What Is The Future Of Physical Media? Should Netflix Movies Be Eligible For Oscars? Cryptocurrency, Meltdown Comics, 4DX, Avengers 4, Men in Black

Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the March 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief </span><strong>Peter Sciretta </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">is joined by Weekend Editor </span><strong>Brad Oman</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, senior writer </span><strong>Ben Pearson</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and writer </span><strong>Chris Evangelista</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to talk about </span><strong>Steven Spielberg, Cryptocurrency</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> movie funding, </span><strong>Meltdown Comics, 4DX x ScreenX, </strong><strong><em>Avengers 4</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><strong><em>Men in Black</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. And in The Mailbag, we answer a question about the future of physical movie media.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can subscribe to /Film Daily on </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film-daily/id1254073246?mt=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iehcpduswejzvkmow2swayr6ife?t=Film_Daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1254073246/film-daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODzLmx4MtfKCdFx-2FSGFQNyT19gu7suETHskKPLeObN63kZLIJaqHCutUuD2JSOw-3D-3D_Mf-2FCkfRivOmMK7O7F0Y-2FexQfRdP6nJdv0CvMHIllgbkxYonk7OFRtOKgc2RI2FTZjosX7Gy5-2F0LZYTCm1KUveJQurOXZQv5Dj2WhJrhmTrs0v3SJiEiBpyb-2F1L8jvr-2B-2BkxkiGeoPD1UieLppbdRBRhz-2BVOyI6R94uU85wuTnw695jKUkbDYkfDzQF2AmxCxzLBCpnE6CnunSfOnUc5T4w6Rt0VfqnTdL8n5IRPTbqCQRp1Xk2jliYNZ7ZDeIS9PTLnYnsWPYrfKEGJy8pKEuEg-3D-3D"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and all the popular podcast apps (here is the </span><a href="http://daily.slashfilm.com/feed/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">RSS</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> URL if you need it). </span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the </span><strong>News</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/spielberg-netflix/">Steven Spielberg: Netflix Movies ‘Deserve an Emmy, But Not an Oscar’; Here’s Why He’s Wrong</a></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Is Cryptocurrency a Viable Fundraising Option For Hollywood? </span></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/meltdown-comics-closing/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meltdown Comics is Closing, but Will Remain a Bastion of Pop Culture and Comedy</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/4dx-with-screenx/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">4DX to Add Projection Screens on the Walls to Make Going to the Movies Even Worse</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/chris-evans-leaving-marvel-avengers-4/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris Evans is Officially Leaving Marvel After ‘Avengers 4’</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/men-in-black-reboot-cast-tessa-thompson/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Men in Black’ Reboot Reteams ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Warrior Tessa Thompson with Chris Hemsworth</span></a></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In </span><strong>the Mailbag</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Mark Bothwell from London writes in:</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am a guy who has a huge collection of movies on Blu-ray, and has to-date shunned digital downloads - although obviously I stream films when convenient. My question is how long do you think the studios will remain committed to producing physical media? Are they in a hurry to make us all use only digital, or does having both suit them? My concern is that when they discs stop being manufactured then the pl</span></p>