The sweetness at CinemaCon 2022 isn't only on the screen.

Rob isn't on the road today ... at least, not in his car.

Today through Thursday, Rob is in Las Vegas with John Campea and the rest of the crew from The John Campea Show as they provide live coverage of CinemaCon 2022, the annual trade show and expo for theater owners and operators from throughout North America.

Rob told us that this morning, he had an opportunity to sit in on the presentation from NEON films, the distributors behind David Cronenberg's new film: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. If you're an Imagination Connoisseur who happens to listen to Rob's ROBSERVATIONS show, you know how stoked Rob is for this film. (He covers it pretty extensively in episode #797.)

We already knew CRIMES OF THE FUTURE was a bonkers concept film, the type of thing that only David Cronenberg can make. But according to Rob, the preview shown to exhibitors today was nuts. You'll have to listen to Rob's impressions of how the crowd reacted to get the full effect (of course, Rob isn't about to spill any spoiler-y details).

The film opens at Cannes next month, but pre-screenings reported people feinting during the third act of the film and others walking out, they were so disturbed by what they saw on the screen.

It's been a while since we've seen a film evoke such a reaction.

Rob also discussed the new David Bowie documentary project in the pipeline at NEON as well as some other insights about the convention and state of the industry, in general. It sounds like everyone is pretty excited by the opportunities this summer brings at the box office (and that's a good thing)!

Then, for good measure, our conversation took a typical, ROADTRIPPIN' turn and we headed down a rabbit hole in our conversation that's probably more appropriate for Willy Wonka than an actual rabbit. You see, Rob and I started talking about movie candy.

Cinemacon isn't just about movies. It's about a movie exhibition. And that means they have vendors exhibiting who cover every aspect of the business. That includes concessions.

And that includes candy.

Rob and I debated the best cherry licorice-maker (Rob is wrong, by the way), our favorite sweet-n-salty snacks (we're both big on Peanut M&Ms), and our mutual admiration for the products manufactured by Ferrara Candy Company: Lemonheads, Atomic Fireballs, and especially Red Hots (Rob's fave).

That leads us to today's question: What is your favorite movie treat? We want to know what you think. You can do that by sending us a letter.

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We look forward to hearing from you.

I invite you to listen in on my weekday conversations with my friend and business partner, Robert Meyer Burnett, as we talk about the things we love: great movies, inspiring television programming, nostalgic genre entertainment, and pop culture.

This episode streamed on April 26, 2022.