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What's Happening in CT: 8/26 - 8/30
Thursday, August 27th:
Drive-In Movie Night: "Space Jam", August 27Swackhammer, an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to Earth to kidnap Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, Bugs challenges them to a basketball game to determine their fate. The aliens agree, but they steal the powers of NBA basketball players, including Larry Bird and Charles Barkley, so Bugs gets some help from superstar Michael Jordan. Rated PG, The Shops at Farmington Valley, 110 Albany Tpke. Canton, 8:45pm, $25 per car
Friday, August 28th:
Summer Concert Series, August 28Friday night summer music series, a seasonal tradition of music, food and wine. Stonington Vineyards welcomes the area's best acts for a relazing evening of music on the outdoor patio. Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and light bites to enjoy. Reservations must be purchased in advance. No admissions at the door. Whisker Fish, GIRLS ON THE RUN, Stonington Vineyards, 523 Taugwonk Rd. Stonington, CT , 6PM-9PM, $10
Drive-In Movie Night: "Shazam!", August 28A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word. Rated PG-13, The Shops at Farmington Valley, 110 Albany Tpke. Canton, CT, 8:45pm, $25 per car.
Twilight Concerts on the Farm, August 28th, The Tom Petty ProjectImpacting the course of Rock n Roll history, Tom Petty’s roots-rock guitar sound rose from the new-wave moment in the late 1970’s. Hits like “Free Fallin,” “Last Dance with Mary Jane,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “Learning to Fly” and so many more are ingrained in music history. The Tom Petty Project is a project of musicians from several bands in NY and CT who have come together to celebrate the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. “We do our best to represent the music of one of the best songwriters and bands the world has ever known.” Members include: Pete Najarian (Lead Vocals and Guitar), Phil Lopresti (Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals), Scott Persson (Drums and Backing Vocals), Mark Bridgman (Bass and Backing Vocals), and Glenn Cavazzi (Keyboards).Located at South Farms, the show takes place on over 10 acres of manicured farmland. The venue boasts a beautifully structured grid layout, adhering to public health guidelines while still maintaining the intimacy of live concerts. The vast spacing and outdoor conditions (open air) help reduce potential transmission and encourage social distancing. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets for comfortable seating and enjoying the farm field. Outside food and beverages are prohibited. Food trucks and a full bar will be available on site. Masks are not required within the guest grid. Hand sanitizing stations will be dispersed throughout the venue. High-touch areas such as door handles, counter surfaces will be regularly and consistently disinfected throughout the show. Restrooms will be cleaned and restocked regularly throughout the show. Everyone entering the venue, including guests, artists, crew and staff will be health checked including a temperature check and short questionnaire. Presented by the Palace Theater of Waterbury, Premier Concerts and Manic Presents. South Farms, 21 Higbie Rd, Morris, CT, 5pm, $20
Saturday, August 29th:
Corn Maze: "Thank You Our Heroes", August 29 - November 1Theme: “Thank You Our Heroes,” an appreciation for our Frontline Workers. The iconic Statue of Liberty, a symbol that unites all Americans, is adorned with a giant Heart, the symbol that universally stands for our show of thanks and appreciation for our Frontline Workers during this COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. You will learn about nurses, medical professionals, EMT’s, fire fighters, charitable organizations, and more. The Corn Maze is four acres, and there is a total of one mile of paths and hundreds of decision points. There are 10 positions in the Maze which coincide with 10 multiple choice questions on a passport that guides the visitors, if you answer correctly you go the right way, if you answer incorrectly you get lost!. The passports have multiple themes, you can choose the subject that most interests you. We staff the Maze with Corn Cops who are there to assist as needed. The average time needed to navigate the entire Maze is 30-40 minutes. The Maze is interactive, engaging and fun for all ages. Donations This is our 21st Corn Maze. Since 2000, we have donated $1 of every ticket sold to the American Cancer Society. The accumulative total coming into this year is $623,315. In addition, this will be the first year that we will donate fifty cents of every ticket sold to the Connecticut Cancer Foundation. Lyman Orchards, 32 Reeds Gap Rd. Middlefield, CT, Mon.-Fri. 1 p.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. & holidays 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Last tickets sold and entry of the day is 5:30 p.m. I can't seem to find a price.
