GUEST COLUMN: 2021 Summer Films To Get Excited About

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2021 Summer Films To Get Excited About

by Kevin Faber

Summer is one of Hollywood’s busiest seasons, and 2021 promises to be more lucrative to the industry and entertaining to audiences. Horror, action and animation are dominant genres of the upcoming films, and producers are hopeful that the movie’s themes persuade more customers to purchase tickets after a dismal 2020 summer. Unlike previous years, some of the summer blockbusters will be shown in theaters and streaming services. You can take a look at the newest summertime offerings in the following sections.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

After two successful Conjuring films, Vera Formiga and Patrick Wilson return as the paranormal investigative team examining and solving supernatural events. This time, the pair is involved with discovering the truth behind a murderer’s demonic possession, and the stakes seem to be much higher with the prince of darkness involved. Critics praised the previous films, but conspiracy theories involving accidents that occurred when people viewed the movie have only fueled the public’s interest. If you’ve enjoyed watching new releases at your home rather than going to the theaters, you can upgrade your home-viewing experience by contacting a professional pool construction Maryland contractor to create a poolside oasis where you can watch The Conjuring in the comfort of your new pool.

Top Gun: Maverick

In 1986, Tony Scott’s Top Gun grossed over $356 million, and its success contributed to a sharp increase in the Navy’s pilot recruitment program. Thirty-five years later, Top Gun is tentatively set for a July 2, 2021 release date. Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer will reprise their original roles in the new film, and they’re joined by a talented group of experienced actors like Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connely and Glen Powell. Unlike the first film when Cruise flew an F-14 Tomcat, Maverick flies an F-18 Super Hornet in a new era of dogfighting where drones coexist with human pilots in combat.

Space Jam 2

If you’re hoping to see an imaginative animated film this summer, you’re in luck when Space Jam 2 premieres on July 16, 2021. The original Space Jam featured Michael Jordan with Bugs Bunny, but the sequel has superstar Lebron James assisting the famous rabbit. A slew of actors and NBA stars, including Don Cheadle, Zendaya, Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Khris Davis and Cedric Joe, join in the animated/live-action blockbuster.

The Suicide Squad

David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad had moderate success at the box office, but many devoted fans were displeased with the result and demanded a remake. Warner Brothers decided to hire James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy, to direct a reimagining of the story that attempts to please comic fans and the general public. The Suicide Squad is scheduled to be released on August 6, 2021, and its cast includes Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Jon Cena, Nathan Fillion, Sylvester Stallone and Pete Davidson. Margot Robbie reprises her role as Harley Quinn, but Idris Elba replaces Will Smith as Bloodsport.

Respect 

On August 13, 2021, the late Aretha Franklin will get her wish of having Jennifer Hudson portray her in Respect. The autobiographical film shows Franklin’s rise to stardom into one of the greatest singers in American history, and it begins with a young Aretha singing in a church choir. As an accomplished and award-winning singer with an incomparable vocal range, Jennifer Hudson is likely to wow audiences and make the Queen of Soul proud of her performances. The film features Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Marlon Wayans, Forrest Whitaker and Tituss Burgess.

Candyman

In 1992, the film Candyman was a runaway hit that spawned two inferior sequels that diminished the original film’s appeal. Jordan Peel, who directed the award-winning Get Out, decided to reignite the Candyman legend with his new script that ignores the last two movies and acts more like a direct sequel to the first film. The film stars Yahyah Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd and Nathan Stewart.

Summertime is ideal for going to the movies with your friends and family, and this summer, you can enjoy some of the new releases in the comfort of your home or backyard.

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GUEST COLUMN: Five Movies That Will Make You Rethink Your Habits Behind the Wheel

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Five Movies That Will Make You Rethink Your Habits Behind the Wheel

by Susan Melony

What kind of bad habits do you have behind the wheel? We all have at least one habit that we would probably be better off leaving behind. For example, road rage in the Bronx contributes to plenty of accidents. In the first half of 2021, 227 accidents occurred because someone was following too closely, which is a type of accident that is easy to avoid!

