Filmhit
Filmhit is a colloquial term used in the Indian film industry, particularly in Bollywood, to describe a film that achieves massive commercial success and becomes a blockbuster hit. The term is often used to refer to movies that not only perform exceptionally well at the box office but also gain widespread popularity and acclaim among audiences and critics alike.
The best feature was the "Double Feature" randomizer. Press a button, and the algorithm—if you could call it that—paired two movies by mood, not by genre. You’d get The Shining paired with The Shining ? No. You’d get The Shining paired with The Father —a gut-punch night of psychological unraveling about isolation and memory. It understood cinema as a language, not just content. filmhit
On FilmHit, you didn't find the Marvel blockbuster. You found the 1978 Polish sci-fi movie that inspired it. You didn't find the Oscar winner for Best Picture; you found the film that was robbed of the Oscar in 1967. It was a graveyard of forgotten gems and a nursery for cult classics. Filmhit is a colloquial term used in the
But for those who were there, it remains a legend. It proved that the love of film isn't about quantity. It’s about the hit —the moment a forgotten movie reaches out of the screen and grabs you by the throat. FilmHit was the dealer, and we were happy junkies, chasing the perfect frame. Press a button, and the algorithm—if you could
High-profile actors and cutting-edge visual effects often act as the initial "hook" that draws viewers into theaters.
I only heard this for the first time a few years ago. I was pretty impressed, it’s a lot better than its rep. Pleasuredome had more peaks, like you say, but more filler too. All the cover versions midway really bring that album down for me. Guess they got sick of doing them too, judging by the Heroin story!
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Yes, I think the covers thing was much more Paul Morley’s bag than the band’s…
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The reference to Stan Boardman is because he speaks the lines “In the coming age of automation……..”
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Thanks Tony. Any idea where that info came from?
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