Red Barn Live: A Drive-In Live Music Concert, August 29Grab your quaranteam and head to the farm for a night of live music as the sun sets! Just like a drive-in movie but instead of a film, live covers of your favorite hits will accompany you on one of the last evenings of summer. BYO food, beverages and comfy accessories to make your popped trunk, truck bed, car roof or front seats feel like box seats at Madison Square Garden. Headliner John Torres of the band Color Fields is a native of Bridgeport who grew up listening to artists like Cat Stevens, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, Jim Croce, and The Beatles. John began songwriting while at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and has spent the last 3 years crafting a sound that is entirely his own. His music has been described as soulful, honest, playful, and tormented. Mr. Know It All, a classic rock band with Fairfield roots, and a great friend of the farm, will open the show at 5 p.m. with their covers of your favorite Hard Rock, Classic Rock, and 1990s bands. Parking has been set up to allow for six feet distancing between cars to ensure a safe and serene night in front of the Red Barn. We ask that everyone remain in/on their vehicles for the duration of the concert, if you do need to move about outside your cars, masks are required. Pre-registration is required and all proceeds directly benefit the farm. Red Barn at Ambler Farm, 257 Hurlbutt St. Wilton, CT, Doors open at 4 p.m., concert 5 p.m.-9 p.m., $100 per car.
Fairfield Comedy Presents: Krystyna Hutchinson, August 29An outdoor, live stand-up comedy at Circle Hotel's backyard. Bring your chairs, blankets, and picnic and bring your appetite for laughter. Circle Hotel Fairfield, 417 Post Rd. Fairfield, CT, 5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., $25-$35
Priam Vineyards Comedy Night, August 29Phase out of quarantine and enjoy a safe, socially distant, outdoor comedy show. The show will take place on the spacious patio area. There will also be a tented area to accommodate safe distancing while seated, as well as the vineyard lawn. All public areas will be cleaned, wiped, and sanitized regularly as per state mandate. Come early and take advantage of food truck to enjoy dinner before the show. First glass of wine is included with the ticket. NO LIQUIDS OF ANY KIND are permitted to be brought onsite. Wine by the bottle and glass will be available to order at the bar. Seating is provided, or bring your own chair or blanket for the lawn. For more information,Priamvineyards.comJoin us for an unforgettable evening of laughing and drinking, featuring some of the funniest and most talented comics from all over the northeast. The Comedy Craft Beer Tour brings the best of Northeast comedy to local breweries, wineries, and any other venue that serves alcohol throughout New England and beyond for an evening that keeps the drinks flowing, and the laughs coming. The comics have done comedy all over the globe and now bring their experiences to some of the best local venues around for an intimate evening of laughs, drinks, food, and fun. We provide the absolute funniest comedy around, featuring comics w/ television and movie credits, who perform at the major clubs and festivals throughout the country, and are some of the brightest stars of today and tomorrow. Priam Vineyards, 11 Shailor Hill Rd. Colchester, CT, 6:30-8:30, $30
Film: "Aladdin", August 29Enjoy classic films on the Kate’s big screen, with surround sound, in a physically distanced and safe environment. Details on what the Kate is doing to keep you safe can be found atwww.thekate.orgAladdin, a street-smart commoner, pairs up with clever, confident Princess Jasmine to fight against the evil sorcerer Jafar and foil his plans of taking over the kingdom. Along the way, Aladdin learns to believe in himself...with the help of a comical, shape-shifting Genie whose three wishes can change everything. Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St. Old Saybrook, CT, 7pm, Adults $10, children $5.