Whether it’s road rage, distraction, or another habit, digging into the facts and statistics can be sobering, but it isn’t much fun. Watching movies is much more fun, and you might just learn a lesson or two in the process! If you don’t, you’ll at least feel entertained, and you may just find yourself connecting with a character who is struggling behind the wheel.

A few entertaining movies that may make you rethink your habits while you’re driving include:

• Last Exit

• Learning to Drive

• Unhinged

• Dumb and Dumber

• Clueless

Last Exit

You may not have heard of Last Exit, as it's a Canadian television film, but it's a great road rage movie if for no other reason than you'll likely see yourself in the characters.

Andrea cuts Kathleen off on the freeway, making her late to work. Later on, Andrea engages in some absent-minded driving, which causes her to park in a towaway zone.

After a terribly bad day unfolds, Kathleen recognizes Andrea and confronts her in her car, which ultimately results in a chase, and then an accident.

We all have things that are going on in our lives. This movie is a good reminder to be kinder on the road or suffer the consequences, as it could mean being late to work or getting into a car accident.

Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive is mostly a feel-good movie about a middle-aged woman learning to drive for the first time in New York City. In one scene, as she's learning how to drive, she starts to get frustrated with the things that are happening on the road. Her instructor tells her,“Don't engage with them, especially when you drive.”

This is a good lesson because you can’t control what others are doing on the road. All you can do is control what you’re doing behind the wheel, and if you don’t let others get to you, your driving will be much safer.

Unhinged

Although the plot is extremely unlikely to happen to you, it’s still a good reminder to be a little kinder behind the wheel. Unhinged is the story of a woman who ends up being followed by a man who just killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend. Rather than apologize after the man apologizes to her, Rachel says she has nothing to apologize for, which results in Tom attacking her family.

At the end of the movie, Rachel gets cut off and she almost honks her horn, but she decides against it, as she’s learned her lesson to be a bit more kind to others while she’s behind the wheel.

Dumb and Dumber

Comedies can teach us things about being on the road too! Take Dumb and Dumber, for example. The scene where Lloyd and Harry pick up a hitchhiker is a classic. Not only does it become obvious that neither Lloyd nor Harry should be allowed to drive a car, it's also a good reminder that you shouldn't pick up hitchhikers. It's not a bad lesson for hitchhikers either. You never know who is behind the wheel!

Clueless

Clueless is another classic 90’s movie with a great driving scene. It’s a good reminder of what it’s like to drive when you aren’t experienced. In this case, it's a teen on the interstate, but it could also be an experienced rural driver in the city, or someone driving a van for the first time.

Teens may want to think twice about letting a friend drive them to school when they first get their license, but adults would do well to think carefully about their skills—or lack thereof—behind the wheel. Take a cab if you are on vacation in a busy city, consider taking the highway instead of the interstate during rush hour, and do your best to focus on the road, even if you feel nervous!

Whether you’ve got a problem with road rage or it’s all a matter of confidence behind the wheel, movies have a way of highlighting the experiences in our own lives. Let these five movies be a lesson to you and you may find that you become a better, safer driver!

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PODCAST: Episode 6 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For our sixth episode, hit the EDM music, rip your shirt off, and get ready to fight! However, the battle has changed! GASP! This is a special DOUBLE LOVE edition featuring 1995's "Mortal Kombat." 25YL film critics, aging dads, and sharp school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan combine their praises and reminiscing powers to enjoy this cheesy good time in anticipation of the new movie interpretation coming this month. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!

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MOVIE REVIEW: Here Today

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HERE TODAY-- 4 STARS

There’s a very pleasing moment, one of many in Here Today, right around the middle where Billy Crystal’s decorated comedy writer character Charlie Berns is sharing a sidebar with a fledgling new talent named Darrell, played by Andrew Durand in his film debut. In a scene that could very well echo or mirror the gap of the stature between the two actors themselves, Berns is trying to help the young man discover a little more depth in his material with the notion that “comedy is encouragement” and that there’s a “music” to it. Like the wily sage he is, Crystal hammers those thoughts home with what is very likely his real-life philosophy on comedy and passion which is to “take the truth and make it more interesting.” 

