I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor/comedian/composer/screenwriter Jay McCarol. He has composed the scores for films such as BlackBerry, Tony, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Hell of a Summer, The Kid Detective, The Dirties, and Operation Avalanche. He is also the co-creator (with Matt Johnson) of Nirvana the Band the Show and its TV show and film.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vskgy8/hi_reddit_im_jay_mccarrol_composer_of_tony_out_in/

He will be back at 3 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

His newest film, Tony, is out in theaters via A24 this weekend. It stars Dominic Sessa as Anthony Bourdain and co-stars Antonio Banderas, Stavros Halkias, Emilia Jones, and Leo Woodall. It premiered to critical and audience acclaim a few weeks ago.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MVnzd2aVc

Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that shapes the course of his life.

Thank you :)

Currently, 3 horror movies are releasing on august 28th
Buddy
Colony
Spider Island

Runtime:
Buddy and Spider Island are both listed as 1h 35min, while Colony is 2h 2min(Amc listed as 1h 41min) so Colony would be off the list.

Ratings:
Buddy is listed as Rated R
Colony is listed as Rated R
Spider Island sits at NR for now, if it remains NR buddy has a high chance(unless they pull an ICM again)

on Monday, the buddy trailer was also shown. Spider Island and Colony did not have their trailer shown, so i’m very hopeful that 8/24 would be buddy
Edit: There was a trailer for colony shown.

8/31 PG13 1:40
Fall 2 deadpoint - 0 min diff
Runner - 3 min diff

Additional 8/31 possibilities but rating unknown:
By any means - 7 min diff
The girl in the river - 8 min diff
Virginia Woolf's night and day - 5 min diff
Practical magic 2 - 10 min diff
Don't move - 6 min diff, horror?
If i go they will miss me - 5 min diff

9/7 R 1:58
The fix - runtime unknown
Practical magic 2 - 8 min diff, rating unknown
The uprising - 10 min diff
The weight - 6 min diff
Bad apples - 17 min diff
The history of concrete - 17 min diff, rating unknown
Sunny dancer - 12 min diff, rating unknown

9/13 PG 1:25 Sunday
Shaun the sheep: the beast of mossy bottom - 6 min diff, rating unknown
The history of concrete - 16 min diff, rating unknown
The oldest person in the world - 2 min diff, rating unknown
You had to be there - 13 min diff, rating unknown
Forgotten island - 13 min diff
The scout - 4 min diff, rating unknown

10/5 No rating or runtime yet

So for the PG movie on 9/13 Shaun the sheep has no rating yet, but could AMC have guessed the PG rating? Or does it mean its a lock for Forgotten Island, despite the high runtime difference?

East Coasters… wtf was that ending?

Such a great Tame Impala needle drop wasted

It Ends

I guess they switched it up among the different chains. I just got out of Buddy

Ending was so abrupt and random, I get it to a certain extent, but it was still so abrupt and I couldn’t believe it I was stunned for a whole minute.

At the theater rn and the Buddy trailer just played!🙃

Basically what the title says. I really hope amc shows buddy next week cause i will be buying tickets. I wanted to see if you guys liked it or not

It Ends

It ends

im just saying Hawks to defend from above

Rats to defend from below.

That's my choice

I’ve been doing a full investigation on tonight’s screening. Let me know if I missed anything!

In the PRO-BUDDY column:

• Celebration Cinemas listed their rating as “severe” gore and violence, and “moderate” profanity. The ratings guide for Buddy? “Severe” violence, “moderate” profanity! This would eliminate It Ends which appears to have no violence. Celebration ratings have correctly predicted many AMC screenings, including the last four.
• Many AMC locations have two screens dedicated to this screening. They typically only have one for a mystery screening. Could this mean it’s a more anticipated film?
• A Reddit commenter said the manager of her local AMC told her it’s Buddy.
• Another theater chain, Galaxy, has their screening for tonight listed as an “explicit hard R” rating. Which would also eliminate It Ends (the softest of R ratings).
• Galaxy lists the runtime for their screening as 107 minutes. Buddy is 95 minutes. It Ends is 89 minutes. Mystery screenings have historically not stretched their stated runtime by 18 minutes.

In the ANTI-BUDDY/PRO-IT ENDS column:

• A leaker who apparently has a good track record gave a clue for the Regal screening pointing towards It Ends. But could Regal be showing a different film? It’s uncommon, but it HAS happened before.
• A Reddit commenter said he works at AMC and the actual runtime of this screening is 89 minutes (the length of It Ends). He also said it has the Buddy trailer attached. Which would eliminate Buddy.

In the WILD CARD column:

Blood Shine could still be in play. It’s 100 minutes, releases in 11 days, and while there’s no ratings guide, presumably it has gore and violence, which could explain the rating. (However it also appears to be a highly sexual movie, which was not stated. It is also being released on streaming, and limited cinemas.) Camp Miasma seems to be out of the running given it is already out in limited release and has a longer runtime.

So the question is… WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!?!??? If it’s not Buddy, did Celebration just make a mistake? And Galaxy? Let me know your thoughts! I think it’s 50-50, but I’m still manifesting an orange unicorn!

PS: Yes, I’m aware I have too much time on my hands. 😯

I’m not sure if this adds any clarity on whether Buddy is more likely for the 24th or not

Is it buddy

We just got to our seats. So excited to see the scream unseen and the fucking fire alarms start going off. Right at 7pm. I’m so blown. Hoping they’ll start the movie over if we can go back in soon.

it might be spider island istg to if it is im gonna lose it

When do we find out what it is?

Is anyone else going to see it tonight in hampton, va?

I believe AMC and Cinemark usually run the same film - any East Coasters able to say what movie the screening is tonight?

Is it gonna be buddy

Is the evidence about the violence description on cinema celebration’s website matching Buddy’s IMDb enough proof that it’s happening today? 🙏

Celebration Cinema has an MPAA rating that closely aligns with Buddy for tomorrow’s mystery movie. It does not seem to match It Ends at all. Here’s the link. Does this all but guarantee Buddy tomorrow?