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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I respect Warren Beatty for creating his artistic vision when he had all the tools at his disposal, but I’m thinking Reds was not very profitable, this was soon followed by the movie Ishtar, which became an even bigger money loser.

Those to movies kind of took the wind out of his sails as a rising Hollywood director, in spite of Reds earning several Oscars. For one thing, Reds was over 3 hours long, and most theaters could only show it once per evening, limiting how many viewers could see it each night.


3 posted on 05/29/2026 10:21:45 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

You would expect a movie like Reds to be praised in Hollywood. That’s like preaching to the choir.


8 posted on 05/29/2026 11:46:30 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: lee martell; Pelham

I found Reds quite good
Like American history X its interpretation defied the directors intent

Pretty accurate I think

I saw it in Manhattan at a huge old Times Square theater

Lowe’s maybe

Huge wraparound with balcony

Cartoon fish sconces on ceiling

Maybe it rings a bell here


11 posted on 05/30/2026 12:46:40 AM PDT by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re stupid or clueless what’s going on We’re fighting for our civilization s)
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