Drive-In Movie Night: "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", August 29Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another magic-filled year. Harry comes face to face with danger yet again, this time in the form of escaped convict, Sirius Black, and turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin for help. Rated PG, The Shops at Farmington Valley, 110 Albany Tpke. Canton, CT, 8:45pm, $25 per car
Sunday, August 30th:
Twilight Concerts on the Farm, August 30, Nikki GlaserShow features comedian Nikki Glaser. Nikki Glaser is one of the funniest female voices in comedy today. For over a decade at clubs across the country, and as the host of three hit podcasts, she has been honing her shockingly-honest, no-holds barred style of comedy. You can currently find Nikki flexing her over-sharing muscle as the host of Comedy Central’s first live daily morning show, YOU UP WITH NIKKI GLASER for SiriusXM, which is entirely female-produced. Nikki’s recent Netflix comedy special, BANGIN’, was released October 2019. BANGIN’ was the most watched Netflix special of the month and VULTURE included it on their “10 Best Comedy Specials of 2019” year-end list. In late January, she kicked off her nationwide comedy tour, BANG IT OUT! Previously, Nikki hosted, co-created and executive produced thecritically-acclaimedand daring comedic show, NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER, for Comedy Central and NIKKI & SARA LIVE for MTV. Nikki was a standout at the Comedy Central Roasts of Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis and Rob Lowe, and has had memorable film and television roles in Judd Apatow’s TRAINWRECK, NBC’s AP BIO and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, amongst others. Nikki has multiple stand-up specials and late-night tv appearances in which she jokes about her most humiliating moments as a woman in the modern world. Nikki’s past and current struggles with anorexia, depression, and anxiety are fair game in both her stand-up, and in in-depth interviews with THE HOWARD STERN SHOW, WTF WITH MARC MARON and JOE ROGAN. She has become a complete open book on mic -and not just for the laughs, she’s also adamant on being the empowering voice for women that she yearned for as a young, confused, adolescent herself. Located at South Farms, the show takes place on over 10 acres of manicured farmland. The venue boasts a beautifully structured grid layout, adhering to public health guidelines while still maintaining the intimacy of live concerts. The vast spacing and outdoor conditions (open air) help reduce potential transmission and encourage social distancing. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets for comfortable seating and enjoying the farm field. Outside food and beverages are prohibited. Food trucks and a full bar will be available on site. Masks are not required within the guest grid. Hand sanitizing stations will be dispersed throughout the venue. High-touch areas such as door handles, counter surfaces will be regularly and consistently disinfected throughout the show. Restrooms will be cleaned and restocked regularly throughout the show. Everyone entering the venue, including guests, artists, crew and staff will be health checked including a temperature check and short questionnaire. Presented by the Palace Theater of Waterbury, Premier Concerts and Manic Presents. South Farms, 21 Higbie Rd. Morris, CT, 5:30 & 9pm, $100,
Dave Attell, August 30He’s New York City’s hardest-working comic and he’s bringing a night of laughs to The Playhouse with an outdoor show on the field next to the Playhouse. Dave Attell earned a cult following with his Comedy Central hit Insomniac with Dave Attell. He has worked alongside some of the biggest names in comedy including Adam Sandler (his old friend from their NYU days) in Judd Apatow’s Funny People, he also starred alongside Amy Schumer in her hit films Trainwreck and I Feel Pretty. Dave can also be seen on HBO’s critically acclaimed series Crashing with Pete Holmes. His stand up series, Dave Attell’s Comedy Underground and his one hour special Road Work were featured on Comedy Central and Road Work is now streaming on Netflix. His film credits also include Chris Rock’s cult film Pootie Tang and his television credits include some of the best in comedy including The Simpsons, Difficult People, Bob’s Burgers, Arrested Development, The Jim Gaffigan Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Inside Amy Schumer, Everybody Loves Raymond, Louie, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and the list goes on. Fellow comics Patton Oswalt and Bill Burr have hailed him as the greatest off-color comedian alive. He’s a master of the one-liner, and no one is safe from Dave’s comedy. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Rd. 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT, 7pm, $45
Drive-In Movie Night: "Ocean's Eleven", August 30 Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny’s hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess. Rated PG-13, The Shops at Farmington Valley, 110 Albany Tpke. Canton, CT, 8:45pm, $25 per car