LESSON #1: COMEDY IS INDEED ENCOURAGEMENT-- Every syllable of that layered credo is the golden truth. To hear them come from an icon like Billy Crystal, directing his first film in 20 years, only polishes their convincing luster. Right in line with the energy of encouragement, there’s a generosity that comes from that conversational moment, as well as others, that completely fill and then lift Here Today. Comedy gives more than it takes. When people work to shape and dispense it together, that unified encouragement only multiples.

So much of Here Today involves Lesson #1. Within the movie, the themes all surround help that comes from lifted spirits found in many walks of life, both personal and professional. On the performance side, the material is solid enough to matter more than mere bits, yet light enough to spread its wealth of charm. No one is scene-stealing because no one has to, and that’s quite a tall order with the presence of Tiffany Haddish sharing the billing. Everyone is making the same music, so to speak, with Billy conducting every measure. 

With a daily routine and walking commute committed to strict verbalized memory, Charlie Berns makes his way to his typewriter desk and emeritus seat in the writing room of a late night sketch comedy show next his top protege Brad (Max Gordon Moore, in only his second film) who has become the lead producer. While senior in age, Charlie is still Brad’s trusted sounding board for what works and what doesn’t on paper, on camera, and in-person. 

In a chance lunch meeting stemming from a lowly charity auction prize of meeting Charlie, the minor celebrity meets Emma Page (Haddish), a talkative singing busker who has no idea of his notoriety and career accomplishments. With her “old man” pet name ending her lines of compliments and chaffs, Emma hangs around and earns an amusing friendship with Charlie, one free of romantic expectations and brimming with good company. 

LESSON #2: HAVE A REPLY FOR EVERYTHING-- The uncommon pairing of Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish is a merger of comedic racers with different rumbling engines. Crystal’s illustrious quick wit is the refined smoothness of a classy sports car you didn’t hear coming. Haddish is just as improvisational and fast, only she’s normally known as the roaring motorcycle turning heads and blaring eardrums. In their own ways and representing different eras, neither one of them misses their chances to tack on punchlines or retorts to their banter without a wasted millisecond of effect, something that had to keep film editor Kent Beyda (Dude, Where’s My Car, Innerspace) on his splicing toes to nail the right timing.

Underneath Charlie’s high standing as a comedy creator, he’s also the father of two adult children, Rex (Easy A’s Penn Badgley) and Francine (busy TV actress Laura Benanti), and a doting grandfather to Lindsay (Audrey Hsieh, also in her feature debut). Over the years, while being consumed by work during the peak of his career and the tragedy of losing their mother at a young age, the family bonds have grown weaker. This weighs on the man heavily through repressed denial of something larger going on.

As we see and observe more of Charlie Berns and the curious Emma, it doesn’t take long to notice little slips in memory, coupled with not-so-little flashes of frightening memories. Through POV visions, Charlie re-narrates poignant moments of his courtship and marriage to his young wife Carrie (Louisa Krause of The Girlfriend Experience). Sure enough, these drops and spikes are a form of dementia. Now faced with a rapidly closing window of time to remember the good times, Charlie sets out to write his memoirs in tribute to his late wife “before his words run out.”

In another backstage discussion, Billy’s character tells how he loves the great feeling when a joke hits. Get ready for that feeling, only between your rib cage instead of outside of it while watching this movie. Written by Crystal and former original Saturday Night Live writer Alan Zweibel from the latter’s own short story, Here Today wasn’t written and doesn’t preen for high hilarity and big gags for cheap laughs. Even while emulating the competitiveness of a sketch comedy braintrust setting and tossing in a few cameos from Sharon Stone, Kevin Kline, and Barry Levinson playing themselves, scenes stay small for the most part (save for a silly shellfish allergy introduction) to never over-expand farther than the reach of the central figure of Charlie. Here Today is something mirthful and soul-stirring at the same time, and, boy, do they nail it.

