Movie City News Archive for June, 2011
Tsunami-Quake-Hack-Battered Sony Reduces Sir Howard’s Pay 16% While Elevating Likely Successor
Tsunami-Quake-Hack-Battered Sony Reduces Sir Howard’s Pay 16% While Elevating Likely Successor
Read the full article »“Myspace Sale Nearing With Low $30M Price And Buyer You Never Heard Of”
“Myspace Sale Nearing With Low $30M Price And Buyer You Never Heard Of”
Read the full article »In Anti-Piracy Test, Studios Petition BT, Largest Brit Internet Provider, To Cut Access To Site With Illegal Copies Of The King’s Speech
In Anti-Piracy Test, Studios Petition BT, Largest Brit Internet Provider, To Cut Access To Site With Illegal Copies Of The King’s Speech
Read the full article »Margaret Tyzack, 79, Tony-Winning Actress Had Key Role In “I, Claudius”; Also In 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Scoop, Match Point
Margaret Tyzack, 79, Tony-Winning Actress Had Key Role In “I, Claudius”; Also In 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Scoop, Match Point
Read the full article »Rita Moreno On “Quite A Life”
Rita Moreno On “Quite A Life”
Read the full article »DVD Geek: Tracy & Hepburn The Definitive Collection
You would have to turn to the stage to find a comparable accomplishment to the films that Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made together across a quarter of a century. The movies will always have their ‘screen couples,’ from Greta Garbo and John Gilbert to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but capturing the soul of the off screen romance and transcribing it to a consistent body of onscreen character interaction is far more difficult …
Read the full article » 3 Comments »Robert Miller, 72, Manhattan Gallerist Who Mentored Mapplethorpe Among Many Painters, Photographers, Sculptors
Robert Miller, 72, Manhattan Gallerist Who Mentored Mapplethorpe Among Many Painters, Photographers, Sculptors
Read the full article »Minimalist Composer Harley Gaber, 67, Also Photographer And Filmmaker
Minimalist Composer Harley Gaber, 67, Also Photographer And Filmmaker With – His Website, Which He Paid Up For 10 Years
Read the full article »Basanta Nayak, 74, Veteran Filmmaker, Director Of 19 Oriya Films And Distributor Of 1,000 Hindi Pics
Basanta Nayak, 74, Veteran Filmmaker, Director Of 19 Oriya Films And Distributor Of 1,000 Hindi Pics
Read the full article »From Pessoa To Peeved-Off: “The Rise And Fall Of Pseudonyms”
From Pessoa To Peeved-Off: “The Rise And Fall Of Pseudonyms”
Read the full article »Do Gangsters Control Telugu Cinema In India?
Do Gangsters Control Telugu Cinema In India?
Read the full article »Sean Parker On Why MySpace Lost To Facebook
Sean Parker On Why MySpace Lost To Facebook
Read the full article »“All-You-Can-Watch MoviePass Brings Netflix Model to Theaters”
“All-You-Can-Watch MoviePass Brings Netflix Model to Theaters”
Read the full article »Michael Bay Learned From Musicals And Musical Directors
“We shot some of those supermodels in 110-degree heat, but Michael insisted on shooting and reshooting until it was perfect.” Michael Bay Learned From Musicals And Musical Directors And – Michael Bay… Auteur?
Read the full article »Cameron Surfaces Titanic 3D Footage
Cameron Surfaces Titanic 3D Footage
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. Pick of the Week: New. Sucker Punch, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Sucker Punch (Two and a Half Stars) U.S.: Zack Snyder, 2011 (Warner Bros.) Great visual effects. Lousy script. That seems to be a consensus on Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch, even among some people who like it. And I guess I’d agree. Sort of. The movie is too incoherent and confusing to be…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Bottle Rocket Motel Under Siege
Bottle Rocket Motel Under Siege
Read the full article »A (Sort-Of) Defense Of Michael Bay By Ebiri
A (Sort-Of) Defense Of Michael Bay By Ebiri
Read the full article »Mark Gill Takes Reins At Lerner’s Millennium Films To Increase Annual Output
Mark Gill Takes Reins At Lerner’s Millennium Films To Increase Annual Output
Read the full article »Kevin Smith On Taking Red State VOD At Labor Day
Kevin Smith On Taking Red State VOD At Labor Day And – Smith Explains “Imploding” Reference Is To Mike Fleming Of Deadline
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