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"The Color Purple" February 5 - 9The Foxwoods Broadway Series. Don't miss the Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit The Color Purple at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic conquered Broadway in an all-new "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times). With a soul-raising, Grammy®-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Don’t miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American south. Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.” Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. & 6 p.m., $40-$70,Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Mashantucket, CT
CT Guitar Festival, 7-9It's time for the 3rd Annual Connecticut Guitar Festival!!! World music duo "Instruments of the People", jazz legend Joe Carter, and acclaimed classical guitarist Mak Grgic take the main stage at Westport Library TONIGHT to officially begin Suzuki Schools' "Connecticut Guitar Festival". Don't miss this amazing night of music for only $10 a ticket., 7pm-9pm, The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Rd Westport, CT
"Sylvia", February 7 - 23 *Sylvia introduces us to the characters of Greg and Kate, who have entered the empty-nest time in life and have moved to Manhattan after 20 years in the suburbs. Greg is struggling with being dissatisfied with his job while Kate is excited about her new teaching opportunities and new found freedom. However, life has a way of giving you what you think you don’t want and that’s when Greg finds Sylvia, a street-smart lab/poodle mix, and brings her home only to promptly become a wedge in Greg and Kate’s marriage. Sylvia, while a comedy, has touching moments about relationships, nature, and growing older.Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 4 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., $35-$65,*Music Theatre of Connecticut, 509 Westport Ave. Norwalk, CT
94th Annual Jumpfest Winter Festival - Eastern States Ski Jumping Championship, February 7 - 9Excitement returns to Salisbury February 7-9, 2020 when the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts the 94th Annual Jumpfest, a three-day celebration and competition featuring the best junior ski jumpers in the eastern United States. The jumpers you watch We make our own snow. Even if the Winter looks brown outside your window, it's white over at Satre Hill thanks to our two state-of-the-art snow guns. We will do our part to keep you warm with blazing bonfires hot food and beverages hot and cold- but do dress warm- it's Winter outside! If you have never seen ski jumping live, you have never truly witnessed the sport. Standing amidst the ringing cowbells, with crowds cheering on their favorites, hearing skis slapping against the landing hill as these brave jumpers soar up to 200 feet through the air at speeds up to 50 miles an hour, is something you must experience. Various times, various prices, some free, Satre Ski Hill, 80 Indian Cave Rd.(off Rte. 44) Salisbury, CT
Central CT Beer Shuttle, February 7 *Friday night beer shuttle to Relic Brewing, Better Half Brewing, Witchdoctor Brewing and Firefly Hollow .There are three sessions to choose from. $20, includes transportation only. Must pre-purchase tickets online. Please be outside of the breweries at these designated times to catch the shuttle. We will wait approx. 5 minutes per stop but are not responsible for you missing the shuttle.*5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. $20, Firefly Hollow Brewing, 139 Center St, Bristol, CT
Atlantic Broadband Garde Cinema Series: "Parasite", February 7Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairy tale. Meet the Park family, the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.The 2020 Atlantic Broadband Garde Winter Cinema Series Pass brings you – for one package price – twenty or more critically acclaimed and Oscar and Golden Globe nominated films with state-of-the-art 4K digital projection and full surround sound. Limited availability so buy today. Rated R. 7:30pm, $12 ticket, series pass $62, Garde Arts Center, 325 State St. New London, CT
Saturday, February 8th, 2020:
Monster Jam, February 8 - 9Monster Jam brings high-octane entertainment to the XL Center. These action packed live events showcase some of the most recognizable Monster Jam trucks in the world, performing jaw-dropping displays or gravity-defying feats. Sat. 1 p.m. & 7 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. $15-$50, XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford, CT
Atlantic Broadband Garde Cinema Series: "Uncut Gems", February 8 Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler, is always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win. Rated R, $12, 7:30pm
Boozin' In Your Onesie Bar CrawlHartford, the weather is cold & you want to be comfy... What better way to be than Boozin' In Your Onesie @ The World's Most Comfortable Bar Crawl on FEB. 8th, 3pm-10pm, $18.75-$29.99,Hartford, CT (DOWNTOWN)
Celebrate Chinese New Year in the Elm City, February 8New Haven Museum is partnering with the Yale-China Association for Lunarfest 2020. Activities include children’s arts and crafts; music; dance; Tai Chi and Qigong; shadow puppetry; theatre; exhibits, and more. Lunarfest begins at 10 a.m. with a colorful lion and dragon dance parade from Church/Elm to the corner of Whitney/Trumbull, and a lion dance "meet and greet" on Whitney Ave. at 11 a.m. The fun moves indoors at 1 p.m. at several locations: William L Harkness Hall (WLH) (100 Wall St.; Affinity Federal Credit Union (55 Whitney Ave.); Ely Center of Contemporary Art (51 Trumbull St.); Office of International Students & Scholars (421 Temple St.); Yale-China (442 Temple St.); New Haven Free Public Library (133 Elm St.), Rosenfeld Hall (109 Grove, enter on Temple), and New Haven Museum (114 Whitney Ave.), 10 a.m.- 5 p.m, free, New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave.New Haven, CT