Even with the dramatic topic of dementia on the table, the aim of Here Today is still the encouragement of comedy, and it’s a beautiful thing to behold. Once again, Crystal and company are here to make different music, something the actual score punctuates as well. The muted trumpet and soft percussion jazz stylings of Charlie Rosen, in his first feature score, convey the cheer battling the grim of the given circumstances. Though the bar is low, this is easily the best film work Tiffany Haddish has ever done and, Anthony Hopkins be damned for The Father, Billy Crystal offers plenty of conviction with his own award-worthy portrayal of the provokes fears and fallibilities of memory loss. 

LESSON #3: THE PERFECT TIME FOR JOKES-- I’ll leave you with one more winning exchange after beginning with one. When Charlie is discussing his newest diagnosis with his neurologist, played by West Wing and Nurse Jackie cast member Anna Deavere Smith, she tells him “this is no time for jokes.” He quickly fires back how it’s “the perfect time for jokes,” and how he can’t let those be taken from him next. Now, gallows humor can be undoubtedly blunter than a rusty hammer. However, emanating from the twinkling grace of Billy Crystal, grabbing on to life’s vibrancy feels as special as it does comical with his guiding touch. 

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Outside Story

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THE OUTSIDE STORY-- 3 STARS

LESSON #1: ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR KEYS-- I don’t even have to ask. I know we’ve all done what sets off the basis of The Outside Story. We’ve all locked ourselves out of something, be it our car or home. It’s happened once and likely bound to happen again with our distracted, busybody tendencies, much to the chagrin of the “everything happens for a reason” crowd and the doses of public shame we feel and receive for making that habitual mistake. The educational reminder is obvious. As common an occurrence as it may be, though, the old saying of “the devil is in the details” applies. 

LESSON #2: LIFE’S LITTLE INCONVENIENCES-- What I mean is what were the conditions of the who, what, when, and where? Were we locked out indoors or outdoors? If it was the latter, how was the weather? Was it day or night? Crowded or isolated? What possessions did we have or not have? What outlets or solutions were available? Greatest of all, what mental state were we in when it comes to comfort, safety, or urgency? 

The sliding scale severity of the answers to those questions creates the embarrassing memory and the “have I got a story for you” yarn we tell your friends and family later of the past predicament. This simple premise can have any number of interesting connective circumstances, from nightmarish to adventurous. With a sunny glow of lifted spirits and healed flaws, the batch of life’s little inconveniences dealt to Brian Tyree Henry’s Charles Young enchant a bevy of wry smiles in The Outside Story.

Once again, it all starts with the conditions. Charles is a freelance video editor living in a handsome Brooklyn brownstone apartment on a bright autumn day. His current gig is making eulogies for people who aren’t dead yet for customers like Turner Classic Movies. Pinned to his computer and phone, Charles has let work contain and consume him, as evident by the cluttered empty food containers strewn all over. Moreover, the gloomy young man is reeling from a recent breakup with his long-time girlfriend Isha, played by Star Trek: Discovery star Sonequa Martin-Green. Fill that in accordingly as his mental state for what happens next. 

Hopping out shoeless in a housecoat to pay a delivery driver, Charles grabs the wrong keys and finds himself locked out of his place. It’s a nice day in a good neighborhood and he does have his phone where he can make a few calls, but he’s definitely stuck for a bit. His first instinct is buzzing neighbors that he barely knows by name just to get off the street.

LESSON #3: GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS-- This is precisely the kind of situation where one should get to know the people they live next to. Turn the strangers that pass by your door into friends. They can be helpful in moments like this and the resulting gratitude goes a long way in repaying future favors. Add to a culture of neighbors helping neighbors.

Writer-director Casimir Nozkowski, graduating from a career of short films and documentaries for his first feature, populates The Outside Story with a dependable ensemble of small actors playing an appealing array of human discoveries and intersections for Charles. Among them, Spotlight’s Michael Cyril Creighton plays the polyamourous Andre living above him. Character actor Matthew Maher of Gone Baby Gone is the nearby maintenance man buddy with all the keys. Lynda Gravatt of Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a kind gardening senior in the next building over. Better Things child actor Olivia Edward is the lonely homebound kid whose creative imagination yearns to gaze and live beyond it. 

