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Date : Fri May 17 2024 14:45:06

Max's trailer for its MoviePass doc hints at a wild and twisted story behind 
the crash of a much-loved service

Date:
Fri, 17 May 2024 13:38:00 +0000

Description:
The official trailer for MoviePass, MovieCrash shows off a documentary about 
how one of the fastest growing subscription services went to total bankruptcy.

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HBO has just released the official trailer (see below) for a new documentary 
that will be coming to its streaming service Max at the end of this month  
although, I wish I could buy a discounted theater ticket to see it, because 
of the pure irony of it all. 

 MoviePass, MovieCrash recounts the rise and fall of the theater subscription 
service MoviePass, from key interviews with the company's former founders, 
CEOs, employees, investors, subscribers, industry analysts and the 
journalists at Business Insider (Nathan McAlone and Jason Guerrasio) who 
originally reported on the company's demise. 

Once described as a movie-lover's dream, MoviePass allowed subscribers to see 
one movie at theaters per day for just $9.99 a month. It seemed too good to 
be true, and it was. The service launched in 2011, before eventually filing 
for bankruptcy in 2019 after being investigated for fraudulent business 
practices. Is MoviePass, MovieCrash worth watching? 

Judging by the trailer, definitely. I'm a big fan of these types of 
documentaries, especially off the back of hits like Fyre: The Greatest Party 
That Never Happened and The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley  both 
of which recount very similar stories about the rise and fall of a company. 

There's also the fact that HBO is known for making quality productions, just 
look at our previous roundup of the best Max documentaries , and with the 
award-winning filmmaker MutaAli ( Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn ) 
onboard, it's likely to be another hit. 

Expect to see scenes from extravagant and lavish parties at prestigious 
industry events from Sundance Film Festival, Coachella and the Cannes Film 
Festival, broken up by interviews from people who were closest to the story. 
It sounds like it's going to be a wild ride and I for one can't wait to hear 
the full behind-the-scenes story. 

 MoviePass, MovieCrash arrives on Max on May 29, 2024. You might also like 
Max is coming to Europe in May, but UK viewers have a long wait on their 
hands Max may raise streaming prices again, following Netflix and Disney 
Plus' lead House of the Dragon season 2's final trailer teases plenty of fire 
and blood



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/maxs-trailer-for-its-moviepass-doc
-hints-a-wild-and-twisted-story-behind-the-crash-of-a-much-loved-service


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