Atlantic Broadband Garde Cinema Series: "1917", February 8Director: Sam Mendes, Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Stars: Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Studio: DreamWorks/Universal, Awards: Two Golden Globes (Best Picture, Director), Three Critics Circle Awards (including Best Director), Nominations: 10 Oscars (including Best Picture), Schofield and Blake, two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given a seemingly impossible mission. With time against them, they must deliver a message, deep in enemy territory, that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, walking straight into a deadly trap. Rated R. 3pm, $12, Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London, CT
Sunday, February 9th, 2020:
Rock & Roll Playhouse: Music of Phish for Kids, February 9The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (New York Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll. 11:30am, $15 in advance, $17 at the door. The Warehouse at Fairfield Theatre Company,7 0 Sanford St. Fairfield, CT
A Look at the Prominence of Sequels, Remakes, Adaptations, and other Derivative works in film (1999-2018)
[I copy/pasted this from an email I wrote, so I apologize for any formatting issues, including weird double-spaces] A friend of mine this morning remarked that he was angry about the terrible writing on the current season of Game of Thrones, and was bemoaning the fact that many films and TV series spend millions upon millions on actors and CGI but can't seem to find a competent writer to proofread them. My response was "Why should they?" The show is ending and everyone is talking about it. The last episode had upwards of 18m viewers; the writing does not need to be good to accomplish its purpose of generating revenue for the broadcaster in this, its final season. They certainly do not need, as petitions have asked, to remake the entire eight season, relying on the notoriety of the name to keep it going. The conversation then devolved into a discussion of the theory of making film adaptations of other works, which I shall mercifully spare you all. This anecdote sparked a long-restive line of questioning in my head of "How much does name recognition actually matter?" A large number of very successful films and series have just been sequels of previous films, re-makes of old films, adaptations of popular books, comics, TV series, and even toy lines (looking at you, Transformers). Obviously, this line of complaint about novel storylines in film is nothing new, as I quickly found this article from 1989 exploring the abundance of summer sequels (for those of you agog at the price of a movie ticket 30 years ago, $6 in 1989 is about $12.40 in 2019 dollars). There was also an intriguing article (one of a series) by Stephen Follows in 2015 looking at sequels in a statistical analysis. I found other articles as well, but none looked at the datums exactly how I wanted, so I did my own analysis! Methods: I took the top-10 US-grossing films of each year for the past 20 years (1999-2018), and categorized whether they were sequels, remakes, and/or adaptations. I used boxofficemojo for the raw data on box office gross and my own judgment and research in the categorization (discussed below in excruciating detail). Results: Of the 200 films (10 highest-grossing for each of 20 years) I looked at, 162 (81.0%) were a sequel, remake, and/or adaptation of other media. For the past 10 years (2009-2018), the number is even more egregious at 88.0%. Breaking down the individual categories, 101 (50.5%) were sequels, 29 (14.5%) were remakes, and 125 (62.5%) were adaptations of other media; obviously, there was considerable overlap among these categories.I noticed interesting trends even among the 38 films that were based on original plots. Of those 38 films, eight (21.1 %) were Pixar films (relying on that name recognition to promote them); this trend is also indicative of the general trend of "original" films: 42.1% were children's animated films, 10.5% were Romantic Comedies, 21.1% were other adult comedies, and only 26.3% were dramatic films. Even more interestingly, of these 38 "original" films that were successful, 17 (44.8%) later went on to become a franchise themselves, inspiring sequels and/or reboots...so far. A prime example of this phenomenon is Despicable Me, an original film which spawned two direct sequels (Despicable Me 2 and Despicable Me 3), as well as one spin-off (Minions) which all made the list. Milk that cash cow for all it's worth! The tables of results are available as an Excel spreadsheet upon request. Feel free to poke through it at your leisure and yell at me about how you disagree with my categorizations. I did not triple-check the data, so it's possible there are some straight-up errors in there as well. Conclusions: The question I asked was not "How much are common themes reiterated?" but rather "How much does success rely on name recognition?" The overwhelmingly noticeable phenomenon is that in an era of