“I come not to bury the academy, but not necessarily to praise it either. Rather I come, with a nod to Jonathan Swift, with a modest proposal for people to cut it a little slack.”
Kenneth Turan Marshals Mixed-Cliché Academy Defense That Somehow Invokes The Eating Of Irish Babies In The Second Sentence

“Another key influence would be Robert Downey’s Putney Swope, the 1969 comedy about a black man transforming the New York advertising business. (That business is renamed Truth & Soul Advertising, to which the copyright of “High Flying Bird” is assigned.)”

John Cusack on His High-Ticket National High Fidelity Tour

“Roger Ebert liked to doodle and later liked to take portraits. I’m sitting in a shaft of sunlight in a Sundance hospitality suite and Roger, nearby, raises his voice: “Old man!” I look up. I look down. “Now that’s a good one,” he says, snapping a perfectly framed picture of an overtired journalist.”

“’They’re very strict. They have this thing called ratio, where you have to maintain [your uploads and downloads] in an average proportion of three-to-one. If you download a film, you have to share three others. If you download eight films, you have to share 24. If you don’t maintain that ratio, you’re out. If you don’t have an invitation, you have nothing. It’s really hard to get access to K——–.’ K——–‘s strictness extends to its content: it’s expressly forbidden to upload any Hollywood films or blockbusters to the site.”
Vice Scopes Colombian Film Stalking

Steven Soderbergh’s “Seen, Read 2018”

The Kevin Hart story reminds me that being LGBT and insisting on decent treatment means constantly being told you're shrill, you're a hater, you're a mob, get a sense of humor, lighten up, get over it, move on, don't be so strident. It all means the same thing: Watch yourself.

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) January 4, 2019

I expected Ellen to actually ask Kevin Hart some sort of challenging question. Anything, really. But instead, it was just one long monologue from Kevin interspersed with Ellen’s approval. That interview made me miss the previous talk show hosts that asked tough questions.

— deray (@deray) January 4, 2019

In light of Ellen absolving Kevin Hart for his history of homophobic remarks, this seems like a good time to reiterate that no one member of a marginalized identity can forgive a bigot on behalf of the entire group.

— ella dawson (@brosandprose) January 4, 2019

I also believe in forgiveness. I also believe in accountability and progress. This ain’t it. https://t.co/EZE7qo7wnH https://t.co/Ms4brGGHS4

— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) January 4, 2019

In this conversation, @KevinHart4real was authentic and real, and I’m in his corner. #OscarsNeedHart https://t.co/nhMwSefrMl

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 4, 2019

Totally bonkers that Biskind would call The Matrix, one of the most fascist films ever made by Hollywood, "left-wing" https://t.co/RWTHCYc4yg

— Colin Dickey (@colindickey) January 4, 2019