Films

**Films** are an essential industry to B1inkerton City. The film boom happened in the early 70s when revolutionized by acclaimed film producer, Jonathan Marty Kimble.

## History

After three decades of the capitalist insurgence, Jonathan Marty Kimble required a new corporation to produce entertainment for B1inkerton City. Through cabinet meetings with his advisors, Kimble decided that a film industry would be the number one industry to boost their economy.

### Early-Age Productions (1970 and 1973)

#### *The Last of The Communists* (1970)

It was settled that the first B1inkerton City produced film would be titled *The Last of the Communist*s, a fictional account of the Cold War about a Russian Cold War spy flipped against their nation by the Blinkertons (a demonym for B1inkerton City Pinkerton agents) and attempting to dismantle the USSR.

The film released in 1970 to mixed reception. The acting, sound design, and visual effects were revolutionary for the time. However, a disjointed screenplay and awkward direction ruined the film's ultimate potential. It grossed only $1 million off a $4 million budget, becoming the first movie flop of B1inkerton City's future filmography.

#### *My Money and Me* (1973)

Following the discouraging revenue loss of *The Last of The Communists*, Kimble figured he'd have to find more promising film scripts from industry professionals instead of relying on aspiring students. Alongside film writer Harry Slater, Kimble worked on a new film, which highlighted the highs and lows of man's relationship with capitalism, and how it can change them.

The film released on March 11, 1973 to critical acclaim. Unlike Kimble's last venture, the screenplay was praised by critics and audience alike. Tony Johnson of the New York Times responded "the film is as charming and charismatic as the main character, and as dark and tragic as its message." A local B1inkerton City journalist, Bree Wheeler, labeled it "a self aware journey that traverses into both touching self-reflection and satirical self-deprecation, but never lets itself get out of hand or loses what makes it, along its runtime, a modern classic."

The film was re-released on March 11, 2023 on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary.

*See more: My Money And Me (film).*

### The Industry's Formative Years (1975-82)

Kimble's lightning-in-a-bottle success of *My Money and Me* formed his career as an acclaimed film producer and writer. The later years saw him step away from producing and focus on writing as his diagnosis in '74 for lung cancer drained him physically and mentally.

A list of films released during the Formative Years:

* *Food for Thought* (1975), written by Jonathan Kimble and directed by Fred Rutger.
* *The Friendlies* (1978), written and directed by Jim Sweeney.
* *Who Are You To Question Me?* (1978), written and directed by Lars Sudeikis.
* *One Last Purpose (And That Is To Find Myself)* (1980), written by Rudolph Lutz and directed by Cliff Walton.
* *There Was One More* (1981), written and directed by Lars Sudeikis.
* *Dreams Are Just Another Life* (1982), written by Jonathan Kimble and directed by Joshua Bo.

Alongside the theatrical release of *Dreams Are Just Another Life*, Kimble announced his retirement from the industry.

He died seven years later on September 4, 1989, succumbing to his lung cancer.

## The Kimbys

In 1989, to recognize Kimble's immense contributions to the industry, B1inkerton City established a film award ceremony named in his honor, The Kimbys.

#### Blinkman (1989)

The first film to win a Best Picture Kimby was *Blinkman* (stylized as *BLiNKMAN*), starring James Bananaman in his debut as a leading man. The film, written and directed by Damien Curtis, adapts his non-fictional book, *The Furies*, following the account of Reginald A. Blinkerton and his attempts to rid the holy land of what is now known as B1inkerton City from socialist scourge in the 1760s.

James Bananaman also scored a Best Actor Kimby at age twenty-six, making him both the first and the youngest recipient of the Best Actor award in Kimby history.

*See more: Blinkman (film).*