And thats the problem! It has a Latino cast, not an AFRO-Latino cast.

by Anonymousreply 347June 22, 2021 7:27 AM

I chuckle because so many people misuse the term WOKE. Y'all going with the FOX News definition? Is that what we're doing? When did WOKE become a bad thing? You people crack me up!

Woke = “being aware of the truth behind things 'the man' doesn't want you to know”.

Stop letting bigots on the right or (sadly) the far life convince you that it means pretentiousness or something that is not real. It's kinda like how bigots invented the term "race card." If y'all aren't taking things coming out of the Black community and perverting them to suit your narratives, you're creating terminology to diminish or totally disregard the Black experience.

This film woulda still been a complete shit show even if they'd used authentic casting (which they most certainly did NOT) and the film has nothing to do with being "WOKE." So just stop. You're just embarrassing yourselves.

by Anonymousreply 348June 22, 2021 11:18 AM
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