One of the tricky things about developing and planning the FILMBOUND podcast has been determining the release schedule. Originally I thought we'd feature two films, utilize a third segment per episode, and release twice a month. After our first recording session and my time editing the initial batch of episodes, it seemed like we'd be better off releasing weekly and focusing on one film, plus devoting additional time for recommendations or a topical discussion. The catch, though, is that recording once a month and distributing the episodes over four weeks has meant that the films being discussed have already been in theaters for three or four weeks, which seems like an eternity in the front-loaded film conversations online. Will EARLY MAN, the film featured in next week's episode 7, still be in theaters by the time our discussion becomes available? Then again, it's not as though these episodes have an expiration date on them.
While the studios and theaters cycle films through the system at an increasingly rapid pace, I recognize that the average moviegoer isn't seeing these films on the same kind of schedule. Nevertheless, we're working on trying to shrink that gap a little when we record in March, although in most cases we're probably going to have about three weeks between a film's opening day and its episode release. With BLACK PANTHER, the featured film on episode 6, that isn't a big deal as the blockbuster continues to dominate film discussions.
Upcoming episodes
-March 14: EARLY MAN and a discussion about the concept of cinematic guilty pleasures
-March 21: ANNIHILATION and our recommendations segment
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