Dope Film Review: Of Bitcoin, the Dark Web & The Inner City
The American crime comedy-drama Dope, written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemon, Kimberly Elise and A$AP Rocky. Produced by Forest Whitaker, Dope's executive producer is Pharrell Williams and the co-executive producer is Sean Combs. The film's first sentence is: "I just read money as we know it is dead, soon the world is only gonna sell and buy products using Bitcoins..." Main character Malcolm Adekanbi and his friends love the 90s, even though they didn't live through them. Malcolm thinks records came out in the nineties, like The Blueprint,....
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It opens with a textbook definition: Illegal drugs, an idiot, and slang for cool: Dope. Definitions are at the core of this film, Dope (2015), which takes place in “the Bottoms” of Inglewood, California: the textbook definition of ‘a bad place,’ characterized by its gang wars and its drugs, by its failing high school and its youth who are trapped in its system. We follow three of those youth, Malcolm, Diggy, and Jib — geeky kids who are starstruck by the 90s, a classic feel-good time of post-Cold War America unsettled by the boiling racial tensions that uneasily beckon to this day.....
A new movie coming out on Friday will allow Bitcoiners to pay for tickets with bitcoins. You can already pre-order tickets for Bitcoin. This was made possible through a partnership between third-rail payment processor GoCoin and the studio who created the film, Open Road Films, plus MovieTickets.com, the actual place where Bitcoin enthusiasts can buy the tickets. The film is called "Dope," and it is technically an independent film despite opening to more than 900 US theaters on Friday. It centers around a high school geek named Malcolm who is in love with technology, and at various points....
Rick Famuyiwa-directed indie comedy movie "Dope" has become the first movie to accept Bitcoin for ticket purchases, The Wrap announced today. The American movie studio, Open Road Films has partnered with Bitcoin payments processor GoCoin to accept Bitcoin in ticket payments. Earlier in May, Lionsgate Films had partnered with GoCoin to accept Bitcoin in payments. The movie, whose producers and executive producers include Forest Whitaker and Pharrell Williams, will be released on June 19 in more than 900 theaters in the United States. Moviegoers can purchase the film's tickets using Bitcoin....
The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin is without a doubt the most highly anticipated bitcoin documentary of the year (it was even screened at the Tribeca Film Festival). And after long delays in attempts of finding distribution, the film is just about ready to make its public debut. I was given access to view the film before it's available on-demand on October 10th (it's also showing on several screens around the country in cities like New York and Los Angeles this week). Briefly, I'd like to offer my impressions. The film follows Dan Mross, brother of the film's director, Nicholas Mross. Dan's a....
The film many folks in the bitcoin community have been waiting for has finally been released for viewing. The film, The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, encountered major delays in getting released (the film was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, though), particularly on the front of distribution, but now, things are gravy. The film will be available on a slew of different platforms that include Vimeo, Amazon, and iTunes. In addition, subscription services like Comcast and DISH Network (which recently began accepting bitcoin) will have the film available for viewing. As I've noted....