increased production costs and more internet-based media consumption, film producers seem unwilling to invest huge amounts of money in making a film that will not have the draw of immediate name recognition, or perhaps such films just simply do not have the wide appeal necessary to generate revenue to the same degree that films of well-known material can. Notably, zero of the top-10 films from 2018 and 2017 were based on original stories and characters, and you have to go back to 2013 to get a successful original film that is not a children's cartoon (Gravity). Looking forward to the 2020s (assuming humanity and the film industry continue to exist), we can expect this trend to become even more pronounced. Why invest in uncertainty when there are sure bets that can rake in the dough? Minutiae of Methodology and Titillating Tidbits (Presented in no organized way whatsoever)
I counted every Marvel Cinematic Universe film after 2009's Iron Man as a sequel (as well as adaptations), since they had tie-ins, a reliance on a common cast of characters, and numerous inter-film references to a substantial degree. Of the 200 films on the list, 24 were films based on Marvel characters
All eight Harry Potter films made the list, but only six Star Wars movies made the cut. The widely panned Han Solo film did not.
Other series of note: DC comics adaptations (11 films), Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit (6 films), Twilight (5 films), Hunger Games (4 films), James Bond (4), Fast and the Furious (3), and Disney "main line" films (12, including "classic" Disney adaptations of fairy tales [e.g. Tangled], Disney "flagship" properties [e.g. Pirates of the Caribbean], and live-action adaptations of classic films [e.g. Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent, etc.]).
When you factor into account that Disney also owns Pixar (13 additional films), Marvel (24 additional films, though some (the original X-Men and Spider-man films) were produced by other entities), and Star Wars (6 additional films), it is very apparent that Disney's habit of "buy the Intellectual Property Rights to EVERYTHING" is going quite well for them. It is very likely that a number of other less-obvious films were also produced by Disney, but I did not feel like checking the production company of every single film on the list. Sorry.
Of the 200 films, 71 fulfilled only one of the criteria (sequel, remake, or adaptation); 89 fulfilled two; and only two films fulfilled all three. Those two films were Casino Royale and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Biography films (e.g. Bohemian Rhapsody) and historical films (e.g. Pearl Harbor, Dunkirk) were counted as adaptations: even if there was not necessarily a single book, series, or other piece of previously-produced intellectual property that could be pinpointed as the one from which the film was adapted, they are still adaptations based on people or events that already have name recognition.
It's worth noting that some of the adaptations' final plots ended up rather different from their source material. Fans of Frozen will note that it bears little resemblance to Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (an incredibly religious tale about the love between children), and my criteria even include films like Shrek (very loosely based on the book). Regardless of how close they were to the source material, these stories were first-degree derivative works of other media and at least partly reliant on inspiration from that original work as well as the public's familiarity with it to boost their profile ("close enough for lawyers"); thus they were counted as adaptations.
A couple other interesting judgment calls on my part include The Mummy (which was preceded by a 1932 film of the same name) and Scary Movie. The latter was particularly difficult as it is not itself a sequel, but it relies incredibly strongly on the visuals and audience familiarity with the Scream film franchise, as well as the tropes of I Know What You Did Last Summer. Thus, I counted it as a derivative work.
The downside to these investigations was that I was forced to search to see if the Adam Sandler film Big Daddy had spawned any sequels. I was incredibly grateful to discover that it had not.
Every James Bond film was counted as an adaptation of Ian Fleming's books, despite the fact that those books are far outdated and bereft of material for the number of Bond films that have been made; regardless, the character is derivative.
I managed to resist counting James Cameron's Avatar as a remake of Pocahontas or Dances with Wolves, as my focus was on franchise name recognition, rather than thematic similarities. I really wanted to, though. :-P
One of the films that took me down quite the rabbit hole was Chicago, the 2002 musical film, which was based on a stage musical (first produced in 1975); however, a the same story was presented in the 1927 silent film Chicago, which was based on a 1926 play of the same name, which in turn was based on the true story of Beaulah Annan, who killed her boyfriend in the house she shared with her second husband in 1924 (she was acquitted of the crime, but died in 1928 at the ripe old age of 28 due to tuberculosis, after going through another husband and a half). Alas, Chicago did not get extra points for being ultra-derivative. I guess stories about uxoricide never get old.