Their reactions to Charles and his screwup range from annoyance and guilt to pity and support. All offer a nugget of either wanted or unwanted wisdom. Each of them also brings their own current climate into the moment, allowing a measure of substance to come out of the supporting performances. The biggest scene stealer is the orbiting traffic officer Slater, played by Sunita Mani of Glow. Her sarcastic pushback and tough talk as the long-arm-of-the-law writing her endless citations brings most of the movie’s welcome comedy.

LESSON #4: THE MISTAKES OF THE BROKENHEARTED-- All the while, the spectre of Isha isn’t going away for Charles. Much like Kevin Costner’s Billy Chapel character in For Love of the Game, no matter how big of a moment is happening, all Charles can think about is how he screwed up with his girl. Those flickering feelings, played out through edited interludes of their prior relationship, overflow with the present stresses. The man has to consider giving some forgiveness to jealousy while asking for his own. From a symbolism standpoint, here we are in The Outside Story trying to open doors instead of closing them.

Through it all, this earnest comedy was an excellent lead opportunity for the superb Brian Tyree Henry. Nozkowski’s movie unlocks a lighter side far away from the dramatic hammering he’s impressed us all with in the likes of If Beale Street Could Talk and Widows over the years. The Charles character could have been a one-note part of someone impatient getting their dependency comeuppance, not unlike any of us who’ve made the same mistake and need the reminders to unplug and sit tight. 

Instead, the actor and the director add light character details like a cat allergy and a fear of heights that come into play in subtle fashions dialed down from something slapstick or outrageous that would be employed with a louder take on this simple premise. Imagine Melissa McCarthy instead of Brian Tyree Henry and you get my drift. Quirks aside, Henry allows himself to play off of the surrounding people he encounters with warmth to grow where, by the end, this character didn’t just have a moment. He had himself a day. You will too with The Outside Story.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Four of the Scariest Films of the Decade

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Four of the Scariest Films of the Decade

by Kevin Gardner

Horror films have their roots in the silent era, but the movies didn’t gain acceptance with moviegoers until the 1930s. Whether the plots involve haunted houses, crazed killers, aliens or monsters, the world enjoys watching films that make them scared. In the last thirty years, horror has become increasingly popular, and filmmakers continue to discover new ways to make the audience jump in their seats. From 2010 to 2200, a few scary movies stand out as being exceptionally frightening and entertaining. In the following sections, you can examine four of the scariest pictures of the last decade.

It

Stephen King’s 1986 novel, It, was a bestselling hit and soon spawned a mini-series that had mixed reviews. The story involves a group of children in a small Maine town who are terrorized by an evil being that preys on children every twenty-seven years. In 2017, Andres Muschietti directed a film adaptation of King’s novel that frightened audiences worldwide and was a massive success. The demented Pennywise the clown, played by Bill Skarsgard, is one of the scariest villains in film history. He exploits the fears of the main characters by creating horrific illusions that they believe to be reality. It is an exceptional film, but it’s not for the weak of heart. If you need to relax after viewing the movie, you may want to try cbd gummies to ease your mind and calm your fears.

Get Out

In 2017, another film battled It for the scariest movie of the year. Jordan Peele’s Get Out received critical acclaim and a large following that watched the movie on the big screen multiple times. The protagonist of the story, Chris, travels with his girlfriend to meet her family for the first time. Chris is welcomed warmly by the wealthy family, but he soon realizes something is off about his hosts. His curiosity to find out the truth thrusts him into a nightmare conspiracy that has him fighting for his life and soul. The family uses the daughter to find healthy African-American men so they can force their ancestors’ souls and minds into the men’s bodies. Chris fights for his life, and his struggle against the psychotic family is fascinating and frightening.

Hereditary

Although 2018’s Hereditary was his first film, Ari Aster proved to the world that he was a skilled director who could deliver a spellbinding tale that causes you to lose sleep for several days. The plot of the film revolves around a grieving family who has lost an unusual loved one who had a close, secretive bond with the young daughter. The mother, played expertly by Toni Collete, tries to learn more about her mother’s strange past, but she’s frequently plagued by horrific visions that begin to disrupt her reality. Her son, played by Alex Wolf, has his separative issues about his grandmother’s death, and he sometimes clashes with his mother’s increasing paranoia. The first half of the film has a somber tone, but after another tragedy occurs, the film becomes a nightmarish force that throws the characters and viewers into a supernatural world where death and reality become intermingled. The cinematography, soundtrack and acting are high caliber, and Hereditary is not a film that you’re likely to forget anytime soon.

