Why is this listed on IMDB?
Not trolling, but a genuine question:
Why should this stage production be listed on IMDB? I understand it's televised live in theaters, but it's neither a movie, nor a television play, nor even a filmed play yet.
Why should this stage production be listed on IMDB? I understand it's televised live in theaters, but it's neither a movie, nor a television play, nor even a filmed play yet.The listing is for the filmed play. It is classified as 'event'screening. Its Thursday showing was listed as third in UK's films last week. It was shown in 87% of all UK cinemas, and drew an audience of 225,000 in 25 countries. Encore showings are already sold out in many places, not only in Britain, but around the world.
Not sure if I answered your question, but I hope it helps.
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Its Thursday showing was listed as third in UK's films last week. It was shown in 87% of all UK cinemas, and drew an audience of 225,000 in 25 countries. Encore showings are already sold out in many places, not only in Britain, but around the world.
OK, I hadn't realized it was even considered for box office rankings, but still it's odd to me. Apparently it belongs in a different category altogether, that of "event cinema", as the Guardian calls it, or "event screening", as you said. I'm being nerdy, but I wish IMDB could in some way distinguish this type of showings in the database, like it does for TV movies and TV series for example.
Cheers for replying!
I passed on a free ticket tonight by the way, because 240 minutes seemed too scary! share
Yeah, I can understand why you're confused. It's a hybrid, isn't it? Both play and film. And I agree it would help if IMDb made some sort of clarification for this type of production. Then again, there haven't been too many yet, so perhaps it's too soon.
It's a shame you missed the showing -- and a free ticket, yet! The 240 minutes flew by. Honestly, not scary at all! This article is a great insight to the event and seems pretty even-handed in its reporting: http://mashable.com/2015/10/20/benedict-cumberbatch-hamlet-live/#X1zfpJOZRSq8
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I passed on a free ticket tonight by the way, because 240 minutes seemed too scary!
I understand what you mean and I was a bit scared at the prospect myself. It's my probably erroneous but deep-seated belief that Shakespeare = boring. Not to mention a 3+ hour stretch of it.
I wouldn't normally plan to see a long film on a night where I have to get up early for work the next day, but I knew this would be worth it so I decided to stick it out. Surprisingly, the hours flew by and my eyes were glued to the screen almost the entire time. I've even bought tickets to see it again, that's how good and entertaining it was. If you get another chance to see it I definitely recommend you give it a try. share