Movie City News Archive for August, 2011
The Atlantic Casts Preemptive Ballot For Andy Serkis
The Atlantic Casts Preemptive Ballot For Andy Serkis
Read the full article »New Regency Co-Chairmen Parker And Harper Set To Exit By Year-End
New Regency Co-Chairmen Parker And Harper Set To Exit
Read the full article »Death At 99 Of Seo Mitsuyo, Pioneer Japanese Animator, Reported A Year After
Death At 99 Of Seo Mitsuyo, Pioneer Japanese Animator, Reported A Year Past
Read the full article »Do Euro Directors Really Not Need H’wd Any More?
Do Euro Directors Really Not Need H’wd Any More?
Read the full article »Blair Witch, We Have A Problem: NASA Not So High On Apollo 18
Blair Witch, We Have A Problem: NASA Not So High On Apollo 18
Read the full article »The DVD Wrapup: In a Better World, The Complete Jean Vigo, If …, Orpheus, Cell 211, Phantom Pain, Skateland, Wrecked, True Adolescents …
In a Better World: Blu-ray The winner of the 2011 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film poses several interesting challenges for its characters and audiences. First, it tests the convictions of modern-day Christians to live up to lessons taught by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Beyond that, by setting “In a Better World”…
Read the full article » 2 Comments »Patton Oswalt On Patience And Goodness And The Funny In The Internet Age
Patton Oswalt On Patience And Goodness And The Funny In The Internet Age
Read the full article »Jonnie Rosenbaum Likes Raul Ruiz’s Camera Moves
Jonnie Rosenbaum Likes Raúl Ruiz’s Camera Moves
Read the full article »Brit Art Critic Has Doubts About Soderbergh’s Painterly Turn
Brit Art Critic Has Doubts About Soderbergh’s Painterly Turn
Read the full article »Madonna’s “Sex” Sought
Madonna’s “Sex” Sought
Read the full article »John Cleese: Grump
John Cleese: Grump
Read the full article »The Work Of Stanley Kubrick Refined Into Animated “Cinematographs”
The Work Of Stanley Kubrick Refined Into Animated “Cinematographs”
Read the full article »Broadway Loses Its “Phantom” After 9,382 Perfs
Broadway Loses Its “Phantom” After 9,382 Perfs
Read the full article »Surveying TIFF Titles Without U. S. Distribution
Surveying TIFF Titles Without U. S. Distribution And – MCN’s Look At Same (With An Oscar Bent) Four Weeks Ago
Read the full article »Inside Silencio, David Lynch’s Paris Nightclub
Inside Silencio, David Lynch’s Paris Nightclub
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. Picks of the Week, Classic: Cul-de-sac, An Affair to Remember. New: Police, Adjective
PICK OF THE WEEK: CLASSIC Cul-de-sac (Four Stars) U.K.: Roman Polanski, 1966 (Criterion) Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac — one of the great English-language films of the ‘60s, a classic of neo-noir and of ’60s dark British comedy — begins with a long, still shot of a car on a road in a nearly empty landscape. The…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »TribCo Management Excels Again, Asking Bankruptcy Court For Further $42.5 Million In “Retention” Bonuses For 640 Managers
TribCo Management Excels Again, Asking Bankruptcy Court For Further $42.5 Million In “Retention” Bonuses For 640 Managers
Read the full article »“My Neighbor, Steve Jobs”
“My Neighbor, Steve Jobs”
Read the full article »Ebert On His App
Ebert On His App
Read the full article »Cameron Crowe’s Got Say Anything On His Mind
Cameron Crowe’s Got Say Anything On His Mind
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