The abundance of children's movies makes a certain kind of sense, as children have not yet been inundated with media to such a degree that new stories are lost on them.
Anywho, I hope this has been as interesting for you as it has been for me (unlikely). Have a good weekend, folks!
A Look at the Prominence of Sequels, Remakes, Adaptations, and other Derivative Works in Film (1999-2018)
[I copy/pasted this from an email I wrote, so I apologize for any formatting issues, including weird double-spaces] [I also posted this in flicks and I have no idea which one is correct/appropriate.] A friend of mine this morning remarked that he was angry about the terrible writing on the current season of Game of Thrones, and was bemoaning the fact that many films and TV series spend millions upon millions on actors and CGI but can't seem to find a competent writer to proofread them. My response was "Why should they?" The show is ending and everyone is talking about it. The last episode had upwards of 18m viewers; the writing does not need to be good to accomplish its purpose of generating revenue for the broadcaster in this, its final season. They certainly do not need, as petitions have asked, to remake the entire eight season, relying on the notoriety of the name to keep it going. The conversation then devolved into a discussion of the theory of making film adaptations of other works, which I shall mercifully spare you all. This anecdote sparked a long-restive line of questioning in my head of "How much does name recognition actually matter?" A large number of very successful films and series have just been sequels of previous films, re-makes of old films, adaptations of popular books, comics, TV series, and even toy lines (looking at you, Transformers). Obviously, this line of complaint about novel storylines in film is nothing new, as I quickly found this article from 1989 exploring the abundance of summer sequels (for those of you agog at the price of a movie ticket 30 years ago, $6 in 1989 is about $12.40 in 2019 dollars). There was also an intriguing article (one of a series) by Stephen Follows in 2015 looking at sequels in a statistical analysis. I found other articles as well, but none looked at the datums exactly how I wanted, so I did my own analysis! Methods: I took the top-10 US-grossing films of each year for the past 20 years (1999-2018), and categorized whether they were sequels, remakes, and/or adaptations. I used boxofficemojo for the raw data on box office gross and my own judgment and research in the categorization (discussed below in excruciating detail). Results: Of the 200 films (10 highest-grossing for each of 20 years) I looked at, 162 (81.0%) were a sequel, remake, and/or adaptation of other media. For the past 10 years (2009-2018), the number is even more egregious at 88.0%. Breaking down the individual categories, 101 (50.5%) were sequels, 29 (14.5%) were remakes, and 125 (62.5%) were adaptations of other media; obviously, there was considerable overlap among these categories.I noticed interesting trends even among the 38 films that were based on original plots. Of those 38 films, eight (21.1 %) were Pixar films (relying on that name recognition to promote them); this trend is also indicative of the general trend of "original" films: 42.1% were children's animated films, 10.5% were Romantic Comedies, 21.1% were other adult comedies, and only 26.3% were dramatic films. Even more interestingly, of these 38 "original" films that were successful, 17 (44.8%) later went on to become a franchise themselves, inspiring sequels and/or reboots...so far. A prime example of this phenomenon is Despicable Me, an original film which spawned two direct sequels (Despicable Me 2 and Despicable Me 3), as well as one spin-off (Minions) which all made the list. Milk that cash cow for all it's worth! The tables of results are available as an Excel spreadsheet upon request. Feel free to poke through it at your leisure and yell at me about how you disagree with my categorizations. I did not triple-check the data, so it's possible there are some straight-up errors in there as well. Conclusions: The question I asked was not "How much are common themes reiterated?" but rather "How much does success rely on name recognition?" The overwhelmingly noticeable phenomenon is that in an era of increased production costs and more internet-based media consumption, film producers seem unwilling to invest huge amounts of money in making a film that will not have the draw of immediate name recognition, or perhaps such films just simply do not have the wide appeal necessary to generate revenue to the same degree that films of well-known material can. Notably, zero of the top-10 films from 2018 and 2017 were based on original stories and characters, and you have to go back to 2013 to get a successful original film that is not a children's cartoon (Gravity). Looking forward to the 2020s (assuming humanity and the film industry continue to exist), we can expect this trend to become even more pronounced. Why invest in uncertainty when there are sure bets that can rake in the dough? Minutiae of Methodology and Titillating Tidbits (Presented in no organized way whatsoever)
I counted every Marvel Cinematic Universe film after 2009's Iron Man as a sequel (as well as adaptations), since they had tie-ins, a reliance on a common cast of characters, and numerous inter-film references to a substantial degree. Of the 200 films on the list, 24 were films based on Marvel characters
All eight Harry Potter films made the list, but only six Star Wars movies made the cut. The widely panned Han Solo film did not.