Midsommar

In 2019, Ari Aster directed another creepy tale that rivals Hereditary for the scariest film of the decade. Midsommar is a film that focuses on Dani played by Florence Pugh. She’s grieving the loss of her family but decides to travel with her boyfriend and his friends to a festival in Sweden. When the group arrives in Sweden, they make their way to a small village filled with white-frocked revelers who appear to be living in a Bohemian society that welcomes everyone. After the guests witness a shocking event that’s part of the town’s festival, the townspeople and their strange customs become more nefarious and unhinged. Dani fights to hold onto her sanity as her friends are tempted and terrorized by the peculiar residents.

If you’re a fan of scary films, you can’t miss out on the previous recommendations. The movies are well directed and acted and some of the scariest ever made.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: The Impact of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks on the Film Industry

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The Impact of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks on the Film Industry

by Kevin Gardner

Online attacks have become more and more common for companies that operate in the movie industry in recent years. Though new technology has come about in order to improve the way data is protected, each stride forward creates new gaps in existing infrastructure. This means that a film studio needs to always stay mindful of the various threats that are appearing. Failing to do this could leave them open to a number of preventable data issues. Since protecting a company’s assets is definitely a top priority, it is important to take time to devise a sensible strategy.

Data is a vital asset to any business, especially those that handle large productions in the film industry. Exploring the different ways hackers attempt to steal and use this data can highlight the need for enhanced security on digital fronts.  

Common Data Breaches

From the inception of an idea to marketing efforts related to promoting a project, data helps keep a film production afloat. Film companies obtain this data in a number of different ways, meaning  it is most important for these businesses to take time to think about how this data is protected and stored. In recent years, data breaches have caused massive, widespread issues for organizations in Hollywood and beyond. To reduce the odds of this happening, it is important to put a plan into place for protecting sensitive information.

Those in charge of a film production must make sure data is never stolen or intercepted in the first place. Whether the data is related to the salaries of different actors on a production or the information pertains to what moviegoers want to see from a studio, information leaked to the public can cause major backlash. To avoid this, companies are now going to extremes in order to ensure the data in their possession never gets into the wrong hands.  

Spoofing and Other Fraud Attacks

Most consumers understand the common threat of fraud. The internet has dramatically increased the odds of fraud happening, but it isn’t only individual consumers who need to be concerned. Even large businesses in the film industry are likely to experience fraud on a major level. With consumer fraud, the threat exists in the fact that the culprit can use a person’s personal data to steal finances, open fake credit cards, and more. For a business, fraud comes in the form of tricking customers.

One common type of crime that companies encounter with fraud is a spoofing attack. Just as a spoof movie imitates a particular genre, so does this attack follow a path of mimicry. Essentially, spoofing is when a fraudulent company creates web assets that are meant to mimic the appearance of a particular brand. A consumer, not paying attention to any obvious red flags, will patronize the site and assume he or she is dealing with the actual brand. Unfortunately, this is not the case and all the information that the customer enters into the site is then stolen.

Executive Extortion

Another common problem that business owners in the film industry experience when it comes to cybercrime is extortion. When someone gets a script or bit of data, this individual can threaten to leak it to the public unless their demands are met. While it might seem like the plot of a movie in and of itself, it is a very real problem that film companies must deal with on a regular basis. Thankfully, there are also many ways to make sure that this never comes to pass.

From extortion to theft to fraud, there are all kinds of problems that a film company can experience thanks to online security gaps. While a vital resource in marketing films, the internet can easily become a huge concern. Failing to take certain threats to heart can leave a production open to a world of serious and expensive problems. As long as companies operating in this industry take time to make sure their security measures reflect the actual risks appearing on digital fronts, it will be easier for sensitive data to stay where it belongs. 

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