Other series of note: DC comics adaptations (11 films), Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit (6 films), Twilight (5 films), Hunger Games (4 films), James Bond (4), Fast and the Furious (3), and Disney "main line" films (12, including "classic" Disney adaptations of fairy tales [e.g. Tangled], Disney "flagship" properties [e.g. Pirates of the Caribbean], and live-action adaptations of classic films [e.g. Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent, etc.]).
When you factor into account that Disney also owns Pixar (13 additional films), Marvel (24 additional films, though some (the original X-Men and Spider-man films) were produced by other entities), and Star Wars (6 additional films), it is very apparent that Disney's habit of "buy the Intellectual Property Rights to EVERYTHING" is going quite well for them. It is very likely that a number of other less-obvious films were also produced by Disney, but I did not feel like checking the production company of every single film on the list. Sorry.
Of the 200 films, 71 fulfilled only one of the criteria (sequel, remake, or adaptation); 89 fulfilled two; and only two films fulfilled all three. Those two films were Casino Royale and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Biography films (e.g. Bohemian Rhapsody) and historical films (e.g. Pearl Harbor, Dunkirk) were counted as adaptations: even if there was not necessarily a single book, series, or other piece of previously-produced intellectual property that could be pinpointed as the one from which the film was adapted, they are still adaptations based on people or events that already have name recognition.
It's worth noting that some of the adaptations' final plots ended up rather different from their source material. Fans of Frozen will note that it bears little resemblance to Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (an incredibly religious tale about the love between children), and my criteria even include films like Shrek (very loosely based on the book). Regardless of how close they were to the source material, these stories were first-degree derivative works of other media and at least partly reliant on inspiration from that original work as well as the public's familiarity with it to boost their profile ("close enough for lawyers"); thus they were counted as adaptations.
A couple other interesting judgment calls on my part include The Mummy (which was preceded by a 1932 film of the same name) and Scary Movie. The latter was particularly difficult as it is not itself a sequel, but it relies incredibly strongly on the visuals and audience familiarity with the Scream film franchise, as well as the tropes of I Know What You Did Last Summer. Thus, I counted it as a derivative work.
The downside to these investigations was that I was forced to search to see if the Adam Sandler film Big Daddy had spawned any sequels. I was incredibly grateful to discover that it had not.
Every James Bond film was counted as an adaptation of Ian Fleming's books, despite the fact that those books are far outdated and bereft of material for the number of Bond films that have been made; regardless, the character is derivative.
I managed to resist counting James Cameron's Avatar as a remake of Pocahontas or Dances with Wolves, as my focus was on franchise name recognition, rather than thematic similarities. I really wanted to, though. :-P
One of the films that took me down quite the rabbit hole was Chicago, the 2002 musical film, which was based on a stage musical (first produced in 1975); however, a the same story was presented in the 1927 silent film Chicago, which was based on a 1926 play of the same name, which in turn was based on the true story of Beaulah Annan, who killed her boyfriend in the house she shared with her second husband in 1924 (she was acquitted of the crime, but died in 1928 at the ripe old age of 28 due to tuberculosis, after going through another husband and a half). Alas, Chicago did not get extra points for being ultra-derivative. I guess stories about uxoricide never get old.
The abundance of children's movies makes a certain kind of sense, as children have not yet been inundated with media to such a degree that new stories are lost on them.
Anywho, I hope this has been as interesting for you as it has been for me (unlikely). Have a good weekend, folks!
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